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The Alameda County Waste Management
Authority is moving forward at an alarming pace to build a recycling
dump in the Sunol Valley. A dump that will initially accept over
600
tons of rotting food and green waste daily. A dump that would generate
in excess of 52 tons of ammonia
and other pollutants into the air. A dump that would contaminate our water system
as well as the water system that supplies 50% of Fremont, Newark and
Union City. This amount could easily
double or triple as the dump expands.
This plant will generate
litter, toxics, an inconceivable odor and infestations resulting in
potential health problems for people living miles away. Accurate meteorological
studies need to be taken to determine just how wide an area will be
exposed to these contaminants.
The
proposed project location is just off Highway 680 on Andrade Road. This is not simply a Sunol issue
-- it will certainly have a far-reaching potential impact on the quality
of life in the Mission San Jose District of Fremont, Castlewood, and
Southwestern areas of Pleasanton. This is to say nothing about the
thousands of commuters that pass through the Sunol Valley daily.
Learn more about local efforts to stop this
project...
Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed its the
only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead
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