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Environmental cleanup
We regulate environmental cleanup efforts to keep San Francisco safe and healthy.
Services
Construction and environmental cleanup
Comply with the Maher Ordinance by testing your site and mitigating contamination under regulatory oversight.
Prevent and manage dust from your construction project to protect environmental health.
We offer regulatory oversight of environmental remediation with our Voluntary Remedial Action Program (VRAP).
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard cleanup
Report an environmental cleanup issue
Contact 311 to report an environmental issue or health hazard.Contact 311Resources
Codes and ordinances
San Francisco Health Code article covering analyzing soils for hazardous waste, liability, responsibility, and compliance.
Health Code article on construction dust control requirements, rules, and regulations.
Health Code article covering building development at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
Building code section covering permit requirements.
Public Works Code article covering the restriction of potable water use for soil compaction and dust control.
California Health and Safety Code, Part 3 - Local Health Departments, Chapter 4 - Additional Administrative Provisions, Article 5 - Released Waste, Section 101480.
Related programs and agencies
DPW cleans the right of way, keeps it free of hazards, and more.
The San Francisco Climate and Health Program works to understand and address the impacts of climate change through policy and planning, research and analysis, and outreach and engagement.
Permit Services of the Department of Building Inspection issues building, electrical, plumbing/mechanical, and other construction-related permits to ensure that proposed construction meets all safety requirements.
We partner with federal and state agencies to protect the environmental health of the Bayview-Hunters Point community.