At
their Sept. 26 meeting, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
voted unanimously to accept the Draft EIR for the Alameda Watershed
Plan and approved by three-to-one the granting of a mining lease to
Mission Valley Sand and Gravel for the 200-acre field adjacent to the
Willis Polk Water Temple. PUC President Dennis Normandy voted against
the lease, primarily because there is a competitive, viable offer on
the table from Elliston and Wente wineries to lease the land for vineyards.
We oppose the quarry extension to the west side of I-680 for the many reasons listed in our executive summary.
- Myths about the quarry project
- Executive Summary of Save our Sunol's Concerns
- Sunol Glen School Board Resolution
- SOS Plan for the Sunol Valley: Alternative S
Click on any of the images for a larger view.
| Sunol is about 40 miles Southeast of San Francisco. The red box and arrow show the area shown in the next image. |  |
| Aerial view of Sunol. The arrows show the location and direction of the following numbered photographs. |  |
| 1. Annotated photograph of the proposed quarry site. |  |
| 2. The proposed quarry site is located in the field in the center-right of this imaged. Downtown Sunol is at the base of the ridge, just beyond the field. |  |
| 3. Photos 3 and 4 are from the same location. The proposed quarry would be located in the field adjacent to the Willis Polk Sunol Water Temple. For more information on the Water Temple, click here. |  |
| 4. The existing quarries on the far side of I680. |  |