"San Francisco Baykeeper, an environmental group focused on protecting the Bay, filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court last week against the California State Lands Commission, alleging that the commission's decision to allow mining will destroy fragile habitat, harm fish and other wildlife, and potentially worsen coastal erosion."
"Under the deal, two companies, North Carolina-based Martin Marietta and Vallejo-based Lind Marine, would lease approximately 3,900 acres of the Bay to extract sand from the Bay using suction dredges. The dredges would operate mostly between San Francisco and Angel Island, as well as at two locations where the Sacramento River flows into the Bay offshore of Pittsburg."
"California cannot afford to sell off its public resources for private profits, Baykeeper managing attorney Eric Buescher said in a statement. Doing so hurts San Francisco Bay and is not in the best interest of anyone who lives in the Bay Area and enjoys our shorelines."
The California State Lands Commission approved a sand mining project in San Francisco Bay, allowing two companies—Martin Marietta and Lind Marine—to extract sand from approximately 3,900 acres using suction dredges. The operation would occur primarily between San Francisco and Angel Island, plus two locations near Pittsburg where the Sacramento River enters the Bay. Sand extracted would be transported by barge to Oakland facilities for construction use. The companies would pay annual rents ranging from $464 to $2,552 per acre. San Francisco Baykeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the approval, arguing the mining will destroy fragile habitat, harm fish and wildlife, and potentially increase coastal erosion. The commission certified an environmental impact report for the 10-year lease in February.
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