#DTSC served the warrants Dumping and Toxic testing

On Wednesday, April 27th, four search warrants were served at four separate locations including PVPUSD offices and AYSO Region 10 offices.

Agents and investigators with the California Department of Toxic Substances, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) served the warrants.

AYSO's Brent Daniel was reportedly questioned by investigators. PVPUSD administrators, while cooperative, declined to be interviewed by investigators without their attorneys present.

Also on Wednesday, officials from the California Department of Toxic Substances, wearing HazMat suits, took soil samples from the site at the upper Ladera Linda soccer fields where it's estimated AYSO dumped between 70-100 truckloads of soil in early 2015.

Initial tests conducted by Alta Environmental in November of last year revealed the presence of DDT and asbestos as well as sewer lines, roofing and other construction material. There was also a question as to the presence of radiation at the site.

At that time, Alta Environmental informed PVPUSD Deputy Superintendent Lydia Cano that "the presence of building debris with asbestos triggers requirements under SCAQMD Rule 1403 which includes completing a contamination assessment, development of a clean-up plan and subsequently executing the plan." Alta Environmental also informed Ms. Cano they recommended RESTRICTING access to the site.

Instead, PVPUSD and AYSO chose to not release the test results as they had promised and re-test the soil using a company (Leymaster Environmental) AYSO (the people who dumped the toxic soil) recommended. The second test results came up clean. In a joint letter to the community, PVPUSD Superintendent Don Austin and AYSO's Brent Daniel declared the matter over.

**It's important to note that as many as 10 truckloads of the same soil was taken to PVPUSD's facility yard for use at schools throughout the District. THAT soil is no longer at the District yard.**

I am avoiding the area and would recommend EVERYONE else do the same.

California Department of Toxic Substances PRESS RELEASE:

"In response to recent complaints received by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), investigators served search warrants at multiple locations in Rancho Palos Verdes on Wednesday related to an investigation of soil deposited at the Ladera Linda Park soccer fields by the Palos Verdes American Youth Soccer Organization (PVAYSO).

DTSC wants to determine if the soil poses a threat to the community and the children who play on the soccer fields. DTSC collected soil samples at the soccer fields. The samples will be analyzed for hazardous waste. The soccer organization leases the property from the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD).

DTSC has been working in close partnership with members of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, and the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in this investigation."