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Mar 26, 2019 · Timely Topics. The Navy has developed the following list of relevant and timely topics about its cleanup program at the former Naval Station Treasure Island (NSTI). We hope that members of the community and media representatives will find this tool useful to better understand environmental cleanup efforts at NSTI.
The Navy museum went out of existence in 1997 as part of the base closure of Naval Station Treasure Island. The collection was placed in storage. In 2011, most of it was transferred to the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA), the agency of the City of San Francisco tasked with governance of Treasure Island.
In a press release, Mayor Edwin Lee called it, “…A major milestone in the redevelopment and revitalization of Treasure Island. ..We’re eager to transform this former naval base into a vibrant community. “ The transfer included structures and land that the Navy had cleaned up by removing toxic chemicals that were a legacy of its military ...
The Chronicle article reported that 575 metal discs consisting of radioactive radium-226 had been found in the ground at Treasure Island as of 2011. The report did not mention that the radioactive life of radium-226 is millennia, over 16,000 years. The Navy has claimed that all its radioactive waste on the island had already been hauled away.
May 19, 2022 · The Navy’s environmental remediation program is separate from TIDA's Treasure Island Development Project. Visit the US Navy BRAC PMO website. The Navy provides residents of Treasure Island and the general public with information on its environmental remediation program through a variety of means as part of its ongoing Community Relations ...
May 7, 1997 · Treasure Island was a receiving station, a headquarters base and training station. At the height of its activity, Treasure Island processed 12,000 men a day for the war in the Pacific.
Oct 2, 2021 · Soon after 1988, when Congress ordered a nationwide base closure program, the Navy began remediating Treasure Island. After 33 years, the Navy continues digging up lethal substances on Site 12, the San Francisco neighborhood that is home to a population of an estimated 1,300 to 1,800 residents – three-quarters of whom are people of color.
