Carson to Act on Toxic Waste Dump
The Carson Redevelopment Agency has agreed to seek proposals to clean up and develop a 157-acre hazardous waste dump near the intersection of the San Diego and Harbor freeways.
The city’s request suggests that the property between Main Street and Avalon Boulevard near the freeway crossroads of the South Bay can best be used for commercial, high-tech or light-manufacturing purposes.
Carson is seeking a developer with financial resources and expertise in handling properties laced with hazardous waste.
In previous years, plans for the development of the land have included a mobile home park proposed by one-time fireworks magnate W. Patrick Moriarty, a high-rise hotel and office complex suggested by Newport Beach developer Jorge J. Yavar, and a football stadium for the Raiders sought by Carson officials.
State officials say the land contains an estimated 1.2 million barrels of liquid hazardous waste, legally dumped at the landfill in the 1960s.
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