Soil Contamination Delays Construction of Santa Barbara Police Headquarters

Soil Contamination Delays Construction of Santa Barbara Police Headquarters

The City of Santa Barbara paid an unexpected $4.7 million on soil remediation and other unexpected changes for the Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters currently under construction. The project will be delayed for about five months. During excavation, the city found contaminated, non-hazardous soil. The city conducted about 60 samples throughout the site and determined that the artificial fill that was in place contained arsenic, which i…