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A California state regulatory board is extremely displeased with a new geological study on Saggio Hills, a housing development proposed just north of Healdsburg, California. The board has issued a report on the study, and ordered the geologist who conducted the study to pay a fine. The Board of Geologists and Geophysicists cited geologist William McCormick for “professional negligence, incompetence and or/misrepresentation” in certifying a report on the Saggio Hills site. The Saggio Hills project is a proposed 130-room resort that will also contain 70 high end homes. The project was approved in October of 2008, but has been held up by lawsuits regarding various environmental issues.

McCormick is outraged over the board’s report, and has stated that he intends to appeal the ruling. “In 23 years, I’ve never had a single complaint against me, or one of my projects,” said McCormick. McCormick is responsible for geology reviews for Sonoma and Mendocino counties, as well as the city of Santa Rosa.

McCormick was fined a total of $2,500. The citation issued by the board stated that the report compiled by McCormick contained incomplete and inaccurate geologic cross sections. In addition, the report failed to accurately identify seismic fault hazards. D. Scott Magorien, the principal engineering geologist for the state board, concluded “there are a number of inaccuracies and misrepresentations in the report certified by Mr. McCormick that constitute negligence and or incompetence, specifically as it relates to presentation of basic geologic data, geologic interpretations, public safety and geologic hazards associated with slope stability and active faulting, and exposure to naturally occurring asbestos materials.”

Asbestos is linked to medical conditions such as mesothelioma. If asbestos fibers become friable and airborne, they can be inhaled by humans, and can cling to the mesothelium, or lining of the internal organs, for decades before an individual may begin to suffer from related symptoms. It is often difficult to pinpoint just where and when a newly-diagnosed mesothelioma patient was actually exposed to asbestos due to the long latency period.

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