we don't want to get sludge on it necessarily. take your time. stand on the side of it. . >> should we let it release for a while? . >> let it release. >> is that the technical term? . >> this is the most important bolt on the whole thing. this is the locking bolt. it locks this thing right in place. so now. >> take your hammer and what we want to do, we get rag build up right in here. the hot water recirculates right in here, the sludge recirculates in here. the sludge sometimes has rags in it. all we want to do is go around the clean the rags. let me show you how. take the slide hammer, go all the way through the back, go around. >> got you. >> during the real rainy season, how does that change the way dealing with this job? is it a lot more stuff in there? . >> what we do, charles, we do this quarterly. every four months we go around and clean all the heat exchangers so we don't have a large build up. . >> go around? . >> yeah. (sound of hammering). >> what i'm trying to do, charles, is always pull it out on the low stroke. >> right. so you ar

. -- san francisco cozy sewage sludge -- san francisco's sewage sludge. it will pollute the farms of neighbors as well as damage the local water table. the sierra club's san francisco bay charter and burners without borders support the reopening of the bidding process and to the most environmentally responsible. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker please. >> madam chair, supervisors, i am speaking on behalf of recology's efforts to represent big community. as a ratepayer and if we go back about 20 years ago, i was the president of fisherman's wharf merchant association. we had an extreme problem with rodents. we found out that many of the old fishermans wharf restaurants did not even have garbage service. i tried to implement a program where they had shared compactors. it was totally rejected. golden gate disposal said they could fix that. they would put in compactors and added on to the rate hauling. we eliminated the rodent problem. as time went on, golden gate had worked hard with the community to do the best in recycling. we have -- i h

nature coded in toxic sludge, people poisoned.ow the contamination could cost chevron billions of dollars. we're at the company's headquarters live. >> you just touched on some of it. disease, toxic slush, it all sounds like a hollywood script, but it's just some of the facts a judge had to consider before leveling a nearly $10 billion judgment against she have -- against chevron. we sat town with the -- sat down with the spokesperson for the corporation tonight. there's very little worry about paying this judgment. >> this judgment is completely i will legitimate. >> they said it expected today's verdict. so they have no plans to pay. >> it is uneven forceable and we're going to appeal it. >> reporter: they say it has fraud. >> it was handed out in the court that chevron asked it to be. they didn't want it to be held in the united states. >> reporter: he says chevron absorbed the disastrous the liabilities of texaco. texaco was accused of deliberately dumping toxic waste water from drilling ultimately contaminating an area of equ

you can see what appears to be yellow sludge from these pictures we took near harrison street on the east side of the lake. what you see there is not paint. they identified it as a build up of pollen that collected along the shore. >>> building inspectors red-tagged a building today. they said part of the structure could collapse at any moment. last night oakland police shut down part of fort street after one wall of the building was unstable. we are live at the marina green where it appears pollution is to a minimum so far. >> yeah, only about a gallon ofl spilled at most. you can see the work is continuing now into the night crews are using a crane to off-load one barge on to another trying to beet the worst of the storm that will only make the operation more difficult. >>> it's an unusual site at one of the city's most scenic spot. the blue barge low in the water was pushed by a tug close to shore after it was discovered the engine room was filling with water. it was already heavy with 3,000 tons of sand aboard when the captain noticed it riding unusually low. and moved it into sh

they would not be accepting sewage sludge and no organics for composting, so there was something about exactly what this contract covers catholic covers, with no composted. -- what this contract covers, with no material for composting. and there is the air force base. as you can see in terms of the environmental analysis for the landfill, they are relatively comparable. now, regarding the transportation analysis, which, again, was not bid out, both bidders koran or asked if the landfill site -- both bidders were asked if the landfill site met some criteria. now, some environmental considerations regarding transportation. shipping by rail is four times more fuel efficient than trucking, according to the association of american railways. this is significant because for part of the analysis, recology is planning to use trucking as well as rail to bring it to austen wrote. -- austin. the environmental science associates also put up a report that documents the results. these are the results. the two landfills, recology, yuba, austin, and the others, it shows the difference in carbon dioxide

>> nature coated in toxic sludge, people poisoned. whether he will now that contamination could cost chevron billions of dollars. robert liles is at the company's headquarters in san ramon. robert? >> reporter: well dana, for 178 years a small group of ecuadorrans have claimed they have been poisoned by chevron and on the other hand chevron has been told there were four judges and they have been intimidated. the final judge ruled gents chevron, nearly 10 billion- dollar will h go to the ecuadorans but listen to why chevron tells cbs5 tonight they won't pay. >> this judgment is completely illegitimate. >> reporter: chevron says it expected today's 9 1/2 billion dollar verdict which includes $8.6 billion in damages and another 10% in mandated reparations, so they have no plans to pay. >> it is unenforceable and we're going to appeal it. >> reporter: they say the verdict is fraught with fraud. >> this verdict is handed out in the court that seth ron asked it to be. they forced it to move back to ecuador, they didn't want it to be held in

the city's low flow toilets have created a major backup of stinky sludge in the sewer pipes. to clean up the mess, city officials plan to use 27 million pounds of bleach over the next three years to sanitize the water. environmental groups though are pushing back saying there are more eco-friendly alternatives. a final decision will be made tomorrow. >>> other bay area headlines on this monday, there is a new candidate for san francisco mayor. david chu threw his hat in the race during a rally an hour ago. currently the board of supervisors president. ed lee is the mayor right now. he is finishing gavin newsom's term. lee says he will not run. >>> hundreds of teachers and staff in san francisco will be getting notices soon warning them that they could lose their jobs next year. the layoffs hinge on whether governor brown can get a tax extension for the state. the school districts are required by law to tell employees about potential layoffs by may 15. >>> it is crunch time on capitol hill. lawmakers must decide how the government will spend its money by the end of this week.

the reduced water flow in the toilets means more sludge packing up in sewer pipes. the city hopes to fix the problem by flushing the sewer with eight million pounds of bleach but some environmentalists say that idea stinks too. >>> medical marijuana is getting more expensive. the city will start collecting a 7% tax on the pot. voters approved the measure in november. they will welcome the owners to city hall for a special meeting. >>> north carolina threatening to -- north korea threatening to attack. >>> and while a memorial for the jones town massacre is prompting an outrage. >>> time now 6:13. we are looking back over the san francisco bay. we know for sure that what you are looking at right there chopper 2 is flying over on that barge right there we know what it is. today is they begin the preparations for the 2013 america's cup. last year's winning yacht is on that barge right there. usa 17 making its way under the golden gate bridge on that cargo ship. it's in pieces. you can't really see it right there because it's in pieces and it's in pieces because it's to

the reduced water flow in the toilets means more sludge in sewer pipes, creating a rotten egg smell in some areas. one idea is to flush the sewers with more than 8 million pounds of bleach, but some environmentalists say that idea really smells, too. >>> solicitors will be banned, will soon be banned from the san francisco international airport. the commission will take up the ban at the meeting tomorrow. ffo officials say they received 125 formal complaints in recent years from passengers who say they have been harassed by solicitors inside and outside terminals. an airport spokesman says free speech activities will still be allowed in designates areas, but groups cannot ask for money or verbally abuse or touch passengers. the rules will take effect in april. >>> google investigating complaints of some g-mail users who say old messages are gone. google posted a message on its app status dashboard saying it new about the problem. less than one-third of a percent of all g-mail users are suspected by this. but going get wouldn't say what that number is exactly or if it knows what caused

all the stuff that goes through the pipes becomes more sludge ji and solid and emits an odor. it is partly due to the low-flow toilets and the fact that the people because of the economy haven't been using water as much. and also over the years because it has been wetter, more rain, they haven't had to use that. you have three factors contributing to lower water in the pipes. as a result, the city is having to spend about an extra $2 million on bleach. they normally buy bleach as part of the odor-reducing process, but because of the unusual issue they have had to spend a couple extra million on that. over recent years they have spent $100 million just to upgrade the overall system. some of that money, some, not all, but some of the money they weren't able to put their finger on the exact amount, has been used to combat the odor problem. when i asked the public utility commission if it is worth it, they said absolutely. their annual consumption for water is down 20% just in one year alone. >> don't be mad if i say your reporting really stinks today. thank you, bob. happy monday

this sludge blanketted the nearby river and 300 acres of surrounding land creating a superfund site that could cost millions to remediate. if it had been stored safely, this tragedy would never have happened. the wastes are dangerous. what e.p.a. is trying to do is to make sure that the hazardous waste is disposed of safely to protect the health of the community. and i find it somewhat amazing to hear the author of this amendment saying that e.p.a. is acting on an agenda. how ideological do you have to be to act when you have an example of coal ash poisoning areas and threatening drinking water? is that ideological wanting to make sure it is disposed of in a proper way? that's what we want e.p.a. to do. i urge opposition to this amendment. the chair: all time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from west virginia. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. mckinley: ask for a recorded vote. the chair: the gentleman from west virginia asks for a recorded vote. pursuant t