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"San Francisco officials re-examining the proposed Treasure Island redevelopment project in the wake of the recent tsunami in Japan say the threat of inundation has already been addressed in design plans.The multibillion-dollar redevelopment project was questioned at last week\u2019s Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee meeting by Supervisor Eric Mar, who wanted more information about a tsunami\u2019s potential impact.On Friday, Deputy Director Rich Hillis of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Economic and Workforce Development said no major changes are in store because the disaster potential has already been addressed.According to developers, Treasure Island is prepared to endure a nightmare 10-foot wave as long as the ground is elevated and compacted, as the plan already calls for, with structures set back at least 300 feet from the coastline.San Francisco Bay provides a natural barrier for protection from the deadly earthquake-triggered waves. But in the off chance a tsunami came directly into the Bay, Treasure Island, its people and the development would be in the wave\u2019s direct path.Only a freak disaster could send the low-lying island more than the 10-foot wave envisioned by the current worst-case scenario, devised by tsunami inundation maps recently released by the California Emergency Management Agency."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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