Sunol Valley () is located in

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, United States. The small town of Sunol lies in the valley. It is largely rural, but is in proximity to the highly populated

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suburbs of Fremont, Pleasanton, and Livermore.

Description

Interstate 680 runs through the valley. The

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Sunol Water Temple is situated in the Sunol Valley. Historically

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have run as high as the Sunol Valley via

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, and restoration plans are underway to restore such

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fish runs. These restoration plans by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission include the planned modification of a

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pipeline that has blocked fish migration in Alameda Creek.

Sunol Valley Quarry

The Sunol Valley Rock Quarry is located within the Sunol Valley; this facility has been used as the source for fill material in a considerable amount of the land development for neighboring communities. In the course of excavating this quarry for such fill, chemical analysis has been conducted to ascertain the safety of such soils. Resultant analyses have shown that the soil has environmentally safe characteristics as defined by low or non-detectable concentrations of 18

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and

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fibers.''Laboratory results of geochemical testing at the Sunol Valley Rock Quarry, Sunol Valley, California'', Earth Metrics Inc. report 10163, August 23, 1989

References

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