SERVICE

Apply for regulatory oversight or plan review services from the Site Assessment and Mitigation Program

Submit an application to the Site Assessment and Mitigation Program for environmental regulatory oversight or plan review.

Site Assessment and Mitigation Program

What to know

Cost

$1,000 and up

Check the fee schedule for Hazardous Waste Program (Site Mitigation and Assessment Program) and Hunters Point Shipyard Program application and hourly fees.

What to do

1. Fill out an application

2. Email your application materials

Email the application to DPH-SiteMitGeneral@sfdph.org.

Include the required submittals for your code requirements.

If your documents are too large to email, include a file sharing link. You can also ask us to send you one.

3. Pay the application fee

By mail

Submit a check made out to "San Francisco Department of Public Health". Include your project name and address on the check. Address the letter to:

Environmental Health BranchSite Assessment and Mitigation Program
49 South Van Ness Avenue
Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94103

In person

Pay the application fee with a credit card or check at the Counter #83 Cashier Clerk on the second floor of the San Francisco Permit Center:

Environmental HealthPermit Center
49 South Van Ness Avenue
Counters 82 and 83
San Francisco, CA 94103
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We are closed on public holidays. Plan Review and Print Center queues will close at 4:30pm, but payments will be accepted until 5pm.

4. Understand the next steps

Once we process your payment and application, we will assign a Site Mitigation Environmental Health Database (SMED) case number and caseworker. Your caseworker will reach out to:

  • Guide you through compliance and permitting
  • Perform technical review of submitted documents
  • Issue comments or approval letters
  • Make sure your project is compliant with code requirements

Protecting public health and the environment

Submitting an application to the Site Assessment and Mitigation Program allows us to regulate development projects and environmental cleanup sites, so that San Francisco can be safe from the impacts of contamination and construction.

Contact us

Additional info

Email us for guidance

We can help you understand what requirements apply to your project.