EPA finished with hazardous waste cleanup at one-third of destroyed Sonoma County homes
More than 8,300 containers of hazardous waste have been picked up by
"We're working as fast as we can," said
The hazardous waste survey of 6,153 burned properties in
"What's important to us is getting it out of here quickly," said
In
The hazardous waste is being trucked to permitted, specialized waste facilities, most located out of state, said
The goal of the mandatory cleanup, done at no cost to property owners, is "protecting communities, human health and the environment," Calanog said.
Twenty
The hazardous waste removal was completed Tuesday in
The fires, which destroyed 5,300 homes in
In
Hazardous waste collection is the first phase of the cleanup and must be completed on each site before
Property owners must sign a right-of-entry form before that government-funded work can be done. The current deadline for returning those forms is
Propane tanks of the size typically attached to outdoor grills, numbering in the thousands, are the most common form of hazardous waste collected so far, Dunkelman said.
The waste stream includes paints, solvents, automotive oil and batteries, degreasers, pesticides, fertilizers, rat poison, swimming pool chemicals and "a lot of ammunition," Calanog said.
The list includes household products that "can catch fire, react or explode under certain circumstances, or that are corrosive or toxic," according to an
Most of the waste has been found in garages, sheds and back yards, officials said. Burned vehicles are not collected.
When the cleanup is complete, the
The progress of the cleanup in
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