HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.5.20 Email from Miranda McAfee-Bowersox- North Complex Fire Recovery Press Release to be sent shortly
From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release to be sent shortly
Date:Monday, October 5, 2020 11:57:37 AM
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Hello Board Members,
The below press release will be sent to the media shortly.
Miranda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2020
CONTACT
Miranda Bowersox
Butte County Public Information Officer
530.282.2146
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL TO BEGIN ASSESSMENT AND
REMOVAL OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUSE WASTE AND BULK ASBESTOS FROM BURNED
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Butte County—On October 5, 2020 the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
will begin the Phase 1 Assessments of residential properties destroyed in the North Complex Fire.
The Phase 1 activities include assessing and removing Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and bulk
asbestos from burned residential properties in communities impacted by the North Complex Fire.
DTSC will consolidate and dispose of HHW including paints, cleaners, solvents, oils, batteries,
herbicides and pesticides. Fuel from pressurized cylinders and tanks will be removed and marked
with a white “X” and left as scrap metal. Please not that following a fire, these products require
special handling and disposal, particularly if their containers are compromised. DTSC will also
remove bulk asbestos items like transite siding, transite roofing, and certain types of floor tile. These
efforts will reduce potential threats to public health and safety and allow other agencies to remove
solid waste, debris and ash in the affected areas.
DTSC’s work is authorized by a California Office of Emergency Services-issued mission pursuant to
the Governor’s Disaster Declaration.
Specifically, DTSC’s response activities involve:
Assessment, survey and collection of HHW and bulk asbestos from all destroyed residential
structures impacted by the North Complex Fire in Butte County.
Coordinating the safe removal, transport and disposal of hazardous with Butte County and
the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
For additional information on recovery efforts in Butte County, please visit www.buttecouty.net.
Miranda Bowersox
Communications/Public Information Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville Ca. 95965
T. 530.552.3320 M. 530.282.2146
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