[CPEO-BIF] Soil removal for Huntington Park, California electric car dealership

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
U.S. EPA Region 9
June 17, 2015

U.S. EPA, DTSC begin removal of more than 5,600 tons of contaminated soil in Huntington Park
$1.2 million provided towards cleanup of site for reuse as an electric car dealership

LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will work with the City of Huntington Park to begin the removal of approximately 5,600 tons of contaminated soil from a former fertilizer and steel manufacturing site in Huntington Park, Calif. Contamination consists of soil impacted by arsenic, cadmium, lead and poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). A $200,000 grant from the EPA Brownfields Program, $800,000 from DTSC’s Revolving Loan Fund and an additional $200,000 grant from DTSC are being used to address soil contamination at the 5.1 acre property. Soil removal is planned for five areas at the site to mitigate contamination found in shallow soil and soil vapor.


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For the entire release, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B0B5F438EC1E742085257E67005B1C64

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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