Some debris from Almeda Fire will go to landfills out of state
EPA begins "soft start" this week for removing hazardous material
EPA begins "soft start" this week for removing hazardous material
Some debris from Almeda Fire will go to landfills out of state
But there is no s all of this debris going to go?
Well newswatch 12's cameron derby has been digging into that.
He joins us live in studio now.
Cameron you are working on righ.
And the quick answer is, they are looking to take that material out of state to other landfills.
The process of it though is a bit more complicated than a quick answer.
Basically, in order to not overwhelm our local landfills with all of this debris, the epa is looking to contract landfills out of state, and transport the debris to those landfills as the temporary staging area on beall lane in central point fills up.
Before it can be transported though, there is a lot of sorting and digging through hazardous materials.
"we bring them back here.
We consolodate them.
We bulk them.
So, we have like materials.
So, acids go with acids.
Bases go with bases, patroleum products go with patroleum products.
Batteries and other
EPA begins "soft start" this week for removing hazardous material
The county is considering several options for cleanup.