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Orange County Transitioning HazMat Incident to Cleanup and Disposal Phase
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The GKN Aerospace hazardous material incident in Garden Grove is transitioning out of the emergency response phase. Beginning Friday, May 29, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) as the County’s Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) will take the lead as the oversight authority for site cleanup and waste removal. The HCA, in its regulatory role, will work closely with GKN Aerospace throughout this next phase.
During the cleanup process, air monitoring will be conducted at the fence line and in the community under the oversight of South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide technical advisory support to South Coast AQMD and the HCA throughout this next phase.
Updates regarding the site cleanup and waste removal will be posted on this page.
For an easy-to-use search tool where you can look up environmental information for sites in Orange County —like hazardous chemicals inventory, inspection reports, hazardous waste, cleanup work, and contamination—visit https://siteportal.calepa.ca.gov/nsite/map/help.
EH is designated by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) as the local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) to implement and enforce hazardous waste and materials regulatory management programs in partnership with Participating Agencies that involve the local fire departments. The Participating Agencies include Huntington Beach Fire, Orange City Fire, Fountain Valley Fire, and Los Angeles County Fire for the city of La Habra.
EH also functions as a local agency to carry out the State’s CalRecycle Used Oil Recycling Program and Waste Tire Management Program, promoting the recycling of used motor oil and tires to prevent environmental contamination.
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