The U. Environmental Protection Agency moved quickly in setting up a site at a Los Angeles County park in Azusa for receiving hazardous debris from the mammoth Eaton fire — without notifying residents in nearby cities — because it was ordered to expedite the site by President Donald Trump, an official said on Tuesday, Jan.
When asked by L. The EPA began taking hazardous materials from burned homes and businesses to the site on Monday, the agency reported. Lario county park seen here on Jan. It is closed to the public by order of EPA, so debris can be trucked there. Debris seen here on Lake Ave. California Conservation Corps works to protect hazardous sediment debris flow from Eaton fire burns sites while the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47 take away burned electrical lines and poles as they work to hook up power to homes in Altadena on Monday, Jan.
The site for Eaton fire hazardous waste debris is at Lario Park, a county park at Foothill Blvd. The park is leased from land owned by the U. Army Corps of Engineers. City officials from Azusa, Duarte, Irwindale and Baldwin Park all strongly oppose the location, saying bringing in hazardous materials so close to residential populations unaffected by the fire can pollute the air and poison the ground water, a major source of local drinking water.
The Duarte City Council was scheduled to discuss the temporary waste site at its meeting Tuesday at 7 p. Solis, who asked McCoy several questions, said Azusa, Duarte, Irwindale and Baldwin Park should have been made aware that this site will be used to accept hazardous waste, such as paint, oils, pesticides, propane tanks and lithium ion batteries from electric and plug-in cars and battery walls on houses.
County government. Solis did not indicate the county knew anything until it was reported in the news media. McCoy said the Lario Park site was chosen because it was owned by a federal agency, making the transaction easier to complete.
