#EnvironmentalSafety

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County health official outlines ash cleanup and special-waste disposal steps

Monterey County environmental health staff advised residents on safe ash cleanup—N95/P100 respirators, HEPA vacuums or damp cloths, and preapproval requirements for special-waste disposal at Regen Monterey in Salinas.

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County environmental health official outlines how residents should clean ash and fire debris

Monterey County Environmental Health detailed protective measures (N95/P100 respirators, gloves, wet cleanup), disposal procedures and the special-waste preapproval process at Regen Monterey in Salinas.

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Vistra, EPA say most intact batteries removed from Moss Landing but thousands remained; company warns flare-ups possible

Vistra and EPA said cleanup removed roughly 40,000 of about 45,000 intact batteries after the January fire; Vistra said some batteries remained in hard-to-access zones and that retained charge in lithium-ion cells poses ongoing flare-up risk as remediation continues.

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Board authorizes $662,255 contract to replace damaged Force Main 14 bypass

The Ross Valley Sanitary District board approved a construction contract not to exceed $662,255 to replace about 536 linear feet of a damaged FM‑14 bypass force main after staff described corrosion and a shipping‑container‑related failure near the Bonaire Shopping Center.

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Residents ask town to seek independent review after DOH presentation on PFPRA contamination

At the meeting residents pressed the board to request independent scientific review of the emerging PFPrA evidence base after a New York State DOH presentation that relied on a 2002 rat study; speakers cited 2025 EPA conference data on developmental effects at lower doses and asked whether that affects the DOH's 3 ppb screening level or monitoring plans.

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Resident and planner urge PFAS testing before Evans Creek relocation begins

During the CIP public hearing David Morton urged the council to require pre‑construction soil and groundwater PFAS testing at the former Allwood Recycling site (Ecology cleanup site ID 3793) before the Evans Creek relocation project begins; he flagged packet dollars of $10.66M (2027) and $3.68M (2028).

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Residents ask township to hold certificates of occupancy until redevelopment agreement, studies are complete

Public commenters asked officials to delay issuing certificates of occupancy for the proposed data center until a written redevelopment agreement and independent environmental and technical studies are completed; staff said agreements with Orwig are not finalized and experts will be retained.

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DEQ outlines seismic vulnerability program, mitigation timeline and financial‑assurance rulemaking

The Department of Environmental Quality briefed council on its fuel tank seismic stability program and rulemaking implementing HB 4100, including seismic vulnerability assessments, phased mitigation (1/3/5/10 year milestones) and a proposed financial‑assurance cap requiring facilities to demonstrate coverage up to $300 million.

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Town staff to study sewer capacity, noise and ordinance gaps after residents’ concerns

Town Manager Brandon said staff will analyze peak-discharge and sewer-capacity policies, consult legal on authority to restrict cooling types and will continue work on noise, lighting and decommissioning rules after repeated resident concerns about the Microsoft project.

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Temple Terrace accepts 20‑year water‑treatment master plan and directs staff to pursue nanofiltration upgrades

Council accepted a 20‑year water‑treatment master plan prepared by CHA Consulting and adopted a resolution directing staff to implement upgrades, including nanofiltration to address PFAS; staff said preliminary cost is about $74 million and recommended issuing an RFQ for design and project management.

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Presenter details nanoparticle fuel, accelerator irradiation and centrifugal separation in NATURE concept

The presentation described forming used fuel into nanoparticles suspended in liquid lead for a subcritical blanket, irradiating them with accelerator protons, and using centrifugal separation to isolate fission products, a method the presenter called proliferation‑resistant.

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State dataset shows low radon testing rates; Gibson cites 1.9% testing in Alamance County

Philip Gibson says the statewide radon dataset (2010'2025) contains about 170,000 data points and gives Alamance County as an example where just 1.9 percent of homes were tested over that period; the toolkit aims to raise testing rates through outreach and tools.