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Contact
Contact
Mr. David Parson at the North Coast Regional Board for updates
on the cleanup activities.
Document Review
Access
reports, presentations and notifications posted for public review.
Event
Calendar
Access the latest information about the completed
and upcoming activities including public comment events.
Regulatory
Oversight
Resource links to web sites of agencies and organizations related to the
environmental cleanup.
Humboldt County Environmental Health
California Regional Water Quality Control Board –
North Coast Region.
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E
& GROTTO STREET
City:
Eureka, CA 95501
County:
Humboldt County
Oversight Agency:
California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Division/Branch: North Coast
Other: Humboldt
County Division of Environmental Health
Regulatory
Contact: Mr. David Parsons
SITE BACKGROUND
The
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region
(Regional Water Board) is currently overseeing investigation and
cleanup of soil and groundwater pollution in the area of Norman’s Dry Cleaners, 2907 E Street, near
the intersection with Grotto Street in Eureka (Site). This Regional Water Board Case is
identified as No. 1NHU630. The Constituents of Concern (COCs) found in
the groundwater and soil in this area include Chlorinated Volatile
Organic Compounds (CVOCs), Non-Chlorinated Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon
Compounds (NCTPHs), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
These
COCs are generally identified with dry cleaning operations and motor
vehicle fuel and vehicle repair operations. State and Federal agencies
have set standards for the contaminant levels allowable in groundwater
for these COCs. These standards
are called Water Quality Objectives, and include Maximum Contaminant
Levels (MCLs), which set standards for safe drinking water, and taste
and odor thresholds and toxicity levels, which are set out in the
Regional Water Board’s Water Quality Control Plan. Water Quality Objectives define the
concentrations of certain chemicals that are allowed in groundwater
water while still providing protection of public health. The groundwater around the Site
contains COCs in excess of the established Water Quality Objectives. Although the groundwater in the area
is not used for drinking water supply (the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water
District provides drinking water to the City’s residents), the
groundwater must be cleaned up in light of these standards.
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Public
Participation
The community is encouraged to provide us with comments on Site
investigations and next steps. We
welcome your attendance at public meetings and comments on community
notifications.
Your Opinion Counts
The parties are interested in learning how you would like to participate in
the environmental cleanup. The Environmental Cleanup Survey can help us
identify your interest in the cleanup.
By completing and returning the survey, you can help yourself, your
community, and the Regional Board to develop better communication and
understanding. If you have already
sent in a survey, thank you for lending your voice to the cleanup program.
Environmental
Cleanup Survey
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