Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

sent
October 31, 2008

en español: 103108pn-en-espan.pdf

 

Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments

Re: 526 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

Mr. Louis Sanchez, as owner, and PW Environmental, as operator, propose to excavate and remove contaminated soil from 526 Anacapa Street in Santa Barbara.  PW Environmental has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) for a permit for this project.  Before our agency issues this permit, state law requires that we notify you, since you are either the parent/guardian of a student attending La Cuesta Continuation High School or are a resident or business located within 1,000 feet of the site.  

This project involves removing, loading, and hauling contaminated soil from 526 Anacapa Street in Santa Barbara.  About 45 cubic yards of soil impacted by a leaking underground storage tank will be removed from the project site.  Excavated material will be loaded onto trucks for transportation offsite to a State-approved treatment and disposal facility.  The project is expected to commence in December of 2008, and excavation and removal activities will last for approximately 3 days.     

The APCD has imposed conditions on the permit for this project that will minimize the release of emissions into the air during the excavation, handling, and transportation of the contaminated material.  Dust and emissions of smog-forming pollutants will be monitored and minimized through the use of water sprays, vapor suppressants, covering, and direct offsite removal of excavated soils.  Stockpiles will be covered with continuous heavy-duty plastic sheeting and sprayed with vapor suppressant to reduce odors, particles, and smog-forming emissions.  Contaminated soil will be removed from the site to a State-approved treatment and disposal facility.  

We are providing you an opportunity to review and comment on this proposed permitting action.  Further, prior to issuing the final permit, we will include in the permit’s administrative file our written responses to any comments we receive during the comment period.   A copy of the draft Permit to Operate document (PTO 12918) prepared for this project is available for review at the following locations: APCD office (260 North San Antonio Rd, Suite A, Santa Barbara), and on this website here (PDF files, click on the highlighted section to download):

Draft Permit Document

Cover Letter to Operator

Please provide any comments to us within 30 days of the receipt of this notice at this address:

Attn: Ben Ellenberger (phone: 961-8879)
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93110  

Sincerely,     Brian Shafritz Engineering Supervisor

                                                                                                                                                                              Sent Friday, October 31, 2008               

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