How to resolve AdBlock issue? Scott Schellinger, on behalf of Hoberg’s Historical Association – the resort’s owner – went before the board on Tuesday morning, along with Environmental Health Director Ray Ruminski.
Schellinger said that they were finishing up the toxic materials cleanup, with 10 cubic yards of lead-contaminated ash and soil set to come off the property by the middle of next week.
He said they were waiting for the state to issue a permit so the toxic materials could be transported to a special facility in Southern California.
Once that is done, and Ruminski signs off, the toxic part of the cleanup will be completed, said Schellinger.
Another aspect of the cleanup relates to wood – including thousands of trees removed after being damaged in the Valley fire – that has been stored and processed at the property.
Schellinger said that wood cleanup is 90-percent complete and continuing.
There also is additional construction debris being processed. Schellinger said they are tearing out concrete and other masonry that they hope to repurpose for road base and other recycled uses in the future.
“So completion is right around the corner?” asked Supervisor Rob Brown.
“Imminent,” said Schellinger.
Brown asked how much more material the resort planned to send to the local landfill. Schellinger said he hoped not a lot.
Brown also asked him about checks that had been returned or were waiting to be cleared that had been paid to the county for the landfill. Schellinger said he thought those checks had been addressed. Brown said one check was covered, one wasn’t and one was waiting to clear.
Schellinger said there is an erosion control plan being developed. They’re still moving concrete debris as much as they can before putting the erosion control measures in place for the winter.
He said they are aware of the erosion issues, especially those caused by water coming onto and crossing the resort property.
In March 2016 stormwater runoff surcharged the resort's septic system, sending runoff into a nearby drainage and then into Big Canyon Creek, which empties into Putah Creek, as Lake County News has reported. That led to an abatement that was finished by a county-hired contractor.
Supervisor Moke Simon asked about an Oct. 15 deadline to have the cleanup completed. Schellinger said they were keeping to that plan.
Simon emphasized that the community wants to see the property cleanup completed, a process that has been continually drawn out.
Schellinger said the speed of the cleanup was a function of staffing and financial availability.
He said he didn’t want to give the board the impression that they could just write a check and make it happen.
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