How to resolve AdBlock issue? On Thursday, City Manager Greg Folsom gave the Clearlake City Council an update on the cleanup effort, which in Lake County is being overseen by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Nearly 170 structures burned in the fire, according to city officials.
Folsom said the city received 151 rights-of-entry forms from property owners allowing for the government-lead cleanup on their land.
In addition, Folsom said there were eight cleanups conducted by property owners themselves and five county cleanups.
He said the city had to move forward with six summary abatements and the county had one.
By that point, the US Army Corps of Engineers reported that it had cleaned 85 sites and were waiting for test results to ensure that all contaminated materials have been removed, he said.
Folsom said 15 sites had been signed off as cleaned after test results were returned.
The US EPA also has removed asbestos-containing materials on 32 sites, with some sites remaining to be cleaned, he said.
As of Thursday, approximately 15,337 tons of debris had been removed from the Sulphur fire area, Folsom said.
Folsom also reported that the US Army Corps of Engineers’ debris removal contractor had been ECC, but another firm, AshBritt, is now taking over.
He said the cleanup is on track to be completed by the end of January.
In other fire-related updates, Folsom said the city is seeking to have four precipitation gauges installed in the fire area because of concerns that rain could cause slippage on the burned hillsides.
He said the disaster recovery center that had been located at the community center closed on Dec. 11, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has located 10 mobile housing units at Clearlake Resort.
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