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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHazardous Waste Management Authority - Carrey Water District y • CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH To Chief Picard From Connie Brockway, • City Clerk Subject Letter from County of Orange Date October 4, 1989 Re: Household Hazardous Materials Project Attached is a letter of notification from the County of Orange Re: Project Name: Household Hazardous Materials Project Project Location: Rainbow Recycling and Transfer 17121 Nichols Huntington Beach, CA 92647 CB:pm Attachment CC: City Administrator. Lou Sandoval City Council ` R. A. SCOn Director,General Services Agency o*AnLsSo. m|sosnMAm Director mFacilities,pmvor* and Transportation WUNTY Jo*mn. S*4mov Manager, Real Estate Division �������� ��� ��������� `^-+ County .~ ' Orange `. GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY <� ~�$~ REAL ESTATE DIVISION w Civic Center Plaza,Third Floor po.Box^`uo Santa Ana,oamo,n.uoxrox (/` )oo+*suo '�^/X' 1^ October 3, 1984 Project Name: Household Hazardous Materials Project Project Location: Rainbow Recycling and Transfer 17121 Nichols Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Re: Sixty-day Notice of Proposed Lease Pursuant to Government Code Section 25351 , you are hereby given 60 days prior notice that the County of Orange is proposing to lease space in an existing building at the location and for the program referenced above. John R. Shaddy Manager By: ` 0671q-2 LD:50:kdl 5-5-89 JC: 3ad 17990-1 10-3-89 A5-23 REQUE,_ FOR CITY COUNG-, ACTION Date January 30, 1989 Submitted to: Mayor and City Council APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Submitted by: Paul E. Cook, City Administrator' ' P 19 Prepared by: Louis F. Sandoval, Director of Public Works IAA�- Subject: cr[�t CLERK Hazardous Wash Disposals Consistent with Council Policy? [X] Yes [ ] New Policy or Exception Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions, Attachments: STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The 1988/89 budget allotment for Hazardous :Waste Disposals has been expended and continuing costs are inevitably. RECOMMENDATION: .Approve and authorize a $35,000 increase in allotment for account 420594. ANALYSIS: . The 1988/89 allocation for account 420594 was $23,000 based on historical expenditures of preliminary budget reviews, however, quantities and costs for hazardous waste disposals are very unpredictable. Sources consist of City direct generations at eighteen facilities having EPA generator numbers, as well as indirect generations citywide for which a blanket EPA number is on hand. This latter catagory is the main source of unpredictables, as it covers accidental spills,, traffic accident spills, illegal dumpings by unknown parties, material set off along roadsides, and others. Compounding the problem of quantities are the continually rising costs in this industry and the disposal locations available which vary from within California to Louisiana to New York. As a matter of information; each shipment will end with several to all of the costs associated with sampling, analysis, lab-packing, pick up, transporting, shipping, recycling processing, landfilling, and incineration. Topping these costs are payments of taxes to other counties, annual generator fees,, Hazardous Waste Disposal taxes, and Superfund taxes; the latter three being charged by the State Board of Equalization. ALTERNATIVE ACTION: None, due to the mandates by a host of laws and regulations. FUNDING SOURCE: Unappropriated fund balance. v PIO 4/84 � i• CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH To PAUL E. COOK From ROBERT J. FRANZ City Administrator Deputy City Administrator Subject REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION Date FEBRUARY 15, 1989 TO FUND PROPOSED HAZAROUS MATERIALS DISPOSAL FIS 89-6 As requested under the authority of Resolution 4832, a Fiscal Impact Statement has been prepared and submitted relative to the proposed and submitted relative to the proposed Hazardous Materials Disposal. Anticipations are that an appropriation of $35,000 would be sufficient for the remainder of the current fiscal year. An affirmative response by the City Council would reduce the balance of. the City's unreserved, undesignated General Fund to $1,433,327. OBERT J. FRANZ Deputy City Administrator RJF:AR:sd 4359j CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR BUDGET APPROPRIATION REVISION MAINTENANCE YARD DEPARTMENT REQUESTING TRANSFER PUBLIC WORKS DATE 1/31/89 DIVISION MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRAITON FUNDS TRANSFER FUNDS TRANSFER FROM INTO ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCT. NO. DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ACCT. NO. DESCRIPTION AMOUNT UNAPPROPRIATED -EIZID BALANCE 35,000 420594 CONTR. SVCS. HAZMAT $35,000 `-- TOTAL $35,000 TOTAL $35,000 JUSTIFICATION: THESE FUNDS ARE NECESSARY TO FUND HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSALS WHICH WERE ALLOCATED 88-89 FUNDING OF $23,000 THAT HAS BEEN EXPENDED. *APPROVALS/DATES: 1. DEPARTMENT HEAD DATE 2. DIRECTOdOFF, ANCE DATE 3. CITY ADTOR DATE 4 MAYORDATE * If between departments, requires Approval. 1-4. Tf within dPnnrtmant_ ranniraa Annrnval 1-1 REQUE*--,. FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION RH 88->43 Date August 1, 1988 Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Submitted by: Paul E. Cook, City Administrator. Prepared by: Douglas N. La Belle, Deputy City Administrator/Community Developme Subject: WATER SERVICE FUNDING FOR RONALD ROAD, NEWMAN STREET, AND BEACH BOULEVARD APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Consistent with Council Policy? [ ] Yes ( ] New Policy or Exceptioi i Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions AttachmentsIF-ITY (-_Ly!!jV I STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The water division of the Public Works Department has been working with the Carrey -Water District to supply city water ser-vice to the subject area. ' The existing water well, of which the Carrey Water District has been utilizing to supply residents with water, has recently been found to have an unacceptable level of contaminants. The Housing and Redevelopment division of Community Development has identified available Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under the local option account to .finance -the construction of new- city water service to residents of. the Carrey Water District. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the use of CDBG funds for the identified project and instruct Housing and Redevelopment- staff to transfer funds in the amount of $30,000. from contingency account number 894877 into a new Carrey Water District account. ANALYSIS: . - ._ ----- The Carrey Water District is located in one of the original Neighborhood Enhancement Project Areas adopted by the City Council in 1982. The district is also located in an area with a low and moderate income population which qualifies this project for CDBG funds. The Carrey Water District has been ordered by the County of Orange to stop all operations of the well due to contaminants found in the water supply. The district has been working with the water division of the City of Huntington Beach to find alternatives to the existing well service. The water division will connect all residents receiving service from the Carrey Water District to the city water system. This plan offers water lines to be placed to the property line at which point individual owners will be responsible for connecting to the service line at their own expense. The $30,000 cost is based on an estimate completed by the City Water Division. The project will also include securing a Quit Claim Deed from the owners of the well site located on Ronald Road. The Quit Claim Deed will transfer the title of this parcel to the City of Huntington Beach. The owners of the well are_also responsible for abandonment of the well, which will allow for a "buildable" lot which will be owned exclusively by the City. pin 5/FM. RH 88=~43 . August 1, 1988 Page Two FUNDING SOURCE: Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. ALTERNATIVE ACTION: Do not approve the use of CDBG funds for this project and request the water division to pursue other means of financing this project. ATTACHMENTS: ---- --- Location Map - - DLB/EN:sp 3341r 11�1: I�il � 11111 ii i m n �■ '„_ Iltlllllltllllt ��I� ;�,.,, 1111111� ° `� ` 111111111/ 11� ` 111111 � 11111111 ®!�` �� ��Il�i� 11111 r lot CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER DEPARTMENT COMM ATI N HUNTINGTON BEACH To Distribution m p James W. Palin � Deputy City Administrator Subject DISCLOSURE OF HAZARDOUS ate September 11, 1987 WASTE SITES IN HUNTINGTON BEAC AB 3750 (Cortese), effective July 1, 1987, requires the State Department of Health Services, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Waste Management Board to compile a list of various hazardous waste and substance sites, to update these lists as appropriate, but at least annually, and to submit the lists to the Office of Planning and Research for consolidation and distribution to each city and county in which sites on the list are located. The bill requires each applicant for a development project which will be used by any person to consult the lists and to submit a signed statement indicating whether the project is located on a listed site before the local agency may accept as complete an application for the project. Pursuant to AB 3750, Government Code Section 65940, the Office of Planning and Research has submitted the attached list of hazardous waste sites in Huntington Beach to the City Planning Division. Twenty eight sites are identified on the list. the four sites described below are of special interest because the City either currently owns them or has owned them in the recent past. 1. Bruce Brothers Pit Landfill Located at 7212 Talbert Avenue. According to Les Evans in Public Works, this site was cleaned up. However, the old County Landfill, which is on the southeast corner of Talbert and Goldenwest may be of concern. 2. Huntington Beach Park Property #1 Located on the north side of Taylor and the west side of Goldenwest. According to Don Kiser in Public Works, this site was used years ago to dump rotary mud from oil field pumps. The site was cleaned up in 1972, during the grading and construction of Central Park. 3. Beach Maintenance Yard Located at 44 Huntington Avenue. According to Don Kiser, a diesel tank that was discovered to be leaking was removed and replaced with a new double wall tank; the contaminated fluids and soils were removed and properly disposed of. 4. Old Lake Fire Station Located at 704 Lake Street. According to Don Kiser, during demolition of this facility, three underground tanks were removed and testing indicated some ground contamination. The soils were removed and properly disposed of. The site has been sold for development. Disclosure of Hazardous Waste Sites September 11, 1987 Page 2 of 2 It is possible that, since these sites have been cleaned up, they should not be included on the list, or at least the cleanup status should be stated. In addition, the Department of Health Services failed to include Ascon Landfill on the list. Staff is contacting the appropriate agencies to correct this problem. This list must be available to anyone who is contemplating a development project in the City. It is a means of disclosure to the public. The applicant must check the list to determine if his/her project is located on any of the sites. If it is, the applicant must sign a statement, which should be filed with the application. Unfortunately, the list is inaccurate and incomplete at this time and should be used with caution. It should not be used as a disclosure tool for real estate agents until it is revised. Staff recommends that the planners check the list for each application, including all building permits, and ask the applicant to sign an appropriate form, if required. The applicant should also be informed that the site may already be cleaned up. He or she should check with the appropriate agency for details. JWP:LC:gbm cc: Honorable Mayor Jack Kelly and Members of the City Council All Department Heads Mike Adams Hal Simmons Vic Subia Mike Tamiyasu Les Evans Don Kiser (9071 d) ' . ' c7�Iaue of ^-Talifamca �1 sovsnwoRsopF'cs »-`------� OFFICE OF PLxww/wG AND RESEARCH ,^oorswrH STREET s^cn^wswro 95814 sso�ssosunmsJ/^w °",""~"° . ' JiN AUG 2 '/ l��/ � ! &03O37 1987 �� CITY OF HU1,5|NCT?PI fiUM|�!'--,T,RAT|\-E TO: ALL CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENTS Attached is u list of identified hazardous waste and/or hazardous uubatuoue sites consolidated by the Office of Planning and Research (OPn) from data received from the State Department `of Health Services , the State Water Resources Control Board and the California Waste Management Board pursuant to AB 3750 (Cortese) Government Code Section 65940. Included with the distribution are the data source ID abbreviations and the state agency contact persons. If you need additional information regarding a specific aite . please contact the appropriate state agency . If you require any further information regarding the list please contact Christine K1oue at 916/445-0613 . There will be an addendum to this list of data which in being processed from the Environmental . Health Division of the Department of Health Services . OPx/ will mail this additional information as soon as it is uvuiluhle. OPR is intending to update and publish this list guarterly , tuerefore , anticipate another mailing in November , 1887. Sincerely, {�'�— —/ � --- ' -------� David C. Nuueobamp' Chief Office of Permit Assistance DC',4:CK:br Attachments ` . ' ' IDEKPIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES - AUGUST 1987 Data Source Definitions DHS: Records that have been compiled by the Toxic Substances Control Division of the Department of Health Services. This code indicates an abandoned hazardous waste site. Laura K. Yoshit, Chief Toxic Substance Control Division Program Policy & Evaluation 1219 K Street, Roan 300 324-7193 Sacramento, CA 95814 DAS2: Records that have been compiled by the Environmental Health Division of the Department of Health Services. This code indicates public water drinking wells that serve less than 200 connections ("small wells"). Harvey F. Collins, Ph.D Chief, Environmental Health Division 714 P Street, Roan 616 322-2308 Sacramento, CA 95814 DHS3: Records that have been compiled by the Environmental Health Divisioc of the Department of Health Services and consist of public water drinking wells that serve more than 200 connections ("large wells"). David L. Storm, Ph.D Environmental Health Division 714 P Street, Roan 616 323-611.1 Sacramento, CA 95814 WRCB: Records compiled by the Water Resources Control Board. These are sites of reported leaks that have been investigated by the WRCB. Allan V. Patton Environmental Specialist SWRCB 901 P Street 324-9495 Sacramento, CA 95814 CWMB: Records compiled by the California Waste Management Board. These a.--e solid waste disposal facilities from which there is a known migration of hazardous waste. George T. Fbwan Chief Executive Officer 1020 9th Street, Suite 300 322-3330 Sacramento, CA 95814 • IDENTIFIED HP.ZnP DO'JS WASTE SITES — AUGUST 1987 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEAC SITE: BRUCE BROTHERS PIT LANDFILL ADDRESS: 7212 TAL.BERT AVE CITY: HUNTINGTON BEAC ZIP: 92647— ' DUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: DHS CITY: HUNTINGTON BEAC SITE: HAWK'S FIELD ADDRESS: !,'W CORNER OF GOTHARD & GARFIELD CITY. H!R:TTNc''rON BEAC ZIP: 92634— COUNTY: DRANGE DATA SOURCE: DHS CITY: HUNTINGTON BEAC SITE: H'.INT I NGTON BEACH GENERATING_ STATION A'IDDRES S: 21730 NF_WLAND ST. CITY: HUK'TTNG70N BEAC ZIP: 92646— COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: DHS CITY: HUNTINGTON BEAC c I TE HUr•.7I NGTOW BEACH PARK PROPERTY #i 1 AZ;PRy_v. TAYLGR ° ;OLDENWF.ST ITY iH'.N INGT0N B_AC :IP: 92647— CO!JtiTY' 2 v�/aNC E DATA SOURCE: DHS CITY: HUNTINh�TON BEAC SITE: SC _=;�TIFiC CHEMICAL CO INC. Pi<:,DJCFR LANE BEAC ZIP: 92649— AW21 DATA SOURCE: DHS C'I TY. HUNT I N�TON BEAC __-c. T .;k.F.T STREET OIL SUMP ITY. "..' 7 TN;,'TON _=FC - - SIP:' 92647— _..TY: _F4= DATA SOURCE: DHS C I TY: HUN7 I N-�-TON BEACH "c.: 3 ..;i': PEA I N;ENANCE YARD '_''PEES'_. 44 ii'•JfiT?NGTON AVENUE C:-. . NUh' 1N`.TG,r LEACH ZIP: 92640 DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH DL__'L r`-liPK LE--C" BOULEVARD - 'T. HL!r ^Is" . . LEACH ZIP: 92646 it.4'71' ==::,r•;:;_ DATA SOURCE: WRCD TY' HUNTINGTON DE^v!' r,DDRESS: 222 AL)AMS CITY: HU.:TINC:TON BEACH ZIP: 92648 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: MJII:TINGTON BEACH HONDA ADDPES=.. i Ste';2 BEACH BLVD. CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: 92648 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: HUNTINGTON BEACH POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 6771 WARNER AVENUE CITY: HUNiINGTON BEACH ZIP: 92647 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH E: Jh!iES LUMBER CO. ADL=RESS: 17311 NICHOLS STREET CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: 92647 COUNTY: CRAiJGE DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: M;.ioi! it-JELL DOUGLAS ASTRONAUTICS ADDRESS. `,3)1 BULSA AVENUE C I Ty: H'J! 'I hdGTOrJ BEACH ZIP: 92547 COJfJTY: __ =,N�c DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUUNTINGTON BEACH ITS. !'lCJC_'NNELL DOUGLAS ASTRONAUTICS ADDRESS: .,!Cll POLSA STREET Ci+Y': H tN'TiNG'TON BEACH ZIP: 92647 "0-'_;NTl'': J=..ANC'E DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY- HUNTINGTON BEACH E17E. MOT :L SERVICE STATION #11G4R BEACH nLVD. CI'!Y: HUr:71NCTON BEACH ZIP: 92646 COUNTY: :NCr_ DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY_ HUNTINGTON BEACH :'� hlO SE_^VICE _STATION 11 G3W ,DDN=SS: ; _301 GOLDEN WEST C_ H,!!J? I NOTON REACH ZIP: 92647 DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: HUNTING-TON BEACH S_ ,._. '.'iEw SCIIOSL DJSTRICT ADDRESS ..291 WPIRNE-K AVENUE Tti . H(P" T I NCTON BEACH ZIP: 92647 ' iTJN'TY. =:-.r'•n!_ DATA SOURCE: WRCB CITY: H'UNT114 TON BEACH SI I 0:__. =.1°,c C'Pc STATION s-,iJ�;..c c.S. -;•: I.Ali.E. STFEEi - CI f!_!� IIJ�iOiJ BEACH ZIP: 92640 DATA SOURCE: WRCB I CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: RAINBOW DISPOSAL COMPANY, INC. ADDRESS: 17121 NICHOLS STREET a CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: 92647 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRC CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH -SITE:- SAV—MOR OIL CO. ADDRESS: 620 OCEAN STREET CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: 92648 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRC CITY. HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: SHELL SERVICE STATION ADDRESS: 16972 GOLDENWEST CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRC; CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: SHELL SERVICE STATION ADDRESS: 17i;D02 MAGNOLIA CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: 92646 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRC1 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: SHELL SERVICE STATION ADDRESS: 15?-11 GOLDEN WEST CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH ZIP: COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRC1 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH 517E: SHELL SERVICE STATION A.DDRcCS: 6502 BOLSA CI?Y: HUNTIWv;TON BEACH ZIP: 92647 COUNTY: RA J:r_ DATA SOURCE: WRCI CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH SITE: UNOCAL R','I E STATION #5123 FGDRESS: 14�772 SFR'NgDALE AVENUE 0N P Al C:- ZIP: 92647 DATA SOURCE: WRCE 1 IDENTIFIED HAZAPDOUS WASTE SITES - AUGUST 1987 CITY: HUNTIONG BEACH SITE: GOODYEAR TIRE ADDRESS: 7672 EDINGER CITY: HUNTIONG BEACH ZIP: 92647 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRCB IDENTIFI=D H�.-- •F:DOI!S WASTE SITES - AUGUST 1987 CITY: HUNTINGBEACH SI,E: CH_VRON SERVICE STATION #9-360 ADDRESS. 7012 EDINGER CITY: HUN7 I NC-BEACH ZIP: 92647 COUNTY: ORANGE DATA SOURCE: WRi CITY: HUNTINGBEACH SITE: COLDE14 WEST COLLEGE CORP. YARD ADDRESS: 7112 MCFADDEN CITY: HONTINGBEACH ZIP: 92646 COUNTY: ORANUE DATA SOURCE: WRi Q �, :.CITY OF. HUNTINGTON BEACH D INTER DEPARTMENT COMM ATION MQY 1 9 1987 HUNTINGTON BEACH, ' J _ r.. CITY OF HUNTIN GTON BEACH To Charles ,W. -Thompson ° ames W. Palin CITY COUNCIL OFFICE City Administrator.,,, Director, Development Services Subject Household Toxics -Video Date May 18,1987 The RCA. for the household. toxics video is scheduled - for the City Council meeting on Wednesday,' May`�20,1987 . For your information, due to a mathematical error on the budget sheet, total pre-production costs were stated as $312.00 The correct total should be $560 .00, and the total cost of the video should be $4,740 .00 . The additional $248 .00 would be allocated -to the -PTO' s -normal operating budget. A corrected budget sheet is attached. 0 R ' REQUES ( FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION Date May 8, 1987 Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Submitted by: Charles W. Thompson, City Administra Prepared by: James W. Palin, Director, Developmen4viceec_7 Subject: HOUSEHOLD TOXICS VIDEO Consistent with Council Policy? [ ] Yes W New Policy or Exception Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source,Alternative Actions,Attachments. STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Environmental Board, with assistance from the Public Information Office and the Department of Development Services, wishes to develop a 20 minute video which will address the proper management and disposal of household hazardous substances. Additional funding of at least $2,200 will be needed to supplement costs that will be absorbed by the City budget. RECOMMENDATION: Direct the Huntington Beach Environmental Board to prepare a household video, possibly in conjunction with the Orange County Burn Association, and to request community donations, if needed. ANALYSIS: Most residents are unaware that many of the products they use around their homes every day such as household cleaners, flea powders, garden pesticides, paints and varnishes, motor oil and antifreeze, are toxic and can be hazardous to their health and the envi- ronment. Improper use and storage of these products results in injuries, especially to children under four years old. Improper disposal injures sanitation workers when toxics are thrown in with municipal trash, and contaminates drinking water supplies when household toxic waste is deposited in uncontrolled landfills or is washed down the sewer or storm drains to the regional waste stream. Although householders generate only a small portion of the regional hazardous waste stream, the effects of improper management of their wastes can be locally acute. Therefore, State regulations require the proper disposal of all hazardous waste no matter how small the amount. The Huntington Beach Environmental Board is responding to community concern over hazardous materials issues by preparing a video which addresses the problem of house- hold toxics. The video will be approximately 20 minutes in length and will address the proper purchase, storage, handling and disposal of household products. It will be distributed to the schools and shown over cable. The estimated completion date is Fall 1987. Plo 5/85 The video will be prepared through the Public Information Office. The estimated budget for the video is $4,492. Approximately $2,292 for already budgeted personnel costs will be absorbed by the operating budget of the Public Information Office. A minimum of $2,200 would still be needed to fund the Board's efforts. In order to continue work on the video, the City will need to front the money and be reimbursed later. The funds could be advanced from the Public communications Fund (750390) and reimbursed to the same fund. The Orange County Burn Association, in conjunction with the Fire Education Specialists Committee, was planning to prepare a similar video and has decided to join forces with the Environmental Board. The Burn Association Board of Directors has agreed to donate the $2,200 which is needed to finance the remainder of the costs. The funds will be reimbursed to the City in July of 1987. If additional funds are needed due to unforseen circumstances, the Environmental Board is prepared to request donations from community sources by sending letters to potential contributors and making presentations at meetings. Rainbow Disposal has already expressed interest in participating. FUNDING SOURCE: (1) General Fund (2) Orange County Burn Center (3) Community Donations if needed ALTERNATIVE ACTION: (1) . Allocate additional funds from the General Fund for the video. (2) Direct the Board to discontinue the preparation of a household toxic video. (3) Direct preparation of the program without special costs ATTACHMENTS: 1. Project Request 2. Proposed Budget 3. Fiscal Impact Statement JWP:LC:kla RCA - 4/6/87 -2- (7639d) V81-iC INFORMAT, OFFICE PROJECT H �,. ;OMMU. ICATION SERVICES { Y PROJECT REQUEST HUNTINGTON BEACH ' PROJECT NAME H•O.T (Househol ci_T0Xi (-s) DATE HAZMAT Committee/ F.B. Envire PE-QUESTED BY gni;al Bd. _ PHONE i HER DEPARTMENTS Lee Wieder COST CENTER DATE REQUIRED - - - TYPE OF PROJECT (Chock one): ❑ AUDIO TAPE ❑ SLIDE ❑ GRAPHICS ❑ SOUND/SLIDE ❑ OTHER (please specify): [� PRINT ❑ VIDEOTA-PE PURPOSE Bring to . the attention of the residents of Huntington Beach the actual and potential .threats of household toxics. AUDIENCE 1. DESCRiPTION: Residents ir, Fiuntisigton Beach and in particular homeowners and schoo]__children betureen the ages of 9-11 . y-rs , old. 2. OBJECTIVES: . (a) What do you want the audience to know? 1. Over 60% of 500,.000 tons of hazardous waste that is shipped out of Orange County for treatment or .disposal each year is from household & unidentified wastes. 2. There are toxics- in the home that can lead to potential health and safety risks. ' 3 . There are proper & improper disposal methods . 4. The Environmental Board of H.B. is taking the lead in informing the public of the problem & what they can do about it . (b) What do you want the audience to do? 1. Be aware of the potential health & safety risks of household toxics . 2. Reduce the toxics in their homes 3 . Properly store &label any toxics. 4. Properly dispose of toxics 5 . Lobby private industry to produce household products that have little or no toxic chemicals . Lobby local & state officials to help solve 'disposal _problems . (c) What is the value of this program to City of Huntington Beach Promote H.B. as one of the cities that is taking the lead in calling to the attention of the residents the. potential. health & safety risks of household toxics & what the. individual householder can do about it = :.- 1 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 2000 MAIN STREET CALIFORNIA 92648 Office of Public Information William G. Reed, Public Information Officer (714) 536-5511 February 12, 1987 Supersedes letter of Feb. 5, 1987 TO: Lee Wieder - - Environmental Board A FROM: William G. Reed Public Informat n'Officer Outline of costs for production of 20-minute video program dealing with hazardous materials in the home: PRE-PRODUCTION COSTS: Design and Planning Conferences 4 hours @$20 Average $ 80.00 Tapes: 15-KCS 20's 330.00 Set materials, gaffers supplies 150.00 TOTAL . . . . . . . . $560.00 PRODUCTION COSTS: Talent $100.00 Camera Operators 60 hours @$8.00 hr. 480.00 Editing/Graphics 30 hours @$20.00 hr. 600.00 Director/Producer 20 hours @$25.00 hr. 500.00 Scriptwriter $50 per running minute 1,000.00 Rental of lights, etc. 300.00 TOTAL , . . . . . . . $2,980.00 POST-PRODUCTION COSTS: Special effects editing 4 hrs. @$275.00 hr. 1,100.00 Final Copies 10 @$10.00 ea. 100.00 TOTAL . . . . . . . . $1,200.00 Grand total cost exclusive of equipment and overhead . . . . . . . . $4,740.00 Of the above costs all but that for scriptwriting,special effects and talent honorariums is presently budgeted for production or tapes for departments. The difference that is not budgeted amounts to $2,200.00 PIO Video Fund Cost is $2,540.00 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH To CHARLES W. THOMPSON From ROBERT J. FRANZ City Administrator Deputy City Administrator Subject REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION Date APRIL 9, 1987 TO FUND HOUSEHOLD TOXICS VIDEO, F.I.S. 87-8 As required under the authority of Resolution 4832, a Fiscal Impact Statement has been prepared and submitted relative to the proposed development of a 20 minute video addressing the proper management and disposal of household hazardous substances. Estimates are that an appropriation of $2,200 will be needed to supplement costs of the $4,492 project, in addition to the $2,292 to be absorbed within the operating budget of the City's Public Information Office. An affirmative response by the City Council would reduce the balance of the City's unappropriated public communications fund to $152,821. . 1 I JRT Deputy City Admi istrator RJF:skd 3090j REQUEb f FOR CITY COUNCOACTION Date January 4, 1987 Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Submitted by: Paul E. Cook, City Administratjl L— Prepared by: Richard Barnard, Assistant to the City Administrator CONTINUATION IN THE SO. CALIFORNIA HA gy GITY COUNCf- -- Subject: WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY A �I' 1 i f Consistent with Council Policy? [X] Yes [ ] New Policy or Except" CITY cLE _ Statement of Issue, Recommendation,Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions,Attachments: Statement of Issue: The Orange County city's Hazardous Waste Joint Powers Authority has received an invoice to continue its membership in the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Authority for an amount of $10,000. The city's share of this amount is $909.10. Recommendation: Authorize expenditure of $909.10 for city's share to continue its membership in the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Authority. Analysis: The City of Huntington Beach joined with ten other Orange County cities to form the Orange County City's Hazardous Waste Joint Powers Authority. This group was initially formed to provide an additional organization in Orange County that could send one representative to sit on the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Authority. The Orange County Joint Power Authority met December 1, 1987, to discuss whether to continue their association and representation on the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management authority. It was unanimously voted by the members of the Orange County JPA to continue its association and involvement with the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Authority and that each member city should continue its share toward the $10,000 fee that is being requested by the authority. Funding Source: Unappropriated Fund balance. Attachments: 1. Letter dated December 4, 1987, from Iry Pickler, Mayor Pro Tempore of Anaheim. PEC:RB/paj z PIO 5/85 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL p BEN BAY,Mayor IRV PICKLER,Mayor Pro Tern MIRIAM KAYWOOD,Councilwoman . FRED HUNTER,Councilman °. WILLIAM D. EHRLE,Councilman CITY OF ANAHEIM,CALIFORNIA 92803 D`NDED ,fig December 4 , 1987 l , r0EC19�� Charles W. Thompson CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH City of Huntington Beach ADMINISTRATWE WICE 200 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Dear Mr . Thompson: At the JPA meeting of December 1, 1987 it was decided that we would continue to participate in the Hazardous Waste Management Authority. This decision was based on the premise that the Authority would be actively involved in developing the "Fair Share" criteria for the Southern California Region. Since this criteria could have a major impact on how Orange County disposes of its Hazardous Waste, it was felt that the $10,000 fee was reasonable . An invoice for the $10, 000 has been received from the Hazardous Waste Management Authority. We are therefore requesting that each of the 11 cities pay its share ($909 . 10) as outlined in the JPA Agreement. Please submit a check payable to the City of Anaheim for your city' s share as soon as possible. If you have any questions please feel free to contact William Sell at 999-5162 . Si ere IRV PICKLER Mayor Pro Tem 1122W/bh 200 South Anaheim Boulevard,P.O.Box 3222, (714)999-5166 A. -�s �d�n« < n� - repo ih 3o des -.2d From the desk of . . .CHUCK BENNETT �\ NIX, -- The National League of Cities. the National Assn. of Counties and Toxic Matena/in rm Drains the Conference of Mayors, all opposed to the new regulations, estimate that the costa of applying Rain-Washed Streets a for as alone could range as high as f8.5 billion. EPA officials say the costs are Major Pollution Source likely to of well below S1 billion. But none of these estimates consid- er the potential costs of cleaning up storm water once pollutants are By KIM MURPHY.Tinws Staff Writer identified and standards are estab- lisped Huntington Harbour,an auent ' ffl Orange County marina community The EPA three years ago billion adjoining a wildlife refuge.recently to bring that it would take rn billion_ earned a new distinction when to bring the naZiar.�s storm sewers state officials found the highest into compliance wiL� federal water levels of toxic manganese recorded quality standards. a Irvine Co. "That's probably the most dra- study,using allimrlief,EPA assess- anywhere in California Traces of lead and t. found in matic example I've seen," said ment,suggests tW the actual price Oakland Regional Water Board tag would be citjser t6 3847 billion mussels in the harbor were higher 3pokdsman Larry Kolbe. "It means in today's dollark- + than the amounts found in 90% of that although we try to do a "It would cost a email fortune,by other waterways tested Measure- stringent job of regulating heavy our estimates. It would be devas- menu of the banned pesticide DDT metals being put into the bay. tating," said Roslyn Robson, and deadly PCBs were also disturb- today the majority of the heavy spokeswoman for the Los Angeles mgly high. metals aren't coming from sources County Public Works Department, Perhaps. Scientists reasoned. the that we regulate." which estimates that it would cost chemicals could be traced to a more than $100 billion to clean up nearby Navy weapons depot or to Regulation Program storm runoff in Los Angeles Coun- boating operations within the har- A: Fongressional conference ty and between$6 million and S366 bor. As it turned out, some of them committee is expected during the million a year just to conduct the could. By far the highest concen- de two weeks to tackle the required testing of the county's [rations,however,came from ordi- oatinn's first comprehensive regu- estimated 1,000 storm drain outlets. nary storm drain channels washing failooprogram for urban runoff. "We endorse the goal of elimi- into the harbor from inland Orange 'EPA regulations.issued in Au- nating pollution," Robson said. County. &iAd scheduled to take effect in "We just feel that we have to The Huntington Harbour stud- December, 1987—scheduled for proceed in a reasonable manner ies.like a number of recent surveys ratifictition by the committee as which doesn't cripple our ability to in communities throughout the na- part df the reauthorization of the continue to provide for the control Lion, have documented a newly 1972 Clean Water Act—will re- of storm waters." discovered source of pollution: the quire cities to apply for the same "I don't think EPA realizes that vast quantities of automobile lead kind of permits for their municipal cities don't even know where all deposits.Lire rubber,backyard pes- storm drains as they now must their storm drains are,"said Barba- ticides, pet droppings and fertiliz- obtain for regular outfalls from ra Harsha of the National League ers that make their.way toward the rivers and sewage systems. of Cities."It's going to take a lot of ocean with each rainfall. The idea, federal officials say, is time just to identify where they Despite several decades of regu- to get a handle on the extent of the are. where they go and who owns lations aimed at checking the flow potential pollution of the nation's them." of raw sewage and industrial waste streams, rivers and oceans as a Cost Estimates Discounted into the nation's waterways,feder- result of urban runoff and begin to al Environmental Protection control it Yet city officials battling EPA officials discount many Continued from Page 1 the new regulations believe,it is a the cost estimates used the Ageocy officials estimate that 670 mind boggling prospect with im- cities. For instance, they assume pounds of lead and 380 pounds of olications and potential costs that that permit applications will cost f o are only now becoming clear. cities only about$1,000 each,rath- zinc—both toxic heavy metals— "Yes, we would love to clean up. er than the $8,500 each that the wash every day off the streets Baltimore. Washington and streets it would be great to clean up. Irvine Co. consultant says is a Because it's true that your average "best-case scenario." garage owner is generating materi- Moreover, they say. the agency ton Roads, Va.. into Chesapeake Bay.." als-that ought to be removed from has already agreed to consider San' Francisco Bay every year the water," said Susan Trager, an group applications for permits— takes. in the equivalent of a Irvine attorney who specializes in from groups of cities or even an mid-size oil spill—about 5W.000 water resources, "But how do you entire state—rather than requiring gallons of oil and grease—as a do it?" individual permits for each of an result of urban runoff. Regional A study prepared by a Washing- estimated 1 million storm drains, a water quality officials estimate, ton:consulting firm for the Irvine concept that William Diamond, moreover, that for every pound of Co.;'which has vast land holdings EPA Permits Division chief. con- heavy metals dumped into the bay the could affected by city-im- ceded would be"ludicrous." from industrial and sewer sourc pad fees to eliminate urban run- The agency has been a reluctant es—which are required to have off, indicates that there are more participant in the regulatory effort dumping permits—two pounds thgn 1 million municipal storm from the beginning. Although the flow in unchecked with.the rain. sewers throughout the United 1972 federal Clean Water Act re- States. All of these would require -quired discharge permits for all satna:'nG, me^;torTQ and oprr^. ..pc;n.' sources"—oipes, ditches or some discnarge mto a puolic water- 42% of the samples, zinc in 77% way—the EPA never considered and cadmium in 48% of the sam- storm sewers to be affected by such ples. regulation. These findings mirrored similar To clear up any misunderstand- studies done in California, which ings. the agency attempted to issue has had a regulatory program for a blanket exemption for storm more than two decades that re- sewers in. 1973. But the Natural quires permits for the most likely Resources Defense Council, a non- sources of runoff pollution, such as profit organization. challenged the cattle feed lots, industrial yards or exemption, and the challenge was oil refineries. held up by the appellate courts. Problem of Cleansing Water the last 10 years, the EPA at has been circulating various regu- But no one,not even the EPA. is latory proposals in an attempt to sure about how to clean up rainwa- comply with the court order, and ter once permits are issued under ' the current regulations were tenta the new federal regulations. The tively written into law last summer agency has proposed to look at that when Congress incorporated them issue over the next two years, and into an extension of the Clean EPA officials are certain that mas- Water Act. sive treatment plants of the kind Now, municipal officials envisioned by city officials will not i throughout the nation are attempt- be required for all, or even very ing to persuade Congress to exempt much.storm runoff. municipal storm sewers from the instead, state and federal offi- regulations until more studies can cials are looking at less expensive be done on urban runoff and the measures like erosion control, costs of containing a. berms and settling basins that The Natural Resources Defense would clean up storm water before Council and other environmental it is discharged into public streams. groups are mounting an equally San Francisco, for example, is aggressive effort to keep the regu- capitalizing on its antiquated storm lations intact. drain system. which mixes storm To back their demands for storm flows with regular sewage. While water regulation, environmental such systems have had the poten- groups point to a four-year, $28- tial of spilling raw sewage into million study of urban runoff com- streets or waterways during heavy pleted by she EPA in 1983. It rains,San Francisco is in the midst concluded that storm water has of a massive project that will threatened the "beneficial use" of eventually allow pollutants to be waterways in scattered. mainly removed from both sewage and urban areas throughout the nation. storm water at city treatment One of the most alarming find- plants ings to environmentalists were The issue of who would pay for measurements showing that total cleanup efforts has not been re- suspended solids in storm water— solved..The cost issue alone, city dirt and silt that may carry other officials say,would make the EPA's harmful chemicals—were 10 times group-permit concept unworkable, the amount found in outfalls from since municipalities would never many sewage treatment plants. be able to agree on how to share 1 Toxic heavy metals were fre- costs for cleanup. %uently detected. Lead in excess of "livery city is unique in terms of eral water quality standards its geographic location, in terms of as discovered in 94% of the the amount of rainfall.the frequen- pies taken. Similar measure- cy of rainfall," said Robert Rose of eats for copper were found in Bergs Associates, an Irvine Co. consultant. "I can't conceive of a fertilizer? If so, how much should. circumstance in which you could they pay? get a representative sample of "And even after you figure out cities'pollution." how to treat the stuff and you Forming assessment districts to decide who pays, what do you do- help pay the bill would be difficult, with the [polluted] material after other local officials argue. Would it's removed from the water? cities,, for example. be allowed to asked attorney Trager. "We're bill a garage owner who washed barely coming to grips with those battery acid down the gutter or a questions with the water that's. homeowner who used too much being treated now." N ives ®rc® Deadline ®n Sewage Discharge Issue 3 Los Anpsles,CA By BA RY S. 'URMAN,Times Staff Writer (Los Arp•I•s Co.) I Times RIVERSIDE—The regional wa- wastewater daily than the Corona I (Oranps County Ed.) ter quality board set a timetable treatment plant could handle, the ICir. D. 181,789) Friday for Norco to stop diacharg- board in 1980 allowed Norco and ICir.S.219,296) ing inadequately treated sewage the California Rehabilitation Cen- into the Santa Ana River. ter to refurbish and reopen the 0CT 1 $ 10 The order,issued by the Califor- plant to process 500,000 gallons of ni�Regional Water Quality oonlx'o7 wastewater daily,Anderson said Boa72l:'1,4anle-ire-4tegt6fi, Bets a Nov. 15. 1986. deadline for the city State 8111e4 for Costs i—►. C. o F". rsu to close an outmoded plant now The state-owned treatment treating wastewater from a state plant is maintained by the City of prison and a U.S. Navy facility in Norco and operated under contract Norco. by a private firm, Envirotech Op- NURC0: Sewage Deadline Set The order "sets a realistic time- erating er'vices. Norco billt the t table" to divert the untreated state for g e plays operating josts, Continued f(om Pa e S which will carry the sewa waste to a high-capacity regional Ashcraf said. e to sewer line next year, said James Even operating at 500,000 gal- 1986, sets standards for pollutants Corona. Bennett, executive officer of the Ions daily, the plant could meet in the plant's discharge and re- ., I Once the prison' gets. its own regional board. only secondary state standards for quires construction of the regional connection to the regional sewer making treated wastewater techni- sewer line link to begin by Feb. 15 tine, he said, "we'll discontinue the No Immediate Action y and to be completed by Oct. 1, 1986. (old Norco treatment plant's) op. Norco was not represented at the the plant from the medium security The California Legislature last eration entirely" and destroy the board's public hearing Friday, but prison and the Naval Weapons month appropriated the.$1.9 mil- facility. Jim Ashcraft, the city's public lion needed to connect the sewers. Nor- works director, later said the order Center generally has exceeded Construction "is going to take at but Corona officials dispute Nor- put city officials "in a better posi- 500'OOOgallonedaily,however. co's right to send the prison's least another year,"Donlevy said. As the inmate population of the sewage to their plant. tion than we were before,"because California Rehabilitation Center But Norco is connecting its own it recognizes the 90-year-old plant increases, the prison alone could sewer system to the regional sewer "The authority for Norco to do must continue operating for anoth- soon produce as much as 700,000 line this-month under a 10-year that sort of thing is still in questioc er year. lease agreement that will allow the for the City of Corona," said Bit. "As far as what is going Into the gallons.of sewage daily, or almost city time to build a new plant for 1jarrett,Corona's deputy city man- river,"Ashcraft said,"there will be half seats the treatment plant', itself—and perhaps some of its ager. capacity, predicted John Donlevy, p p no(immediate)effect at all." Norco city manager. neighbors. A lawsuit is pending between the The water quality board had That will free some of the city's , two cities to determine"who actu- closed the plant in the mid-1970s, !Pollutant Standards capacity in the Corona treatment ally owns the rights to that capaci- because of inadequate treatment The solution required by the plant to take the California Reha- ty."Garrett said. Corona maintains and odor problems, said Gordon " water quality board Is a sewer bilitation Center's excess sewage, it owns the capacity. Norco has the Anderson, the board's environ- connection from the prison to a Donlevy said.The prison is already right to use it,"but not to turn over mental program manager. regional sewer line designed to connected to the city sewer system that right to someone else." Norco, however, began to suffer carry poor quality commercial from insufficient sewage-treat- wastewater for treatment in Or- I ment capacity, which .left horse ange County and dumping in the building in the city at a virtual Pacific Ocean. standstill from September, 1976, The order,approved Friday lim- untll April, 1985. its daily flow through the Norco Because the city and the prison plant to 500,000 gallons by Nov. 5, together were producing more Pl—.____Wlft6^, ®__K ul ted urban, runoff nre a 's newPollutionsource Los Angeles Tlmesv ��_8S make their way toward the ocean heavy metals aren't coming from ith each rainfall. sources that we regulate.' Huntington Harbour, an affluent w Southern California marina commu Despite several decades of regula- A congressional conference cam- nity adjoining a wildlife refuge, re- tions aimed at checking the flow of mittee is expected during the next - cently earned a new distinction raw sewage and industrial waste into two weeks to tackle the nation's am when officials found the highest lev- the nation's waterways, federal En- comprehensive regulation program els of toxic manganese recorded vironmental Protection Agency otfl- for urban runoff. anywhere is the state. cials estimate that 670 pounds of EPA regulations issued in August lead and 380 pounds of zinc — both and scheduled to take effect in De- Traces of lead and zinc found in toxic heavy metals — wash every 'cember 1987 will require cities to ap- mussels in the harbor were higher day off the streets of Baltimore, ply for the same kind of permits for than the amounts found in 90 per- Washington and Hampton Roads, their municipal storm drains as they cent of other waterways tested.Mea- Va..into Chesapeake Bay. now must obtain for regular outfalls surements of the banned pesticide San Francisco Bay every year from rivers and sewage systems DDT and deadly PCBs also were dis- takes in the equivalent'of a midsize turbingly high. oil spilt — about 500,000 gallons of The Idea, federal officials say, is Although some of the chemicals oil and grease—as a result of urban to get a handle on the extent of the could be traced to a nearby Navy runoff. Regional water-quality offi- potential pollution as a result of ur- weapons depot and to boating opera- cials estimate,moreover,that for ev- ban runoff and begin to control IL tions within the harbor, by far the ery pound of heavy metals dumped Yet city officials battling the"new highest concentrations came from into the bay from industrial and sew- rules believe it is a mind-boggling ordinary storm drain channels wash- er sources— which are required to prospect with implications that are ing into the harbor from inland. have permits — two pounds flow in only now becoming clear. The Huntington Harbour studies, unchecked with the rain. "Yes,we would love to clean up.It like a number of recent surveys in "That's probably the most dramat- would be great to clean up. Because communities throughout the nation, is example I've seen," said Oakland it's true that your average garage have documented the emergence of Regional Water Board spokesman owner is generating materials that a new source of pollution: the vast Larry Kolbe."It means that although ought to be removed from the wa- quantities of automobile lead depos- we try to do a stringent job of.regu ter,"said Susan Trager,an Irvine at- its, tire rubber, backyard pesticides, lating heavy metals being put Into torney who specializes in water re- pet droppings and fertilizers that the bay, today the majority of the sources."But how do you do it?" Mussel sts show . DT - o ■ �.�i. _M to rs By W111lam G. Quinn plain that the foreign In an exclusive interview substances included total levels Monday with two officials from . of DDT, Chlordane, Tox- the Califomia.Regional Water .: phene,: Chlorpyrifos, and Quality Control Boards the Heptac.�ilor. Trace metals in- ' Huntington BeachVewajeairi'= eluded' zinc,' lead, cadmium . ed that a. recent'- -.'tesi: and merozy. showed relatively =high =its�: Althaugh there is- no cidents of DDT and •:tither evidence that these substances foreign substances_as well. as. :will endanger humans, our Cade, 'production;`.;Marlene metals in the Huntington Har-. .concern is how they affect the Downey,judge chadman; Kay bour,Anaheim Bay waters. life .,. t. y cycle, such as fish, birds i Fork;. -prograrii =hairman;.�_ Loa!pne E., Schneider'{En- " and s' on;"- Schneider said. ental specialL�t.fats_the -.:SrliAeider explained the i Peggy Freeman, ticket chair- Califorriia WQCB,•and Gluck mussels used for testing were man; Cathy Hirko, treasurer; Bennett,.'board member'as .collected in ' Bodega Bay Peggy. Freeman, backstage coordinator; Jackie Judd, secretary. Fund raisers were Pat Zebal,- Carolyn Pittenger, _•>; Mary Lou Slleff, Elenior Smith. Alice Hall was good will am bassador. In charge of hair and makeup were Dianne Denton _ and Rosemary Sawatzki. Florence. Woolbright was cashier, Mark -Lyen, pianist , and Stella Albright. was:. telephone•chawman.. : Master-of-cere'monies''for the pageant was Carl Lawrence, and ushers were the Jacket Girls. Carole Ann Wall was given On tho right is Joanne E> bs4 Environmental Speclatfst for- ition for her the CaUforMa PA4kx q watw*ua-lfly Control Board,who gav°The special retogn ? News an lntseview on the Watch water test lust completed. on the pageant,and gave..the Chuck eeruwtt,Harbourcivic Isader;%on the left and Is a member - - official welcome. at ttw Regional Watltr.Qua9ty Control f ow&ENerra Photo During Intermission, a dance by tam CruwftM routine by Bobby Gaynor and wAtas Harbour resident, told ._bicause of its ideal conditions.. Land Henson_received-a big : .The IYewa -that the recen _ was done in Decembei of welcome. The two are com- - � ave en gomg on in is area The mussels were then placed Competition and are now. s� :1983 :and. ra.;resuhs . -in hie*4bags-and„t,J<ie,WQ� finalists. �. . ., -�, placement have $¢en checked 'and wed stations for Mayor Ruth Bailey rechecked before being of thg bags. Locally, the bags presented the trophies to the announced. we're'located at the Warner winners. "What we. have found in Avenue bridge and the your local waters," said Edinger Avenue bridge. They News Schneider, "is a relatively high were also placed near the jet- From page 1 concentration of foreign ty in Anaheim Bay and near fourth time in two months, substances and trace metals." the Seal Beach Naval "We Just can't keep enough Schneider went on to ex- Turn to page 9 newspapers in the racks. We put them In on Thursday mor-• THE HU?MNGTON BEACH NEWS ning and by Thursday even- publishers ing they are all gone.We have put out an additional 12 racks George Koppel William "Bit" Lansdale over the city and hope this Associate publisher - Editor-in-Chief will alleviate the situation for William G. Quinn i iM,_a NO+nis _ PaQe a . day Steve and ?Ad an unusual ._^`water- informatioci on the recall and ea on the deck -4 From page Z '� `:- he expects to have a pprox- iful waterfront Weapons Station marsh. Imately 170 people gathering -Iingstar Lane, "The time lapse between. .signatures.. abulous Chris- planting the mussels and co(= ' One parent who will be the panorama letting the data and writing the spreading petitions is Sandy rindsurfers go- test resuhs'points out just how- Boodman. "Because of. the as were told to . extensive the testing was," closure of Burke School, my 's and that the Schneider said. oldest son will be attending-his ,e one would Highest incidents of foreign third school in five years,"said substances and trace. metals Boodman: "I want to make turned out to were found in Newport Bay, sure my children get a good a barbeque, but Huntington Harbour and education at a neighborhood .vas some tea Anaheim Bay were also in the school." the delicious top five along the California Boodman plans to circulate shrimp and coastline, she said. petitions in spite of four phone served before The busy California calls from people threatening barbequed Regional Water Quality-Con- to boycott her decorating expert Steve trol Board personnel are con- business if she continues to ed by Kathy's tinually checking water quali- work for the recall. "Most of . hoslovakian ty over the state. my neighbors are in agreement "We -are something like that this is the right thing to eat group of detectives, trying to find out a do." .- from Lon'g point source for certain types- Closure of Burke School is ,pie enjoying of.pollution. But we aIs&have.-,wed to save the district afternoon in to find a way to control the- about $200,000. Zschoche dng together non-point source, which is ur- fears that the board may now neighbors, ban runoff. Even washing a car try to sell off Burke or some of ine Clave, or having dirty steets. con- the other school sites that have )b Bowers, tributes to this kind of pollu- been close(i in past years. _- lis with their tion," she said. Jhe'-:recall, .according to ndrew,.and As far as DDT, Schneider.. Zschoche, will allow parents . nd 'Goody' told The News that although-° who are uPset with the board Kathyand the chemical has been outlaw- to elect a majority who agree ,t back from ed for agricultural use for with the "Save Our School" ►waif, Adele several years, the tests still group's way of thinking. 9 was work- show a high incidence of DDT. _ Zschoche said that the group yours truly. "It.is possible that this is'the. :;has one potential. candidate lath came DDT: used•where it v�as;Iegala 'V* z :=eviewtng other. Lana and 'and'it'ts still sfibi L4 ii it 3t =-.. `ems: It:differ¢ntiy.. . . ; : 4 fs nothing lie and Dr. ' waters," she said,-"5uf'state` g more rho played she did not know if this could than People being manipulated ly for all of be the case. for political ends." Both Schneider and Bennett-:,, "When the dust settles,"_ for the hat feel that it is very necessary:ti�'`-�Ad $a:aBric:-"I expect I'8 st o ![es'.flad`to 'haiiM&itidV: ';6f .the. Harbo�ir:waters._ ey marked '':We liave to face ihe`fact'-- �rre}xy,speQkin one was that our waters�'are'polluted g _ for their and that pollution is growing -Jere: Lana daily. We must do something 'The 'Huntington Beach -beautiful', about it. We must make our Senior Outreach PT creation, own City of Huntington Beach Program has nee vers who more aware of the problem. ( d of volunteers to visit ntastic', a don't feel they have done e�d�' and to also help with shopp(ng 'd yardwork. cite doves enough; nor have•they been qe ostrich concered enough. about the water quality erne enc ": Airman Stacy F. Taylor, Q Y rg Y� vt Jack�and Sall -_ srtime are Bennett.said. y lash `Hie T �H�tington Beach, has Polluion POLLUTION RM • Sans CA itm saw.$recarcnenow W 110 staff of a,s Caerarria Payronsl laws areFROM B1 Water Ouallty Corurol Board,Saraa am Fiegon,to xrtprove wets'Quality In summing at the retort's assess Upper Nowporl Bay Inhale ment of water quality in the long, ■ The federal government should hum over to local authorities the ��'c� sold,"We crisis have a pruhle s-but iWe power to oultew par or pgl of d vessel waste into the horror. not of crisis proportions. ■ The county harbor petrol should be empowered to board erd have a system basically in place to Inspect vessels. �•""7 `l� Jrel with the problem. It's just a ■ The day of Newport Beach skald assure avedabthry of matter of beefing(it)up." adequate pumpouts and restroorro on the bay. One of the report's chief tom- ■ The titles of Santa Ana.Costa Mesa and Tustin should enact on `• Bay plaints is that lenient federal laws lighter land-grading eomrols to hold back polkaed run-off hom Cite have rendered local regulations bay,and the regional board should cominue ieviewbog pians lot new Toot KraAlarrt useless In stopping like illegal dis' developments In those Cities uolil such ordinances are Installed By �� �fakeir charge of vessel holding tanks, a ■ The Slate Department of Fleallh Services shoukt Include thipef suspected culprit in the bacterial Newport Bay fish In upcomrfig regional cancer-risk assessn,erds of A new report on Newport Bay Iwllution plaguing'lie hay. spotlltsh. llution complains that federal Furthermore, the U S. ('oast ■ Cities In the watershed should consider adoption of hazardous ppoo guard is the lone agency rot the bay materials disclosure ordinance. Isw has hindered a crackdown on with the power to board end in- Bouno.,St.".cera.ne n.vnr+d W.,&,0-1,ty Cana eo..d S.M.A. •ev u., tUegal discharge of vessel wastes Guard tos ct vesecle for proper waste stor and urges the U.S.Covet war to to- age equipment — requirements turn over enforcement power (oast Guard officials admit they eas surrounding the bay—the new cials expect the greater flow u(we car overe fo (,rely enforce report urges Costa Mesa, Tustin ter to enhance the bay's natural Tttewldo-rangingdocument—to Given that the Coast Guard is and Santa Ane to enact tighter flushing action. be presented today to regional OR- tint going to have s rigorous en land-grading controls on new de- The firs)part a the three phase rector. n the Hero Water Quality veal°pmenIs. dredging plan was completed last forcement program, we feel it orange County, Newport Beach month,end entailed removing hurt- Control Board—edit asks severalenact would be appropriate for Them to X� Orange County cities to enact relinquish (like 1 authority," end Irvine already enforce accept• dreads of thousands m cubic yards tighter meea+res to Auld pollution Schneider sold. able run-oft control measures to of dirt end rood from Ux ray. heed runoff out of the bey. The regional board, Schneider Protect the bey, according to the regionalde report.board staff suggests that And It recommends that Nate explained, recommends that the report. bealthofficials Include the popular Federal Clean Writer Act be The report also say$more infer- an educational Ciscocoaxed campaign by ay yachting harbor in an Upcoming amenled to give precedence to Io- oration is needed on the passible cityheecuexedson'ebtetersawey pull of the cancer risk in eating cowl controls,and that the Grange health risk of eating sportlish from dumping (heir vessel waste local sporttlsh. County }(arbor Patrol be emPow• caught from the bay.So far,health straight into the bay. The reoommendetions are part eredtoboard and Inspect vesselsin offlcletAIt vedeclaredUpperBne Whereas c a Il shady stowed d a comprehensive, Nateof•th e- Newport❑arbor to check for pr)p-.. shellfish off limits but cleared the bacteria c— w were highest on bey rcppoon and action plan pro- ear plumbing. rest of marine life as safe to eat. weekends — when pleasure 4ra11 pared for the California Le IfIs- A Coast Guard spokesman said The state Health Services De- activity is highest u the follow-up taro by'Scientists with the Sena from Long Beech "fhursday that partment warned la$t April that ally study shows counts were acre- Ara region of the Water Quality the service already has promoted consumption of chemically con- ally higher on weekdays. Control Board' legislation that would allow such a teminated sportfish caught close to This is the opposite of ... the The report was ordered by a Son- transfer of power to Intel govern shore in the I.os Angeles area could 11A1 study end suggests that the ate resolution,passed in August at lose an unacceptably high cancer educational Positive by the city the behest of San. Marian Berge- mints' risk. Not enough is known about i$having a positive effect,"said son, R-Newport Beach. It will be But until$tick a rill IS approved the safety of the catch from New the study,which will he submitted in Washington,1)('.,no exception to quality bard directors elung discussed Thursday at a hearing at is possible for Newport Bay, LI. Port Ray,the report soya. Newport Beach City[tell' surge Arroyo said Bergeson plans to ask cite health with the mein report today. The purpose of the pollution ro- department to incorporate Upper Although the bacteria counts du port,o6ic ds said'Mursday,was "Given our current out, Iof Newport Bey into a Irnig-eweitrJ not signal the end of boater waste to clarity the overwhelming Officers and vessels) we cannot f" cast dedicate um'srlves tit mar lie realI -t tit risk assessment,tr ek, pollution, Schneider calla Otte amount of data on the bay's pollu- sanitation regulations," Arroyo lively set tr begin next she Or ticv study ..an encouraging are a are It tier problem. It also laid out out , oral fishing spots off the Orange looks like people ere aware and efforts by local,state and federal said. County coast, including the New- doing better" governments clean up the trou- •'We would like to help nut,but rt pier, already have beet' Pity officials have engineered a bled waterwayy arid ProD°a°d • Riven the current situation,this Is P° the way we operate and the way picked as sampling points. clean-up the bay campaign attn Slate of actions' we'll continue to operate." On the positive side,the report plate with Calla letters to buafets "There are an awful lot of docu To tackle souther wafer-quality praises a stele-led sedimenpcon- end the installation Of new punrp- ments about Newport Bay," said when wmleced rum trot program in the Upper Bey as a out etauuns at several points Joanne Schneider, a ►e/i°na) problem—the{ major boast to water yuality.Offi around the harMtr. board environmental specialist oft that flows down from urban ar who wrote the report. "This is a summary of who's doing what." Bergeson aide Julie Froebelrg, pies"ass POLLUTION/67 The Sacramento Bee Saturday,November 2,1985 g Warnin flag * raised on Santa Monica fish By Stephen Green warned people to avoid eating hot- decreased head site and hypersensi- Game to monitor fish and manunals Bee Capitol Bureau lom-dwelling fish. The hearing by livity. in the area. And there is no clear le- People who frequently eat fish the Assembly Committee on Envi- While Puffer's study was based on gal mandate for the Department of from Santa Monica Hay have levels ronmenlal Safety and Toxic Materi- a small sample, he said It is the first Ilealth Services to conduct tests. fr fr hazardous DDT and P(' v in their als was being held to Invesilgale time humans who eat fish from the Fish and Game monitors conlami- charges that state regulators have area have been tested. The results nation in tidewater areas along the blood that are 5 to 10 times that of failed to properly assess marine pol- should sound a warning that much coast with a small "Mussel Watch" the average population, a new pilot lotion and warn people of the don- more extensive studies are needed, program based in Monterey.Tests of study hits found. gers. he said. mussels show there are no uncon- The findings were reported Fri- DDT, a banned pesticide. and Assemblyman Tom Hayden, D- laminated areas south of Point Con- day at an Assembly committee hear- polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCBs, Santa Monica, noted that scientists ceptlon in Santa Barbara County. Ing In Santa Monica by Harold Puff- formerly used as a transformer cool- have been reporting high contamina- Numerous problems have been iden- er, a pathologist at the University of ant, are both suspected of causing lion levels from bay fish for more lifted In Monterey and San Francis- Southern Californa. cancer and birth defects. Recent than a decade, but little has been co bays, as well, In addition to the Although Santa Monica Bay is not studies of mothers who ale fish con- done about it. Eureka-Arcata area. the most severely polluted area of laminated with PCBs front lake Part of the problem. Hayden said, The most severely polluted areas the California coast, It's one of the Michigan show their babies have Is that the Legislature has never re- were found In San Diego Harbor and few where state health officials have higher rates of growth retardation, quired the Department of Fish and off Newport In Orange County. in SAMPLINGSTATIONS-.".. Pollution —NEWPORT 81VD. Ba _ Newport Basch yPACW C COW ENVY !� y s Hi lido We Jky KRISTINA L)NDGREN, Stiff writer ;recent water sampling in Now- ~tep� Iboa Island �Bay confirms that high bade- evels remain a problem but a improvement on weekends ovir a 1984 study,suggesting that a Stations used in Newport Bay water quality study were situated Newport Beach campaign against at (1) Newport Harbor Yacht Club; (2) Lido Yacht Anchorage; (3) dumping of toilet waste from boats_ Promonto Balboa Bay Club; (4) Cal-Rec Marina; (5) Balboa Yacht Basin; (6) A*be woridn& - - Mthough bacteria counts ex_ ry Ba y, and (n the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. c eeded standards for water contact sports at several of seven sites 'It's really a question of respon- illness among swimmers,according sampled, the Santa Ana Regional sibility of the people using the to an Environmental Protection Water Quality Control Board bay,"said Bergesm whose legisla- Agency rtudy.) sturdy, which is scheduled to be lion required the report "This is; the opposite of the released today, said monitoring Findings of the latest bacterial (fading at the 1984 study and shpws no health threat study showed excessive levels of suggests that the educational cam- coliform and enterococcal bacteria paign of the City of Newport Beach No Substand al Threat at several of the stations studied, to eliminate vessel.waste discharge In a separate draft report to be especially at'the Bahia Corinthian is having a positive effect," the submitted to the state Legislature Yacht Club near the harbor en- report said on. Nov: 15, the regional board trance, at the Balboa Bay Club But that leaves unanswered the outlined programs that are under across from Lido Isle, and on two questio pf where the bacteria may w and an"action plan".to attack sample dates at Promontory. Bap, be from if not the recrea- fee areas of pollution threatening an inlet area east at unds Isle. - in Newport Bay. Upper and Lower Newport However,results of the six-week . "rm frankly at a lose to deter- Batp bacterial contamination. tic study from mid-July to mid-Ap- mine what could account for this," m4erials and siltation.._ gust found the highest of said Joanne &.Schneider,regional According to the information enterococcal bacteria occurring on board environmental specialist lhn&report),there is no substan-' Thursdays, rather than on Sun- with responsibility for the Upper tial public health threat."state Sem days, after relatively heavy use of and Lower Newport Bay. Marian Bergeson (R-Newport the bay-.by recreational boaters. ".We think we are seeing lower Beach) said Thursday. "But our (Enterococcal bacteria is found in counts on Sundays because of pub- concern is that there not be one. the waste of humans and some lic education programs by the City ' animals and closely correlates with tlease sea BAY,tare 17 Lased huge t ewpart Beach. but I rally' "Cl sages to Ise Swat I why we got higher Bergeson said she will be work- to on Thursdays." Schneider ing with congressional officials to Thu�y try to get the needed changes in the "We recognise there are a multi- federal law. 3de of potential sources, which aclude birds and storm runoff. Silt and sediment pouring down- 4hich wasn't a factor because we stream have been thought to be t have any storms during the prime carriers of bacteria and toric substances, inc! the banned . It could derived cfde DDT—�ch was found krigation atom fertilisers (asriculttanl] nmo[f.or pa.hqu fie- EmIumels he h4lhat level ever recorded Tia lanced in N _ _ ,Artn"t ��a�� Bay—and true metals like lead. she add` )dnc and ooQper as well as other Schneider said a major scorn 2arganic compounds. drain outlet emptying into New- Bergeson said Thursday she was port Bay at Bahia Corinthian Yacht "pleased" to see that a massive. Club is a suspected source, but ongoing silt removal and proven- sampling at the storm drain was 'Pon project in the Upper Ne not feasible. Oay Ecological Reserve and -But mad of those sources do not bWs inland tributaries apP pose a threat to public health. in controlling sedirdeat Schneider said, unlike human Dow downstream. The report also waste. She said attention must recommends that the cities in the remain focused on the campaign to bay watershed adopt grading ordi- rexpAre shipboard sanitary bolding b_ances that would reduce silt flow. j tanks and convenient, functioning With tolic substances,Schneider + - pump-out stations to receive and said,the regional board still is faced treat the waste. with defining the attest of the New Stations Planned problem and determining whether such toxins as DDT showing up in 'Me City of Newport Beach is shellfish and in Small minnows m looking to put in five more pump- Ahe Upper.Bay and tts thin tribu- out stations for a total of nine. and 4ary, San Diego Creek. we freshly that's probably not•going to be used materials or the result of adequate,"Schneider said. historic spraying in the central According to the summary re- county agricultural belt port for the Legislature, one A Toash Problem' -Northern California harbor has 30 '"Taxics are going to be a tough stations for 5,000 boats. Newport problem," Schneider conceded. Bay has about 9,000 boats,and slip M we don't see any public health apace is at a premium. �ifmm that at this time. Mort of "They [the pump-out stations] substances are in such low run about$1.000 or so each,but it's neentrations you �,t detect . not just a question of the cost of the - �, . , . We are concerned, facility,"Schneider said. "It means eliminating a boat space. and that =hough.about the potential impact On means money lost to marina opera- wildlife." tors." The regional board succeeded in Beyond that, the report recom- •Setting Orange County's eoastline, mends changes in the 1977 federal including the Newport Pier,added. Clean Water Act to give local to a 1986 state Department of agencies the authority to require =ealth Services study of terns in boats to have holding tanks. sport fish. A Bergeson aide said the Other recommendations aimed at senator also would try to intercede controlling bacteria include direct- get both the Upper and Lower y included ing the City of Newport Beach to 'We all need to understand that Pursue"more aggressively. . .the installation of more pump-out sta- It a our bay and our resource. and tions,require sanitary waste hold- that we have a recare oili it to ing tanks aboard boats used as respect and take care of .it in residences and continued public whatever way we can. Bergeson education efforts to prevent human , said waste from getting into the bay."