Re: Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project at SW Corner of Stowell Road and Depot Street.
The City of Santa Maria has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) for a permit to excavate and remediate approximately 14,973 cubic yards of organochlorine pesticide (OCP) impacted soil as part of the City Sports Complex project located at the southwest corner of Stowell Road and Depot Street. The remedial objective will be to place the OCP impacted soil under unimpacted soil and/ or hardscape at the site. This will consist of excavating the top 8 inches of soil across the site. The soil will be stockpiled and then used for the initial lift of compaction. A minimum of 24 inches of clean soil will be placed atop the OCP-impacted soil in open space areas. In paved areas, the impacted soil will be placed beneath an impervious surface, such as asphalt or concrete paving. The project site is within 1,000 feet of the property boundary of William Laird Adam Elementary School and David Sanchez Elementary School.
The District has included conditions in the Permit to Operate for this project that will minimize the release of emissions into the atmosphere during the excavation, handling, and transport of the contaminated material. Before our agency issues this permit, state law requires that we notify you, since you are either the parent/guardian of a student attending the schools or are a resident or business located within 1,000 feet of the site. We are providing you an opportunity to review and comment on this proposed permitting action. Further, prior to issuing the final permit, we will submit to the permit’s administrative file our written responses to any comments we receive during the comment period.
Please provide any comments to us within 30 days of the receipt of this notice at the address below (Attn: Zachary Akzin, 805-979-8313, [email protected]).
