Hasn’t there been an on-going effort to communicate information about the ETMCAS TCE plume to homeowners and the public in the Woodbridge area and throughout IRWD’s service area?
Yes. Since 1994, IRWD has been informing its customers of the contamination at ETMCAS and the program to clean up the contamination. In April 1999 a sequence of four focus groups was convened to obtain public input on the project. In September 2000 the “Irvine Desalter Communications Advisory Group” was formed to obtain further input regarding how the project should be communicated to the public. Over the years many articles have been published in the Irvine World News, the Orange County Register, and the Los Angeles Times and through the monthly IRWD billing inserts. Since 1994 the Navy has held community Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meetings on a quarterly basis to review the status of the ETMCAS TCE investigation and remediation. IRWD’s role in the clean-up of the plume has been recognized by groups including the American Society of Civil Engineering, the American Public Works Association, the California Water Environment Association, the Orange County Engineering Council Engine
Related Questions
- Hasn’t there been an on-going effort to communicate information about the ETMCAS TCE plume to homeowners and the public in the Woodbridge area and throughout IRWD’s service area?
- Is there a risk of TCE vapors rising out of the TCE plume from the former ETMCAS base and contaminating homes and businesses over the plume?
- Isn’t the TCE plume emanating from the former ETMCAS changing its shape?
