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C al i f o r n i a Environmental P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y <br /> V,---;. NEWS ADVISORY <br /> Integrated Waste Management Board <br /> For Immediate Release <br /> Contact: Lanny Clavecilla <br /> May 1, 2006 Jon Myers <br /> 2006-XX (916) 341-6300 <br /> opa@ciwmb.ca.gov <br /> Last truckloads of debris leave cleaned up Tracy tire site <br /> Open slopes now mark former stockpile of 7 million old tires <br /> WHO: California Integrated Waste Management Board Member Cheryl Peace, City of Tracy <br /> director of Parks and Community Services Maria Hurtado and San Joaquin County Supervisor <br /> Leroy Ornellas. <br /> WHAT: The last few truckloads of debris from a site in Tracy that once held up to 7 million <br /> waste tires will mark completion of a $17 million clean up project overseen by the CIWMB. This <br /> 50-acre gravel pit required more than 16,000 truckloads to excavate 387,000 tons of <br /> contaminated debris left in the wake of a raging fire in 1998 that consumed the tires. <br /> Groundwater monitoring will continue at the site. <br /> WHEN: May 3 at 10:00 a.m. <br /> WHERE: 29425 S. Macarthur Drive in Tracy, 95377-9170 <br /> WHY: To publicly announce that the site of one of California's most massive waste tire fires <br /> has been completely remediated to existing State standards. <br /> VISUALS: State and local officials announce completion of remediation operations and mark <br /> event with symbolic shovelfuls of"last loads"of remaining debris. Tractors and trucks working <br /> the final load of debris for departure to designated disposal facilities. Cleaned up gravel mining <br /> pit, with graded slopes and reseeded hillsides. This is a designated hazardous materials, <br /> non-paved worksite. Please dress accordingly for the existing field and weather <br /> conditions. <br /> The California Integrated Waste Management Board is the State's leading authority on recycling <br /> and waste reduction. It promotes a zero waste California in partnership with local government, <br /> industry, and the public. This means reducing waste whenever possible, promoting the <br /> management of all materials to their highest and best use, and protecting public health and <br /> safety and the environment. <br /> The California Integrated Waste Management Board is one of six boards, departments, and <br /> offices within the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EP ). <br />