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Public Comment Period Begins Fact Sheet For The Tracy Tire Fire Site Draft — July 2003 ' Remedial Action Plan DEPARMENT OF TD%I{ SUE,STANCES CONTROL R I CALIFORNIAg INTRODUCTION Public Review and DTSC is one of six This fact sheet outlines proposed Comment Period Boards and cleanup activities at the Tracy Tire Fire Departments within site (Site) located at 29425 South The Department of Toxic the California MacArthur Drive, Tracy, California. The Substances Control (DTSC) is Environmental California Department of Toxic seeking review and comment on the Protection Agency. Substances Control (DTSC),the lead draft Remedial Action Plan and The Department's agency overseeing activities at the Site, proposed draft Negative Declaration is accepting public comment on a draft for the Tracy Tire Fire site during a mission is to restore, 30-da public comment period protect and enhance Remedial Action Plan(RAP) and draft Y p Negative Declaration during a public which runs from July 29, 2003 the environment, through August 29 2003. A public to ensurepublic health comment period. During the public g � � p comment period,DTSC will also hold a meeting will be held on August 18, environmental public meeting to accept written and 2003 to accept comments on the quality andverbal comments. draft RAP. economic vitality, by regulating SITE DESCRIPTION AND The public meeting will be held August 18, 2003, 6:00 p.m., at the hazardous waste, BACKGROUND Tracy Public Library, 20 E. Eaton conducting and The Tracy Tire Fire site (S.F. Royster Ave. Tracy, California 95376. overseeing Tire Disposal Facility), an unpermitted cleanups, and waste tire facility,was owned and Written comments must be developing operated by Mr. Silas Fred Royster for postmarked no later August 29, and promoting an undocumented period of time. An 2003 and should be sent to: Chris pollutionprevention. estimated seven million tires were Sherman, Site Mitigation Program, illegally stored at the Site in conditions Department of Toxic Substances ranging from orderly piles of bundled Control, 8800 Cal Center Drive, State of California tires to large piles of unbundled tires. Sacramento,CA 95826, Drums of used oil filters,old vehicles, (916) 255-3706, trailers, and other miscellaneous debris csherman@dtsc.ca.gov. were also stored at the Site. Information Repository On August 7, 1998, a grass fire started Copies of the draft RAP, Negative California and ignited the tires. Local fire and Declaration and other Site-related police,the San Joaquin County Public documents are available for review Environmental Health Services DTSC California Air at the Tracy Public Library, 20 E. Protection Agency Resources Board, California Integrated Eaton Avenue,Tracy,California Waste Management Board, and 95376, (209) 831-4250 and the - California Environmental Protection Department of Toxic Substances Agency worked together to conduct Control, 8800 Cal Center Drive, emergency response activities (e.g. Sacramento, CA, (916)255-3706. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs,see our website at www.dtsc.ca.gov.