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State Water Board staff review UST, site cleanup and DOD programs; GeoTracker and risk tools get upgrades
Summary
Board staff gave an annual update on underground storage tank cleanup, the broader site cleanup and Department of Defense cleanup programs, and GeoTracker data tools. Staff highlighted thousands of closed sites, ongoing PFAS investigations, upgrades to GeoTracker reporting and new risk‑assessment support for community communication.
Sacramento — State Water Resources Control Board program managers updated the board Oct. 7 on three core cleanup programs overseen by the board: underground storage tank (UST) cleanup, the broader site cleanup program (SCP) and Department of Defense (DOD) cleanup sites. Staff summarized caseloads, recent initiatives on PFAS and vapor intrusion, and planned GeoTracker enhancements to speed oversight and public transparency.
Why it matters: Point‑source contamination investigations and cleanups protect drinking water sources and enable safe reuse of properties. Board staff noted that while UST petroleum cases have fallen to a small fraction of historical cases, complex chlorinated solvent plumes and PFAS detections present long‑running technical and funding challenges for cleanup.
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