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County: EPA to oversee Vistra removal actions at Moss Landing; board urges faster cleanup, asks staff to press EPA and Vistra
Summary
County officials reported that Vistra completed an initial delinking of accessible battery modules at the Moss 300 fire site and that the U.S. EPA will oversee further removal under CERCLA; supervisors asked staff to press EPA and Vistra for an expedited but safe cleanup and to return with a Coastal Commission request next month.
Monterey County officials gave a multi‑agency update April 22 on recovery and sampling work after the January 2025 structural fire and hazardous‑materials incident at the Moss Landing MOS‑300 battery storage building.
Kelsey Scanlon, county director of emergency management, said Vistra — the responsible party — completed a first delinking operation March 13 that removed and separated accessible battery modules, representing about 35,860 modules in 1,630 racks; remaining modules are inaccessible pending demolition of unstable building sections. Scanlon said Vistra and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are developing plans for module removal, staging, treatment and soil sampling; the EPA is expected to issue an order under federal CERCLA authority that will formalize oversight and cleanup responsibilities.
Scanlon and Nikki Fowler of Monterey…
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