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Clear Lake receives mixed post‑fire water‑quality results; council approves temporary road closures in Cache Fire area
Summary
State water resources staff reported limited post‑fire water‑quality impacts to Cache Creek — elevated turbidity and some metals in first flush events but no recurring VOC, PAH or PCB detections — while council approved an 18‑month temporary closure and K‑rail/gates to discourage illegal dumping and protect public safety.
State and city officials presented the Cache Fire response and monitoring results, and the City Council voted to temporarily close multiple unimproved roads in the burned area to deter illegal dumping and protect safety.
In a technical briefing, Angela DePalma Dow, program coordinator with the Department of Water Resources, summarized a fast post‑fire monitoring program along Cache Creek. Staff sampled two core sites through three storm events and tested a suite of parameters including turbidity, metals, nutrients, VOCs, PAHs and dioxins and furans. DePalma Dow said the monitoring showed the expected early increase in turbidity and total suspended solids downstream after the first atmospheric river, and that a…
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