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EPA, Vistra near settlement for Moss Landing battery debris removal; county waits on ASAOC
Summary
Federal and responsible parties are finalizing an administrative settlement (ASAOC) obligating Vistra to remove battery modules and structural debris from the July 2024 Moss Landing fire; Monterey County and state agencies are coordinating sampling, and EPA expects the ASAOC to be executed in coming weeks.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and responsible parties are finalizing an administrative settlement agreement and order on consent (ASAOC) under CERCLA that will obligate Vistra (Vistracorp and subsidiaries) to perform battery-module and structural debris removal at the Moss 300 battery energy storage site, county officials told the Monterey County Board of Supervisors July 8.
County emergency management and environmental health staff briefed supervisors on removal planning and community-sampling work. Agency presenters said Vistra and EPA have developed procedures for sorting and testing removed battery modules and identified disposal and recycling pathways under EPA review; one potential destination named in the meeting was…
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