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DTSC unveils 'Community Considerate Cleanups' to add plain-language summaries and feedback reports

CalEPA vapor intrusion workshop (joint presentation by State Water Resources Control Board and Department of Toxic Substances Control) · February 25, 2026
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Summary

DTSC introduced a Community Considerate Cleanups (C3) framework that adds a plain‑language C3 summary to cleanup plans, recommends early pre‑engagement and community feedback reports, and emphasizes minimizing disruption during remediation while documenting how public input shaped decisions.

Natasha DPro, a senior geologist at DTSC, and Jen Stackhouse, a toxicologist in DTSC’s Human and Ecological Risk Office, described a new Community Considerate Cleanups (C3) framework aimed at centering communities in the cleanup design and communication.

Under C3, consultants would include a plain‑language "C3 summary" at the start of cleanup plans that answers common questions: why the cleanup is necessary; how people will be protected during the work; what will happen in the neighborhood…

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