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County officials outline testing, recovery and outreach after East LA oil spill
Summary
County leaders said soil sampling and additional testing are underway after the East LA oil spill, that Public Works is leading recovery, and that officials will issue a work plan and expand community outreach as results come in.
I have asked, our various county departments to join us today to provide a situational update on the East LA oil spill. The meeting opener, identified in the transcript as the Chair, said the briefing should provide an overview of the incident, its impacts to residents and businesses, the current incident status, and a roadmap for outreach and direct assistance.
An agency official reported that "They have effectively conducted soil sampling, and we're waiting for those results," and said a work plan will be produced with input from Health Hazmat. The official added that on June 30 they "had boots on the ground" with Chief Yanni Gasawa and a number of businesses in the area. Public Works, the official said, will take the lead on the recovery phase.
A Public Works representative told the meeting, "Public works has been effectively taking lead on the recovery portion of this," and said "there's been some significant testing done and more to come with respect to the mitigation." The representative emphasized the need to understand the total impact — including subsurface conditions, surface conditions in the LA River and in the pipe system — before contractors complete remediation.
County officials said next steps include finalizing the work plan, receiving lab results from soil sampling, and deploying Health Hazmat response teams for air monitoring once the plan is in place. Officials also said they will expand notification and outreach to residents and businesses potentially affected by the spill.
