EPA contains groundwater contamination in Orange County
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interim cleanup plan to contain contaminated groundwater for the most impacted areas of the Orange County North Basin (OCNB) Superfund site. The OCNB site was added to EPA’s National Priority List of Superfund sites in September 2020. The federal Superfund program, established under the law in 1980, investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled, or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country and endeavors to return them to productive use. The OCNB Superfund site focuses on Anaheim, Fullerton and Buena Park. The EPA is currently seeking public input on the site.
“EPA encourages people to make their voices heard on our proposed Orange County North Basin cleanup plan,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Region Superfund and Emergency Management Director Michael Montgomery. “This proposal is a big step forward to protect groundwater and ensure safe drinking water for Orange County communities.”
