We had 100 concerned residents of North Whittier, Avocado Heights, and Hacienda Heights attend the July 7 meeting to hear from technical staff and officials from the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board about their protocols for regulating toxics from the Quemetco facility in City of Industry. It was made clear to us at the town hall meeting that DTSC, SCAQMD, and the Water Board are not working together to regulate Quemetco, which has a long history of permit violations. In fact, AQMD is currently processing Quemetco's application to expand its throughput by 25% while DTSC is processing a renewal of Quemetco's hazardous waste permit, which does NOT mention their application to expand throughput, so DTSC is not requiring a new EIR--but we believe it should.
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