(Santa Ana, CA) – The GKN Aerospace hazardous material incident in Garden Grove is transitioning out of the emergency response phase. Beginning Friday, May 29, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) as the County’s Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) will take the lead as the oversight authority for site cleanup and waste removal. The HCA, in its regulatory role, will work closely with GKN Aerospace throughout this next phase.
During the cleanup process, air monitoring will be conducted at the fence line and in the community under the oversight of South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide technical advisory support to South Coast AQMD and the HCA throughout this next phase. Updates regarding the site cleanup and waste removal will be posted on www.occupainfo.com.
Information regarding the GKN Aerospace hazardous material incident can be found here: https://www.ocgov.com/gkn-aerospace-hazmat-incident.
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