DID YOU KNOW?

Additional excavation work is required in the western area of the Ascon Site. This work will begin the week of April 20 and is expected to take approximately 2 weeks to complete. Updates to the Ascon air monitoring program will not be implemented until this work is completed.

If you have any questions, please contact the Ascon community information line at 714-388-1825 or email the project team at info@asconhb.com. To learn more about Final Remedy work at the Ascon Site, please visit asconhb.com/restart.

SITEWIDE ACTIVITIES

  • FIELD WORK: Grading of soils will continue in all areas of the Site.

    To answer community questions, the Ascon information table will be set up in Edison Park across from the Site on days of active excavation in areas with a higher potential for odor.

    During this phase of work, personnel may be onsite on Saturdays to conduct Site work and equipment maintenance from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Clean Soil Import Work

    Clean soil import is expected to resume on Wednesday, April 15, depending on availability.

    Here is what you can expect to see:

    • As many as 150 soil import trucks may arrive onsite per day. ​
    • Work may occur Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.; occasional Saturday work may occur, if needed.
    • Haul trucks enter Ascon from Hamilton Avenue and exit on Magnolia Street. Import haul trucks avoid the major intersection of Hamilton and Magnolia per the project’s approved haul route plan.  ​
    • Dust mitigation and traffic control measures are in place, including continued onsite dust mitigation measures. We also conduct additional street cleaning outside the project Site entrance and exit areas during periods of import.​
    • Additional clean soil import work will occur during the next several months.

  • INSPECTIONS:

    • DTSC is the lead regulatory agency for the Ascon project and conducts inspections at Ascon. Their inspection reports can be found on the online DTSC database, Envirostor.
    • The City of Huntington Beach continues its regular stormwater inspections of Ascon. Site staff will be at Ascon daily during extended rain events (except holidays and weekends) to monitor the Site stormwater controls currently in place. Ascon remains in compliance with stormwater pollution prevention requirements.
    • Regular inspections are conducted by Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) in areas of the Ascon Site where water may be detained. Active mitigation measures are implemented by OCMVCD to protect the community, as well as onsite workers, from mosquitoes.

  • SECURITY: 24-hour, 7 days per week, onsite security continues during construction activities. Security is not always visible at the entrance gates. Unannounced visitors without official business or agency oversight of Ascon are not permitted to enter the Site. Trespassers will be reported to the Huntington Beach Police Department and DTSC.

    You may see: You may see flashlights or headlights from vehicles after dark concluding daily activities and providing security at the 38-acre Site.

    In an emergency: If you see or hear something that appears urgent, please call the Huntington Beach Police Department at 911 first, then the Ascon community information line, 714-388-1825. Calls to the Ascon information line are automatically logged and relayed by text and email to the Ascon team.

AIR MONITORING

Dust and total VOC monitoring is conducted 24/7 at upwind and downwind stations on the Ascon Site documenting effective dust control measures. This is in addition to 24/7 air monitoring at the neighborhood stations.

Where to find air monitoring data and live stream weather: Sitewide and live streaming weather conditions from the Ascon Site are found on the Actively Monitoring Air Quality page on asconhb.com. To view archived air monitoring results posted by DTSC on Envirostor – including weekly field inspections by DTSC that include air monitoring observations – click on “Community Involvement Documents” and scroll to “Updates and Information.”

SAFETY MESSAGE

SEE SOMETHING? HAVE A QUESTION? Call our information line: 714-388-1825 or email us at info@asconhb.com

DRONES: Drone flights over Ascon can create worker and Site safety issues. Please don’t fly drones over sensitive onsite equipment and the power lines along the perimeter of Ascon. We appreciate the community’s assistance. 

ENTRANCE AND EXIT GATES: Entering the Ascon Site is prohibited to those who are not authorized. The community is asked to keep a safe distance from both entrance and exit gates at Ascon, especially during soil importing, and refrain from parking, walking, or standing in these areas. The gates on Magnolia Street and Hamilton Avenue may open unexpectedly for workers and site inspections, as well as supply delivery and removal.  

PEDESTRIANS: Your safety is important! Pedestrians have been observed walking next to Ascon along Magnolia and Hamilton streets (adjacent to the concrete fence base where there currently is no sidewalk). We encourage pedestrians to observe public pathway signage and use the sidewalks on the east side of Magnolia and the north side of Hamilton.  

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