DID YOU KNOW?
The fifth Southeast Area Huntington Beach Committee meeting of 2025 will take place this Wednesday, September 24, at 4:30 p.m. This in-person meeting will be held at the Civic Center in the Lower Level in Room B7/B8. The Southeast Area Committee updates the community on major projects in and near southeast Huntington Beach, including Ascon.
To be added to the e-mail list to receive agendas, send your request to sandie.frakes@surfcity-hb.org.
SITEWIDE ACTIVITIES
FIELD WORK: Excavation work will continue in the northern and eastern/central areas of Ascon this week, depending on weather and Site conditions.
During the week of October 6, infrastructure work in the right of way related to future stormwater pipe installation will require traffic control with lane diversion along Hamilton Ave. in front of the Ascon Site. This schedule is tentative due to contractor availability and permitting. We will provide additional details once the timing of work is confirmed.
The Ascon information table is set up in Edison Park across from the Site on days when northern excavation work is occurring. Offsite odor monitoring technicians, in Ascon-labeled orange safety vests, monitor outside the Site.
During this phase of work, personnel may be onsite on Saturdays to conduct Site work and equipment maintenance, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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. Ascon remains in compliance with stormwater pollution prevention requirements.
- Regular inspections are conducted by Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District of areas of the Ascon Site where water may be detained. Active mitigation measures are implemented by Vector Control 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.”
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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.
Have a Question or Concern?
Please contact the Ascon community information line at 714-388-1825 or email info@asconhb.com. If there is a potential emergency, please call 911. Sign up for AsconAlert, an opt-in community alert system for the Ascon project here.
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