County officials have confirmed that there is no current risk to public health from the air, water, or soil during the ongoing cleanup at the Moss Landing Battery Storage facility. The initial phase focused on delinking batteries involved in a January fire, with measures in place to prevent thermal runaway and flare-ups, which remain a potential risk. The EPA advises that further work is necessary before addressing batteries that are still buried under debris. Cleanup and recovery efforts will continue amidst careful planning for the later demolition of the damaged site.
County officials reaffirmed there is currently no risk to public health in the air, water or soil as phase one of the cleanup process continues at the Moss Landing Battery Storage facility.
The battery delinking process was part of hazard mitigation to reduce the risk of thermal runaway, re-ignition, and fire propagation after the Jan. 16 fire.
EPA officials have warned that while delinking the batteries reduces the risk of large fires, there is still a chance for additional flare ups.
At this point we are focused on the delinking process... we’re going to be very methodical on how to move forward on this process.
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