CLEARLAKE >> Following an announcement that the state is requiring abatement of Sulphur Fire properties starting on December 1, Clearlake set a deadline of November 29 for property owners to submit a written debris removal plan to Lake County Environmental Health.
“This debris is a public health hazard and presents a potential danger to the public and the environment,” Clearlake City Manager Greg Folsom said, explaining the urgency.
On Saturday, Folsom reported that debris removal crews are working seven days a week to speed up the removal process and a Sulphur Fire debris. This came after the state Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) bumped up the deadline for the city and county to deliver a list of properties where there is an order to abate.
In order to meet that deadline, Clearlake held a special City Council meeting on November 16. Council members decided upon the November 29 deadline.
“It is critical that property owners meet with Lake County Environmental Health and file their debris removal plan within the next few days,” said Folsom. “Unfortunately, due to the public health hazard potential of the fire debris, properties that have neither filed a Right of Entry nor a debris self-removal plan will be subject to summary abatement proceedings through the City’s Code Enforcement Department.”
For more information, or to document your intent to use a private contractor and file your opt-out plan, contact Lake County Environmental Health at 707-263-1164.
