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FEMA Considering Oroville Location for Debris-Sorting Site

FEMA is now considering a location in Oroville as a temporary spot for a Camp Fire debris removal site.

Posted: Dec 21, 2018 11:35 AM

Posted By: Stephanie Schmieding

OROVILLE, Calif. - FEMA is now considering a location in Oroville as a temporary spot for a Camp Fire debris removal site.

The U.S. Army Corps of engineers proposed using Koppers Inc. Plant.

The plant is located off of Bagget Marysville Road.

The facility would be used to sort, process and transfer non-hazardous debris from the Camp Fire.

FEMA will evaluate water quality, air quality and noise impacts before making a decision.

California Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 879645

Reported Deaths: 16982

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Los Angeles	289366	6877
Riverside	64075	1272
San Bernardino	59779	1021
Orange	57071	1410
San Diego	52735	853
Kern	33448	410
Fresno	30051	429
Sacramento	24425	468
Santa Clara	23355	378
Alameda	22738	433
San Joaquin	21187	484
Contra Costa	18157	234
Stanislaus	17341	392
Tulare	17120	275
Ventura	13901	160
Imperial	12475	335
San Francisco	11901	133
Monterey	11091	83
San Mateo	10810	157
Santa Barbara	9608	119
Merced	9314	152
Sonoma	8934	129
Kings	8159	83
Solano	7117	74
Marin	7019	124
Madera	4886	73
San Luis Obispo	4009	32
Placer	3978	52
Yolo	3073	56
Butte	3019	50
Santa Cruz	2706	23
Napa	1882	14
Sutter	1796	12
Shasta	1723	29
San Benito	1403	14
El Dorado	1283	4
Yuba	1253	10
Mendocino	1103	21
Tehama	774	8
Lassen	757	1
Lake	670	15
Glenn	639	3
Nevada	582	8
Humboldt	554	9
Colusa	545	6
Calaveras	333	17
Amador	313	16
Tuolumne	249	4
Inyo	215	15
Siskiyou	184	0
Mono	175	2
Del Norte	173	1
Mariposa	78	2
Plumas	54	0
Modoc	27	0
Trinity	23	0
Sierra	6	0
Alpine	3	0
Unassigned	0	0

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