San Bernardino County Fire Department
Hazardous Materials Division
Site Remediation Program
620 South "E" Street
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0153
Joe Ashbaker, Supervisor
Phone: 909.386.8419
Fax: 909.386.8460
The Site Remediation Program is responsible for directing the cleanup of hazardous
materials sites in San Bernardino County. Although some of these are former underground
storage tank sites, we also work on a contractual basis with individual companies
to clean up contamination from other sources. The Site Remediation Program provides
a number of services including:
- Local Implementing Agency (LIA)
- Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Local Implementing Agency (LIA) Program
The Hazardous Materials Division of the San Bernardino County Fire Department contracts
with the UST owners/operators to provide regulatory oversight of corrective actions
necessary when underground storage tanks experience an unauthorized release of a
hazardous substance.
As a Local Implementing Agency (LIA), the professional staff of the Site Remediation
Program direct persons responsible for the cleanup of the hazardous materials releases
to take appropriate actions to determine the extent of the unauthorized release,
assess the risk that contamination presents to the health and safety of our citizens,
and to institute measures to mitigate any adverse effects. Once these objectives
have been met, the Site Remediation Program certifies that the corrective actions
are complete. Although an LIA site may be eligible for State Cleanup Fund monies,
this is a fee-based program in which the LIA charges the responsible party an hourly
fee for oversight services. Please consult the department’s
fee schedule
for the current rate of reimbursement.
Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)
The Site Remediation Program also provides regulatory oversight services to property
owners and facility operators who have experienced or discovered a hazardous materials
discharge from other than an underground storage tank, and wish to voluntarily clean
up the contamination and restore their property to a safe and equitable condition.
As with unauthorized releases from underground storage tanks, the professional staff
of the Site Remediation (VCP) work with property owners and their consultants to
plan and implement corrective actions that will accomplish these goals and comply
with applicable laws and regulations.
Departmental oversight of voluntary site cleanups is not supported by public funds.
Therefore, these services are provided by agreement with the responsible parties,
and reimbursement for expenses incurred by the department is required, similar to
the LIA Program.