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Hearings - State Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Stringfellow Waste Disposal Site, 1979

 File — Box: 541, Folder: 7

Sub-Series Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series consists of files related to the Stringfellow Acid Pits, a toxic waste dump located in Riverside County considered to be one of the most polluted sites in California. Materials in the sub-series include correspondence, memorandums, reports, meeting minutes, and events documenting cleanup efforts under the Superfund program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the controversy surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency's alleged mismanagement of the cleanup, and community activism surrounding pollution of nearby neighborhoods due to spills and leaks from the pits.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

The collection is in English.

Access

COLLECTION PARTIALLY STORED OFF-SITE: Two weeks advanced notice is required for use of boxes 1-978.

This collection is open for research, with the exception of select files and items that are restricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 437.48 Linear Feet (1008 boxes, 7 flat file folders)

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA