Pacific Steel Castings
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Title V Information

  • Press announcement BAAQMD legal action against Pacific Steel Casting August 14, 2006
  • Communities For A Better Environment/Golden Gate University School of Law, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit July 6, 2005
  • Communities For A Better Environment/Golden Gate University School of Law, Press Release Citizen Suit
  • Appeal to the Berkeley City Council regarding ZAB's approval of the modification to the Use Permit (8957) UP #06 10000045 May 29, 2006 Appeal Filed against Pacific Steel Odor Reduction Permit, June 2, 2006 Suzanne La Barre, Berkeley Daily Planet
  • Transcripts from PSC Use Permit hearing at ZAB May 11, 2006
  • Zoning Adjustments Board: Comments to proposal for a Use Permit Modification (8957) UP #06 10000045 L A Wood, May 10, 2006
  • Letter to Pacific Steel Casting; Notice of Interest to File Suit under the Clean Air Act
    Communities For a Better Environment (CBE) and Golden Gate School of Law, Environmental law and Justice Clinic May 5, 2006
  • Pacific Steel Faces New Lawsuit From Environmental Group
    Suzanne La Barre, Berkeley Daily Planet, May 19, 2006
  • Letter to the Board of Directors Bay Area Air Quality Management District, April 7. 2006
    From West Berkeley Alliance for Clean Air and Safe Jobs, Berkeley Citizen Green Action for Health and Environmental Justice
  • Letter to Jack Broadbent, APCO, Bay Area Air Quality Management District February 27, 2006 From the Golden Gate University School of Law, Environmental Law and Justice Clinic Re: Pacific Steel Castings Company (Facility Numbers A0703, A1603 and A0187) Public Notice and Comment & Availability of Records
  • Letter from BAAQMD to Pacific Steel Casting regarding Title V operating permit program
  • Public Records Request for Pacific Steel Casting Thermo Incinerator DENIED
    Jack Broadbent,APCO, William H. Guy, Assistant Counsel March 25, 2005

PSC Zoning History Summary to 1991

ChiCOMM Public Relations, Oakland CA.. Firm for PSC....

Summary reports on Pacific Steel Castings community meetings as per the "Conditions to be met for Unconditional Order of Abatement Termination issued on October, 28, 1999"

  • Meeting #1 March 15, 2000
  • Meeting # 2 April 27, 2000
    video and transcripts

State of California Department of Health Services (DHS) & Pacific Steel Castings (PSC)

  • To Raymond R. Neutra, Chief of Epidemiological Studies Section, DHS, March 22, 1982
    Alan Foord, M.D., City of Berkeley Health Officer Re: Potential health problem at PSC
  • To: Pacific Steel Casting March 25, 1982 Re: Inspection of Waste Management Division
    Department of Health Services, Hazardous Waste Management Branch
  • Memo: Meeting with Pacific Steel Casting Company Hazardous Waste Dumping at the Berkeley Dump, From L. A. Bayuk, Registered Sanitarian, April 28, 1982.
  • Alan Foord, M.D., City of Berkeley Health Officer January 5, 1983
    Department of Health Services, Re: Health problems relating to odor
  • Memo: Daniel Boggan, Jr. City Manager Berkeley, January 6, 1983
    Berkeley Environmental Health, Re: Health Risk Assessment
Regulatory Documents For Pacific Steel Castings
  • BAAQMD Hearing Board Minority Report Summary
  • BAAQMD Hearing Board Transcript 10-28-1999
  • BAAQMD Herring Board Motion to Terminate Abatement Order 11-30-2000
  • Incinerator Permit Conditions # 9 Addendum to Permit Conditions #14797 (4-04-1997)
  • UDATED Permit to Operate- Incinerator November 2005
  • Permit to Operate - Incinerator July 1, 1998
  • 1420 2nd St. Plant #703 Permit to Operate & Source Emissions December 1, 1999
  • PSC (2nd) Street Map Berkeley

Additional Information

  • California Integrated Waste Management Board & PSC 1997
  • California Prop. 65
    Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity March 4, 2005
  • 24 hour toll-free BAAQMD complaint hotline: 1-800-334-ODOR (6367) BAAQMD Hotlines

PSC's Newsprint History...

  • Foundry continues to concern neighbors, Judith Scherr, Berkeley Daily Planet, March 17, 2000
  • Emissions debate nears end. Final decision set for October, Judith Scherr, Berkeley Daily Planet, September 23, 1999
  • Air Quality Battle in Oceanview , L A Wood , Berkeley Voice, September 9, 1999
  • "New Stench on the Block" July 9, 1999, L A Wood, Letter to the Editor East Bay Express
  • "West Berkeley Development Woes", East Bay Express, July 2, 1999
  • PSC's BAKE OVEN, Pepper Spray Times, June 1999
  • Neighbors Raise Stink over Odors, Judith Scherr, Daily Planet, June 13, 1999
  • "No pleasure living downwind from foundry" June 3, 1999, Miriam Kaminsky
  • "Something in the Air" October 12, 1995 Albany Journal, Miriam Kaminsky
  • Neighbors for Clean Air, Info. handout, Summer 1989
  • "Clean Air Group Objects to Odor from Foundry", Oakland East Bay February 11, 1982
  • Factory smell annoys W. Berkeley residents, Daily Californian, February 10, 1982
  • Big Stink about Foundry Leads to Permit Hearing, Berkeley Gazette 1982

Communications with the City of Berkeley, California Air Resources Board and the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Control District, and its Hearing Board regarding Pacific Steel Castings in Berkeley (1996-200?)

  • E-mail to Victor Morales-Laimon, BAAQMD Permits, December 17, 1996
    John Semerau, BAAQMD Re PSC Sand Recycler CEQA Requirements
  • To: John Semerau, BAAQMD, December 17, 1996 Re PSC Sand Recycler
    Blymyer Engineers Inc.
  • Office Memo To John Semerau BAAQMD January 7, 1997
    Henry Hilkin, BAAQMD Re PSC Sand Recycler CEQA Requirements
  • To: John Semerau, BAAQMD, January 23, 1997 Re PSC Sand Recycler
    Pacific Steel Castings
  • To Pacific Steel Castings, Re: Investigation of Complaint March 18, 1999
    City of Berkeley Toxics Management Division,
  • To Bill Mitchell, Toxics Management Division, City of Berkeley
    Pacific Steel Castings Technical Information on Waste Sand Recycler April 13, 1999
  • To Pacific Steel Castings, Re":Findings" Investigation of Complaint April 19, 1999
    City of Berkeley Toxics Management Division
  • To: Bay Area Air Quality Management District, May 5, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: PSC Sand Recycler Permit Review and Suspension of Operations
  • To: Berkeley City Council, May 10, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: Waste Incineration Activities
  • To: James Morgester, Chief, Compliance CA Air Resources Board, May18, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: Permitting Services of BAAQMD
  • To: L A Wood, May 20, 1999, Re: Thermal Sand Reclaimer
    Bay Area Air Quality Management District,
  • To: Bay Area Air Quality Management District, June 2, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: PSC Waste Incinerator Permit Review
  • To: Bay Area Air Quality Management District, June 8, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: Improper notification concerning PSC’s Unconditional Order of Abatement public hearing
  • To: James Morgester, Chief, Compliance CA Air Resources Board, June 17, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: Thermo Recycler Unit
  • To: L A Wood, July 7, 1999, Re: Thermal Sand Reclaimer
    Bay Area Air Quality Management District,
  • To: L A Wood, July 23, 1999, Re: Response to complaints over BAAQMD “Unconditional Order of Abatement”.CA Air Resources Board Compliance
  • To: Leslie Krinsk, Senior Staff Council, California Air Resources Board, July 27, 1999.
    L A Wood, Re: Pacific Steel Castings Air Discharge Permits
  • To: City of Berkeley City Council, September 13, 1999
    L A Wood Re: Amendment to health risk request t to add...A multiple facility (area) evaluation
  • To: City of Berkeley, Ms. Kelly, Clerk, October 15, 1999
    Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Re: Response to city request for a PSC Health Risk Assessment.
  • To: City of Berkeley, Ms. Kelly, Clerk, November 5, 1999
    Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Re: Response to city request for a PSC Health Risk Assessment.
  • To: Bay Area Air Quality Management District November 9, 1999
    L A Wood Re: PSC Permit to Operate # 16879 and Violation of Permit conditions.
  • To: Mr. Kwong, District Council for BAAQMD, November 15, 1999.
    Toni Stein, Hearing Board Member, BAAQMD Re: Testimony of District Permit Engineer.
  • To: Winston Hickox, Secretary California EPA, December 22, 1999.
    L A Wood Re: Request for an investigation BAAQMD Permitting Practices
  • To Mark Rhodes, City of Berkeley Zoning December 30, 1999
    L A Wood, Re: Zoning review of Thermo Recycler
  • To: Bay Area Air Quality Management District January 4, 2000
    L A Wood Re: Improper BAAQMD’s Hearing Board Activities
  • To: Bay Area Air Quality Management District January 20, 2000
    L A Wood Re: BAAQMD’s Hearing Board Process
  • To: L A Wood, May 3, 2000 Re: Response to complaints over BAAQMD Hearing Board
    CA Air Resources Board Chief Council,
  • To: L A Wood, September 19, 2000 Re: Response to complaints over BAAQMD Permit Practices and District Policies. CA Air Resources Board Compliance
  • To: Lisa Brown, CAL EPA Legal Council, Re BAAQMD Permit Practices.
    L A Wood, December 5, 2000
  • To: L A Wood, January 29, 2001 Re: Improper BAAQMD’s Hearing Board Activities
    Cal EPA Council, Lisa Brown
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