According to the EPA, it remains on track to complete its Phase-1 work by the end of the month. The speed of the work has been a priority under a federal executive order requiring a 30-day timeline for the removal hazardous household waste. Phase 1 and Phase 2 are happening concurrently.

For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in areas still recovering from last month’s devastating wildfires.

The biggest winter storm to hit Southern California so far this season has increased the risk of mudslides and debris flows in the neighborhoods burned by wildfires in January.