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Monterey County Environmental Health to test water, debris at Vistra Energy fire site Friday

By Sergio Berrueta

January 24, 2025 7:09 PM

Published January 23, 2025 7:34 PM

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The County of Monterey's Environmental Health Bureau will be gathering samples to test from the Vistra energy battery facility on Friday. This will be the first time the Health Bureau has visited the site.

Partnering with the county's Department of Toxic Substances Control and California Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau will be testing water, debris and dust. samples will be collected within the facility and in areas nearby.

Once the samples are collected, they will be tested for any chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid. The results will also be made available on the Ready Monterey County website.

The Health Bureau is also advising those living near the area that may have fire residue to be cautious due to safety concerns. Recommendations for those looking to cleanup residue includes wearing a disposable N-95 mask and goggles and using HEPA-filter vaccuum cleaners

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Sergio Berrueta

Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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