LAKE COUNTY, Calif. –The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, or CalRecycle, reported that it has completed the first phase of Valley fire debris removal operations in Lake County.

The Debris Removal Operations Center at 21297 Calistoga Road in Middletown will close to the public at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, CalRecycle Reported.

At that time, Lake County’s Department of Environmental Health will become the main point of contact for the Valley fire debris removal operations.

Lake County Environmental Health is located at 922 Bevins Court in Lakeport, telephone 707-263-1164.

Phase two of the Valley fire debris removal operation is expected to begin in late March or early April, depending on the weather, officials said.

At that time, CalRecycle crews will complete debris removal at approximately 30 sites that are currently not accessible due to weather-related issues.

Also at that time, CalRecycle will look to address debris removal for additional sites identified by Lake County where owners have not signed up for debris removal and have not begun the cleanup process.

Since CalRecycle started cleanup operations on Oct. 3, 2015, teams have completed debris removal at 1,130 sites.

CalRecycle spokesman Lance Klug told Lake County News that the cleanup has included some commercial sites.

“We have cleaned commercial sites where there was a danger to the public,” such as those close to schools, he said.

In the coming days and weeks, CalRecycle contractors will continue to install erosion control measures and hydro-seeding on cleared sites.