Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Unpermitted Disposal Site Remediation

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery CalRecycle is preparing to remediate an unpermitted solid waste disposal site located on steep embankments alongside a three-quarter-mile stretch of De Luz Road south of Murrietta within the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Riverside County. This project involves the removal of illegally dumped waste from the ground and its transport to a permitted facility for proper disposal, carried out by a contractor selected by CalRecycle. The effort aims to restore ecological integrity to the protected area by eliminating contamination and preventing further environmental degradation. The solicitation for this remediation project was posted on July 9 2026 and falls under CalRecycle’s broader mission to enforce waste management regulations and protect natural resources. The work will be performed in Murrieta California with the primary point of contact being Steve Santa Croce Senior Waste Management Engineer who can be reached via phone or email for inquiries. Although no solicitation number NAICS code or set aside details are provided the project is anticipated to proceed under CalRecycle’s authority to address unauthorized waste disposal on sensitive ecological lands.