AQMD ordered short-term fixes to reduce odors and the landfill owners have to put together a committee to determine a long term solution.
At that hearing on Wednesday,, after eight hours of hearing public testimony and expert analysis, the AQMD ordered Chiquita Canyon landfill, run by Waste Connections, to take immediate steps to mitigate the stench. That includes installing an “impermeable” cover over the area that is emitting the excess gas.
Typically, microbes eat waste and the waste then decomposes at a slow and steady pace. However, in an elevated temperature landfill — at a temperature of 170 degrees Fahrenheit or higher — microbes can no longer function properly, resulting in the waste being decomposed at a quicker speed releasing large amounts of heat, liquid and landfill gas.
To minimize the release of the odors, Dick would work with the facility on heat collection and liquid collection methods.Residents have long raised a stink about the landfill. The 639-acre landfill opened in 1972 and in 1997, the Val Verde Civic Association reached an agreement with the former owner to close the landfill in 2019, or when it reached 23 million tons of garbage. But, when Chiquita Canyon reached that limit in 2016, Los Angeles County officials extended operations by a year.
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