Chiquita Canyon Landfill Hit with New Orders in Yearslong Battle to Reduce Stench

Chiquita hit with stricter monitoring rules

Prior to the start of another six-hour hearing, air regulators accused Waste Connections and Chiquita Canyon Landfill of weaponizing accommodations and gamesmanship in dragging out its hearing process, which the landfill’s lawyers denied Tuesday.  The South Coast Air Quality Management District hearing board on Wednesday announced “stronger mitigation measures to address persistent odors that have been impacting the community for years,” accordi…

Chiquita Canyon Landfill hit with new orders in yearslong battle to reduce stench

Chiquita Canyon Landfill officials are being slapped with "stronger mitigation measures" in a yearslong effort to reduce the persistent odors that have been affecting the surrounding community, officials announced Wednesday. "New and modified requirements include expanded remote air monitoring and the use of drones for aerial surveillance to detect landfill emissions more rapidly and in areas that are inaccessible," the South Coast Air Quality M…

Schiavo Moves Forward More Financial Relief for Residents Near Chiquita Canyon Landfill

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo D-Chatsworth, has moved forward two bills to provide financial relief for neighbors impacted by the ongoing public health crises at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in the Santa Clarit Valley.

Chiquita Canyon Landfill Ordered To Take Stronger Actions To Reduce Odors

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Hearing Board amended an Order for Abatement (Order) requiring Chiquita Canyon Landfill to implement stronger mitigation measures to address persistent odors that have been impacting the community for years. New and modified requirements include expanded remote air monitoring and the use of drones for aerial ... The post Chiquita Canyon Landfill Ordered To Take Stronger Actions T…