A hydrogen peroxide line at the Chiquita Canyon landfill in Castaic burst, injuring one person Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The U.S. EPA orders Chiquita Canyon landfill to take immediate action to safeguard the public. Meanwhile, nearby residents have filed suit to close the facility.
Operators of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic have been ordered to reduce odors that have led to residents complaining and even falling ill. So far this year, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has received 2,100 odor complaints that investigators traced back to the landfill. As a result, AQMD has issued approximately 60 […]
we have bags basically 1260 acres of trash that becomes a crime scene. but investigators got a huge break when they learned landfill officials were far better organized than they thought. one of the things that i was quite amazed by was how strategically placed or lined out the trash is that is put in grids. they can actually go back and determine a region or area where trash was dumped from a particular area of the city. so volunteers searched the area where trash from joanna s neighborhood was dumped. but even then, it was almost two years worth of trash, almost a quarter of a million tons of it to dig through. hundreds of volunteers participated in the search. to us, it was a phenomenal effort that they were willing to do for our daughter. after 12 weeks, investigators had to consider the possibility they wouldn t find joanna s body.
we have basically 1250 acres of trash. that becomes a crime scene. but investigators got a huge break when they learned landfill officials were far better organized than they thought. one of the things that i was quite amazed by was how strategically placed or lined out the trash is that is put in grids. they can actually go back and determine a region or area where trash was dumped from a particular area of the city. so volunteers searched the area where trash from joanna s neighborhood was dumped. but even then, it was almost will two years worth of trash almost a quarter of a million tons of it, to dig through. hundreds of volunteers participated in the search. to us, it was a phenomenal effort that they were willing to do for our daughter. after 12 weeks, investigators had to consider the possibility