Chiquita Community Relief Program

Chiquita Community Relief Program Chiquita has established a new community relief program to assist with offsetting costs associated with odor mitigation. Chiquita has retained a third-party administrator to administer this program. Through the program, residents of Val Verde, Live Oak, Hasley Hills, Hillcrest Parkway, Hasley Canyon and Stevenson Ranch will be able to request funding that can…

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Statement on 2/23 Incident

Statement on 2/23 Incident Shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a report of an incident at the landfill.  Upon arrival, the Fire Department assisted the landfill with a brief leachate incident resulting from a mechanical failure of a small, high-pressure hose in connection with on-site leachate treatment and…

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Statement on EPA Announcement

Statement on EPA Announcement The source of the odors is from an increase in landfill gas and leachate (liquid) production caused by a rare reaction occurring deep within an older section of the Landfill.   Chiquita, along with its various regulatory oversight agencies, has been working cooperatively to rapidly address these issues. We welcome the opportunity…

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