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.
However, he also made clear that, “we may not arrive at a definitive answer to what was the cause for the heat to initiate in this facility.”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.
“There's been what I would consider a environmental disaster that we are dealing with, where we cannot open our windows,” said Cody Clark, a resident of Val Verde. “We go outside and we are hit by toxic fumes and gases outside of our house. And we are having health problems every day.”What's next
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