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Chiquita Canyon Landfill Launches Community Relief Program; Public Meeting Tonight

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill (CCL) is accepting applications for its new “Community Relief Program” to provide assistance to residents impacted by odors. A public meeting is set to be held tonight.  CCL launched a new website aimed at residents impacted by odors to provide financial assistance towards expenses including temporary relocation, home hardening, and increased utility bills. Applications are currently being ...

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Supervisors Approve Tax Relief For Residents Impacted By Chiquita Canyon Landfill

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Homeowners impacted by the odors coming from Chiquita Canyon Landfill are one step closer to tax relief after a motion by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. The motion put forth by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, aimed at initiating tax relief for homeowners affected by odors from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Val Verde, Live Oak, and Hasley Hills, received unanimous ...

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‘For The Community, This Has Become A Serious Health Crisis’: Val Verde Residents Speak Out Against Chiquita Canyon Landfill

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Residents of Val Verde and the surrounding area came together Thursday afternoon to protest the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and the negative effect it has had on their health and lives. “I’ve been here today talking to neighbors, hearing about birds and bees being dead around people’s homes,” said Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo. “People passing out in their homes and needing to ...

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill Issued Violation For Failure To Maintain Leachate Collection System

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic was issued two Notices of Violations (NOVs)by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) this week. One NOV was issued for the landfill’s failure to maintain the leachate collection and storage system in good operating condition, failure to report the breakdown of equipment and other permit condition violations, according to the AQMD. ...

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill Odor Complaints Prompt Action From L.A. County

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During a virtual press conference Wednesday, County Supervisor Kathryn Barger provided an update on the persistent odors emanating from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill (CCL) negatively impacting nearby residents and recommended mitigation measures.  At the request of the County’s Solid Waste Management Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and South Coast Air Quality Management ...

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Family Of Missing Mother Heidi Planck Continue Searching For Answers

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Two years after her disappearance and a search for evidence that led investigators to Chiquita Canyon landfill,  Los Angeles mother Heidi Planck remains missing. Planck, then 38, was last seen on Oct. 17, 2021, when a surveillance camera caught sight of her walking her dog in an alley near the Hope + Flower apartment building at 1201 S. Hope Street ...

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L.A. County Launches Two Community Relief Programs To Help Residents Impacted By Landfill Odor

Los Angeles County launched the first of two community relief programs for households that have been impacted by odors stemming from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Monday. The Chiquita Canyon Landfill Utility Relief Grant Program is set to reimburse residents of Val Verde, Castaic and surrounding communities for their electric utility expenses incurred between May 1, 2023 through Oct. 31 2023. ...

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AQMD Requests Odor Management Order Against Chiquita Canyon Landfill

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) filed a petition Tuesday for an Order for Abatement that would require the Chiquita Canyon Landfill to take actions to reduce odors from the landfill. The Chiquita Canyon Landfill is a landfill/solid waste disposal facility located in Castaic, California. In May, South Coast AQMD began receiving hundreds of odor complaints ...

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Chiquita Canyon To Host Online Forum Discussing Foul Odors 

Officials representing Chiquita Canyon Landfill are set to hold an online forum Thursday evening to discuss ongoing odors emitting from the dump.  Since May, residents in several neighborhoods in Val Verde and the Castaic area have been posting complaints on social media about foul smells coming from the Chiquita Canyon landfill.   Since the complaints have started to pile on, ...

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