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South Coast Air Quality Management District

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

Chiquita Canyon Landfill

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 Ordered To Find Cause Of Odor Issue Impacting Val Verde, Castaic

Wednesday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Hearing Board approved an Order for Abatement that will require the Chiquita Canyon Landfill to take actions to reduce odors from the landfill that have impacted the community. The Chiquita Canyon Landfill is a landfill/solid waste disposal facility located at 29201 Henry Mayo Dr., in Castaic, California. So far ...

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Mandatory Wood-Burning Ban In Effect For Portions Of LA County, Including Santa Clarita

A mandatory wood-burning ban, issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), is in effect for all residing in the South Coast Air Basin, including the Santa Clarita Valley. The wood-burning ban is scheduled to last from Monday, Dec. 26 through Tuesday, Dec. 27. The ban is in effect for all indoor and outdoor wood-burning due ...

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Unhealthy Air Quality Advisory Announced For Santa Clarita By South Coast AQMD

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On Tuesday, Aug. 24, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced an air quality advisory warning due to wildfire smoke for those in areas like Santa Clarita, the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley. An air quality advisory warning was issued by South Coast AQMD this week due to wildfire smoke, affecting areas like the Santa Clarita Valley. “Wildfires ...

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Supervisor Kathryn Barger Named Board Member Of South Coast Air Quality Management District

Supervisor Kathryn Barger South Coast Air Quality

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger was sworn in Friday as the newest member of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board, replacing Supervisor Janice Hahn as the County of Los Angeles’s representative. Barger was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in November 2016 and currently serves as its chair. She represents the Fifth District ...

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College Of The Canyons Awarded $3 Million To Increase Energy Independence

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College of the Canyons has been awarded $3 million by the South Coast Air Quality Management District to upgrade its existing fuel cell technology system, which is expected to bring the college one step closer to energy independence, officials said Thursday. The incentive fund from SCAQMD was given to 26 various businesses, organizations, government agencies and utility companies. However, COC ...

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Santa Clarita Air Quality Deemed ‘Unhealthy’ For Sensitive Individuals

Santa Clarita air quality has been deemed unhealthy for sensitive people in the Santa Clarita Valley Tuesday, according to an advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The alert applies to sensitive individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, the East San Fernando ...

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Santa Clarita Residents With Respiratory Ailments Advised To Stay Indoors

Santa Clarita residents with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory diseases, living or working in the Santa Clarita, East San Gabriel, or Pomona areas should minimize outdoor activities, said Los Angeles County Interim Health Officer Jeffrey Gunzenhauser. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals around ...

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Air Quality Officials Warn Of Unhealthy Air On Friday In Santa Clarita Valley

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Air quality will be unhealthy for residents in the Santa Clarita Valley and San Fernando Valley on Friday, according to officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.  Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County Interim Health Officer, Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, MD, MPH, advises people living or working in the Santa ...

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Air Quality Officials Say Cancer Risk Cut By Half

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Southland air quality officials have conducted a major study and found that reductions in toxic emissions have cut residents’ cancer risk from air pollution by more than half since 2005. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Air pollution controls on everything from cars to trucks to industrial plants have dramatically reduced toxic emissions ...

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