An upcoming hearing on the lawsuit Citizens for Chiquita Canyon Closure v. County of Los Angeles will be held on Wednesday, June 5. Judge Stephen Goorvitch, a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, will hear arguments on whether citizens have the right to challenge the county’s decision to allow the continued operation of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met Thursday evening to inform Castaic residents about the actions being taken to address the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. During the meeting, a panel of people represented multiple agencies such as the EPA, South Coast AQMD, L.A. County Public Health, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), Regional Water Board and Cal EPA. Throughout their presentation, ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Friday around 6:59 p.m. the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of an explosion in the Val Verde area. Upon arrival, it was determined that there was no explosion. The incident was a result of a mechanical failure of a small high pressure hose. One employee was injured and was taken to a local hospital prior to Fire ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...