THE SIGNAL

“AQMD reps: Chiquita Canyon behind schedule”

South Coast Air Quality Management staff members proposed modifications to the Order of Abatement issued to Chiquita Canyon Landfill on Saturday during a hearing at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts at College of the Canyons. 

Kathryn Roberts, senior deputy district counsel for the AQMD, stated in her status report that Chiquita Canyon is behind schedule, regarding what the company was required to do as per the Order of Abatement issued in September 2023.  
 

Resident Liz Melanson, one of more than a dozen residents who commented and testified during the hearing, stated that she was frustrated with the ongoing odors coming from the landfill, despite Chiquita’s efforts to compensate residents with grants.