THE SIGNAL

“Val Verde residents file petition to shut down Chiquita Canyon Landfill”

Oshea Orchid, an attorney with Sethi, Orchid & Miner, the law firm representing the petitioners, said at the press conference that the landfill needs to be shut down in order for remedial measures to take place.  

“It’s really important that we get more attention to this issue,” Orchid said. “For the community here, this has become a serious health crisis. The community has been reporting thousands of complaints, not just over the last year, but even this month alone, there’s been over 1,400 complaints, to date. There’s also been hundreds of notices of violation issued by various regulatory agencies.”