Published - January 22, 2025 @ 7:51 PM
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 1/22/2025 at 12:21pm
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Chiquita experienced unplanned downtime of Flares 1, 2, and 3 and the Zeeco thermal oxidizer to switch the equipment to generator power as a precautionary measure in the event Southern California Edison shuts off utility power due to the Hughes Fire near the landfill that is forcing evacuations. Due to this downtime, there is a possibility of increased odors in the community during the indicated time period.
Under Condition 81 of the Modified Stipulated Order for Abatement in Case No. 6177-4, Chiquita Canyon, LLC (Chiquita) is required to notify the community (i) if any individual control device has downtime which is anticipated to last 30 minutes or more or once any downtime for an individual control device reaches 30 minutes of downtime or (ii) if the downtime of any combination of landfill gas collection equipment results or is planned to result in a reduction of gas flow to control devices by 10% or more and the downtime is anticipated to last 30 minutes or more or once any downtime for such devices reach 30 minutes of downtime.
Chiquita continues to work to diligently comply with regulator orders.