Published - August 13, 2025 @ 6:57 AM
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 8/13/2025 at 1:47am
On Wednesday August 13, 2025, Chiquita experienced unplanned downtime of Flare 2 beginning at 1:47am due to blower failure. Chiquita anticipates this downtime of Flare 2 may last approximately 6 and a half hours. Chiquita also experienced unplanned downtime of Flare 1 beginning at 4:57am due to low temperature. Chiquita anticipates this downtime of Flare 1 may last approximately 60 minutes. Due to these downtimes, there may be a possibility of increased odors in the community during the indicated time periods.
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.