As of January 1, 2025, Chiquita Canyon Landfill is closed for the acceptance of waste. Chiquita Canyon, LLC will continue to manage the landfill, including addressing the elevated temperature landfill event that is affecting the northwest corner of the landfill, as well as closure and post-closure activities. While active waste disposal operations have closed, we remain committed to working with federal, state and local regulators on the ongoing reaction mitigation efforts.
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 8/09/2025 at 6:30am On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Chiquita experienced an unplanned downtime of Flares 1, 2, and 3 and the thermal oxidizer at 6:30am for an expected total duration of up to 2 and a half hours because of a site-wide power failure…
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 8/06/2025 at 10:41am On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Chiquita experienced downtime of Flare 2 at 10:41am for a total duration of up to 80 minutes because of a clogged flame arrestor, which resulted in declining gas flow. Due to this downtime, there may be…
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 8/05/2025 at 4:53pm On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Chiquita experienced downtime of Flare 2 at 4:53pm for a total duration of up to 18 hours because of a clogged flame arrestor, which resulted in declining gas flow. Due to this downtime, there may be…
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Potentially Planned Down Time on 7/31/2025 at 10:00pm On Thursday, July 31, 2025, Chiquita anticipates a potential downtime of the Flares 1, 2, and 3, beginning at approximately 10:00pm for a total duration of up to 4 hours to perform a monthly flare alarm test. Chiquita does not…
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