On 6/18/2026, Chiquita experienced planned downtime of Flares 1 and 2 at approximately 11:00 am to clean the second knockout pot at the flare station. Both flares resumed operation on 6/18/2026 at 6:09 pm following the downtime previously noticed on 6/16/2026.

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. Pursuant to Condition 81, Chiquita is also required to notify the community once the gas collection and control equipment has resumed operation.

Chiquita continues to work to diligently comply with regulator orders.