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: Resumed Operation of Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment on 7/14/2026 at 2:00 pm As previously noticed, on Monday, July 13, 2026, Chiquita experienced unplanned downtime of the Parnel TOx at approximately 12:11 pm due to flame failure. The Parnel TOx resumed operations by July 14, 2026, at approximately 2:00 pm. During this downtime,…
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 7/14/2026 at 3:53 am; Resumed Operation on 7/14/2026 by 5:19 am On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Chiquita experienced unplanned downtime of Flare 3 at approximately 3:53 am due to flame failure. Flare 3 resumed operation at approximately 5:19 am. The downtime of Flare 3…
Alert: Landfill Gas Collection and Control Equipment Unplanned Down Time on 7/13/2026 at 11:00 am and 12:11 pm On Monday, July 13, 2026, Chiquita experienced unplanned downtime of the Parnel TOx at approximately 11:00 am due to flame failure. This downtime lasted for approximately 39 minutes. The Parnel TOx then experienced another unplanned downtime at…
Cool Zone Opens July 14 During the next several weeks, Chiquita Canyon Landfill will be conducting work at the west toe of the landfill as part of its continued mitigation of the ongoing elevated landfill temperature (ETLF) event or reaction. Settlement in the reaction area has caused movement of the west toe. To ensure there…
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