South Coast Air Quality Management District logged 69 Hyperion odor complaints; El Segundo provides update

El Segundo ' City staff told the El Segundo City Council on Sept. 16 that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) had received 69 odor complaints about Hyperion over the previous two weeks and had issued two notices of violation for nuisance odors.

City Attorney David King reported that in closed session the council authorized the city manager to opt in to settlement agreements connected to the opioid crisis; after that announcement the city manager provided the Hyperion update and cited SCAQMD complaint and enforcement activity. The council directed that information about Hyperion be made available to the public at the city's website: elsagundo.org/hyperion.

Why it matters: Repeated odor complaints and notices of violation from the regional air-quality regulator indicate an ongoing local air-quality nuisance investigation and possible enforcement activity. The notices of violation are administrative actions by SCAQMD; the meeting summary did not specify any new city enforcement action or technical remediation steps taken by the city.

Details: The meeting summary states SCAQMD received 69 complaints in the prior two weeks and issued two notices of violation for nuisance odors. The city provided a webpage for Hyperion-related updates and resources.

The council meeting recording and supporting documents are available at elsegundo.org; the council's next meeting was announced as Oct. 7.