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Assembly committee advances Chiquita Canyon landfill-fire bill after residents describe years-long harm
Summary
Assemblymember Schiavo said AB 28 would require landfill operators to monitor subsurface temperatures and to report elevated readings so agencies can coordinate responses to prevent or control subsurface fires.
Assemblymember Schiavo introduced AB 28, the Landfill Fire Safety Act, saying the measure is designed to prevent events like the multi-year subsurface fire at Chiquita Canyon Landfill and to hold negligent operators accountable.
Schiavo described the Chiquita Canyon event as a ‘‘subsurface elevated temperature event’’ that has burned for more than three years and grown from about 30 acres to roughly 90 acres. “This is a public health bridal that’s affecting residents within a 5 mile radius or more,” Schiavo said, and she outlined proposed…
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