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Calabasas Landfill on Rebound After California Wildfires

November 30, 2018

Via: Waste360

Two and a half weeks after Calabasas Landfill in Agoura, Calif., was caught in the wildfires and shut down, it’s mostly back online, though with some temporary fixes. All systems likely won’t be fully operational until the first quarter of 2019, projects Mark Revilla, division engineer for solid waste operations for Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.

Primarily, the gas collection system, leachate collection system and barrier water collection system are still not back to 100 percent. But staff have come a long way since November 9, after the fire spread to the site and the power went down, completely shutting down the gas system and backup flare system. There was no way to access a generator as the highway was shut down.

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