SCL-CAC Hybrid Meeting – July 13, 2023

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Thursday, July 13, 2023 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Center for Spiritual Living
17622 Chatsworth Street
Granada Hills, CA 91344
or join via ZOOM using link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81926802016 Meeting ID: 819 2680 2016

AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2023-07-13.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – May 11, 2023

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Thursday, May 11, 2023 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Van Gogh Charter School Auditorium
17160 Van Gogh Street,
Granada Hills, CA 91344

AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SCL-CAC-Agenda-May-2023.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – March 9, 2023

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Thursday, March 9, 2023 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting Online use link below:

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82291858517

Meeting ID: 822 9185 8517

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AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2023-03-09.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

*Note: Due to delays or holidays, DECEMBER reports might not have been posted timely on the CAC website.  However, if you use the following hotlink, whatever is currently posted on the AQMD’s website can be viewed by going to   Odor Complaints (aqmd.gov)   The Chart of Complaints Reported since 2005 is immediately viewable, and the spreadsheet of the Summary of Complaints and the Monthly Report of Complaints which appear immediately below it, can be viewed by clicking on them as well.

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

EPA Agrees to Re-evaluate MSW Landfill Emissions Measurements in Effort to Settle Lawsuit

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Dive Brief:

  • The U.S. EPA says it will reevaluate its estimation methods for measuring carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides in MSW landfill emissions in an effort to settle a lawsuit brought by environmental groups in July 2022.
  • The Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network said in the lawsuit that EPA hasn’t updated its landfill emission estimation methods since 1998. The Clean Air Act requires the agency to reevaluate them every three years. 
  • The EPA issued a proposed consent decree on Thursday, saying it would either suggest updated evaluation methods by Jan. 15, 2024, or determine that such updates aren’t needed. The EPA will solicit public comments on the consent decree until March 13.

Dive Insight:

Landfill operators and related companies are facing growing scrutiny around emissions testing, and some are investing in diverse methods for measuring emissions such as methane. Changes to how the EPA estimates such emissions might eventually affect some aspects of landfill management and operations.

The EPA agreed to look at how it estimates releases of some emissions in municipal solid waste landfills, according to the consent decree. If it determines updates are needed, the EPA agreed to submit a draft revision to the estimation methods, known as “emission factors,” in January 2024. The final rule is due by Aug. 14, 2024. 

The Environmental Integrity Project and the other groups leading the lawsuit allege EPA has been undercounting carbon monoxide, VOCs and nitrogen oxide releases by as much as 25%. The EPA proposed an amendment to the estimation methods in 2008, but it did not finalize the amendment even though, the lawsuit states, the agency “expressly acknowledg[ed]” that the 1998 methods are “inaccurate in ways that tend to underestimate emissions.” The EPA has declined to comment on the consent decree or the lawsuit.

The EPA needs to update its methods to more accurately regulate landfills, better track how emissions are escaping and hold potential polluters accountable for greenhouse gas emissions, the environmental groups said. 

“There’s been a significant change in what we know about landfill emissions the past several decades,” Jennifer Duggan, EIP’s deputy director, told Reuters.

The Solid Waste Association of North America plans to “participate in the EPA’s review of the emission factors,” said CEO David Biderman. 

The consent decree and any possible updates to EPA estimation methods likely won’t affect landfill operators for a few years, but some operators have already had certain emissions monitoring methods on their mind.

These operators say they support finding more accurate emissions measurement strategies, which could show they emit less methane and other emissions than environmental groups think. Some are using satellites in an attempt to more precisely measure methane, for example.

Yet the variety of testing methods for certain emissions, plus the cost to carry out such testing, can complicate operations. Landfill operators are also under pressure from the Biden administration to adopt better measurement methods, as the administration’s climate strategy mentions landfills as a priority for reducing greenhouse gases. 

The EPA consent decree comes about a year and a half after the agency issued a final rule setting methane emissions thresholds for MSW landfills, a decision that prompted some operators to make plans to update their emissions systems. That rule was long tied up in a separate lawsuit that was resolved in 2021. 

From https://www.wastedive.com/news/epa-consent-decree-msw-landfill-emissions/642606/

SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – January 12, 2023

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Thursday, January 12, 2023 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting Online use link below:

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81788526474

Meeting ID: 817 8852 6474

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AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2022-11-10.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

*Note: Due to delays or holidays, DECEMBER reports might not have been posted timely on the CAC website.  However, if you use the following hotlink, whatever is currently posted on the AQMD’s website can be viewed by going to   Odor Complaints (aqmd.gov)   The Chart of Complaints Reported since 2005 is immediately viewable, and the spreadsheet of the Summary of Complaints and the Monthly Report of Complaints which appear immediately below it, can be viewed by clicking on them as well.

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – November 10, 2022

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Thursday, November 10, 2022 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting Online use link below:

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81227380819

Meeting ID: 812 2738 0819

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AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2022-11-10.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

Note: Due to delays or holidays, these reports might not have been posted timely on the CAC website.  However, if you use the following hotlink, whatever is currently posted on the AQMD’s website can be viewed by going to Odor Complaints (aqmd.gov)   The Chart of Complaints Reported since 2005 is immediately viewable, and the spreadsheet of the Summary of Complaints and the Monthly Report of Complaints which appear immediately below it, can be viewed by clicking on them as well.

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

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SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – September 8, 2022

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Thursday, September 8, 2022 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting Online use link below:

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85086387098

Meeting ID: 850 8638 7098

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AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2022-09-08.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

Note: Due to delays or holidays, these reports might not have been posted timely on the CAC website.  However, if you use the following hotlink, whatever is currently posted on the AQMD’s website can be viewed by going to Odor Complaints (aqmd.gov)   The Chart of Complaints Reported since 2005 is immediately viewable, and the spreadsheet of the Summary of Complaints and the Monthly Report of Complaints which appear immediately below it, can be viewed by clicking on them as well.

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

  • Regional Water Quality Control Board to Republic re: “Approval of Construction for CC4 Parts B&C Liner Installation”, dated July 18, 2022.
  • SCL-TAC August 30, 2022, Meeting: The following reports on Sunshine Canyon Landfill can be found at: https://planning.lacity.org/about/commissions-boards-hearings#sunshine 
    • Republic to SCL-TAC Report to Joint Sunshine Canyon Landfill Technical Advisory Committee dated August 15, 2022.
    • STI to SCL-TAC Quarterly (58th) Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report At SCL & Van Gogh Elementary School March – May 2022, dated August 1, 2022. 
    • UltraSystems to SCL-TAC Quarterly Site Monitoring Status Report April 1 – June 30, 2022, dated August 5, 2022.

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – July 14, 2022

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Thursday, July 14, 2022 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87215342899

Meeting ID: 872 1534 2899

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AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2022-07-14.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

SCAQMD

Note: Due to delays or holidays, these reports might not have been posted timely on the CAC website.  However, if you use the following hotlink, whatever is currently posted on the AQMD’s website can be viewed by going to   Odor Complaints (aqmd.gov)   The Chart of Complaints Reported since 2005 is immediately viewable, and the spreadsheet of the Summary of Complaints and the Monthly Report of Complaints which appear immediately below it, can be viewed by clicking on them as well.

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

OTHER

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

SCL-CAC Virtual Meeting – May 12, 2022

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Thursday, May 12, 2022 — 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting Online use hotlink below:

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87499923097 

Meeting ID: 874 9992 3097

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AGENDA: https://scl-cac.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Agenda_2022-05-12.pdf

Related Documents:

SCL-CAC

BFIC/REPUBLIC

 

SCAQMD

Notices of Violation (NOV) Summary 2009 – April 2022”, and “SCL Odor Complaints Monthly Report – March & April 2022.”   

Note: Due to delays or holidays, these reports might not have been posted timely on the CAC website.  However, if you use the following hotlink, whatever is currently posted on the AQMD’s website can be viewed by going to   Odor Complaints (aqmd.gov)   The Chart of Complaints Reported since 2005 is immediately viewable, and the spreadsheet of the Summary of Complaints and the Monthly Report of Complaints which appear immediately below it, can be viewed by clicking on them as well.

 

COUNTY TASK FORCE/REGIONAL PLANNING/PUBLIC WORKS/PUBLIC HEALTH

 

OTHER

LINKS FOR REFERENCE ONLY at https://planning.lacity.org/resources/sunshine-canyon-landfill

STI, Forty-Eighth Quarterly Report of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Sunshine Canyon Landfill and Van Gogh Elementary School, June 1 – November 30, 2019, dated January 21, 2020.  Quarterly Report (lacity.org)

https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/39414499-e441-4225-944c-49ef8cf10113/48thQtrlyRpt.pdf

https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/324f4a47-2dee-48aa-91e0-7a5f8e72175d/11th_Annual_Report_Nov_2007-Nov_2018.pdf