LA County Board

13. Audit of Sunshine Canyon Landfill Operations and Odor Mitigation Efforts\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Instruct the\nDirectors of Regional Planning, Public Works, and Public Health, as part of the\nSunshine Canyon Landfill Technical Advisory Committee, to take the following\nactions:\nEngage an independent technical expert to provide an assessment of the\nodor issues that occurred at the Sunshine Canyon Landfill between 2023\nand 2024, a diagnostic of which remediation actions worked, and which\ndid not, and recommendations for the near- and long-term, operations of\nthe landfill to ensure these odor issues are effectively addressed;\nCoordinate with the Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement\nAgency and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to seek the\nindependent review and expert opinion of CalRecycle on lasting solutions\nto resolve odor issues;\nReport back to the Board within 30 days with a strategy to procure this\nexternal technical review, ideally through an existing contracting\nmechanism where costs are borne by the landfill operator or State\nregulators;\nReport back to the Board within 150 days, and before the start of the\ntraditional rainy season, with the findings and recommended operational\nchanges at Sunshine Canyon Landfill; and\nContinue to regularly convene the Sunshine Canyon Inter-Agency\nWorking Group until odor issues are resolved. (24-1275)