CALABASAS LANDFILL BOND ISSUE OK'D.Byline: Troy Anderson Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County supervisors voted Tuesday to issue up to $40 million in lease-revenue bonds to finance improvements and expansion at the Calabasas Landfill. They said improvements at the 505-acre landfill are needed to meet state and federal requirements to protect groundwater quality and prepare the remaining undeveloped areas of the landfill for trash. ``It's not associated with any problems now. It's to protect against problems that could occur in the future,'' said John Gulledge, head of the Solid Waste Management Department at the County Sanitation Districts. The landfill, opened in 1961 between the cities of Agoura Hills and Calabasas, serves Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Westlake Village, the northwestern portion of Los Angeles and nearby unincorporated areas In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. In 1990, in response to water-quality problems near the landfill, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board issued orders on groundwater monitoring and reporting requirements. A monitoring program was established. Gulledge said the pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. - volatile organic compounds volatile organic compound Environment Any toxic cabon-based (organic) substance that easily become vapors or gases–eg, solvents–paint thinners, lacquer thinner, degreasers, dry cleaning fluids that formed when canyon streams came into contact with landfill gases - do not pose a health threat. In 2002, the state Water Resources Control Board required the landfill to test for radioactive materials radioactive material Radiation A substance that contains unstable–radioactive–atoms that give off radiation as they decay. See Radioactive decay. in area groundwater. ``We have naturally occurring radiation, associated with natural soils,'' Gulledge said. He said it is not associated with the Rocketdyne facility, and the landfill does not take radioactive waste radioactive waste, material containing the unusable radioactive byproducts of the scientific, military, and industrial applications of nuclear energy. Since its radioactivity presents a serious health hazard (see radiation sickness), disposing of such material is a . The landfill now has a permitted operating capacity of 3,500 tons per day and an estimated capacity of 9.7 million tons of trash. Currently, the landfill receives 1,700 to 2,000 tons a day and is expected to have 15 years to 25 years of remaining capacity. Department of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. spokesman Ken Pellman said county government is working to reduce the amount of trash going into landfills by encouraging recycling, reuse of materials and other programs. A portion of the bond money - $10.7 million - will be used to reimburse re·im·burse tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. the county's Refuse Disposal Trust Fund for expenditures in the initial phases of the improvement. Base rental payments from the landfill will be used to pay the principal and interest on the bonds, county officials said. Troy Anderson, (213) 974-8985 troy.anderson(at)dailynews.com |
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