Action Under Way to Expand Landfill
Los Angeles sanitation officials are moving swiftly to obtain city approval and funding to expand Lopez Canyon Landfill, despite state attempts to severely reduce dumping at the Lake View Terrace site.
A final environmental impact report on the expansion, which would extend the life of the landfill to the year 2005 and increase dumping by 2,200 tons a day, was released Tuesday. It was accompanied by an accelerated schedule to move the proposal to the Board of Public Works, the Planning Commission and the City Council in less than three months.
The $16-million expansion has been in planning stages for one year. It calls for bulldozing 6 million cubic yards of dirt and tearing down a ridge to make room for more garbage at Lopez, which receives two-thirds of the city’s trash.
With several exceptions, the final report generally upholds the findings in the draft document, which stated that the expansion would not significantly harm nearby residents.
The first public hearing on the final document is set for 10 a.m. Aug. 28 at City Hall before the Board of Public Works.
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