Dust from Old Landfill Causing Concerns in HB Neighborhood
Residents say a black dust residue is blowing downwind from the defunct Ascon landfill is sticking to homes, cars, and plants in Huntington Beach neighborhood of Regatta St and surrounding area. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Homeowners Don Anderson and Ken Crites, from left, look at the abrasive dust on Crites car. They say the dust blows downwind over the Regatta St. neighborhood sticking on cars and homes from the defunct Ascon site across the street in Huntington Beach. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Homeowner Don Anderson shows bags of black dust they have collected from Regatta St. across the street from the defunct Ascon site that blows downwind into their neighborhood. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Black dust residue is shown sticking to a trashcan lid from the defunct Ascon landfill on Regatta St. in Huntington Beach. The odorous dust is coating cars, homes, and plants in the neighborhood. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Neighbors say black dust flows downwind over the dark fence from the defunct Ascon site onto their homes and cars. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Homeowners Don Anderson and Ken Crites, from left, look at the black abrasive dust on a neighbors truck. They say the dust blows downwind over the Regatta St. neighborhood sticking on cars and homes from the defunct Ascon site across the street in Huntington Beach. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
