several new parts to a complicated story The Chiquita Valley site has open working portions and closed areas, most recently re-licensed in 2004 for 15 years. T

several new parts to a complicated story The Chiquita Valley site has open working portions and closed areas, most recently re-licensed in 2004 for 15 years. There have been oder complaints for years, but increasing in the last three years; notable that there was a drought followed by quite a lot of rain. There is a land developer that wants to build 200 homes nearby, and the County seems to be in favor of it mostly. An October 2023 County review of the site and enforcement actions, did not mention any active heat or fire, just problems with oder generally. The US EPA is taking over the response now. Contradictory signals are coming from different local government agencies, and the list of involved agencies is lengthy.