page_title: Toyon Canyon Landfill
hierarchical_section_title: Toyon Canyon Landfill
caption_attribution_description: Toyon landfill in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, before the May 2007 fire. Camera location34°&#160;08′&#160;36.57″&#160;N, 118°&#160;18′&#160;07.6″&#160;W&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: The Toyon Canyon Landfill was a controversial landfill wholly within Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Filling began in 1957 and ended in 1985. A lawsuit in 1959 attempted to stop the project but was unsuccessful. A summary of the lawsuit is available here.
  There was a move in the 1980s to expand the landfill into Royce's Canyon, but that was defeated.
  Landfill gas is collected from the decomposing waste and used for power generation. The landfill is managed by the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation which plans to have "low intensity open meadow area intended for passive recreational activities". The landfill was 'closed' as of December 31, 2008. The landfill will be maintained and monitored in accordance with SCAQMD 1150.1, provisions of AB 32, and other regulations for at least 30 years. The landfill is being landscaped with native plants, while non-natives are being actively removed.
  In June 2012 the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a revised Waste Discharge Requirements for Toyon Canyon, after opportunity for public input. It took effect July 1, 2012.
context_section_description: The Toyon Canyon Landfill was a controversial landfill wholly within Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Filling began in 1957 and ended in 1985. A lawsuit in 1959 attempted to stop the project but was unsuccessful.  A summary of the lawsuit is available  here.
  There was a move in the 1980s to expand the landfill into Royce's Canyon, but that was defeated.
  Landfill gas is collected from the decomposing waste and used for power generation. The landfill is managed by the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation which plans to have "low intensity open meadow area intended for passive recreational activities".  The landfill was 'closed' (to the specifications of the regulatory agencies) as of December 31, 2008.  The landfill will be maintained and monitored in accordance with SCAQMD 1150.1, provisions of AB 32, and other regulations for at least 30 years.  The landfill is being landscaped with native plants (such as: Toyon, Oak, California poppy, Lupine, among others), while non-natives (such as mustard and tumbleweed) are being actively removed.
  In June 2012 the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a revised Waste Discharge Requirements (permit) for Toyon Canyon, after opportunity for public input.  It took effect July 1, 2012.
  The landfill is clearly visible from the California Routes 2 & 134 and Interstate 5 freeways in Los Angeles and from the surrounding hillsides. It's also visible on Google Earth. ( 34° 8'38.36"N 118°18'6.29"W) 
  During the May 2007 fire in Griffith Park, the helispot was used to help fight the fire.  At times there were two choppers on the pad and one waiting to tank up.
caption: Toyon Canyon from above.
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