BISHOPS CANYON LANDFILL

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FACT SHEET

• Address: 1,000 Elysian Park Drive, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Year Opened: 1966
• Year Closed: 1969
• Property Size: 585 acres (Elysian Park)
• Fill Area: 40 acres
• Type of Refuse: Class III (residential, street sweepings, construction and demolition materials)
• Total Capacity: 1,700,000 tons
• Average Depth of Fill: 130 feet
• Additional Expansion Area: none

The landfill gas management system consists of an active ventilation system consisting of several wells connected to a blower to control landfill gas migration.

Bishops Canyon closure construction is completed. The site has been converted into a state of the art recreational facility.

Present and Future Use: Open space for active recreation, including multi-use athletic fields. Open meadows for various forms of free play, extensive covered and open air picnic areas, four children's play lots and interconnecting trails.