SHELDON-ARLETA LANDFILL

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FACT SHEET

• Address: 12455 Wicks Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352
• Year Opened: 1962
• Year Closed: 1975
• Property Size: 50 acres
• Fill Area: 41 acres
• Type of Refuse: Class III (residential, street sweepings, construction and demolition materials)
• Total in Place Capacity: 5,500,000 tons
• Average Depth of Fill: 130 feet
• Additional Expansion Area: none

The landfill gas management system consists of vertical extraction wells feeding a flare station at a capacity of 1,200 cubic feet/minute. Present landfill gas generation is 400,000 cubic feet per day.

Future Use: Public use facilities, open space for passive and active recreational activities.