Fact Sheet
- Address: 12455 Wicks St. Los Angeles, CA 91352 (Sun Valley)
- How to get there: Directions
- 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
Sheldon-Arleta Landfill closure construction is completed. The landfill gas management system consists of vertical extraction wells feeding a flare station at a capacity of 1,200 ft3/minute. Present landfill gas generation is 400,000 ft3 per day.
Potential Future Use:
Home of the future Cesar Chavez Recreational Complex
Current Developments:
The City proposed development of recreational facilities at the City-owned closed Sheldon-Arleta Landfill will be constructed in phases depending on funding. The area will include the following: two soccer fields, a baseball field, a basketball court, and a free play area. The Bureau of Sanitation will have the lead responsibility of the site and construction, and implementation of the design and closure of the landfill. Sanitation Construction crews are currently working on earthwork consisting of cut and fill operations, transporting and stockpiling soil, compacting five feet of dirt for final grade and establishing proper drainage patterns for the existing site.
The picture gallery for this facility can be viewed online at:
san.lacity.org/srpcd
Current Pictures On-Location
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