unstable and because there may be toxic substances in the fill?
Many communities throughout the U.S. and the world have been safely built on landfills; others have not. Safety depends on the nature of the landfill to start with and what measures have been taken to restore the earth or render any hazardous levels of toxins harmless. The proposed L.A. Eco Village site is planned for the DWP landfill in Montecito Heights, used to dump sand, rock, gravel and dirt from DWP construction sites. The landfill was closed in 1978. According to the historical records, asbestos was also permitted to be dumped in this fill, although current research does not confirm that any was. More research is necessary.
