Developers of Carson landfill site plan gas collection system

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Owners of a large former landfill in Carson said Tuesday that they are ready to install a ground gas collection and treatment system for a planned $800-million mixed-use development along the San Diego Freeway between Avalon and Del Amo boulevards.

Preparation for the long-anticipated retail and residential complex, called The Boulevards at South Bay, has already included grading and cleaning soil on the 168-acre site. If the proposed gas collection system is approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, it will be installed over a six to nine-month period in areas of the site that are not planned to have buildings or slabs constructed. There would be a separate installation process for areas where buildings would be erected.

Gas collection systems are intended to pick up emissions such as methane that rise from decomposing waste in landfills and vent them safely. Landfill gases can pose health and safety concerns including explosion hazards if not managed properly.

The Boulevard complex would have more than 1 million square feet of stores and restaurants, as many as 1,550 apartments or condominiums and 300 hotel rooms. It is set for completion in early 2012 and is being developed by Newport Beach-based developers LNR Property Corp. and Hopkins Real Estate Group.

The landfill closed in 1965. It has been the subject of several proposed developments in the past, including a professional football stadium and factory outlet center.

-- Roger Vincent

Image: Artist’s rendering of shops at The Boulevards at South Bay

Credit: Hopkins Real Estate Group