CARSON, Calif. (KNX) — Los Angeles County extended the deadline to submit Dominguez Channel-related receipts to just before midnight on Dec. 31, officials said in a statement.
Any receipts “related to temporary relocation (hotel accommodations, self-parking, meals, groceries, etc.), HVAC air filters or portable air purifiers” qualify as long as the person submitting is an approved member of the reimbursement program.
The reimbursement extension comes more than two months after a rotten-egg-like smell began emanating from the Dominguez Channel, lingering over the city and neighboring communities.
Ultimately, it was determined that the stench was being caused by “decaying organic material” in the channel, releasing hydrogen sulfide gas as a result.
While the gas was determined to be non-toxic, hundreds of residents in and around Carson reported symptoms of headaches, nausea and burning eyes — with many relocating to hotels or purchasing HVAC systems to escape the stench.
In early December The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued violation notices to L.A. County and four companies related to a Sept. 30 warehouse fire that resulted in the leaking of ethanol and other products passing “through the sewer system into the local flood control waterway, the Dominguez Channel,” according to City News Service.
Southcoast AQMD said days later the first odor complaints from community members trickled into the department.
The department believes the leaking of the products led to the anaerobic decay of organic materials in the channel, which caused the elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide.”
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