[All] In the news: Land Fill Woes in the Grand River Watershed

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Leaky Landfill in Waterloo:

The Waterloo Landfill is already beset by problems from leaks of leachate intoAquifer Unit 1 on the southeast side of the landfill (the Southeast Plume) and on thenorthwest side of the landfill (the Northwest Plume).

These leachate leakage rates are the equivalent of 68,000 to 346,000 liters of leachate perhectare per year, which the Region’s own imperfect calculations show would be leakingthrough the liner and into Aquifer Unit 1 if this proposal is approved. If a more reasonablecalculation were done, then estimated leachate leakage rates would be much higher. 

Source:http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/aboutTheEnvironment/resources/WRLLC_April_7-2015_minutes.pdf

Fire at Six Nations Fire at hazmat drop off area resulted in area evacuations and spills. Concerns still exist that more fires may re-ignite. http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cleanup-of-six-nations-landfill-continues-amid-environmental-concerns-1.2358374


http://www.solidwastemag.com/waste-management/six-nations-landfill-to-reopen-following-hazmat-fire/1003279230/
  Ingersoll Mega Dump plans for Toronto trash: Update & comprehensive overview of current situation.http://www.ingersolltimes.com/2015/04/24/southwestern-ontario-is-fast-becoming-the-mega-city-trash-pile-activists-feared-when-they-began-fighting-30-years-ago
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