By taking Waste Management and the MOE to the Tribunal your Concerned Citizens Committee has accomplished the following:

- Scientific proof that the Richmond Landfill has been leaking offsite
- Agreement that Groundwater and local wells are impacted
- No one knows how far the leak is going and where it will stop
- Agreement that it is very difficult to monitor and contain leaks at this site
- A new mandatory Public Notification Plan that will require Waste Management
- to inform the public of any occurrence that might impact the environment
- notification must include posting on the internet
- all stakeholders must be notified
- A new Odour Management Protocol
- Pre-scheduled surveys to monitor odour conditions
- Local citizens must be involved
- Logs will be maintained
- When defined limits are exceeded mandatory action is required
- A formal complaint questionnaire must be completed
- A defined work program that WM must complete
- Expanded monitoring parameters
- investigate the extent of the leaks
- WM must bring the landfill into compliance with its license

Given all of the above it is my opinion that there is no way that the MOE could approve the request from Waste Management to build a 400,000 tonnes/year dump right beside the contaminating Richmond Landfill.

I am pleased to have been involved in the process that forced Waste Management to work together with us.

Pont 10 on page 3 states:

” As a result of settlement discussions, the parties agree that there is evidence that leachate is migrating off-site from the Landfill and causing off-site groundwater impacts in excess of Reasonable Use limits under the MOE’s Guideline B-7, contrary to the ECA. The parties also agree that, due to the complexity of the site hydrogeology and a lack of groundwater monitoring wells downgradient of the area of known off-site contamination, further hydrogeologic investigations would provide additional information that would assist in resolving the issues in dispute in this appeal.”

To read the complete document click here : ERT 12033o4