Chair and Members Engineering and Public Works Committee. Jamie Delaney Manager of Environmental Compliance. DATE: April 22, 2015

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1 TO: FROM: Chair and Members Engineering and Public Works Committee Jamie Delaney Manager of Environmental Compliance DATE: April 22, 2015 SUBJECT: Municipal Closed Waste Sites Update REPORT NO: PW RECOMMENDATION This report is provided for information. ORIGIN On June 6, 2014, the report PW entitled District Responsibility for Waste Management Facilities Closed Prior to the District s Assumption of Waste Management Powers was presented to the Engineering and Public Works Committee. Resolution No. R65/2014-PW, as amended, was adopted during the June 16, 2014 District Council meeting and recommended that the District assumes responsibility for the management of these closed sites. ANALYSIS A Waste Management Site Inventory was provided to The District Municipality of Muskoka (the District) by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) in 2003, and updated in 2010 following the inspection of these sites by the MOECC. The inventory contained Geographic Information System (GIS) coordinates and District staff used these coordinates to create a GIS database for the purpose of managing and sharing this information. The resulting geo-database contains one hundred and seventy waste sites; this includes both active and closed sites that are located on both public and private lands. Engineering and Public Works staff reviewed this listing of waste management sites to determine those that are located on municipally owned parcels and are deemed to be closed. There are fiftyfour closed waste sites located on municipal property, with forty-three of them located on area municipality owned parcels and nine located on District owned parcels. It should be noted that in some cases, more than one waste site is located on the same parcel, therefore the actual number of individual property parcels that will require assessment is twenty-six. There are three sites Page 1

2 located on municipal road allowances for a total twenty-nine separate locations. Staff will conduct the assessments of these sites between April and July In 2011, the MOECC began conducting inspections on selected sites and issued related reports, and where required, directions to owners of these inspected properties. The MOECC has indicated that this activity will continue through their fiscal year. To date, the MOECC has conducted twelve site inspections on municipally owned properties, of which two parcels were owned by the District. These inspections have resulted in two Provincial Officer Orders to be issued to the District and six to be issued to the area municipalities. The Provincial Officer Orders will, at a minimum, require registration of the waste site on title and may contain recommended remediation activities. Staff will conduct assessments of closed waste management sites currently owned by The District Municipality of Muskoka or the Area Municipalities, and address any compliance issues identified. In order to assume legal responsibility for these sites, the title to the parcel of property the site is located on, must be transferred from the host area municipality to the District. The process of transferring the property title is currently in progress, and measures are being taken to expedite the process as quickly as possible. Priority will be given to ensure that all existing orders are complied with. Based on the results of the District staff s site assessments, plans will be developed to address any concerns and cost estimates will be developed on a site by site basis in order to budget for any significant compliance issues. Currently, the District is managing a monitoring and remediation plan for the Chaffey Landfill Site in Huntsville that may have significant cost concerns. It is hoped that this site is the only one that will have these types of issues, and that the remainder of the sites will have registration on title requirements only or simple waste removal, final cover, access and security costs to attain compliance with MOECC standards. The table of scheduled site inspections is attached as Appendix A to this report. The MOECC approval number, the common name for the site (if known), together with location information associated with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation database, and the proposed inspection dates are provided. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS The management of closed landfill sites can present significant costs to municipalities, where off site impacts are occurring and remediation activities are required. Until the nature of remediation is known, associated costs are impossible to calculate for remediation activities. During the 2014 budget year, the cost for the Chaffey Landfill Site monitoring and remediation plan development, incurred by the Town of Huntsville and the District, which assumed responsibility for this site in 2014, totalled $122,000. In addition, the assessment at the Muldrew Lake Dump located in Gravenhurst cost $7,570. In 2014, the Closed Landfill Budget was $137,560, and these additional costs, as noted above, resulted in a total of $311,900 being spent. As some of these costs were catch up in nature, the Closed Landfill operating budget in 2015 was increased to $170,560 to reflect the additional estimated costs associated with assuming responsibility for these additional waste sites. Capital Budget estimates for closed landfills in 2015 and 2016 show $500,000 allocated each year for remedial actions required at these sites. As noted above, the actual remediation costs Page 2

3 are unknown at this time, and the budget estimates represent a reasonable possible cost over that period based on the existing status of the sites. COMMUNICATIONS No further communication is applicable at this time. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Reporting on the Municipal Closed Waste Sites supports the following strategy as outlined in the District of Muskoka s Strategic Priorities: 1.1 Through leading by example, be recognized as a model municipality for the implementation of environmentally sustainable policies and practices. Continue to examine new technologies for their appropriateness in Muskoka. Respectfully submitted, Jamie Delaney Manager of Environmental Compliance Fred W. Jahn, P. Eng. Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works Page 3

4 PW APPENDIX "A" 2015 Closed Waste Site Inspection schedule MOECC Approval Number Site Type Ownership Site Name Location Inspection Date A DUMP LAKES Port Carling Dump CON 5 PT LOTS 29 & 30 4/21/2015 X4194 unknown TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE unknown FERRIER DR 4/21/2015 CON 3 PT LOT 2535R16836 A DUMP TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Muldrew Lake Site PART 9 4/23/2015 Muldrew Lake Road CON 3 PT LOT 2535R16836 A TOWN OF GRAVENHURST PART 9 4/23/2015 CON 3 PT LOT 2535R16836 X4217 unknown TOWN OF GRAVENHURST unknown PART 9 4/23/2015 A DUMP LAKES Minnette Dump CON 12 PT LOT 23 4/24/2015 A LAKES Minett CON 12 PT LOT 23 4/24/2015 X4206 unknown LAKES unknown CON 12 PT LOT 23 4/24/2015 A DUMP LAKES Muskoka Lakes Dump 3691 MUSKOKA RD 169 4/28/2015 A DUMP LAKES Ullswater Dump 2311 HIGHWAY 141 4/28/2015 A DUMP LAKES Medora Stump Dump 3691 MUSKOKA RD 169 4/28/2015 CON 11 LOT 3 RP 35R5508 A LAKES Raymond PART 1 TO 2 4/28/2015 A LAKES Medora 3691 MUSKOKA RD 169 4/28/2015 Page 4

5 X4204 unknown LAKES unknown 2311 HIGHWAY 141 4/28/2015 A DUMP LAKES Wood Dump CON 11 LOT 17 5/5/2015 A LANDFILL LAKES Foot's Bay Dump CON 10 PT LOTS 2 & 3 5/5/2015 X4198 unknown LAKES unknown CON 11 LOT 17 5/5/2015 X4205 unknown LAKES unknown CON 10 PT LOTS 2 & 3 5/5/2015 A LANDFILL LAKES Old Glen Orchard Landfill CON 4 PT LOT 16 5/6/2015 A DUMP TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE Uffington Disposal Site CON 4 PT LOT 21 RP 35R14584 PARTS 8 & 9 5/7/2015 CON 4 PT LOT 21 RP A TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE Uffington 35R14584 PARTS 8 & 9 5/7/2015 A LAKES Torrance CON 11 LOT 21 5/7/2015 X4193 unknown TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE unknown CON 4 PT LOT 21 RP 35R14584 PARTS 8 & 9 5/7/2015 A DUMP TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE Bracebridge WM CON 10 PT LOT 4 5/14/2015 A TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE Muskoka Falls 5/14/2015 A DUMP LAKES Watt Dump/Bracekenrig Dump CON 7 PT LOT 22 PT LOT 23 5/21/2015 CON 8 LOT 27 RP 35R2680 A DUMP LAKES Windemere Dump PART 1 5/21/2015 X4202 unknown LAKES unknown CON 7 PT LOT 22 PT LOT 23 5/21/2015 X4213 unknown LAKES unknown CON 8 LOT 27 RP 35R2680 PART 1 5/21/2015 A DUMP LAKES Muskoka Lakes Dump(Wood) 1074 WALKERS PT RD 6/3/2015 Page 5

6 A X4196 unknown LAKES Walkers Point 1074 WALKERS PT RD 6/3/2015 LAKES unknown 1074 WALKERS PT RD 6/3/2015 South Morrison Lake Rd. Waste WATER LOT OPPOSITE CON A TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Disposal Site () 20 LOT 6 PARCEL /16/2015 A TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Route C SPARROW LAKE RD 6/17/2015 CON 13 PT LOT BLK A RP A TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE Beaumont Dr. 35R15940 PART 1 6/18/2015 A DUMP TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Houseys Rapids Site CON 5 PT LOT 28 RP BR1552 PARTS 1 & 2 PCL /23/2015 A TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Gravenhurst CON 5 PT LOT 28 RP BR1552 PARTS 1 & 2 PCL /23/2015 A TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Morrison CON 2 PT LOT 25 6/24/2015 TOWNSHIP OF LAKE OF CON 8 LOT 9 RP 35R8272 A LANDFILL BAYS Finlayson Landfill PART 1 7/6/2015 A TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Reay Road 7/14/2015 X4192 unknown TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE unknown 1198 VANKOUGHNET RD 7/15/2015 North Waseosa Lake Road A LANDFILL TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE Landfill 7/16/2015 A TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE Huntsville Household Hazardous Waste Stie 45 HUBBEL CRES 7/16/2015 Page 6