Below is this week’s update from the GFL Stoney Creek Landfill that has been posted on the facility website (www.gflstoneycreek.com) for your information.
November 2, 2023
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection. We have not encountered odours in the past week.
The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the Holding Pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station. GFL’s vendor will be supplying the new neutralizer solution the week of November 6th.
On Wednesday November 1st GFL resumed leachate pumping, discharging into the west holding pond and then into the City sanitary sewer. Part of the new treatment process, which includes Hydrogen Peroxide, requires aeration to help mitigate odour.
Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection. We have not encountered odours in the past week.
The Carbon Air Scrubber that was put in place on October 13th continues to be effective at mitigating odour from the pump station. GFL is looking into a larger scrubber that will be even more effective.
The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the Holding Pond on the West side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station. GFL has asked the vendor to replace the current deodorizer fragrance with an odour neutralizer. We are awaiting response from the vendor as to options.
An Air Monitoring On-Site Assessment dated October 19th has been conducted by the MECP. A report from Hamilton Public Health was issued. The Assessment can be viewed here.
The Holding Pond at the West Landfill has been drained, and sediment removal commenced on October 26th. There may be some odours produced during this process. This process treatment has been updated to include Hydrogen Peroxide. On October 30th GFL will resume pumping the leachate from the Holding Pond to be discharged to the City’s sanitary sewer. Aerators will be introduced into the Pond area starting October 30th.
An Air Quality Monitoring Plan has been developed by a qualified third party and was submitted to the MECP for review on October 20th.
Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
I am pleased to report that City Council unanimously supported my motion requesting an amendment to environmental assessment act to require municipal approval for any private landfill company’s application to expand their landfill. Given that the government approved a similar amendment for new landfills, there seems to be a loophole which unintentionally may encourage new applications to expand private landfills.
Brad Clark Report 
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