Cache Creek Landfill expansion approved
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Updated: September 01, 2009 8:51 AM
he Ministry of Environment has approved an operational
certificate amendment for the Cache Creek Landfill, allowing for the
addition of an annex that will expand the landfill's area of operation
and extend its lifespan by approximately 18 months, Environment
Minister Barry Penner announced today.
Ministry of Environment regional staff have reviewed the annex
proposal in detail, and taken into consideration recommendations made
by a third-party expert review of the operation and environmental
impact of the landfill.
The independent study, conducted by AMEC Earth and Environmental, was
released to the public in June. It did not find any significant
environmental impacts associated with the existing Cache Creek
Landfill, but it did provide a number of recommendations to improve
landfill design, operations and monitoring. Wastech Services Ltd., the
landfill's operator, has agreed to all the recommendations made in
this review.
The Cache Creek Landfill receives about one-third of the waste
disposed of by Metro Vancouver, in addition to waste from the Powell
River and Thompson Nicola regional districts.
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