HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-19, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009.
Bridging the break
With March Break upon us and some warm weather to boot, area children have hit the streets
in droves to play street hockey, ride their bikes, walk their dogs and play on our playgrounds.
Spending some time on their week off at Blyth Lions Park were, back row, from left: Heather
Riley, Brett Fleming, Braedan Fleming and Andrew Fleming. Bottom row, from left: Kyle
Josling and Jacob Josling. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
A small group of people gathered
for a public meeting in Wingham to
look at Huron County’s waste
management plan, Thursday night.
Scott Tousaw, director of the
Huron County planning and
development department, and
county consultant engineer Steve
Janes presented their report
outlining the stages to the waste
management solution that they have
to go through as some municipalities
across the county reach capacity at
existing landfills.
The department is working under
some urgency to develop a long-term
plan by as early as 2016, but no later
than 2023, when the South Huron
landfill site will reach capacity, and
four users – South Huron, Central
Huron, Goderich, and Huron East –
are without a landfill.
“Given the time required for
studies, public engagement, hearings
(if required) and approvals, it is
prudent to commence now the
development of a long-term
solution,” Tousaw said in his report.
The county is obligated to do two
stages of studies as required by the
Ministry of Environment –
evaluation of alternatives; including
doing nothing, which Tousaw said is
an unrealistic option, but necessary
to look at; exporting waste to a
landfill in Ontario with a province-
wide licence, thermal technology
/energy from waste including pricey
incineration and gasification units;
development of a new landfill,
which Tousaw said they did the
studies for in the 1980s and found no
viable site.
“What we’ll do in fact is dust off
the previous studies to convince the
ministry that we don’t need to do it
again,” he said.
Another option to be looked into is
the optimization of existing landfills,
which the department is in favour of,
as it is the only option that doesn’t
require an “expensive and lengthy”
environmental assessment, Tousaw
said. The EA is the second stage of
the study.
Tousaw pointed out that though it
is the responsibility of the
municipalities to fund and maintain
their own landfill, it’s up to the
county to develop a long-term
solution.
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