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Southwestern Landfill Environmental Assessment
Fact Sheet
Walker Environmental is proposing a landfill facility for solid, non-hazardous waste generated in Ontario. Today’s landfills safely manage materials that require disposal.
Proposed Location• In the Township of Zorra, on
land currently owned by Carmeuse Lime
• Re-use of industrial land that has been quarried
Walker Environmental Group• Family owned, 5th generation, Ontario-based
company.
• Over 30 years of experience safely building and operating landfills in mined quarries.
• Committed to investing in safe and reliable waste management and resource recovery.
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2012 TERMS OF
REFERENCEGENERAL DESIGN& WORK PLANS
TECHNICALSTUDIES
PRELIMINARYLANDFILL DESIGN
EA DOCUMENTSPREP & REVIEW
OTHERAPPROVALS
CONSTRUCTION
2022
March2016
Fall2017
Fall2018
Winter2018/2019
Spring2019 2020
TOR APPROVALSUBMIT EA
IF APPROVED
Total Capacity
Annual Capacity (Including daily cover)
Estimated Operating Period
17 million cubic meters
1.1 million tonnes / year
20 years
Proposed Facility
Southwestern Landfill Environmental Assessment
Phases of the EAThroughout the EA there will be opportunities for you to provide input on the landfill proposal. Our team is also available anytime to hear your thoughts or answer questions.There are 4 key stages to the EA, each with opportunities for input, which will be clearly advertised and explained in advance:
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Becky OehlerCommunity Engagement [email protected]
Darren FryProject [email protected]
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CUMULATIVEEFFECTS
Visual
Traffic
Social
Groundwater / Surface Water
HumanHealth Risk
Noise andVibration
Economic
Ecology
CulturalHeritage
Archaeology
Air Quality
Agricultural
Studying the Proposal• Studying the proposed landfill is an
essential part of the Environmental Assessment Process.
• The studies will show what the natural, social, and economic environment is currently like, and what it would be like with the landfill.
• The studies take into account future planning and climate change.