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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.