Standing Committee — Minutes

SEVEN MILE CREEK LANDFILL STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 9, 2024 Committee Members Present: Chair Jessica Janssen, Richard Arnold, Lane Berg, Matt Steinbach, John Johnson, Joe Knight. Members Absent: Kathy Campbell Others Present: Mark Vinall, Green for Life Environment; Rod Eslinger, director Eau Claire County Department of Planning and Development; Roxy Schmidt, Real Property Lister Eau Claire County. Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 1:03 p.m. at the Seymour Town Hall by Chair, Jessica Janssen. Approval of the Minutes: Motion by John Johnson and seconded by Chair Janssen to approve the minutes of February 8, 2024. Motion passed unanimously. Public Comments: None Landfill Data Presentation and Summary: • Mark Vinall submitted reports on First Quarter landfill operation • Tons of waste received for the quarter was 87,499. This is down from the prior quarter, but up from the first quarter one year ago. The tonnage seems to have plateaued now since the sale of the landfill, Vinall said. • Leachate Generation: 608,916 gallons. Sector 2 1,842,895. The quantity is up slightly in both sectors. • Litter picked up 39 times on Highway Q. Highway was swept 40 times. Litter pickups were more frequent due to the mild winter. • The landfill tipper was shut down two times in March due to strong winds. • Dust complaint March 20. Odor complaint from Dec. 7 received late. Odor complaint Feb.26. GFL received a DNR monitoring form based on a Sept. 13 inspection. • On going Cell 14A construction. 6 acres. Final construction of pumping vault was completed this quarter. • Ongoing construction of second 100,000 gallon leachate storage tank. • GFL submitted a number of compliance reports to DNR. • On March 15 GFL submitted its Bio-pile treatment report to DNR. GFL is ending accepting soils needing bio-pile treatment due to little interest. Discussion and Action Items: Matt Steinbach presented an inspection report of City-County Health Department. • GFL is trying to hire a full-time gas technician to replace the third party currently doing the job. • The final DNR approval of 14A has been granted. • Netting has been installed on the new high fence posts on the east perimeter. Sociological Payments and Deadline: Eslinger and Schmidt discussed options and potential costs of notifying people buying property in the area near the landfill receiving sociological payment that they should be receiving these payments. No action taken. This topic will be considered again at the next landfill committee meeting. The issue of sending property protection letters to residents, item 5 (c) on the agenda, was never discussed. Next Meeting: Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Seymour Town Hall. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn at 2:18 p.m.by Chair Janssen and seconded by Matt Steinbach. Motion unanimously approved. Respectfully submitted by: Joe Knight