Standing Committee — Minutes

SEVENMILECREEKLANDFILLSTANDINGCOMMITTEEMEETINGMINUTESAugust 24, 2023 MembersPresent: JessicaJanssen, KathyCampbell, RichardArnold, Matt Steinbach, LaneBergMembersAbsent: JoeKnight andJonJohnsonOthersPresent: MarkVinall,JohnBlackmon, Phil SchmacherCall toOrder: Meetingcalledtoorder at 2:10p.m. at theSeymour TownHall byJessicaJanssen, Townof Seymour Chair andCommitteeChair.Approval of Minutes: MotionbyMatt SteinbachandsecondedbyLaneBergtoapprovetheminutesof May4, 2023. Motionapprovedunanimously.PublicComment:RichardArnoldhasreviewedthe2022GFLannual financial report whichconsolidatesthesubsidiariesaccrualsfor long-termclosureliabilitiesof whichGFLEvergladesHolding,LLCislisted. SMCL,LLCisasubsidiaryof EvergladesHolding, LLC. At theconsolidationlevel, asreportedinthe2022Annual Report, landfill closureandpostclosureobligationareaccruedaswastetonsarereceivedintothelandfill. HowdoesSMCLaccount for landfill closureandpost closureobligationsasasubsidiaryof asubsidiary?Aretheseaccrualsreportedinthefinancial statementsof SMCLwhichwouldbeconsolidatedintheannual report andcantheybereportabletothecommitteequarterly? Markstatedthat GFLprovideslong-termcarefor closureandfor 40yearsthereafter. Thetermsof that careisdeterminedbytheWDNRanddetailedinthePlanof Operation. In2022, theDNRapprovedGFL’spurchaseof $10Millionof Environmental LiabilityInsurancethroughEvergreenBonding. Per Mark, thisprocedureisdetailedintheWDNRreport andtheOctober, 2022negotiatedagreement. At theOctober, 2023StandingCommitteemeeting, Markwill present theWDNRrequirementsfor whichSMLCaccountsaccruefor closureandpost closureobligationsonthebasisof wastetonslandfilled. Matt suggestedthat thecommitteeinviteaDNRrepresentativetoattendafuturemeetingtohear what their roleisinmonitoringtheOctober, 2022agreement withemphasisonclosureandpost closuresoastoprevent environmental impactsonthewater, air andlandof theTownandCounty. Jessicawill inviteTonyPeterson, DNREngineer, Matt Bachman, DNRHydrogeologist,or JohnMorris, DNRmanager, totheJanuarymeeting. Kathybrought upcomplaintsfromresidentson82ndAvenueduetothehighlevel of dust thathasbeenimpactingthemfor thepast several weeks. Theyalsonotedthebuildupof that dustalongthefenceline. Johnsaidthat 99.9%of theclayhaulingiscompleted, eliminatingthedustconcern. Theywill becleaninguptheguardrailsverysoon. Withtheheat anddryconditions, theyhavehadtowater theinterior haulingroadsmorefrequently. InlateSeptember, theywill behaulinggranular leachate. Landfill DataPresentationandSummary: MarkVinall providedareviewof thesecondquarter reports:● Quarter 2sawanincreaseinthecollectionsof tonnage. In2022, GFLcollected96,224total tons; whereas, thecollectionfor 2023was97,033total tons. Thehost feeisbasedoneligibletonnageandtotaled$180,156.64for Quarter 2.● Leachateremoval wasdownfor Sector 1, but upfor Sector 2duetoseasonal variability.LeachateisdeliveredtoChippewaFalls, MenomonieandMedford. AleachateseepwasdetectedonMay26, 2023. Cleanupeffortstoremoveimpactedmaterialsandtheirdisposal intotheactiveareaoccurredonMay31, 2023.● TheLandfill Annual OpenHouseisscheduledfor September 14, 11:00-2:00p.m.Residentsweresent aflyer.● GFLfiledanExpeditedPlanModificationtotheDNRtoforegosubsurfacesoil samples.Thismodificationwasgranted.● Theannual Groundwater Report lists6wellsabandonedand2replacedinOctober,2022. Groundwater flowremainsunchanged. Groundwater monitoringresultsfor 2022didnot exceedacceptablelevels. 3upgradient wellshaveidentifiedsomelowlevelVOCswhichmost likelyareassociatedwithother businessesinthearea. ConductancewasfoundinthewellssituatedbytheSeymour Landfill area. Theseresultsareanalyzedandmonitoredover time.● Resistivitytestsmonitor for leaksinthelining.● SevenMileCreekistestedtwotimesper year.● KathyandRichardarehavingdifficultyaccessingthereportselectronically. Markwillexploreanother meansof sendingthedocumentsfor review. DiscussionandActionItems:Phil providedasummaryreport of Quarter 2operations:● WasteisbeingplacedinPhases13A, 13Band13C. Approximately1500tonsarecollectedper day.● Theconstructionphasein14Ahasbegun. Clayisbeinghauledandhoursof operationwereextendedtemporarilyto6:30p.m., but will beendingsoon.● Theraincapnear thenewconstructionhasbeenrolledbacktotieinwiththenewphase. Other sectionsof theraincaphaveheldupwell.● Litter andstreet sweepinghavebeenconducted.● Twoodor complaintswerereportedtothelandfill operator.● Compost collectionhasbeenstatic. Newpartsfor thecompost turner havebeenorderedandcompost will bemanagedoncethepartsareinstalled.● Leachatehasincreasedto32,000gallonsper day. Jessicawill sendarevisedPropertyPlanletter toJohnBlackmontobeapprovedbycorporate. Other Business:● Homesalesandnewresidential homesarebeingbuilt withintheonemileareaandthelist of thoseeligiblefor thesociological payment needstoreflect thesechangesintimefor GFLtomakethe2023payment. TheRegister of Deedsofficecouldflagtheeligibleproperty, andit will appear whenthereisatitlesearch, alertingthebuyer andclosingagent. Jessicawill contact JonJohnsontocheckonwhether thisrequest hasbeenmadetotheROD’soffice.● Lanesharedthat aPFASRemoval Facilitywill beconstructedtostripthePFASfromthewater throughanionexchangeprocessor usingacarboncell.● NathanOttoisnolonger amember of theCommittee.Next Meeting: October 5, 2023at 1:00p.m., at theTownof Seymour TownHallAdjourn: MotiontoAdjournat 3:55p.m. byRichardArnoldandsecondedbyMatt Steinbach.Motionapprovedunanimously. Respectfullysubmitted,KathyCampbell