Standing Committee — Minutes

SEVENMILECREEKLANDFILLSTANDINGCOMMITTEEMEETINGMINUTESMay4, 2023 MembersPresent: JessicaJanssen, KathyCampbell, JoeKnight, Matt Steinbach, RichardArnoldMembersAbsent: NathanOtto, LaneBerg, JonJohnsonOthersPresent: MarkVinall, JohnBlackmon, Phil SchumacherCall ToOrder: Meetingcalledtoorder at 1:02p.m. at theSeymour TownHall byJessicaJanseen, Townof Seymour Chair andCommitteeChairApproval of Minutes: MotionbyMatt SteinbachandsecondedbyJoeKnight toapprovetheMinutesof February2, 2023. Motionapprovedunanimously.PublicComment: NoneCommitteeMembership: Natecanonlyattendoneveningsor weekends. Jessicawill askthatJoeKnight beappointedinhisplace. Jesswill forwardNickSmiar’sNoticeof Appointment toCorporationCounsel, SharonMcIlquaham.Landfill DataPresentation&Summary: MarkVinall providedareviewof thequarterlyreports.● SMCLcollected62,941Eligibletonsfor thefirst quarter of 2023. Historically, thefirstquarter issignificantlylower duetothewinter season.● Host Feewasincreasedasof 1/1/23to$2.13per eligibletonandtheTOSreceivedanincreaseto.27per eligibleton.● PrivateWell Monitoring: 5eligiblepropertyownersoptedintohavingtheir resultssharedwiththecommittee. TwoVOCs(acetoneandbromomethane) weredetected; however,theyweretoolowtoaccuratelymeasure, not foundinhistoricdatafromthat well andwerealsofoundinthelabtripblank. Overall, 20wellsweretested.● Leachate: Rainandsnowfall levelsmayhavecausedanincreaseinleachatelevels.● 7MileCreekismonitoredbiannuallyintheSpringandFall intwolocations, alongCo. QandCo. QQ.● Therewasoneodor complaint reportedduringthefirst quarter. TheAnnual Compliancereport totheDNRidentifiedtwodeviationstotheair permit requirements. SMCLisrequiredtomaintainrecordsof odor complaintsandanyadditional measurestakentoabateor control odor inresponsetoacomplaint. Anodor complaint cameinafter hours,makinganinvestigationandresponsedifficult toconduct inatimelymanner. Aseconddeviationwasduetofailureof monthlyoxygenmonitoringdatatobestoredelectronicallyinDecember 2022.● Litter waspickeduponQ45timesandQwasswept 24times. Truckinspectionsareconductedonarandombasis. Windfenceshavebeenusedfrequentlytocollect debrisandemployeeshaveremovedthedebristhat hasbeenflyingfromthewastesite.● RegulatoryReporting: AnRD&Dplanrenewal request wassubmittedtotheDNRandapproved, allowingSMCLtocontinuetoaddliquidsother thanrecirculatedleachatetothewasteandevaluatetheallowableandmethodsandlocationsof leachaterecirculationandother liquidsaddition. ● TaxStatement for Sociological Payment: Therewassomeconfusionwhenneighborsreceiveda1099for the2022payment April 21, 2023fromanunfamiliar HoldingCompany. GFLisnot requiredtosenda1099if theamount islessthan$500.00. Allpaymentsmadeinfuturewill begreater than$500, requiringatimelytaxreport tobesent byGFL.● Planof OperationModificationRequest wassubmittedtotheDNR, requestingavariancetothefinegrainedcomponent of P200sievesize. Request wasdenied. TheexemptionwouldrequirearulechangeandSMCLwithdrewtherequest.● Annual BiopileReport wassubmittedtoDNR: 1, 363.45tonsof qualifyingsoilswereacceptedin2022for bioremediation.● Collection&MonitoringSystems: NochangesinGasor LeachateCollectionSystems.NochangeinMonitoringsystemor facilityimprovements. Anewscalewasinstalled.● Request fromKathythat thequarterlyreviewincludethevertical level of thelandfill.● Richardvoicedconcernthat ownershipof thelandfill islistedasSMCL, LLCinsteadofGFL, makingit difficult toaccessthefinancial data. Hehasrequestedthat GFLsendhimfinancial reportstodetermineif theyhavetakenadequatestepstoensureagainst futureenvironmental liability. Hehasnot yet receivedtheGFLreports. WasteManagement didsendhimrequestedfinancial reportsregardingasset andliabilityaccounting. WasteManagement’sfinancial reportsfor 2021and2022showlandfill asset costsandastonnageisreceived, depletedwastecostsandaccruesassociatedlandfill andenvironmental liability. Thecommitteehasreceivedoperatingdata, but not theassociatedfinancial reportingfor that data. Richardisrequestingthat thecommitteereceivethefinancial reportsfor assetsandliabilitiesfor GFLEvergladesHoldings, LLCanditssubsidiary, SMCL, LLC. prior tothenext meeting.● OrganicWaste: 25-30%of methanegasisnot captured. Asniffer dronemonitorsandconductsscansof thelandfill area. RichardencouragedGFLtotakeactionsthat wouldassist withthediversionof organicwastefromthelandfill tocompostingtoextenditslifespan. Hesuggestedthat theyexplorethepossibilityof developingaGasificationplantor C-teckplant toreduceorganicsinthelandfill.Discussion&ActionItems:HealthDepartment Inspection: WastefillingtookplaceinPhases12B, 13A, 13B, and13C.Averagewastecollectionisapproximately1800tonsper day. RiversideConstructionof Wausauwill beginconstructingPhase14Aintwoweeks.Springthawandheavyrainnecessitatedcover operationstorepair washouts. Aleachatetankwill beaddedaspart of theexpansionprocess. Leachatelineswill becleanedandvideomonitored. Theraincapheldupwell. Thecompost sector hasremainedstatic.Leachatehasincreasedtoapproximately25,000gallonsper day. It’sbeinghauledtoChippewaFalls, MenomonieandMedford. NocomplaintsweremadetotheHealthDepartment.PropertyProtectionLetter: Jessicaproposedthat aletter besent byGFLtopropertyownerseligibletoutilizethepropertyprotectionplanfromGFL. Shesharedadraft of acover letter forour reviewandsuggestedthat Exhibit Konpage74of theFinal NegotiatedAgreement, datedOctober 22, 2022beincludedinthecommunication. After Jessmodifiestheletter, GFLwillhavetheir attorneysreviewthecover letter andrespondtotherequest.Other Business: ● AconcernedTower Driveresident waspleasedthat trucktraffichasdecreasedwithassistancefromGFLandtheplacement of aweight restrictionof 6tonsor lesson100feet of BlackAvenuebytheTownBoard.● Aquestionwasbrought upat theCountyBoardmeetingregardingtheIntergovernmental Agreement. CountyBoardmemberswereinformedthat anyreviewofthehost feewouldrequireall threepartiestotheagreement toagreetoareview. Thereisnorecordof aprior Intergovernmental Agreement or recollectionbythecurrentrepresentativesof theTown, Countyor Cityastohowthedivisionof thehost feewasinitiallydetermined.● Kathywouldliketoresignfromthepositionof Secretary. Noonepresent volunteeredtoreplaceher. Jessicawill sendarequest toall members, requestingareplacement forthenext meeting.Next Meeting: August 3, 2023at 1:00p.m.Adjourn: MotiontoAdjournat 3:02p.m. byMatt SteinbachandsecondedbyRichardArnold.