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Management of Hauled Wastewater Public Consultation Centre December 9, 2015 – 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. St. Matthew Catholic School 405 Pastern Trail, Waterloo, ON
Management of Hauled Wastewater Public Consultation Centre December 10, 2015 – 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School 560 Pioneer Drive, Kitchener, ON
Welcome! This is your opportunity to provide comments and ask questions. We are here to: • Explain hauled wastewater services, how the Region is involved and the purpose of the project • Explain how alternative sites for a long-term facility to receive hauled wastewater were evaluated • Outline conclusions reached to date • Answer your questions, hear your comments, and get your feedback • Outline next steps
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The Region's Perspective
Purpose of this Study • Evaluate sites for a long-term facility to receive hauled wastewater produced in the Region • Recommend a preferred site for a long-term facility to receive and manage this hauled wastewater • Develop a conceptual design for this facility at the preferred site • Provide opportunities for public input and comment
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What is Hauled Wastewater? • Hauled wastewater is privately generated and collected wastewater that has been collected from septic tanks (commonly called “septage”), wastewater holding tanks or portable toilets that is transported by privately-operated trucks to a disposal location or treatment facility. Hauled Wastewater is Not Biosolids … • Biosolids are the treated solids produced by wastewater treatment processes managed by the Region, and can be used for compost, fertilizer, etc.
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Hauled Wastewater and Biosolids – Key Differences
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Hauled Wastewater
Biosolids
Source
Private Homes and Businesses
Regional Wastewater Operations
Regulated by the Province
Yes (Waste Management Act and Clean Water Act)
Yes (Nutrient Management Act and Clean Water Act)
Spread on Land by Region
No
Yes
Treated Before Spreading on Fields
No
Yes
Prohibited from Drinking Water Protection Areas
Yes
Yes
A Typical Wastewater Hauling Truck Trucks hauling wastewater are self-contained and generally are relatively small.
The current fees charged by the Region to wastewater haulers are: $173.77 per load for septage; and $86.17 per load for holding tanks. It is expected that these fees would need to be increased to cover the Region’s costs of accepting the wastewater, however, the new fees have not yet been developed.
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Why is the Region Involved? • Some rural areas do not have municipal wastewater servicing → these areas have septic or holding tanks which are pumped out by private contractors • The Region voluntarily accepts and treats some of this waste for a fee • The Region does not accept hauled wastewater from other municipalities; this policy is proposed to continue at the new facility
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Study Background • Hauled wastewater is currently trucked to New Hamburg Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) for treatment (interim) • Region examining alternatives for a new longterm facility to accept and treat hauled wastewater because of concerns with: – Capacity limitations at New Hamburg WWTP – Limitations on the application of untreated hauled wastewater to farm land – Projected amount of septage
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Evaluation of Possible Receiving Sites Most Preferred (least impact)
Evaluation Criteria
Least Preferred (most impact)
Kitchener WWTP
Waterloo Galt WWTP WWTP
Spring Valley PS
East Side Lands PS
Bridgeport WWRMC PS
Environmental Social / Cultural / Community Cost Technical Ranking of Alternatives
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7
5
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5
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Alternative Short-Listed
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X
X
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This long list of alternatives were examined in a previous study, and endorsed by Regional Council in August 2014 .
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Short List of Alternative Sites
Not considered further due to uncertainty with timing of construction.
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Evaluation Criteria Social, Cultural, Community
Environment • Potential for spilled wastewater to enter Regional drinking water aquifers
• Potential for traffic impacts • Potential for odour, noise and dust impacts Technical
Cost • Relative 25-year lifecycle cost
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Ease of construction / implementation Future expandability / constraints Operational requirements Site accessibility
Waterloo Wastewater Treatment Plant Advantages: • Central location with access to Conestoga Parkway • Site can accommodate future expansion • Large site for construction vehicles and activities • Existing screening disposal facilities and service • Marginally lower operating and maintenance costs Disadvantages: • Proximity to residential area • Historically, more collisions on road leading to WWTP than on road leading to WWMRC • Site access potentially difficult due to high traffic volumes and no controlled intersection Both sites have similar capital costs (preliminary capital cost estimate: approximately $1.6 million. Risk to the environment is low for both sites.
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Wastewater Residuals Management Centre (Kitchener) Advantages: • Central location with access to road network • Historically, fewer collisions on road leading to WWRMC than road leading to Waterloo WWTP • Commercial / industrial area with reduced odour and noise concerns • Fewer commercial accesses and pedestrians and cyclists on Manitou Dr. Disadvantages: • May need to use adjacent property during construction • Site may limit ability to accommodate hauled wastewater beyond 2031 • New screening facilities required • Marginally higher operating and maintenance costs Both sites have similar capital costs (preliminary capital cost estimate: approximately $1.6 million. Risk to the environment is low for both sites.
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How will traffic be affected? Both sites located on Regional roads (Manitou Drive, University Avenue) designed to handle truck traffic Daily traffic on both roads is similar Transportation Planning has advised that the Estimated Total Daily Vehicle Load (all kinds of vehicles) for both Manitou Drive and University Avenue is around 25,000 vehicles Any increase in truck traffic would not be significant → estimated to be an annual average of 8 to 15 trucks each weekday by 2031 During peak hauling season (i.e., summer months), there could be 40 trucks per weekday
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Preliminary Evaluation of Short-listed Sites Most Preferred (least impact)
Least Preferred (most impact)
Note: The evaluation criteria used for the short-listed sites above is more comprehensive than the criteria that were used for the evaluation of all possible sites. Therefore, some of the ratings for some categories above may differ from the ratings for the evaluation of all possible sites.
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In Summary Highest Ranking Alternative … Wastewater Residuals Management Centre on Manitou Drive ● Located in industrial / commercial area ● More centrally located with fewer commercial access points, pedestrians and cyclists → easier access for trucks and good road safety history ● Maximizes travel on Regional roads in all directions ● Both sites have low risk to the environment ● Similar capital costs to Waterloo WWTP site A final decision on the preferred site will not be made until public consultation is completed and Regional Council endorses the recommended preferred site.
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Other Region of Waterloo Studies The Region is also undertaking the following studies for other wastewater-related Regional services: • Biosolids Master Plan – A study to develop a strategy for dealing with biosolids produced at the wastewater treatment plants in the Region to 2049
• Wastewater Treatment Master Plan Update – A study to develop a strategy for dealing with wastewater treatment and disposal needs of the Region over the next 35 to 40 years
There will be separate public consultation programs for these studies, including Public Consultation Centres.
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What Happens Next? Public Input Ongoing
Winter 2015 / 2016 Consider comments received at this Public Consultation Centre, Confirm preferred site for facility
2016 to 2017 Prepare Conceptual Design and Detailed Design for facility
2018 Construct the facility at the preferred site
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We'd like to hear from you Please deposit your comment sheet in the box provided or forward to the Region.
Contact information: Dave Arsenault
Emil Rafanan
Senior Project Engineer Region of Waterloo Water Services 150 Frederick St, 7th Floor Kitchener ON N2G 4J3
Project Manager XCG Consultants Ltd. 2620 Bristol Circle, Suite 300 Oakville, ON L6H 6Z7
519-575-4757 ext. 3682
[email protected]
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905-829-8880, ext. 253
[email protected] 