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Brooks Road Landfill
2011 Compliance Report
April 2012

Prepared for:
Brooks Road Environmental Limited
c/o Romspen Investment Corporation
162 Cumberland Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M5R 3N5
Prepared by:
GENIVAR Inc.
1425 Cormorant Road, Suite 300
Ancaster, Ontario L9G 4V5
Project No. 111-53338-00
Distribution:
2 c Client
1 c Ministry of the Environment
1 c Public Liaison Committee
1 c Haldimand County
1 c File

Project No.111-53338-00

April 30, 2012

Richard Weldon
2270386 Ontario Limited, T/A
Brooks Road Environmental Limited
c/o Romspen Investment Corporation
162 Cumberland Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M5R 3N5
Re:

Brooks Road Landfill
2011 Compliance Report

Dear Mr. Weldon:
GENIVAR Inc. (GENIVAR) is pleased to provide this 2011 Annual Compliance Report for the
Brooks Road Landfill.
This 2011 Annual Compliance Report is prepared in consideration of Condition 94 of Provisional
Certificate of Approval for a Waste Disposal Site No. A110302, dated May 5, 2004, plus
amendments to July 30, 2007, and Condition 7 of Amended Certificate of Approval for Industrial
Sewage Works No. 8371-6X9L6B dated February 20, 2007. This report provides an interpretive
analysis of the 2011 findings for the compliance monitoring undertaken at the landfill site as well
as a summary of the 2011 operations.
The operation of the site has been transferred to the new operators, Brooks Road Environmental
Limited, at the end of April 2012.
Groundwater and surface water monitoring were completed in accordance with the Certificates of
Approval.
In addition, amendments to Conditions of the Certificate of Approval for Waste Disposal Site are
proposed to facilitate achievement of site development objectives.
We trust that this report satisfies your requirements. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Yours truly,
GENIVAR Inc.

Bailey Walters, M.Sc., P.Geo.
Project Geoscientist, Environment

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1425 Cormorant Road, Suite 300, Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA L9G 4V5
Telephone: 289.239.0100  Fax: 289.239.0109  www.genivar.com

Brooks Road Landfill
2011 Compliance Report

Table of Contents
Transmittal Letter

1

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

2

PHYSICAL SETTING................................................................................................................... 4
2.1
2.2

3

Geology and Hydrogeology ........................................................................................................ 5
Surface Water Features .............................................................................................................. 6

DESCRIPTION OF MONITORING PROGRAM ........................................................................... 7
3.1

3.2
3.3

3.4
3.5
3.6

3.7
3.8

4

Location ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Ownership and Key Personnel ................................................................................................... 1
Description and Development of the Waste Disposal Site ......................................................... 2
Monitoring and Reporting Program Objectives and Requirements of Certificate of
Approval for Waste Disposal Site ............................................................................................... 4
Assumptions and Limitations ...................................................................................................... 4

Groundwater Monitors ................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.1
Groundwater Level Monitoring .................................................................................... 7
3.1.2
Groundwater Sampling ............................................................................................... 8
Leachate ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Surface Water ............................................................................................................................. 9
3.3.1
Waste Certificate of Approval...................................................................................... 9
3.3.2
Sewage Certificate of Approval ................................................................................. 10
Landfill Gas ............................................................................................................................... 10
Field Sampling and Record Keeping ........................................................................................ 11
Quality Assurance for Sampling and Analysis .......................................................................... 11
3.6.1
Groundwater.............................................................................................................. 11
3.6.2
Leachate.................................................................................................................... 12
3.6.3
Surface Water ........................................................................................................... 12
Supplemental Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 13
Operational Monitoring.............................................................................................................. 13
3.8.1
Daily Operations ........................................................................................................ 13
3.8.2
Public Complaints...................................................................................................... 14
3.8.3
Public Liaison Committee.......................................................................................... 15

OVERVIEW – MONITORING RESULTS ................................................................................... 15
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

4.5
4.6

GENIVAR

Historical Data........................................................................................................................... 15
Data Quality Evaluation ............................................................................................................ 15
Groundwater Flow Monitoring ................................................................................................... 15
Groundwater Quality Monitoring ............................................................................................... 16
4.4.1
Shallow Overburden Unit .......................................................................................... 16
4.4.2
Basal Overburden/Shallow Bedrock Unit .................................................................. 17
4.4.3
Bedrock Unit .............................................................................................................. 17
Leachate Characterisation ........................................................................................................ 18
Surface Water Quantity Monitoring........................................................................................... 19

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4.7

4.8
4.9

5

Surface Water Quality Monitoring ............................................................................................. 19
4.7.1
Background Stations ................................................................................................. 20
4.7.2
On-site Station........................................................................................................... 20
4.7.3
Downstream .............................................................................................................. 20
Gas Pressures and Composition .............................................................................................. 21
Control Systems Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 21

ASSESSMENT, INTERPRETATION, AND DISCUSSION ........................................................ 22
5.1

5.2

5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8

6

Table of Contents

Groundwater Flow Interpretation .............................................................................................. 22
5.1.1
Shallow Overburden Unit .......................................................................................... 22
5.1.2
Basal overburden/shallow Bedrock Unit ................................................................... 23
5.1.3
Bedrock Unit .............................................................................................................. 23
Groundwater and Surface Water Quality .................................................................................. 23
5.2.1
Groundwater.............................................................................................................. 23
5.2.2
Surface Water ........................................................................................................... 26
5.2.3
Leachate Generation ................................................................................................. 28
Waste Disposal Site Gas Impacts ............................................................................................ 28
Effectiveness of Engineered Controls....................................................................................... 28
Adequacy of the Monitoring Program ....................................................................................... 29
Amendments to the Certificate of Approval for Waste Disposal Site ....................................... 29
Assessment of the Need for Implementation of Contingency Measures.................................. 30
HALT Review ............................................................................................................................ 30

SITE OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................. 32
6.1
6.2
6.3

Site Development - Work Completed in 2011 .......................................................................... 32
Waste Volumes and Site Life .................................................................................................... 33
Work Scheduled for 2012 ......................................................................................................... 33

7

FINANCIAL ASSURANCE ......................................................................................................... 34

8

CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 34

9

RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................. 35

10 CLOSURE ................................................................................................................................. 36
11 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................... 37

GENIVAR

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Table of Contents

List of Tables
Table 1-1
Table 3-1
Table 3-2
Table 3-3
Table 3-4
Table 3-5
Table 3-6
Table 4-1
Table 4-2
Table 4-3
Table 4-4
Table 4-5
Table 4-6
Table 4-7
Table 5-1
Table 5-2
Table 5-3
Table 5-4
Table 5-5
Table 5-6
Table 5-7
Table 5-8
Table 6-1

Key Personnel Contact Details ........................................................................................... 2
Groundwater Monitoring Wells............................................................................................ 7
Surface Water Monitoring Stations ..................................................................................... 9
Summary of Field Sampling Parameters .......................................................................... 11
QA/QC Exceptions in Groundwater Samples ................................................................... 12
QA/QC Exceptions in Surface Water Samples ................................................................. 13
Summary of Public Complaints ......................................................................................... 14
Shallow Overburden Unit ODWQS Exceedances ............................................................ 16
Basal Overburden/Shallow Bedrock Unit ODWQS Exceedances .................................... 17
Bedrock Unit ODWQS Exceedances ................................................................................ 18
Certificate of Approval ODWQS Leachate Exceedances ................................................. 18
Section 53 Certificate of Approval Leachate Exceedances .............................................. 19
PWQO Exceedances in Surface Water Samples ............................................................. 20
TDS Pond PWQO Exceedances ...................................................................................... 21
Parameter Trends in the Shallow Overburden Unit .......................................................... 24
Parameter Trends for Basal Overburden/Shallow Bedrock Unit ...................................... 25
Parameter Trends in the Bedrock Aquifer ........................................................................ 26
Parameter Trends in Surface Water ................................................................................. 26
Surface Water PWQO Exceedances within the Ditch Network ........................................ 27
Surface Water PWQO Exceedances in Ponded Areas .................................................... 27
Monthly Leachate Volumes (m3) ....................................................................................... 28
Responses to HALT Review Comments of 2006 Compliance Report ............................. 30
Breakdown of Monthly Waste Acceptance (tonnes) ......................................................... 33

List of Figures
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12

GENIVAR

Site Location Map
Site Plan
Inferred Groundwater Elevation Contours Shallow Overburden Aquifer-May 2011
Inferred Groundwater Elevation Contours Shallow Overburden Aquifer-November 2011
Groundwater Elevations Basal Overburden/Shallow Bedrock Aquifer-May 2011
Groundwater Elevations Basal Overburden/Shallow Bedrock Aquifer-November 2011
Groundwater Elevations Bedrock Aquifer-May 2011
Groundwater Elevations Bedrock Aquifer-November 2011
Shallow Overburden Groundwater ODWQS Exceedances
Basal Overburden/Shallow Bedrock Groundwater ODWQS Exceedances
Deep Bedrock Groundwater ODWQS Exceedances
Surface Water PWQO/Trigger Exceedances

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Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Appendix L

GENIVAR

Certificates of Approval
Monitoring Program
GENIVAR Field Protocols
Borehole/Test Pit Logs
Groundwater Elevations and Analytical Results
Leachate Analytical Results
Surface Water Flow and Analytical Results
TDS Pond Analytical Results
Supplemental Analytical Results
Financial Assurance Plan Update
Certificate of Approval Compliance
HALT Review Comments

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2011 Compliance Report

1

Introduction

GENIVAR Inc. has prepared the following 2011 Annual Compliance Report, on behalf of Brooks Road
Environmental Limited, the operator of the Brooks Road Landfill Site (Site), formerly the Edwards Landfill
Site. The Site is an approved waste disposal facility operating under Provisional Certificate of Approval for
a Waste Disposal Site No. A110302 dated May 5, 2004 (plus amendments to July 30, 2007) and
Amended Certificate of Approval for Industrial Sewage Works No. 8371-6X9L6B dated February 20, 2007
(Sewage Certificate of Approval). Copies of the Certificates of Approval are included in Appendix A.
This report is structured according to the new Ministry of the Environment Monitoring and Reporting for
Waste Disposal Sites, Groundwater and Surface Water Technical Guidance Document (November 2010).

1.1

Location

The Site is located at 160 Brooks Road in Cayuga, Ontario, which is approximately one kilometre north of
Kings Highway No. 3 (Talbot Road). The Site is legally described as Part of Lot 24, Concession I-N.T.R.,
of the former North Cayuga Township, former Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, and now
Haldimand County.
The total Site area is approximately 12.4 hectares (ha) (30.6 acres) of which 6 ha (15 acres) is currently
approved for landfilling. The regional Site location is provided on Figure 1. The local Site setting is shown
on Figure 2.
The Site is bounded to the north by the former Canada Southern Railway right-of-way. The section of
right-of-way between Brooks Road and east to Windecker Road was acquired by the former owner of the
landfill, Haldimand-Norfolk Sanitary Landfill Inc. (HNSL), in 2006. To the north of the former rail right-ofway, a privately-owned rural property consisting of undeveloped fields (i.e., long-term inactive agricultural
crop production lands) and forested areas is present.
To the south and east of the Site is a privately owned undeveloped rural property used primarily for
passive livestock pasture purposes and consisting of a combination of old fields and forested areas.
The Site is bounded to the west by Brooks Road. On the west side of Brooks Road is an undeveloped
rural property owned by the Cayuga Uplands Game Farm. This property is privately owned and is
understood to be stocked for bird hunting purposes. The property itself is characterized primarily by
undeveloped fields with occasional bush lots.

1.2

Ownership and Key Personnel

In 2011, Brooks Road Landfill was in receivership, managed by SF Partners Inc. and operated by
2274462 Ontario Limited. Beginning April 30, 2012 Brooks Road Environmental Limited became the
operator of the Brooks Road Landfill Site. GENIVAR Inc. (GENIVAR) was retained by 2274462 Ontario
Limited and, subsequently, by Brooks Road Environmental Limited to manage the compliance monitoring
and reporting for the Site.
The key personnel and their respective contact details are included in Table 1-1, below.

GENIVAR

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