Landfill Monitoring

We regularly monitor the areas in and around the Brady Road Resource Management Facility and 33 closed landfill sites.

Closed landfill | Former landfill | Active landfill

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Monitoring includes:

surface water
groundwater
leachate
landfill gas

This monitoring is done to protect the environment and human health.

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Methane Gas Policy - Landfill Environmental Program

applies to all properties within landfill sites and landfill control zones
initially adopted by Council in June 1979 as the Methane Gas Policy
in October 1984, Council approved the continuation of Methane Gas Policy - Landfill Environmental Program

Standards and Guidelines for the Mitigation of Methane Gas at Buildings and Utilities

in 2006, the Methane Gas Policy - Landfill Environmental Program document was updated for clarity and renamed

Closed Landfill Improvement Program

outlines recommendations for improvements to landfill infrastructure and the environmental monitoring program
developed in response to the 2015 Disposition Study

Landfill Gas Testing Program

we visit homes and businesses around 14 of the City's closed landfills to test the air

Closed Landfills Presentation

presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and the Environment on May 29, 2017

Last updated: October 4, 2018

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