Township of Georgian Bluffs

Township of Chatsworth

Cha3'worth
MINUTES
Bio- Digesler

Commitlee

Fridoy August 13, 2010

8:30 o.m., Townshp of Chotsworlh Council Chombers

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Alon Borfool
Dwight Burley
Howord Greig

STAFF PRESENT:

Will Moore, CAO

Rick Winters, Operolions Monoger

CONSULTANT:

Ross Sloughler,

SEWAGE HAULERS:

Dennis Bumsleod
Don Morsholl
Gory Grody

Genivor

Voughn Lowrence
Ron Nickoson
Woyne Dovidson
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) Coll to Order
Howord Greig presented the Bio-Digester ond its requrement for septoge.
Howord notified the group thot the Townships' hqd o meeting scheduled with
the Minister of the Environment on Tuesdoy August 17 to discuss lond
opplicotion of septoge woste.
indicoted thot the Bio-Digester wos designed to hondle 40 ms of
septoge doily ond could be odjusted to 57.5ms.
Ross Sloughter

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provided on overview of the Bio-Digester components ond process.

Al Borfoot indicoted thot the Township would toke the pressure from property
owners regording the odditionol expense to properly dispose of septoge woste
generoted from septic systems.

Howord Greig exploined thot the septoge woste from outside the two
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municipolities would be occepted os it would be difficult to restrict.

Woyne Dovidson osked for notificotion to oll property owners within Georgion
Bluffs ond Chotsworth regording the tipping fees of the Bio-Digester ond the
odditionol costs of septic tonk pumping.

Voughon Lowrence inquired obout the tipping fee foe septoge woste. Al
Borfooi exploined thot the tipping fee hos currently been set of $25.00/ms.
Howord Greig expressed lhot the Townships would like to consider mondotory
septic tonk pump outs. Don Morsholl indicoted thot would be difficult to
enforce os oll properties ore occupied of different levels.

indicoted thot the design wos bosed on o quontity of sewoge

ossuming tonks were pumped on on overoge of every three to five yeors.
Ross Sloughter

Al Borfoot discussed the FOG tonk ond posteurizer. Ron Nickoson indicoted thot
restouront FOG wos being disposed of qt the Owen Sound Sewoge Treotment
Plont. Gory grody indicoted thoi the City hod given notice thot it is not to be
received of their focility for disposol.

Cor wosh woste woter wos discussed. lt wos stoted thot thot woste wos not
suitoble for the Bio-Digesier.
Ross Sloughter indicoted thot the Bio-Digester would be reody to receive
septoge woste on o regulor bosis beginning the end of September 20.l0.
The Cord lock wos discussed ond the locol houlers were ossured of the issuonce
of o swipe cord.

With the cord lock system, toxic woste could be trocked bock to on individuol
houler.
Ross Sloughter indicoted to the group thot the houlers need to cognisont of the
woste they pump ond tronsfer to the Bio-Digester.

Al Borfoot indicoted thot three stoff wos being introduced to the operotion of
the Bio-Digester os well os the operotion wos included os o provisionol item in
the Woter Plont RFP thot closes September 10,2010.

Gory Grody osked obout outside controctors goining occess to the BioDigester. lt wos stoted thot outside controctors will hove occess however will
not be issued swipe cords. They will require outhorizotion from the Township for
eoch lood.
Voughon Lowrence suggested thot the homeowners should be billed directly
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from the Townships' with regords to the tipping fee.

Howord Greig indicoted thot the Bio-Digester will olso qssist the obottoirs with
disposol of blood woste ond owful. Howord indicoted thot the reduced tipping
fee could be offered os the group indicoted the obottoirs ore struggling to
keep in business.
Ron Nickoson suggested thot obottoir woste be occepted for free os it is likely
o bonus to the production of methone gos in lhe Bio-Digesier.

Woyne Dovidson suggested o meeting with oll obottoir owners in Grey ond
Bruce Counties orgonized by the Bio-Digester Committee.
Dennis Bumsteod inquired obout the dischorge rote of the dumping stotion.
Sloughter indicoted thot it wos designed to off-lood 3000 gollon in l0-1 I
minutes. Dennis stoted thot he con off-lood 3000 gollon/minute.

'Ross

Howord osked the group obout recommendotions regording obottoir woste

tipping fees. Generol discussion wos hod with Al Borfoot indicoting thot phosed
in tipping fees moy be considered.
Al Borfoot indicoted thot the MOE would be osked obout obottoir woste of the
AMO delegotion.
Don Morsholl osked if milk woste would be considered for disposol of the BioDigester. Ross Sloughter indicoted thot the woste would need to be tested to
verify suitobility.
Al Borfoot indcoted thot the support of oll houlers
moves forword.

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required os the Bio-Digester

Howord Greig osked for ony odditionol comments from the houlers:
Dennis Bumsteod recommends pressure be put on the MOE restricting lond
opplicotion os oll new licensed houlers ore forbidden from lond opplicotion
ond it would put oll houlers on level ploying field.

Don Morsholl indicoted thot West grey would be of leost five yeors owoy
from o suitoble septoge treotment focility ond questions the "green"
initiotive of trucking septoge woste one hour for disposol.

Gory Grody wonted the committee to consider o groce period for the
implementotion of tipping fees until the provinciol regulotions prohibit lhe
lond opplicotion of untreoted septoge woste.
Woyne Dovidson osked thot o list of oll occeptoble products ond o detoiled
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process mop be sent lo oll houlers.

The Meeting wos odjourned

of l0:12 q.m.

Recording Secretory

Rick Winters

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