{"id":1865,"date":"2024-11-04T20:54:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T00:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2024-11-04T21:04:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T01:04:56","slug":"otterlake-landfill-update-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1865","title":{"rendered":"OtterLake Landfill \u2013 Update October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cell 7A has been closed on October 18th, 2024. There is a 1 foot clay added to the top of 7A. Then a layer of plastic, dirt and soil as a \u201ccap\u201d. Last will be hydro-seeded just like the other cells.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1866 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7A-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cell 7B is now operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>This cell (7B) has a 10 year life span. Each section (split into 4 sections) has about 2.5 years each to fill.<\/li>\n<li>Each picture shows a black liner. On top of the liner is a cushion layer, which is 3 feet of gravel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7B-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cell 7B middle section<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_2-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cell 7B last section. Last of the gravel being laid down to complete the cell.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1869 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cell_7b_3-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The pictures below is the metal scrap yard. This scrap metal is bailed every 6 months. It comes in from residential pickup everyday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20242-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/metal_scrap_oct_20241-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cell 7A has been closed on October 18th, 2024. There is a 1 foot clay added to the top of 7A. Then a layer of plastic, dirt and soil as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1865\" class=\"more-link\">[&hellip;]<\/a\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-jtimms","4":"post-1865","6":"format-standard","7":"category-uncategorized"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7oNTv-u5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1628,"url":"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1628","url_meta":{"origin":1865,"position":0},"title":"CMC\u2019s Environmental Consultant Checks Out Odour Complaints","author":"Jason Timms","date":"October 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to a series of recent odour complaints (and coincidentally one from this morning Oct.5, 2023) I visited this site and spoke with Steve Copp* and Andrew Sullivan** . \u00a0 In recent days 6 vertical\u00a0 gas collection wells and 1 horizontal well have been installed in Cell 7A. 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