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Sicamous, BC Location on Site: Near Gate Logged By/ Checked By: BRM/ DG Northing/ Easting/ Elevation: 0 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT SICAMOUS LANDFILL (MR – 00514), SICAMOUS, B.C. Prepared for: Columbia Shuswap Regional District 555 Harbourfront Drive NE PO Box 978 Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4P1 Prepared by: Western Water Associates Ltd. th March 2016 #106-5145 26 Street Vernon, B.C. V1T 8G4 Project: 14-024-14 | 209-2455 Quail Ridge Blvd, Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V2S8 | P:1.250.765.2225 | www.sustainablesubsurface.com | March 30, 2016 Project # 14-024-14 Ben Van Nostrand, B.Sc., P.Ag., AScT. Waste Management Coordinator, Operations Management Columbia Shuswap Regional District 555 Harbourfront Drive N.E. P.O. Box 978 Salmon Arm, B.C., V1E 4P1 Dear Mr. Van Nostrand: Re: 2015 Environmental Monitoring Report – Sicamous Landfill, Sicamous, B.C. Western Water Associates Ltd. (WWAL) is pleased to provide this report which summarizes environmental monitoring at the Sicamous Refuse Disposal Facility (RDF) in 2015. For the 2015 reporting, time series plots were created from historic and current data. This temporal analysis helps us understand the degree of impact on groundwater over time. This report satisfies the requirements of the provincially issued Operational Certificate and is suitable for submission to the B.C. Ministry of Environment. We trust that the professional opinions and advice presented in this document are sufficient for your current requirements. Should you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance in this matter, please contact the undersigned. WESTERN WATER ASSOCIATES LTD. Reviewed by: Bryer Manwell, M.Sc., P.Eng. Douglas Geller, M.Sc., P.Geo. Hydrogeological Engineer Senior Hydrogeologist | #106 – 5145 26 St., Vernon, BC, Canada, V1T 8G4 | P:1.250.541.1030 | www.westernwater.ca | March 2016 i CSRD – Annual Environmental Monitoring Report – Sicamous Landfill 14-024-14 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION AND SITE BACKGROUND ........................................................ 1 1.1 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. SITE DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 1 2.1 LOCATION .......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 GEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY ........................................................................ 2 2.3 CLIMATE AND WATER BALANCE .................................................................................................... 3 2.4 2015 MONITORING NETWORK ...................................................................................................... 4 3. METHODS ....................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 SAMPLING METHODS AND PROTOCOLS ........................................................................................ 6 3.2 SAMPLING PARAMETERS .................................................................................................................... 7 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ............................................................................................. 7 4.1 VEGETATION ....................................................................................................................................... 8 4.2 WATER LEVEL MEASUREMENTS ........................................................................................................ 8 4.3 WATER QUALITY EXCEEDANCES .................................................................................................... 9 4.4 WATER QUALITY TREND ANALYSIS FROM 2002 TO 2015 ....................................................... 10 5. CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................... 15 6. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................. 16 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 18 | #106 – 5145 26 St., Vernon, BC, Canada, V1T 8G4 | P:1.250.541.1030 | www.westernwater.ca | March 2016 ii CSRD – Annual Environmental Monitoring Report – Sicamous Landfill 14-024-14 List of Figures (following text) Figure 1 General Site Location Map Figure 2 Monitoring Locations Figure 3 Water Level Elevations for the past 11 years (2003 to 2015) Figure 4 Chloride and Conductivity Time Series Plots Figure 5 Dissolved Sodium and Sulphate Time Series Plots Figure 6 Nitrate and Ammonia Time Series Plots Figure 7 Dissolved Iron and Dissolved Manganese Time Series Plots Figure 8 Uranium Time Series Plots List of Tables Table 1: Monthly Average Climate Data (STN 1166R45: 1982 - 2007) ........................................................ 4 Table 2: 2015 Monitoring Program ............................................................................................................................... 5 Table 3: 2015 Water Quality Exceedances by Guideline ...................................................................................... 10 Table 4: Summary Statistics for Select Water Quality Parameters from 2002 to 2015 ................................ 11 List of Appendices Appendix A Operational Certificate MR-00514 Appendix B Well Logs Appendix C Water Quality Database Appendix D Water Quality Reports Appendix E Hydraulic Testing at MW15-05 | #106 – 5145 26 St., Vernon, BC, Canada, V1T 8G4 | P:1.250.541.1030 | www.westernwater.ca | March 2016 1 CSRD – Annual Environmental Monitoring Report – Sicamous Landfill 14-024-14 1. INTRODUCTION AND SITE BACKGROUND Western Water Associates Limited (WWAL) was retained by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) to prepare the 2015 Annual Environmental Monitoring Report for the Sicamous Refuse Disposal Facility (RDF) (hereinafter called the “site”) as part of a district-wide monitoring contract. This report presents the monitoring for the 2015 report period from January 1 to December 31, 2015. Associated Engineering (formerly Summit Environmental Consultants Inc.) previously reported on the 2008 to 2013 monitoring programs. Prior to 2008, Sperling Hansen Associates (SHA) prepared the annual reports (SHA 2008). In 2014 WWAL was awarded the monitoring contract and we are pleased to provide the results of the environmental monitoring program at the Sicamous RDF in this report. The Sicamous RDF was operated as a natural attenuation site by the Sicamous Waterworks District from 1971 to 1977 under Ministry of Environment (MoE), Land and Parks under permit PR 514. The site has been operated by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) since it was transferred in 1977 under the now referenced Operational Certificate (OC) MR-00514, issued August 23, 1971 and most recently amended December 21, 2007, by the British Columbia MoE. According to the OC, the Design and Operations Plan was prepared by Gartner Lee in 2006. The Sicamous watershed includes the municipality of Sicamous and surrounding areas, which has a permanent population of approximately 4,000 (2,441 in Sicamous alone; StatsCan 2011). This number increases to approximately 10,000 during summer as a result of tourism and seasonal residents (SHA 2008). This report was prepared in accordance with the annual landfill reporting requirements outlined in Section 4.4 of the OC. A copy of the OC is included in Appendix A. 1.1 Objective and Scope To meet the goal of assessing the long-term monitoring for groundwater impacts from landfill operations, the objectives of the program are to collect and analyze groundwater samples, and interpret analytical results in accordance with the OC (MoE 1996) and the consulting agreement between WWAL and the CSRD. The tasks undertaken were as follows: Collect and submit to the laboratory, water samples as scheduled for the year; Assess the condition of local on-site vegetation for potential stress; Summarize water quality guideline exceedances from the 2015 results; Analyze the data and prepare the final annual report (this document); and Review the results with the CSRD Project Manager at the end of each year and provide recommendations to revise the program for future years, if warranted. 2. SITE DESCRIPTION This section describes geographic location, bedrock and surficial geology of the study area, historical climate data, hydrologic data, and hydrogeology data for Sicamous RDF. Further, a description of the monitoring network that was sampled in the 2015 monitoring program is provided. | #106 – 5145 26 St., Vernon, BC, Canada, V1T 8G4 | P:1.250.541.1030 | www.westernwater.ca | March 2016 2 CSRD – Annual Environmental Monitoring Report – Sicamous Landfill 14-024-14 2.1 Location The Sicamous RDF is located approximately 3 km south of the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 97A in Sicamous. The RDF is located on a hill side approximately 400 m east of Mara Lake on Two Mile Road, which branches east off Highway 97 A (Figure 1). The legal and civic address for the site are as follows: Legal: Block A of Section 30, Township 21, Range 7, West of the Sixth Meridian, Kamloops Division Yale District. Civic: 950 Two Mile Road, Sicamous, B.C. The site is bounded by forest to the north, east, and west. Two Mile Road is located at the southern entrance of the RDF and provincially owned crown land extends approximately 150 m south of the RDF site. Just south, beyond the crown land, is a privately owned property that
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