SOLID WASTE FACILITY OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE MANUAL Revision 9 June 2020 i DOCUMENT CONTROL In order to facilitate ease of reading, items that were revised in this version of the Solid Waste Facility Operations & Maintenance Manual are shown in bold font. Significant document revisions are summarized in the revision table below. Version Date Document Section Page Revision Author 9 June 2020 Table of Contents, 1.2, 2.2, 1-6, 8-17, To prepare for Associated 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 19-22, Water Licence Environmental on 3.1, 3.2, 4, 4.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.2, 24-25, 27-29 Renewal behalf of the City 4.2.3, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.3, 4.4, Application of Yellowknife 4.5, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.4, Technical 5.5.1, 5.6.1, 5.8, 6.1, 7, 8, 9 Review All sections (Editorial Revisions) 8 December 2018 City of Yellowknife 7 March 2017 City of Yellowknife 6 March 2014 City of Yellowknife 5 March 2013 City of Yellowknife 4 March 2012 City of Yellowknife 3 October 2011 City of Yellowknife 2 February 2010 City of Yellowknife 1 March 2009 City of Yellowknife ii Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................1 1.1. Purpose .........................................................................................................1 1.2. Site Location ..................................................................................................1 2. BACKGROUND ..........................................................................................................2 2.1. Site History ....................................................................................................2 2.2. Site Description ..............................................................................................3 2.2.1 Baling Facility ............................................................................................... 3 2.2.2 Landfill......................................................................................................... 3 2.2.3 Collection Areas ........................................................................................... 4 2.2.4 Compost Facility .......................................................................................... 4 2.2.5 Tipping Fees ................................................................................................ 4 3. SITE PERSONNEL .......................................................................................................5 3.1. Duties and Responsibilities .............................................................................5 3.2. Personnel Training .........................................................................................8 4. WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS ................................................................................9 4.1. Acceptable Waste ..........................................................................................9 4.2. Disposal Methods ........................................................................................10 4.2.1 Hazardous Waste ...................................................................................... 10 4.2.2 General Household Waste ......................................................................... 10 4.2.3 Recyclables ................................................................................................ 11 4.2.4 E-Waste ..................................................................................................... 13 4.2.5 Construction and Demolition Debris .......................................................... 13 4.2.6 White Goods (Appliances).......................................................................... 13 4.2.7 Tires .......................................................................................................... 13 4.2.8 Honey Bags and Animal Waste................................................................... 13 4.2.9 Snow ......................................................................................................... 14 4.3. Waste Inspection .........................................................................................14 4.4. Handling Unacceptable Waste .....................................................................15 4.5. Cover Systems ..............................................................................................16 4.5.1 Daily Cover ................................................................................................ 16 4.5.2 Intermediate Cover .................................................................................... 17 4.5.3 Final Cover................................................................................................. 17 5. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES .................................................................................18 5.1. Storage Maintenance ..................................................................................18 5.2. Collection Maintenance ...............................................................................18 5.3. Equipment Maintenance ..............................................................................18 5.4. Facility Maintenance....................................................................................18 5.4.1 Baling Facility ............................................................................................. 19 iii Table of Contents 5.4.2 Gatehouse and Scale ................................................................................. 20 5.4.3 E-Waste Shelter ......................................................................................... 20 5.4.4 Compost Facility Shelter ............................................................................ 20 5.4.5 SWF Office Building ................................................................................... 20 5.5. Waste Disposal Areas Maintenance .............................................................20 5.5.1 Leachate Collection System Maintenance .................................................. 20 5.5.2 Dams, Berms, Dyke, and Control Structure Maintenance ........................... 21 5.6. Fencing Maintenance ..................................................................................21 5.5.3 Wildlife Fence Maintenance ...................................................................... 21 5.7. Road Maintenance ......................................................................................21 5.7.1 Access Road Maintenance ......................................................................... 21 5.7.2 Site Road Maintenance .............................................................................. 21 5.8. Erosion and Sediment Control ......................................................................22 5.9. Nuisance Control .........................................................................................22 5.9.1 Litter Control ............................................................................................. 22 5.9.2 Odour Control ........................................................................................... 22 5.9.3 Bird Control ............................................................................................... 22 5.10. Indiscriminate Dumping ...............................................................................23 5.11. Fire Maintenance .........................................................................................23 6. SAMPLING AND MONITORING PROGRAM .............................................................24 6.1. Surface Water Sampling ..............................................................................24 6.2. Groundwater Sampling ................................................................................26 6.3. Leachate Sampling.......................................................................................26 7. SITE RECORDS .........................................................................................................27 8. SAFETY PROCEDURES ..............................................................................................28 8.1. Bear Safety ..................................................................................................28 9. SITE ACCESS CONTROL ............................................................................................29 9.1. Signage ........................................................................................................29 9.2. Contact Numbers .........................................................................................29 10. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ..........................................................................................30 10.1. Emergency Contact Numbers .......................................................................30 10.2. Spill Contingency Plan ..................................................................................30 10.3. Fire Response Plan .......................................................................................30 11. CERTIFICATION PAGE ..............................................................................................31 12. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................32 iv Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES Table 6.1: SNP Station Information..................................................................................... 24 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Solid Waste Facility Location ................................................................................