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WATERIDO CHRONICIE ' Wednenday, September 18. 20l3 - 3 Qt..- ‘- V 4! ‘ - ‘5‘: > “y‘- m ‘1." . f“ ‘ i: 33;! " The former Cambridge dump (left) was one of the preferred sites for a new SGO-niiliion regional biosolids plant. The Waterloo landfill. at 925 Erb St. w. in the City of Waterloo (right). was the other. An outpouring of opposition in both communities, along with the introduction of new technologies, has led council to review the plan. Mm Regional council takes a step back and scraps controversial biosolids facility look at costs of the project. which would the life of the project through its liquid ”more was a sigh of relief when i heard Br Maussa Murmur cost an estimated $60 million to build and biosolids management process. you were taking a step back to look at the 7 For the (Jinn-wk 77 "*7 $20 million to finance. it would cost another Coun. Jim Wideman is still convinced entire process.” he said. $l50 million to operate and maintain the thermal is the best technology. but agrees a “We are asking you to go back to square egional council has put plans for a plant over its 25â€"year lifecycle. review is needed in order to lookat the new one and get the information back to the Rcontroversial biosolids plant in Farlier this year. staff chose Cambridge as provincial regulations. right people.” Waterloo Regonon hold. the preferred site for the plant. but residents The review gives the region the opportu« Regional Chair Ken Seiling said it is pru~ They made the decision at last week's rallied against the plan and forced staff to nity to streamline their waste management dent for council to take a fresh look at the planning and works committee meeting and reconsider their decision. Concerns ranged master plan and their bioeolida master plan met plan to review all of the opportuni- will take another look at their biosolids mas from noise and smell to u . . and look at processes that ties in front of council. While Coun. Sean ier plan. which included building a heat potential safety concerns. "”515“ involve mum-use end Strickland agreed, he wanted to make sure drying facility at either the (amhridge or Residents were also upset opportunity to step products matthepulilc continued lobelnvolved. Waterloo landfill. with what they felt was a lark ,, “We would be better off '1 think it's the Mn move at this time. . . The decision comes after the Ontario ofpuhlic consultation back. with technologythatismulti‘ lt'squitedeartherebmud’iworkmbedone Ministry of Energy released a longrierm The decision was also a , 5“me use at the end, fuel or land aroundpublkoolfllhdonfheuld. . energy strategy. which explores new hiofiiel H‘llt'l to (,ity of Waterloo on m, Wonk mm" ‘0 application or some other “Obviously these hues are sensitive and opponunities. Putting the project on hold Mayor Brenda lialloran, who “.mpunmmmd Wilma,“ application, like using it in as we develop theplan and potentially com- also allows staff to complete the wastewater said the push back from ri-si momma plan, ' asphalt or concrete.” he said. bine other waste streams and other waste management master plan and allows them dents for the heat drying it also gives region resi‘ energy it's the right thing to do. but that llmt‘ to consider altemativr- solutions to lht‘ ld(‘llll‘y’ has been pt‘rsislt‘nl since [hm first dents time to come to terms with a plant in doesn't mean it‘s not going to be con llt‘dl drying facility, whit h has ht‘t'll started ll]\('ll\\lng the plant their backyards. he said. tenuous It cenainlywill be." 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