WHAT IS THE UPDATED STATUS OF METHANE CONTROL BESIDE THE BOLENDER LANDFILL?

Second question: When is the most likely time for methane vapour intrusion in homes to go boom? ......................................................................................................... Third question: What should have been done about this? ............................................................................................... .................................................................. Answer to the first question (in the title): Unsure due to Woolwivh Township's preferred communication methods which are 1) If at all possible ignore and do not answer. 2) If your back is against the wall then preferably lie until or if you see a good reason not to. U-Pull-It (autowreckers) were advised (a few years back) that the current methane probes and connected pump to release methane to the atmosphere was being replaced with a passive system that did not require a pump. In other words wind would blow a small turbine and draw the methane out of the ground that way. Of course if this has been installed as promised near the former Paleshi garage on Arthur St. n. it may have avoided that building going boom. On the other hand I am not aware of any further methane withdrawal near the east or south ends of the former Bolender landfill site. This is not good. ............................................................................................................................... Answer to question two: Firstly methane can travel either vertically upward through the sub-surface and be released into the atmosphere or it can also travel horizontally. This would explain high readings of methane on the former Varnicolor Lot 91 site just south of the First St. Landfill. Horizontal or lateral migration of methane is more likely in winter with snow on the surface of the ground. Whether frost in the top couple of feet of surface also discourages upward migration I am not sure although it seems likely. Therefore right now, as in February 12/22, it is quite likely that methane is migrating eastwards from the Bolender Landfill towards the residential homes just east of the now Bolender Park and Splashpad. Any open flame such as pilot lights could ignite it if the concentration exceeds the magic number which it certainly has in past monitoring probes. Oh and I nearly forgot that monitoring probes just north of the site by the pet food plant had high readings way back when. Who knows what they are now? .................................................................................................................................... Answer to question three: Well firstly Woolwich should not have defaulted to their Deny & Lie responses. Then Woolwich Council should have paid attention to the written recommendations that I submitted to them via a number of public Delegations. Thirdly at the very, very least they should have installed, free of charge, methane alarms in the basements of homes nearest the former Landfill site. Likely the reason that the methane has hung around so long is because of the poor installation job of the methane collection system way back in the 1980s. Full transparency is required if Woolwich decide to do the right and proper action even at this late date. Frankly I'm surprised that there hasn't already been an explosion. Perhaps a fire or two of unknown cause at the Pet Food Plant may not be quite as unknown as the public have been advised. Who knows?