Purpose
Explore opportunities for greater efficiencies of wastewater/ water treatment plants, facilities, and landfill site.
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) upgrades to the Region’s water meter system have been initiated. This new technology enhances water usage tracking, promotes conservation efforts, and eliminates the need for meter readers to drive through communities to collect data, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The pilot project in Burlington has successfully installed new water meters and radio transmitters at 280 homes and businesses. Similar pilots in Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills are expected to be completed by 2026.
An Environmental Assessment is underway to determine the optimal location for a proposed facility that would process biosolids from the wastewater treatment plants into compost.
Compactors and dozers used to bury the waste at the landfill sites were replaced with new equipment that allows operators to use GPS technology to more efficiently utilize space at the landfill.
Through the Climate Action Response Team (CART) a Sewer Heat Recovery Subcommittee was established to develop a framework.
GPS technology continues to be utilized to ensure optimal compaction of landfilled waste.
Capital funds are available in 2028 to conduct studies that review alternative advanced landfill technology aimed at optimizing landfill capacity and improving and/or enhancing landfill operations to conserve landfill space, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, explore utilization feasibilities for landfill gas, improve efficiency, meet regulatory requirements and protect the environment.
Halton Region completed the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study to identify the preferred site location for the construction of a Halton Region owned biosolids composting facility. The recommended preferred site location is the existing Halton Region W.A. Bill Johnson Biosolids Management Centre.
A Sewage Heat Recovery Framework has been established.