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Kirsten Anderson
1208 Lansdown Drive Oakville, Ontario L6J 7N6

Phone (289) 259-2790 E-mail kirstenpatrice@gmail.com

May 8, 2014
Deliverable 2 Raster Based Analysis of Terrain Surfaces
Ian Smith
Director of Landfill Operations
Town of Gumby Municipal Offices
2269 Niagara Rd.
Gumby, ON, L0S E1O

Dear Mr. Smith,
RE: GISC9312 Deliverable 2 Raster Based Analysis of Terrain Surfaces
Please accept this letter as a formal submission of Deliverable 2 Raster Based Analysus of
Terrain Surfaces for GISC9312, GIS Applications.
The purpose of this deliverable is to utilize a three-dimensional analysis, using raster-based techniques,
to determine the remaining volume of waste that may be placed in the landfill in order for it to reach its
maximum capacity. Conservation Canada determined that there is 125 641.05m
3
of space left in the
Gumby Landfill and that the landfill will reach maximum capacity between the years of 2021
and 2022.
If there are technical difficulties regarding the documents or necessary questions regarding the
documents, please contact me at your convenience at (289) 259-2790. Thank you very much for your
time and I look forward to your comments and feedback regarding this deliverable.

Sincerely,

Kirsten Anderson, BAH
Conservation Canada, Project Manager

KA/

Enclosures:
i. Technical Memorandum

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Technical Memorandum
Project: GIS Applications
Client:
Conservation Cananda for Ian Smith
of the Town of Gumby Municipal
Offices
Prepared By: Kirsten Anderson, BAH, Project
Manager of Conservation Canada
Subject: Raster Based Analysis of the Gumby Landfill
Date: May 9, 2014 Project #02-312
1.0 Introduction
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has given the Gumby Landfill a maximum allowable elevation
profile (Smith, 2014). The Town of Gumby Municipal Offices would like to know the amount of space the
landfill has remaining for future waste (Smith, 2014). The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has
provided contours for the maximum allowable elevation profile to use for analysis. GPS points, collected
by Dewey, Rippem & Howe Consultants, were also utilized to observe how much waste is currently
occupying the landfill.
2.0 Study Area
The area of interest is the Gumby Landfill, located in Gumby, Ontario. Figure 1 displays the study area in
further detail.

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GIS Applications May 8, 2014

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Figure 1: Study Area: Gumby Landfill

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3.0 Methodology
The given contour lines were utilized to generate a surface that displays the maximum allowable
elevation profile, as specified by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. This surface is presented in
Figure 2.

Figure 2: Maximum Allowable Waste Height at the Gumby Landfill Map
The GPS points, provided by Dewey, Rippem & Howe Consultants , were used to generate the existing
landfill surface (Figure 3).

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Figure 3: Existing Gumby Landfill Surface Map
In order to determine the remaining depth of the landfill, the maximum allowable waste height surface
was subtracted from the existing landfill surface (Figure 4).

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Figure 4: Remaining Waste Depth at the Gumby Landfill Map
To better visualize the remaining waste depth at the Gumby Landfill, this surface was also displayed as a
3D image (Figure 5).

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Figure 5: 3D Image of the Remaining Waste Depth at the Gumby Landfill Map
To find the volume of space the landfill has remaining for future waste, the volume change between the
maximum allowable elevation profile and the existing landfill surface was calculated (Figure 6).

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Figure 6: Available Areas for Waste at the Gumby Landfill Map
4.0 Findings
Looking at the information in the available areas for waste at the Gumby Landfill map in Figure 6, the
remaining volume of waste that may be placed in the landfill before it reaches capacity is 125 641.05m
3
.
There is 0.6 tonnes of garbage per m
3
, therefore there is 75 384.63 tonnes of space left in the Gumby
landfill for garabage.
Table 1 shows the amount of garbage (in tonnes) the Municipality of Gumby dumps into the Gumby
Landfill every year.


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Table 1: Waste Landfilled Per Capita (Smith, 2014).

Year
Waste Generation Rate
(To Landfill) Tonnes/Capita/Year
Waste Generation Rate (To Landfill)
Tonnes/Municipality/Year
1999 0.65 16 575
2000 0.60 15 300
2001 0.49 12 495
2002 0.44 11 220
2003 0.40 10 200
2004 0.35 8 925
2005 0.33 8 415
2006 0.31 7 905
2007 0.31 7 905
2008 0.30 7 650
2009 0.31 7 905
2010 0.30 7 650
2011 0.30 7 650
2012 0.31 7 905
The amount of waste generated per capita has decreased immensely over the years, due to the
recycling and compostable waste program. These values are also displayed in Figure 7.

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Figure 7: Waste Generation Rate to the Gumby Landfill Graph
Since the amount of waste generated by the Municipality of Gumby seems to level off after 2006, the
accumulation of waste from 2006 to 2012 was averaged in order to determine how much waste will be
accumulated in the future. Using an increase of 7795.714 tonnes/year, the amount of garbage that will
collect in the landfill in the future was estimated (Figure 8).

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Figure 8: Future Waste Generation Rate to the Gumby Landfill Graph
Looking at Figure 8, the Gumby landfill will reach capacity between 2021 and 2022.
5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
Since portions of the waste within the Gumby landfill exceed the maximum waste elevation dictated by
the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation Canada would suggest that the Municipality of
Gumby redistribute the garbage within the landfill in order to meet the elevation requirements.
Conservation Canada would recommend that the Municipality continues with, and improves, their
recycling initiative so that the Gumby Landfill will be able to continue storing the Municipalities waste
for a greater number of years. If the Municipality of Gumby needs to make use of the landfill after 2022,
the Municipality should consider moving some of the waste to a different location, or creating a new
landfill for future waste. Since the Municipality is aware of the time they have left until the landfill is full,
they will have plenty of time to prepare for the Municipalitys future waste disposal.
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6.0 Bibliography
Smith, I. D. (2014). Deliverable 2 - Raster Based Analysis of Terrain Surfaces. Niagara-On-The-Lake:
Niagara College.

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