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BELLEVILLE - SUMPTER
BELLEVILLE - SUMPTER

2 deep water waste wells planned at landfill

Like a good neighbor, benefit to the residents of and inspections at the county,
Republic Services explained a ” Sumpter would be keeping the state and federal level to which
planned construction project to This is not a cost reduction for us. trucks off the local streets and the wells would be subjected in
members of the Sumpter It is an environmentally minimizing the carbon footprint addition to the rigid standards of
Township Board of Trustees. and allowing Carleton Farms to construction of the wells.
During a study session before sound way to dispose remain competitive in the mar- The leachate would be
the regular meeting Sept. 28, of the leachate. ketplace. pumped deeply enough into the
representatives from Carleton “This will help us manage our earth to avoid groundwater lev-
Farms, a waste disposal facility bottom line,” he said. “This is not els and would not impact the
located in the township, detailed development for Republic and sand years. a cost reduction for us. It is an quality of water in the area, the
plans to construct two new deep Scott Cabauatan spoke to the The Republic officials repeat- environmentally sound way to representatives said.
injection wells to treat and dis- board members about the edly stressed that these are not dispose of the leachate.” While the township can com-
pose of leachate. Leachate is planned wells. hazardous waste wells and will McCuistion added that the ment on the planned wells, per-
groundwater that that has perco- The wells, according to dispose only of leachate at wells are a “viable option to mits for the construction are
lated through the waste at the McCuistion, could eliminate 15 Carleton Farms. The wells will keep the operation of the land- granted at the state and federal
facility and leached out some of to 20 trucks on township roads not handle waste from any out- fill. We don't see a downside.” He level. McCuistion said Republic
the constituents. and help better manage the bot- side source, they told the added that the project, which the is “about 9 or 10 months” from
Currently, the leachate from tom line at Carleton Farms. trustees. company expects to begin within permit application.
Carleton Farms is hauled away While the initial expense of The wells will be constantly the next two years, would Republic would be responsi-
in trucks and disposed of off-site, drilling the wells, which will be monitored and will have redun- require some additional employ- ble for monitoring the integrity
an expense managers hope to 400 feet thick and 3,827 feet dant inspection systems to ees which could mean jobs in the and safety of the wells for several
curtail with the installation of deep, would be “in the tens of ensure safety, McCuistion said. community. years should the facility be shut
the two wells. Gary McCuistion, millions” the life of the leachate Ken Cooper an engineer with The representatives repeat- down at any time in the future,
director of market planning and disposal system could be a thou- PetroTech explained that the edly stressed the safety features McCuistion said.
Annual Halloween Candy Loop set in Van Buren

The annual Van Buren Township Parks & Recreation
Department Candy Loop event is back by popular
demand. This family-friendly trick-or-treating experience
will take place from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at Quirk
Park.
Costumed children can take a stroll around the Candy
Loop and stop at different Halloween-themed stations
providing treats from local businesses and organizations.
This event is free and open to the public, but participants
need to register for a specific timeslot at vanburen-
mi.org/parks. No pets will be allowed with the exception
of service animals.
"We cannot wait to see everyone all dressed up and
ready to celebrate Halloween," said Director of
Recreation Jennifer Zaenglein. "We're asking people to
register, so we can properly distance everyone and if we
have to cancel due to weather, we can notify everyone
right away via email."
A rain date is set for 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
"In 2019, roughly 1000 people came to Van Buren
Township's safe trick-or-treating event," said Supervisor
Kevin McNamara. "We're expecting a large turnout this
year and want to thank our local businesses and non-prof- tribute candy at an individual station at vanburen- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
it organizations. Candy loop wouldn't be possible without mi.org/parksandrec or contact Zaenglein at (734) 699-8921. guidelines.
their support." Decorations are encouraged, but not necessary. For additional information visit vanburen-mi.org/park-
Local businesses and organizations can register to dis- Participants will be required to follow all CDC and sandrec.