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MEETING SUMMARY

MeetingNo. 1-Design
Anaerobic Treatment of Septage/corn stover and Blosolids to Produce Blogas,

Electrlcal Power and Treated Blosollds

Township of Georglan Bluffs and rownshlp of chatsworth

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Tuesday, June t6,200g

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8:00 a.m.

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Georgian Btuffs

of the Townshp of

!4ayor At Barfoot, Townshlp of Georgian Blufls

Depuly M3yor Dwight Burtey, Township of Georgian gtuffs
Mr. BillWhite, CAO, Township of Georgian Btuff
Mr. Rick Winters, Township of Georgian Bluffs
Mayor Howard Greig, Township of Chatsworth
Deputy Mayor Bob pringle, Townshtp of Chatsworth
Mr. Will Moore, CAO, Township of ihatsworth
Mr. Ross Slaughter, p.Eng., GENIVAR Consultants Lp

ThosePresent
Ross Slaughter, p.Eng.

The following items were discussed with regard to the anaerobic treatment of septago/com stover
and
biosollds_to produce biogas, electrical powei and treated biosotids for the fownstrifi dorgian

Btuffs

and the Township of Ghatsworth:

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a revisw of grant approval under canada Build. lt was

at lhe meting that approximately 2so/o ot the funding is
supposed to be up front from both the Federal and provlcial
There was
indcated

Govemments.

A project schedule was prepared and was handed out as attached, for
review. There was general agreament wth the project schedule.
It was indcated that GENIVAR should proceed with a detailed suruey of
the site at the Derby Lagoon.

There was

g_gneral
.discussion regarding GENIVAF having a
subconsultant (cEM Engineering) for technicai assistance with deign

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of the biodgester. lt ws generaily agreed that GENtvAn coo

proceed with CEM Engineering as a subconsultant to GENIVAH.

There was a discussion regarding the standard offer conlracl from the
ontario Power Authority (oPA) nd any limits in the orange area for
generation of power from biogas sources. Ross slaughter was asked
by the Committee to took into tha Green Energy Act-anO how it may

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affect tha prices paid for electricity.

After significant discussion with regard to what should be done with the
energy or gas produced by the biodigester, including discusslon with

to usage by Harold Suthertand and Saugeen

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Development, Mr. Dav
Barett,

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Economic

was generally greed by th6

committee that the apptication for grant was made toprouce etrical

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Chatsrvorlh

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power and that we should stick with that, in that we would generate
pow6r and feed it into the Hydro One grid.

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There was a discusslon with regard to concern from neighbours, Mory GENIVAR/Township of
and Gary Johnson. lt should be noted that plans should be discussed Chatsworth/Township
with them during

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development.

Ross Slaughter is to contact Don Curry with regard to the

proceeding ahead.

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of Georgian Bluffs

project

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Ross Slaughtr s to follow-up with regard to th queuo status for

proiect with Hydro One Networks lnc. and Ontario Power Authority.

The meeting concluded at 9:30 a.m, lf lhere are any errors or omissions in the above minutes, please
contact the undersigned.
Prepared by:

GENIVAB Coneultants LP

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M.R. Slaughter, P. Eng.

Designated Consulting Engineer
Senior Water Resources Engineer
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