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EXTINGUISHING THE DELTA SHAKE AND SHINGLE LANDFILL FIRE
The
Cost of Extinguishment.
Extinguishment of the landfill fire proved to be a costly undertaking
for the people of British Columbia. Total costs of the fire fight
and put-back exceeded $4.0 million. The costs were incurred as
follows.
| Initial fire response |
$120 k |
| Fire fighting
plan |
$25 k |
| Earth moving |
$1.1 million |
| Fire dept. support |
$500 k |
| Geotechnical monitoring |
$400 k |
| Logistics |
$100 k |
| Total extinguishment |
$2.3 million |
The costs of put back
were as follows:
| Earth moving |
$855 k |
| Decommissioning
hot pads |
$83 k |
| Decommissioning
cold pads |
$43 k |
| Closure of cold
pad 2 |
$60 k |
| Closure of horseshoe |
$165 k |
| Fire breakout
monitoring |
$64 k |
| Leachate treatment |
125 k |
| Admin, Engineering,
Contingency |
346k |
| Total put back |
$1.7 million |
          
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