Hamilton needs a home for about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek
Two weeks ago, Hamilton finished dredging about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek, but now the city needs to find a home for almost all of it.
![Hamilton needs a home for about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5373403.1689690866!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/chedoke-creek-sewage-spill.jpg)
![Hamilton councillors voted in support of a motion that would add five full-time staff to increase sewage system inspections and water monitoring following a leak that allowed an estimated 24 billion litres of untreated sewage to spill in Chedoke Creek. A sign on a bridge.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5373403.1689690866!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/chedoke-creek-sewage-spill.jpg)
Two weeks ago, Hamilton finished dredging about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek, but now the city needs to find a home for almost all of it.