2021-10-12 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                  12 OCTOBER 2021


2.    CAPITAL WORKS
Over the last 6 months, Council’s consulting design engineers have been working progressively on
the masterplan for the landfill. Key projects have included:
-     The redesign of cell 1.1 and 2.2 expansion. It was identified there was additional land available
      at the southern end of the landfill that was not being utilised in the current design; the redesign
      of the cell expansion has resulted in an additional two years of life to the landfill.
-     Approval of design for the new clean water drain at the southern end of the landfill, including
      a second sedimentation basin to facilitate site stormwater management.
-     Final design stages of cell 1.1 capping to meet environmental compliance obligations. This is
      required to reduce the potential contamination of groundwater and surrounding waterways, as
      well as reduce the production of leachate to be managed onsite. It also ensures maximum
      efficiency of methane capture to reduce emissions in alignment with Council’s ZEN target.
-     Design of cells 2.3 and 2.4 in preparation for waste disposal when current cells are full.
Additional works have been undertaken to provide supporting information for future capital works
programs, including:
-     Flood modelling and early investigation works for the potential resource recovery area (RRA)
      expansion in preparation for conceptual design. The expansion of the RRA is required for
      safety reasons, as well as to maximise Noosa Shire’s potential in recycling and resource
      recovery.
-     Site-wide soil mapping to provide an understanding of the material bank available for upcoming
      capital works projects.
The upgrade and installation of the new outbound weighbridge and gatehouse has temporarily been
put on hold until design for the RRA expansion has reached conceptual approval. In addition, a new
waste disposal area is still awaiting final design for construction in the Noosa Woods to facilitate the
servicing of Hastings Street and reduce impacts on residents and visitors to the area.

3.    CUSTOMERS




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