Waste management update-good news

The process for reviewing the current Macs Reef Road tip site to be replaced with a waste management transfer station continues, with a report from Jim Greethead, who is ably representing Bywong Community at the waste management working party.

Good news for waste management transfer station at Macs Reef site

An environmental survey conducted by Good Environmental Systems identified no potentially serious issues that might prohibit development due to unacceptable impact on the natural environment. A full Environmental Impact Study might still be required as part of the Development Application.

Remediation Work on the Tip Site - Mr Ellison (for Council) assured the working party that the work:

1.       could not be delayed and incorporated into the general redevelopment of the site, and;

2.       would not prevent the construction of an appropriate WTS on the site.

It is expected that a draft report on the waste transfer station (WTS) will be presented to the working party for comment first week January 2010, with a final report completed by the end of January 2010.

Macs Reef tip is not full - Mr Ellison informed the working party that at current usage rates, the landfill will remain in operation until the WTS is complete provided that there is no delay in WTS development.

He also noted that there have been delays with the development of the Bungendore WTS which is unlikely to be complete before the end of 2010 and that the Woodlawn facility will require the approval of an appropriate development application before it can accept waste from Palerang.