GHD was engaged to prepare a preliminary
environmental assessment (PEA) to assist with the development of a
new resource recovery plan and transfer facility as well as new
composting and landfilling operations in the Orange district. The
project is an integrated resource recovery and waste management
scheme that promises to be a model for sustainable regional waste
management.
Working with Orange City Council and a range of groups providing
inputs, our team coordinated and prepared the PEA document as well
as prepared concept designs for the landfill and enclosed tunnel
composting facility at Euchareena Road Resource Recovery Centre to
support the application.
After receipt of Director-General's Requirements, we then
prepared the Environmental Assessment for the project in accordance
with the requirements of Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act 1979 and statutory bodies. Our teams prepared
specialist studies to support the assessment including: traffic and
transport assessment, sustainability assessment, greenhouse gas
assessment, economic and agricultural assessment, and social
assessment.
Our stakeholder consultation services were also implemented on
behalf of Orange City Council with activities including a 1800 info
line, community information days, ‘Bang the Table’ web forums, a
project website, individual face-to-face meetings, newspaper
advertisements, newsletters and letter correspondence.
Ongoing support was provided to Orange City
Council during the exhibition and assessment phases, including
responses to submissions, attendance at PAC and public hearings and
preparation of material for referral to the Commonwealth.
With project approval granted in April 2010,
the key outcomes from the project are expected to be improved
residential kerbside collection systems, development of an
alternative waste technology facility to process food and garden
organics and enhanced resource recovery at the Ophir Road Resource
Recovery Centre. These outcomes will all contribute to recovering
resources and creating value from the waste stream.
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