Minutes of Meeting

Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 2 June 2016
Time	9.00am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes  2 June 2016

Minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 2 June 2016

File No: I2016/600

PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr D Dey and Cr R Wanchap (from 9.22 am)

Staff:   Phillip Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Peter Rees (Manager Utilities)

            Michael Matthews (Manager Open Space and Resource Recovery) (Report 5.4 only)

            Lloyd Isaacson (Team Leader Resource Recovery and Quarry) (Report 5.4 only)

            Helen Waldron (Minute Taker)

Community:                                                                  Col Draper, Madeleine Green,
Luke McConnell

Cr Dey (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.11 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

David Fligelman

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no new declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on 3 March 2016 be confirmed.

(Dey/Richardson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 5.1             STP Flow Data Report

File No:                        I2016/542

Committee Recommendation:

That the report regarding STP Flow Data Report be noted.

(Dey/McConnell)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 5.2             History and Future of Inflow and Infiltration in Byron Shire Council's Sewer Systems

File No:                        I2016/543

Committee Recommendation:

That Council receive reports via its Water, Waste & Sewer Advisory Committee, or similar, on: 

          a)      works to overcome inflow and infiltration as listed at the end of section 1.0 of Council's ‘Final Project Review’ of June 2010 on the ‘Mullumbimby Sewerage System Inflow and Infiltration Programme PRP1 Integrated Strategy’ including: 

                   i.       complete the work on the gravity system in catchments 4001 and 4003b

                   ii.      continue with inspection of private assets

                   iii.     implement routine investigation and repairs for both public and private infrastructure in our operational and maintenance activities

          b)      results, if any, from later Pollution Reduction Programmes (PRP) including PRP2

          c)      Average Dry Weather Flow (ADWF) to Peak Wet Weather Flow (PWWF) ratios for:

                   i.        the New Brighton sewer sub-catchment, for comparison of our local Low                Pressure Pumping System (LPPS) with traditional gravity systems serving             the Shire's other urban areas

                   ii.       the Mullumbimby Public School (LPPS).

(Dey/Draper)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 5.3             Main Arm Reuse Options

File No:                        I2016/544

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That the Committee note the report regarding Main Arm Reuse Options.

2.       That Council receive a report via its Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee, or    similar, on reuse supplied to Byron Bay Golf Course and amounts irrigated.

3.       That consideration by given to potential users along Myocum Road.

(Richardson/Draper)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 5.4             Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) Information Session

File No:                        I2016/548

Committee Recommendation:

That Council note that the Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee was presented information regarding a container deposit scheme.

(Dey/McConnell)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 5.5             Scope of the Water, Waste and Sewer and Related Committees

File No:                        I2016/549

Committee Recommendation:

That Council note the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee was provided with information about the recent report to Council reviewing all Committees.

(Dey/Green)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Action Items

1.       Peter Rees to investigate table 4 on page 31 of the Agenda and check headings in the columns (appear to be the same as the numbers in the columns)

2.       That updates be provided to the Committee at each meeting regarding reuse

3.       That updates be provided to the Committee at each meeting regarding the BRRC

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 10.58 am.