council briefing 28 october 13 transfer station service level · stawell transfer station proposed...

Transfer Stations

Transfer Stations

Location Hours/

week (avg over

year)

Operated by Number of

customers

(12/13)*

Annual

income to

Council

(12/13)

Annual

operational

cost (12/13)**

Glenorchy 3 Contract employee

16 $120 $7,600

Halls Gap 12.5 Rescued Recyclables

497 *** $2,600 $59,000

St Arnaud 20 Contract employee

1100 $30,000 $59,000

Stawell 23 Rescued Recyclables

5502 *** $32,000 $160,000

* Based on the number of paying customers** Site costs include staffing, processing, landfilling, site maintenance (doesn’t include site liabilities & long term management) *** Based on the proportion that is returned to Council (Contractor currently retains a portion of the gate fees collected)

Transfer Stations

Location Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Stawell 12 – 5 Pm 12 – 5 Pm 12 – 3 Pm 12 – 5 Pm 12 – 5 Pm

St Arnaud 12 – 5 Pm 12 – 5 Pm 12 – 5 Pm 12 – 5 Pm

Halls Gap 12 – 5 Pm12 – 5 Pm

(Dec to Apr)12 – 5 Pm

Glenorchy 1 – 4 Pm

Glenorchy Transfer station

1. Limited materials accepted (scrap metal & green waste)

2. Small volumes of materials deposited

3. Duplicating services available through kerbside service

4. Low number of people using facility

5. Costs to run site ($7,600) vs income ($120) from gate fees

6. Access issues in floods

7. No services (water, electricity)

8. Maintenance costs to keep site open

10 paying customers in 12/13 – deposited 12 Cu.m of green waste


Proposed Change

Permanent closure of the site as of 1 December 2013

Community Consultation

16 September 2013 to 17 October 2013

Feedback Received

14

Operating Cost

12/13

Income % Subsidy provided

per User

Average Users

per year

$ 7600 $ 120 98% 10


Weekly7% Fortnightly

7%

Once a month43%

Several Times a Year29%

Never14%

Glenorchy Transfer Station Patron Usage

Scrap

50%

Green

waste

7%

Both

29%

No

response

14%

Type of material deposited at Glenorchy

Transfer Station


Take to

another

transfer

station

20% Private

contractor

10%

Dispose

with

general

waste

40%

Combinatio

n of options

30%

Options for disposal

Not difficult

38%

Inconvenie

nt but

manageabl

e

54%

Very

difficult

8%

Management of Green waste if Glenorchy Transfer Station closes


Keep site open43%

Close the site7%

Community managed site

7%

Open scrap metal tip7%

No comment36%

Comments

Glenorchy – Future Options

Option 1 – No change

• Open 12 hours/month• No impact on community• Over servicing and high site costs

Option 2 – Open site with reduced hours by 75%

• Open 3 hours/month• Access to site once per month• Over servicing and high site costs• Potential annual savings - $5,600

Glenorchy – Future Options

Option 3 – Close site

• Reduced cost to community• Potential annual savings - $7,600

Option 4 – Close the site and investigate alternative option to assist with the management of scrap metal

• Reduced cost to community• Potential annual savings - $7,600

Halls Gap Transfer Station

• 497 customers in 2012 [~40/month][between 1 and 10 customers per day]

• Sunday is busiest day: on average between 4 and 10 customers

• Wed: on average between 1 and 6 customers

• Daylight savings (open Fri): 1-2 customers on average

• Seasonal variation

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Halls Gap – Key issues

1. Small site with limited space to store materials – access & traffic

management issues

2. High costs to transfer greenwaste and scrap metal to Stawell

3. Staff and public safety on high fire danger days

4. Small volumes of materials deposited

5. Low number of community using facility

6. No electricity

7. Costs to run site ($59,000) verses income ($2,600) from gate fees

Halls Gap Transfer station

Proposed Change



Feedback Received

44

Operating Cost

12/13


per User

Average Users

per year

$ 59,000 $ 2,600 96% 490

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Current 12 – 5 Pm

Dec – Apr12 – 5 Pm

12 – 5 Pm

Proposed 12 – 4 Pm

12 – 4Pm


Weekly

46%

Weekly/Fort

nighly

2%

Fortnightly

12%

Once a

month

5%

Several

Times a

Year

35%

Halls Gap Transfer Station Patron Usage

Very difficult

51%

Not difficult

23%

Inconvenient

but able to

manage

26%

Management of materials with proposed changes


Hours

51%

Consultation process

2%

Other

14%

No comment

33%

Comments

Halls Gap – Future Options


• Site open 10 hours/week & 15 hours/week during daylight saving

• No impact on community • Over servicing and high site costs

Option 2 – Reduce hours to 8 hours per week

• Site open 8 hours/week spread across one weekend day (all year) & 1 weekday (daylight savings)

• Reduced cost to community

Halls Gap – Future Options

Option 3 – Reduce site hours by removing extra opening hours (daylight

savings)

• Site open 10 hours/week spread across one weekend day & 1 weekday

• Open 2 days all year round• Site still open for long hours, but low patronage

St Arnaud Transfer Station

• 1000 customers in 2012 [~83/month][between 2 and 11 customers per day]

• Tuesday quietest day: on average 3 customers a day

• Fri & Sunday are busiest days: between 4 and 10 customers

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

St Arnaud – Key Issues

1. Operating as an unlicensed landfill

2. Historical data on the waste deposited (type and volume) is limited

3. Risks and liability issues with burying waste

4. Large site – difficult to view customers at all times

5. Staff and public safety on high fire danger days

6. Low number of people using facility on some days

7. No services (water, electricity)

8. Costs to run site ($59,000) verses income ($30,000) from gate fees*

*Note: Site costs are lower due to it being an unlicensed landfill (tipping & burying onsite) – currently not paying for landfill levies, fees and transport.

St Arnaud Transfer station

Proposed Change



Feedback Received

36

Operating Cost

12/13


per User

Average Users

per year

$ 59,000 $ 30,000 49% 1,000


Current 12 – 5 Pm

12 – 5 Pm

12 – 5 Pm

12 – 5 Pm

Proposed 12 – 2 Pm

10 – 2Pm

10 – 2 Pm

10 – 4 Pm


Weekly

8% Fortnightly

16%

Once a

month

35%

Several

Times a Year

27%

Never

14%

St Arnaud Transfer Station Patron Usage

Very difficult

33%

Not difficult

32%

Inconvenient

but able to

manage

30%

No response

5%



Hours

24%

Fees

8%

Fees & Hours

3%


8%


& other

8%

Other

11%

No comment

38%

Comments

St Arnaud – Future Options


• Site open 20 hours/week• No impact on community • Over servicing and high site costs

Option 2 – Reduce operating hours to 16 hours per week

• Site open 16 hours/week spread across four days• Site open for long hours, with low patronage

St Arnaud – Future Options

Option 3 – Reduce the operating hours to 12 hours per week

• Site open 12 hours/week spread across 3 days• Reduced cost to community and hours more reflective of community demands

Stawell Transfer Station

• 5502 customers in 2012 [~459/month][between 7-39 customers per day]

• Busiest site – 5 times as many customers at St Arnaud, but almost similar opening hours

• Friday quietest day: on average 11 customers a day

• Weekends are busiest days: between 20 and 40 customers

• Tues & Thurs: on averagebetween 15 and 30 customers

• Seasonal variation: weekdays drop off betweenMay - Sep 0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Stawell – Key Issues

1. Limitations around the volume of different materials that can be stored &

processed onsite

2. Current management arrangements operator retains gate fees

3. Size & high number of customers requires two people to effectively

manage

4. Costs to run site ($160,000) verses income ($32,000) from gate fees

5. Customer complaints about only opening in afternoon

6. No power

7. Future expansion of current site or development of new site/location to

meet needs

Stawell Transfer station

Proposed Change



Feedback Received

94

Operating Cost

12/13


per User

Average Users

per year

$ 160,000 $ 32,000 80% 5,500


Current 12 – 5 Pm

12 - 5 Pm

12 – 3 Pm

12 – 5 Pm

12 – 5 Pm

Proposed 1 – 5 Pm

1 – 5 Pm

10 - 12Pm

10 – 5 Pm

10 – 5Pm


Weekly

6%

Fortnightly

22%

Once a

month

26%

Several

Times a Year

36%

Rarely

10%

Stawell Transfer Station Patron Usage

Very

difficult

4%

Inconvenient

but able to

manage

18%

Not difficult

77%

No comment

1%



Fees

9%

Hours

42%

Hours & fees

5%


2%

Green waste

3%

Other

2%

No comment

37%

Comments

Stawell – Future Options


• Site open 23 hours/week• No impact on community • High site costs

Option 2 – Increase the hours to 24 hours per week

• Site open 24 hours/week spread across five days

Stawell – Future Options

Option 2 – Increase the hours to 28 hours per week

• Site open 28 hours/week spread across five days

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