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Quality Information .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 5

1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 6

1.2 Conditions of Development Consent ........................................................................................................ 7

1.3 Responsibilities ......................................................................................................................................... 8

1.4 Chronology of Environmental Monitoring Events ..................................................................................... 8

2.1 Air Quality Monitoring ............................................................................................................................... 9

2.1.1 Meteorology .......................................................................................................................................... 9

2.1.2 Odour .................................................................................................................................................. 12

2.1.3 Noise ................................................................................................................................................... 13

2.1.4 Traffic .................................................................................................................................................. 15

2.1.5 Waste .................................................................................................................................................. 16

2.1.6 Pest and Vermin ................................................................................................................................. 18

3.1 Sampling and analysis of Meteorological Parameters............................................................................ 19

3.2 Community Consultation ......................................................................................................................... 19

3.3 Complaints Register ............................................................................................................................... 20

Appendix A - Tonnage Increase Notification .......................................................................................................... 21

Appendix B - Environmental Monitoring Locations Plan ........................................................................................ 22

Appendix C - Monitoring Data................................................................................................................................. 23

Appendix C1 – Meteorological Calibration Reports ............................................................................................ 23

Appendix C2 – Odour Audit Reports ................................................................................................................... 24

Appendix C3 – Truck Noise Monitoring Report................................................................................................... 25

Appendix D - Pest & Vermin Management ............................................................................................................. 26

Attachment 1 – Meteorological Data ...................................................................................................................... 27

Quality Information




Quality Information

Prepared by: ………………… ………………………

Rebecca Benson

Intern Engineer

Reviewed by: …………………………………………

Ramona Bachu

NSW Environment Officer

(Acting Environmental Management Representative)

Authorised by:

…………………………………………

Shaun Rainford

NSW Technical & Engineering Manager

Address: Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

Corner Unwin & Shirley Streets, Rosehill, 2142

Date: March 2015

Status: Final

Revision History and Distribution List:

Rev

No. Copies Details Issued to Date

0 1 First Draft

• Veolia NSW Technical and Engineering

Team

• Veolia NSW SHEQ Team

16 February

2015

1 7 Final

• NSW Department of Planning and

Environment

• NSW Environmental Protection Authority

• Clyde Community Consultative Committee

• Auburn City Council Clyde Transfer

Terminal (Site Copy)

• Veolia NSW SHEQ Team (Internal Copy)

• Veolia NSW Technical and Engineering

Team (Internal Copy)

13 March

2015

Executive Summary




Executive Summary The Annual Environmental Management Report (AEMR) 2014-2015 is the 11th report prepared to

detail the environmental performance of the Clyde Transfer Terminal (the Terminal), owned and

operated by Veolia Australia and New Zealand (Veolia). This AEMR covers the period of 15 January

2014 to 14 January 2015 (the reporting period).

In accordance with Conditions 58 and 59 of the Conditions of Development Consent (the Consent

Conditions), the AEMR includes a summary of the Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) and

results in relation to the environmental performance of the Terminal against relevant standards,

performance measures and statutory requirements. Any non compliance identified during this

reporting period and corrective actions are also discussed. The EMP is appended to the Operational

Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) along with supporting environmental management plans, to

manage the environmental performance of the Terminal whilst in operation in accordance with

statutory requirements. The OEMP forms the operational guidance document details environmental

protection measures implemented at the Terminal.

There were 2 non conformances identified in this reporting period:

• Condition 91: A fault with the onsite meteorological station data logger resulted in a loss of data

over the period from the 9th of March till the 17th of March. The issue was found to be a faulty

battery which was replaced; and

• Condition 134: Failure to maintain the Community Consultative Committee (CCC) due to a lack of

ongoing member participation since September 2009. Veolia however continues to provide

updates about the Terminal operations, any environmental issues or complaints as required to the

appointed CCC Chairperson, Mr Michael Whelan as well as the local government authority,

Auburn City Council.

Introduction




1. Introduction

1.1 Background

The Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal (the Terminal) was granted ministerial approval to operate under

the Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal (Special Provisions) Act 2003 (assented 8 December 2003).

Development Application 205-08-01 is comprised of 124 Conditions of Development Consent (the

Consent Conditions) which dictate the operational and environmental performance requirements of the

Terminal.

In addition to the Consent Conditions, an Environmental Protection Licence 11763 (EPL) issued by the

NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), under the Protection of the Environmental Operations

(POEO) Act 1997, also specifies regulatory requirements to be satisfied. The EPL has been in force

since 15 January 2004.

In accordance with Conditions 58 and 59 of the Consent Conditions, Veolia has prepared, and submits

the Annual Environmental Management Report (AEMR) for the reporting period of 15 January 2014 to

14 January 2015 to the Director-General of the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE),

the EPA, the CCC Chairperson, as well as the local government authority, Auburn City Council.

Environmental monitoring undertaken at the Terminal in the 2014-2015 reporting period, to satisfy the

Consent Conditions, and the results obtained are detailed in this AEMR. Any significant trends or non

compliance with the relevant Consent Conditions have been identified and the corrective actions,

where applicable, throughout the reporting period are discussed in the subsequent sections.

Introduction




1.2 Conditions of Development Consent Conditions 58 and 59 of the Consent Conditions, detail the requirements for the AEMR:

58. The Applicant shall include a report on the Environmental Monitoring Program in the Annual

Environmental Management Report. The report must:

(a) summarise the results from the Environmental Monitoring Program over the previous year

(b) analyse the results in relation to both past performance, and the relevant standards and

performance measures of the development

(c) identify any emerging trends in the data over the life of the development

(d) Include a copy of the detailed monitoring results as an attachment.

59. Between twelve and fourteen months after the issue date of an environment protection licence for

the development, and annually thereafter for the duration of the development, the Applicant shall

submit an Annual Environmental Management Report to the Director-General, the EPA and the

Community Consultative Committee. The report shall be made available to the public on request to

the Applicant. The report may be combined with the Annual Return required by the environment

protection licence to be submitted to the EPA. The report must:

(a) identify all the standards, performance measures, and statutory requirements the

development is required to comply with

(b) review the environmental performance of the development to determine whether it is

complying with the standards, performance measures, and statutory requirements

(c) identify each occasion during the previous year when the standards, performance measures,

or statutory requirements have not been complied with

(d) where any non-compliance is identified, describe the actions or measures taken to ensure

compliance, who is responsible for carrying out the actions, and when the actions were (or

will be) implemented

(e) include a summary of any complaints made about the development, and indicate the actions

taken to address the complaints

(f) Include a report on the Environmental Monitoring Program as specified in this Consent.

Introduction




1.3 Responsibilities The Environmental Management Representatives for this reporting period were Toni Soster (NSW

SHEQ Environment and System Manager) and Ramona Bachu (NSW Environment Officer) in an acting

capacity as per Condition 55 of the Consent Conditions.

Environmental monitoring was undertaken and/or supervised by the NSW Veolia Technical and

Engineering team - Stephen Bernhart (Project Manager – Resource Recovery) and Elena Ivanova

(Project Manager – Resource Recovery). Analyses of all samples was performed at Australian

Laboratory Services Pty Ltd (ALS), (a NATA accredited laboratory. The Odour Unit Pty Ltd (TOU) was

appointed to conduct odour audits and weather station services and calibrations were completed by

Hydrometric Consulting Services. In accordance with the Condition 57 of the Consent Conditions, all

monitoring persons were suitably qualified.

1.4 Chronology of Environmental Monitoring Events The following table presents a summary of the environmental monitoring and significant construction

activities conducted at the Terminal for the 2014-2015 reporting period.

Table 1-1 Summary of environmental monitoring conducted at the Terminal

Date (s) Environmental Monitoring Events

Not Applicable in this reporting period Depositional Dust Monitoring at Terminal

14th May 2014

Biannual Odour Audit Monitoring

30th October 2014 Annual Truck Noise Monitoring

20th February 2014

28th May 2014

26th August 2014

26th November 2014

Weather Station Calibration

In addition to the above, traffic management, waste volumes recording and pest and vermin controls

also form part of the operational monitoring undertaken at the Terminal.

Environmental Monitoring & Management




2. Environmental Monitoring & Management

Environmental monitoring at the Terminal during the 2014-2015 reporting period was conducted to the

schedule contained in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), which is appended to the

Operational Environmental Management Plan (OEMP). This program incorporates all the monitoring

requirements of the Consent Conditions and the EPL.

In accordance with Conditions 58 and 59 of the Consent Conditions, the following sections report on

the monitoring undertaken for each environmental aspect covered by the EMP, and results are

analysed against the relevant performance criteria and standards. The location of all environmental

monitoring points is shown on the Site Location Plan (refer to Appendix B).

During the reporting period, 1 non conformance relating to the collection of meteorological data

occurred. This was due to a battery fault in the equipment. This will be discussed in further detail in

Section 3 - Non Conformance and Complaint Handling.

2.1 Air Quality Monitoring Monitoring in accordance with the Consent Conditions were undertaken during this reporting period to

determine if the Terminal’s operational activities have any impacts on the ambient air quality. The

following section provides further details regarding air quality monitoring and management practices.

2.1.1 Meteorology

In accordance with Condition 91 of the Consent Conditions, an automated onsite weather station

(Campbell Scientific Model CR10X), logs meteorological data continuously in 15-minute intervals. A

daily 24 hour log is also summarised by the weather station. Data is downloaded frequently from a

secured website. The weather station is calibrated on a quarterly basis. Copies of the calibration

records are included in Appendix C1.

The following table lists the parameters measured by the weather station and the respective

performance measures, standards and statutory requirements.





Table 2-1: Weather Station Monitoring Requirements

Parameter Performance

Measure Standards* Statutory

Requirement

Wind Speed Data correlated with other environmental monitoring results for rainfall events and complain resolution

Am-2 & AM-4 Condition 91 of the Consent Conditions.

Wind direction AM-2 & AM-4

Sigma Theta AM-2 & AM-4

Temperature AM-4

Rainfall AM-4

Solar Radiation AM-4

Evaporation Standard Type A plan

*All methods are specified in the Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in NSW

A summary of the monthly rainfall and evaporation, minimum and maximum monthly temperatures

recorded this reporting period are presented in graphs below and in a table in Attachment 1. The

monthly 15-minute and 24-hour meteorological data outputs for this reporting period are included in

Attachment 1 to the AEMR.





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Figure 2-1: Monthly averages for rainfall and evaporation at the Terminal

Figure 2-2: Monthly Temperature maximums and minimums at the Terminal





2.1.2 Odour

Odour audits are to be conducted six monthly in accordance with Condition 48 (f) of the Consent

Conditions for a year following commissioning of the odour control system in November 2009. All

odour audits can be found in Appendix C2. Table 3 provides a summary of odour audit report results.

The Odour Audit was conducted using the ranking scale for the German Standard VDI 3940

‘Determination of Odorants in Ambient Air by Field Inspections’. The standard’s ranking system is

based on the following seven-point intensity scale.

VDI 3940 – Intensity Scale

0 Not Detectable 1 Very Weak 2 Weak 3 Distinct 4 Strong 5 Very Strong 6 Extremely Strong

Table 2-2: Summary of odour monitoring results 2014-2015

Assessment Location 14/05/2014 Assessment Location 19/11/2014

1 – Onsite (North-West)

0 1 – Onsite (North-West)

0

2 – Onsite

(South-East of Compactors)

2 2 – Onsite

(South-East of Compactors)

0

3 – Onsite (South of Transfer

Building)

2 3 – Onsite (South of Transfer

Building)

3

4 – Offsite (North – Driveway

Entrance)

0 4 – Offsite (North – Driveway

Entrance)

0

5 – Offsite (North – Parramatta

Road)

0 5 – Offsite (Clyde/Granville

Residential)

0

6 – Offsite (Clyde/Granville

Residential)

0 6 – Offsite (Clyde/Granville

Residential)

0





Assessment Location 14/05/2014 Assessment Location 19/11/2014


Residential)

0 7 – Offsite (Granville Residential)

0


Residential)

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Residential)

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The results from the Odour Audit for both auditing periods (May 2014 and November 2014), found that

no odours were detected offsite that could be linked back to the Terminal. TOU advised that the odour

management system was operating efficiently during both audits. The Terminal continues to meet the

requirements of the Technical framework assessment and management of odour from stationary

sources in NSW (DEC, November 2006). Copies of the two odour reports have been provided in

Appendix C2.

Veolia maintains a thorough housekeeping regime, which when combined with the odour management

controls in place onsite, help to minimise the likelihood of odour impacts on surrounding neighbours.

2.1.3 Noise

Noise monitoring is undertaken at the Terminal to ensure that waste vehicles entering the Terminal are

not emitting nuisance noise emissions. The following table lists the parameters, respective

performance measures, standards and statutory requirements for background noise levels and vehicle

emissions limits.





Table 2-3: Noise Monitoring Requirements

Parameter

Performance Measure

(dB(A))

Standards Statutory Requirement

Day – LAeq(15minute) 44,40,41 Environmental Consent Condition 108

Noise Management

EPL Condition L6.1

Evening – LAeq(15minute)

38,38,39 NSW Industrial Noise Policy

Night – LAeq(15minute) 39,38,39

Night – LA1(1minute) 56,54,52

Vehicle Emissions 89

Condition 112 of the Consent Conditions

Truck Noise Monitoring

In the 2014-2015 reporting period, one round of truck noise monitoring was undertaken in accordance

with Condition 112 of the Consent Conditions. During the 2014-2015 reporting period, noise levels of

92 truck movements out of a daily total of 265 truck movements were measured, equivalent to 35% of

truck movements. A summary of the results can be seen in the Figure 3.

All trucks monitored were between 65 to 82 dB(A), which fell within or below the thresholds outlined for

Heavy Goods Vehicles with a GVM > 12 tonne-road use of 81 to 87 dB(A) in accordance with the

Australian Design Rules (ADR) 28/01.

The detailed truck noise monitoring report can be found in Appendix C3 for the 2014-2015 reporting

period. There were no registered noise complaints from either industrial or residential neighbours

throughout the reporting period.





2.1.4 Traffic

Vehicle movements at the Terminal for this reporting period totalled 85,550. The busiest month of

2014 was December 2014 with 7,973 vehicle movements. A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) which

forms part of the OEMP is implemented in accordance with Conditions 50, 118-124 of the Consent

Conditions. The traffic movements from the 2014-2015 reporting period are summarised in Table 5.

A monitoring and recording program for transport routes in accordance with Condition 50(b) and (d)of

the Consent Conditions is contained in the OEMP. The measures employed to monitor and record the

movement of vehicles that access the site include:

� Spot monitoring of vehicles by Site Manager, EMR or Weighbridge Operator, as well as monitoring

video surveillance of truck movements on site;

� Recording of any breaches identified through spot monitoring on Veolia’s National Integrated

Management System (NIMS) and a site-based traffic offence register;

� Reviewing any complaints related to transport routes; and

Figure 2-2: Noise level distribution from Truck Noise Monitoring- 27th July 2014





� Follow-up action including issuing verbal warnings, as required, to drivers committing traffic

offences on site.

Table 2-4: Traffic Movements per month for 2014 to 2015 reporting period

Month Truck Movements

15th to 31st January 2014 4,503

February 2014 6,568

March 2014

7,166

April 2014 7,003

May 2014 7,223

June 2014 6,645

July 2014 6,973

August 2014 6,815

September 2014 6,896

October 2014 7,411

November 2014 7,049

December 2014 7,973

January 1st to January 14th 2015 3,325

Total 85,550

During the 2014-2015 reporting period, no traffic offences were recorded at the terminal.

2.1.5 Waste

The Waste Management Plan appended to the OEMP and prepared for the Terminal, in accordance

with Conditions 47, 62 – 69 of the Consent Conditions, details the procedures for the acceptance and

management of waste at the Terminal.





All waste received at the Terminal is recorded and maintained in the Systems, Applications and

Products in Data Processing (SAP) software. The program records the vehicles registration, date and

time of entry and exit and the gross and tare weight of the vehicle, as well as the nature and origin of

waste received by each contractor. Furthermore, the Clyde/Woodlawn Data Administration database is

utilised to maintain and record container data for each site including, container status, container

weight comparisons and carbon filter replacement. This information is maintained daily by Site

Supervisors and Weighbridge Operators.

Condition 9 of the Consent Conditions requires that waste volumes accepted by the Terminal do not

exceed 400,000 tonnes per annum for the first 5 years of operations, with changes to the allowable

volume thereafter.

A temporary tonnage increase of up to 500,000 tonnes per annum until 31st December 2015 has been

granted by DPE. This letter can be found in Appendix A

During this reporting period, the volume of waste accepted at the Terminal was 498, 412.78 tonnes,

as summarised in Table 5 below.

Table 2-5: Summary tonnage per month during 2014-2015 Reporting Period

Month Tonnage

15th-31st January 2014 25,850.42

February 2014 38,881.12

March 2014 42,220.44

April 2014 41,331.13

May 2014 41,189.62

June 2014 37,848.93

July 2014 38,896.16

August 2014 38,943.83





Month Tonnage

September 2014 40,488.43

October 2014 43,219.36

November 2014 41,226.12

December 2014 48,814.04

1st to 14th of January 2015 19,503.18

TOTAL 2014-2015 Reporting Period 498, 412.78

2.1.6 Pest and Vermin

Pests and vermin activity is monitored at the Terminal to ensure that the control measures

implemented, to minimise the potential for birds, rodents, flies and other pests, remain effective. The

primary means of controlling pest and vermin activity is through good housekeeping measures and

daily inspections and checking.

The following table lists the parameters analysed during this reporting period, and the respective

performance measures, standards and statutory requirements.

Table 2-6: Pest and Vermin Monitoring Requirements

Parameter Performance

Measure Standard

Statutory Requirement

Litter Control Visual Inspection Veolia National Integrated Management System

Vermin and Pest Control Plan

Vermin Habitat Consent Condition 51,115-117

Quarterly monitoring was conducted by a pest controller (Expert Judgement Pest Management Pty Ltd)

throughout the reporting period.

Non Conformance & Complaints Handling




3. Non Conformance and Complaints Handling

A review of the environmental performance of the Terminal determined that for the 2014-2015

reporting period there were 2 non-compliances, which are described below with the corrective and

preventative actions applied.

3.1 Sampling and analysis of Meteorological Parameters A non-conformance for Condition 88 of the Consent Conditions, relating to the sampling and analysis

of meteorological parameters, occurred during this reporting period. Meteorological data was lost over

the period 9th of March 2014 to 17th of March 2014. The issue was identified following the automatic

download on the 14th of March 2014. The issue was found to be a faulty 12 volt battery which caused

the data logger to stop recording data for this period. The battery was replaced to resolve the issue.

Veolia notes that no odour issues occurred during this period. If an odour issue had occurred where

an investigation required meteorological data, Veolia obtained local Bureau of Meteorology data to

supplement the missing data from the Clyde Transfer Terminal.

3.2 Community Consultation A CCC was established at the commencement of the operation, and included representation from

local residents, Auburn City Council, Veolia and an independent chairperson. Over time attendance at

these meetings dropped with no regular community representation. In September 2009, the committee

unanimously resolved to disband on the basis that the site was now fully operational with few issues

arising and therefore no meetings have been held during the reporting period. Indeed, operational

impacts on the surrounding community appear to be minimal with no complaints received from

external parties during the previous two reporting periods.

Since September 2009, Veolia has maintained a relationship with the Chair of the Community

Consultation Committee, Mr Michael Whelan, including holding meetings to provide updates. However

during the 2014-2015 reporting period with no significant changes to the operations or any ongoing

environmental issues or complaints, no meetings were held. Veolia has continued to provide updates

about the Terminal operations and any environmental issues or complaints in accordance with

Non Conformance & Complaints Handling




Condition 134 of the Consent Conditions. Veolia also notes that other mechanisms are in place to

notify stakeholders of environmental impacts from the operations at the Clyde Transfer Terminal

including this Annual Environmental Management Report and the Pollution Incident Response

Management Plan process required under the Protection of the Environment (General) Regulation

2009 in accordance with Condition 134 of the Consent Conditions.

3.3 Complaints Register There were no complaints received by Veolia in this reporting period. If complaints are received, each

complaint will be investigated and details will be recorded and actioned through The Vault which is

Veolia’s National Integrated Management System. The Site Manager will follow up all complaints in

accordance with the Pollution Complaints procedure, also located on Hippo Station.

.

Appendices




Appendix A - Tonnage Increase Notification

Appendices




Appendix B - Environmental Monitoring

Locations Plan

Weather Station

Appendices




Appendix C - Monitoring Data

Appendix C1 – Meteorological Calibration Reports

Hydrometric Consulting Services Pty Ltd ABN 16 091 437 071

20 February 2014

Stephen Bernhart Environmental Monitoring Officer Veolia Environmental Services Re – Quarterly service of weather stations Dear Stephen, As per our service agreement, on the 19/02/14 HCS undertook the service, calibration and maintenance of the weather stations located at the Clyde and Horsley Park sites. Field readings were obtained by a combination of a Kestral 3500, compass, Monitor Solar Radiation field unit and HS TBRG calibration device. Details are as follows Horsley Park Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 23.0 21.6 2m* 23.0 22.0 Relative Humidity* 87 90

Wind Speed 0.4 at ground 1.2 metres Wind Direction 5 5 Solar Radiation 150 10 TBRG 10mm 20 tips Battery 13.7

* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 0910 as these were testing. Note 3: the site was polled prior to the visit and was operating satisfactorily. Note 4: the solar radiation sensor was recording 10 watts per square metre when the actual reading was 150. It appears the sensor is faulty.

Additional Items

1. Solar panel and components cleaned. 2. Installation sprayed for insects.

Clyde Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 26.6 26.5 2m* 26.6 27.6

Relative Humidity* 70 65.0 Wind Speed 0 0 Wind Direction 112 112 Solar Radiation 400 400 TBRG 10mm 20 tips Battery 13.3

* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 1030 as these were testing. Additional Items

1. Installation sprayed for insects. 2. Vegetation trimmed.

Both sites are now polled weekly by HCS and data is downloaded and available on the HCS website. Should you require any further information on this report please do not hesitate to contact me on 0402 134 092.

Glen Murphy

Hydrometric Consulting Services Pty Ltd

2 Autumn Place 44 Colo Rd Guildford NSW 2161 Colo Vale NSW 2575

Tele 98924588 Fax 98924599 Tele 48895102 Fax 48895103 Email [email protected] Email [email protected]

www.hydrometric.com.au


28 May 2014

Stephen Bernhart Environmental Monitoring Officer Veolia Environmental Services Re – Quarterly service of weather stations Dear Stephen, As per our service agreement, on the 28/05/14 HCS undertook the service, calibration and maintenance of the weather stations located at the Clyde and Horsley Park sites. Field readings were obtained by a combination of a Kestral 3500, compass, Monitor Solar Radiation field unit and HS TBRG calibration device. Details are as follows Horsley Park Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 19.7 19.15 2m* 19.7 19.20 Relative Humidity* 52 49

Wind Speed 1.8 at ground 2.1 at 10 metres Wind Direction 320 323 Solar Radiation 267 10 TBRG 10mm 20 tips Battery/Solar 13.3/20.0

* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 0830 as these were testing. Note 3: the site was polled prior to the visit and was operating satisfactorily. Note 4: the solar radiation sensor was recording 10 watts per square metre when the actual reading was 267. It appears the sensor is faulty.

Additional Items


Clyde Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 23 22.3 2m* 23 22.5

Relative Humidity* 42 35.0 Wind Speed 4.2 at ground 5.0 at 10 metres Wind Direction 250 250 Solar Radiation 470 460 TBRG 10mm 20 tips Battery/Solar 13.4/20.9

* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 1115 as these were testing. Additional Items

1. Installation sprayed for insects. 2. Vegetation trimmed.


Glen Murphy






3 September 2014 Stephen Bernhart Environmental Monitoring Officer Veolia Environmental Services Re – Quarterly service of weather stations Dear Stephen, As per our service agreement, on the 26/08/14 and 3/09/14 HCS undertook the service, calibration and maintenance of the weather stations located at the Horsley Park and Clyde sites. Field readings were obtained by a combination of a Kestral 3500, compass, Monitor Solar Radiation field unit and HS TBRG calibration device. Details are as follows Horsley Park 26/08/14 Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 13.0 12.53 2m* 13.0 12.56 Relative Humidity* 90 95


* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 0830 as these were testing. Note 3: the site was polled prior to the visit and was operating satisfactorily. Note 4: the solar radiation sensor was recording 0 watts per square metre when the actual reading was 62. It appears the sensor is faulty. Note 5: the start threshold of the wind speed anemometer appears to be a little high as it takes a wind speed of about 0.8 m/sec to start it spinning. Once spinning it appears to be accurate. It is recommended its performance be monitored with the view of replacing the bearings in the future.

Additional Items


Clyde 3/09/14 Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 15 14.8 2m* 15 14.5

Relative Humidity* 44 42.0 Wind Speed 3.8 at ground 4.6 at 10 metres Wind Direction 180 (fluctuating) Fluctuating from 90 to

200 Solar Radiation 180 200 TBRG 10mm 20 tips Battery/Solar 13.5/20.3

* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 1030 to 1100 as these were testing. Note 3: high rainfall was simulated at the site to test the SMS trigger. It was noted that only 0409 446 950 received the SMS. Campbell Scientific have been sent the program to review. Note 4: the wind direction sensor appears to be producing some erratic readings. At the time of the service the wind was extremely gusty with the direction constantly changing however some readings looked incorrect. This is typical of the potentiometer becoming faulty due to wear. When the potentiometer begins to fail signals become noisy and/or non-linear. HCS will supply a quotation to replace the potentiometer and bearings in the wind direction sensor and the bearings in the anemometer. Additional Items

1. Installation sprayed for insects. 2. Vegetation did not require trimming.


Glen Murphy






27 November 2014 Stephen Bernhart Environmental Monitoring Officer Veolia Environmental Services Re – Quarterly service of weather stations Dear Stephen, As per our service agreement, on the 26/11/14 HCS undertook the service, calibration and maintenance of the weather stations located at the Horsley Park and Clyde sites. Field readings were obtained by a combination of a Kestral 3500, compass, Monitor Solar Radiation field unit and HS TBRG calibration device. Details are as follows Horsley Park 26/11/14 Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 22.0 20.7 2m* 22.0 21.0 Relative Humidity* 54 56.8


* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 0900 EST as these were testing. Note 3: the site was polled prior to the visit and was operating satisfactorily. Note 4: the solar radiation sensor was recording 0 watts per square metre when the actual reading was 400. It appears the sensor is faulty. Note 5: the start threshold of the wind speed anemometer appears to be a little high as it takes a wind speed of about 0.8 m/sec to start it spinning. Once spinning it appears to be accurate. It is recommended its performance be monitored with the view of replacing the bearings in the future.

Additional Items


Clyde 26/11/14 Sensor Actual (field) Logger Temperature – 10m* 24.5 21.9 2m* 24.5 22.0

Relative Humidity* 57 59.0 Wind Speed 1.5 at ground 1.8 at 10 metres Wind Direction 7 7 Solar Radiation 450 350 TBRG 10mm 21 tips Battery/Solar 13.3/20.3

* Note 1: field reading is not inside the radiation shield Note 2: ignore rainfall tips logged at approximately 1100 EST as these were testing. Note 3: the solar radiation sensor was reading low and requires cleaning. This will be undertaken when the wind sensors are serviced. Additional Items

1. Installation sprayed for insects. 2. Vegetation did not require trimming.


Glen Murphy





Appendices




Appendix C - Monitoring Data

Appendix C2 – Odour Audit Reports

Veolia (Australia & New

Zealand) Pty Ltd

Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal

Odour Audit XXIII

Final Report July 2014

THE ODOUR UNIT PTY LTD

Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal – Odour Audit XXII

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ABN 5309 116 5061 ACN 091 165 061

Bay 4 Suite 3011

Australian Technology Park 2 Locomotive Street

EVELEIGH, NSW 2015 E: [email protected] W: www.odourunit.com.au

This document may only be used for the purpose for which it was commissioned and

in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. This document

should not be used or copied without written authorisation from THE ODOUR UNIT PTY LTD or VEOLIA (AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND) PTY LTD.

Project Number: N1473L Report Revision

Revision Number Date Description

Draft Report V1 07.07.2014 Draft report issued to client for review

Final report 10.07.2014 Final report issued

Report Preparation

Report Prepared By: M. Assal Approved By: T.Schulz

Report Title: Veolia (Australia & New Zealand) Pty Ltd Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal – Odour Audit XXIII

mailto:[email protected]://www.odourunit.com.au/




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CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 4

2 ODOUR AUDIT FINDINGS ............................................................................. 6

2.1 Assessment of General Housekeeping .............................................................. 6 2.1.1 Transfer Terminal Building ................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 Container Packing Area and Site Roadways ....................................................... 6 2.1.3 Odour Extraction System Maintenance ................................................................ 7 2.1.4 Odour Management Procedures .......................................................................... 7 2.1.5 Transfer Terminal Building ................................................................................... 7 2.1.6 Truck Entrance Plastic Strips ............................................................................... 8 2.1.7 Smoke Testing ..................................................................................................... 8 2.1.8 Stormwater Retention Pond ................................................................................. 10

2.2 Odour Complaints Handling and Meteorological Data ...................................... 10 2.2.1 Odour Complaints Handling ................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Meteorological Data ............................................................................................. 10

2.3 Field Ambient Odour Assessment Methodology ............................................... 11 2.3.1 Field Ambient Odour Assessment - Results .................................................... 12

3 RECOMMENDATIONS/FOLLOW-UP ............................................................ 13

3.1 Transfer Terminal Building ................................................................................. 13

3.2 Compactor Area ................................................................................................... 13

3.3 Odour Extraction System .................................................................................... 13

3.4 Concluding Remark ............................................................................................. 14

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Odour Extraction System Service Reports (December 2013 – April 2014)

Appendix B: Weather Data Calibration Report (December 2013 - April 2014) Appendix C: Field Ambient Odour Assessment Plot and Field Sheets (14 May 2014)




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1 INTRODUCTION

The Odour Unit Pty Ltd (TOU) was commissioned by Veolia (Australia & New

Zealand) Pty Ltd (Veolia), formerly Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd,

to undertake the twenty-third (XXIII) Odour Audit at the Clyde Transfer Terminal (the

Site) on 14 May 2014. This Odour Audit is the thirteenth (13th) to be carried out since

the commissioning of the new forced air extraction system within the transfer building.

Odour Audit XXIII covers the 6-month period from December 2013 to May 2014. The

Odour Audit visit was undertaken by a TOU Engineer.

The Odour Audit requirements of the Conditions of Consent – 48(f) are outlined below:

48. The Odour Management Plan must address, but is not necessarily

limited to, the following issues:

(f) An odour audit program which provides for a comprehensive odour

audit of the premises and nearby commercial and residential areas, by

an independent, appropriately qualified and experienced person, to be

conducted 3-monthly for the initial 24 months of receiving un-

containerised waste at the terminal, 3-monthly for the 12 months

following commissioning the odour control system subject to MOD-

133-11-2006, and 6-monthly thereafter, unless otherwise approved in

writing by the Director-General.

As with previous Audits, Odour Audit XXIII focused on issues relating to general

housekeeping, fugitive odour emissions from the transfer building, ground level odour

impacts, meteorological monitoring, complaints handling and actions on past Odour

Audit recommendations. The approach included: a general inspection and smoke

testing of the transfer building; inspection of the container packing area and site

access roads; inspection of the complaint register; review of the site meteorological

data log and equipment maintenance/calibration; and an off-site downwind Field

Ambient Odour Assessment (FAOA) survey. At the time of this Odour Audit a calm to




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light wind (0.5 - 2 m/s) oscillating from the east/northeast to north/northwest was

blowing.




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2 ODOUR AUDIT FINDINGS

2.1 Assessment of General Housekeeping

2.1.1 Transfer Terminal Building

During the Odour Audit visit on 14 May 2014, there was approximately 450-500

tonnes of waste on the floor, according to the Site personnel. This tonnage is

considered to be within the normal operational range of the Transfer Terminal Building

(TTB) at the time this Odour Audit was being carried out. The TTB floor area not

covered by waste material was observed to be reasonably clean, with little evidence of

leachate or aged material. General housekeeping procedures of the TTB were good,

as observed during several truck-unloading sequences. It was also observed that the

site’s front-end loaders cleared the floor area of waste on a regular basis, minimising

the exposed area of waste.

As with previous audits, and consistent with TOU’s experience at other waste transfer

stations, there was a weak to distinct level of odour observed within the TTB.

2.1.2 Container Packing Area and Site Roadways

The container packing area and site roadways were clean and well managed with no

waste or leachate exposed at the time of this Odour Audit. Similarly to previous Odour

Audits, the container compacting/train packing area had a weak odour present but

was confined to this area only. The general house-keeping around this area was

observed to be of high quality, with no evidence to suggest otherwise. As with

previous Odour Audits, the containers are cleaned off-site at Veolia’s Woodlawn

Bioreactor Facility before being returned to the Site. The weight of each container is

monitored to determine if there is any waste that has not been removed completely

from each container, which in turn reduces the likelihood of the containers contributing

to the Site’s odour levels.

As per the Odour Management Procedures at the Site, following the compaction of

waste, all filled containers are completed sealed and remain so whilst at the Site. All




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containers used are required to be in good condition and unused/returned containers

adequately clean. Provided this practice is sustained at the Site, the Odour Audit has

determined that this area continues to remain a minor contributor to odour emissions

at the Site.

2.1.3 Odour Extraction System Maintenance

Service documentation was provided and inspected for the maintenance of the odour

extraction system (refer Appendix A). Service logs were provided from December 2013 to April 2014. Each service log provided showed that the required maintenance

was taking place and the odour extraction system overall was operating well. The

service logs during this period noted that all required maintenance works such as

checking the fan belts and unit operations, greasing bearings, and other routine

preventative maintenance were adequately undertaken. The fan technician however

appears to have not recorded exhaust airflow velocities through the stack in the

service log reports. This should be undertaken in the next service to confirm that the

minimum exit air velocity of 19.1 m/s is been achieved by the system. This was

highlighted in previous audits and should now be followed-up.

2.1.4 Odour Management Procedures

The Odour Management Procedures (formerly known as the Odour Minimising

Procedures) continue to be regularly reviewed at Tool Box meetings and new

issues/recommendations are raised with all staff members at these meetings.

The audit was advised that there has been no changes to the odour management

procedures since the previous audit.


Veolia has now retrofitted the TTB breezeways with fixed metal plates. This new

installation, completed in December 2013, appears to be effective at sealing the

breezeways and has also eliminated the issue identified in previous audits with on-

going repair/replacement to fallen/damaged rubber mats.




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All doors and roller shutters of the TTB were found to be shut at the time of the Odour

Audit, reducing the likelihood of odour impacts detected offsite. Similarly, the louvers

on the end walls of the TTB were observed to be permanently shut.

2.1.6 Truck Entrance Plastic Strips

The truck entrance strips of the TTB, used to reduce odour escaping through the

opening, were found to be mostly intact with 4-5 panels still missing/requiring repair.

This has been identified in previous audits. Experience has determined that these

strips contribute to containing odour within the building and therefore require daily

check-ups to ensure they are all intact. The Site Manager indicated to the Odour Audit

that repairs to the plastics strips has now been planned following the recent

identification and procurement of a suitable supplier. This will be sighted in the next

Odour Audit.

In addition, the Odour Audit noted that there was some localised damage to a wall

partition on the western side of the TTB. The Site Manager advised that this was due

to a truck incident that occurred since the last Odour Audit. Action to rectify the

damaged wall partition has been carried out by the Site since the Odour Audit visit.

This will also be sighted in the next Odour Audit.

2.1.7 Smoke Testing

As per previous audits, smoke testing was carried out within the TTB to assist in

determining the effectiveness of the forced air extraction system, as well as the extent

to which the TTB has been sealed from leaks. Smoke was released from within the

building from three (3) different points within the TTB. Figure 2.1 shows the three points where the smoke was released. These are identical locations to that of

previous Odour Audits.




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Truck Entrance

#1

#2

#3

Front-end Loader

Figure 2.1 - Smoke testing release points within the TTB

Smoke Testing Point #1

Smoke released at this point initially rose gradually moving towards the truck entrance

before rising to the roof and moving slowly towards the extraction system. Visible

smoke extraction at the overhead capture points was evident during the smoke

testing.

Notwithstanding the above result, the discharge velocity at the fan extraction system

stacks should be measured in the next Odour Extraction System Planned Preventative

Maintenance session to determine that the minimum exit air velocity of 19.1 m/ is

being achieved (see Section 2.1.3). This was mentioned in the previous audit and should now be followed by the Site.

Smoke Testing Point #2

Smoke released at this point revealed a similar result to smoke testing point #1.




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Smoke Testing Point #3 Smoke released at this point revealed a similar result to smoke testing point #3.

Given the fact that no odour complaints have been received by the Site (see Section 2.2.1) since March 2012 and the good FAOA survey results (see Section 2.3) as found in this Odour Audit, it appears that there is no evidence to suggest that the

smoke testing results observed in this Odour Audit pose any cause for concern

regarding significant fugitive odour emission release from the TTB.

2.1.8 Stormwater Retention Pond

The auditor observed that there was no effluent in this pond at the time this Odour

Audit was carried out. There was no odour detectable during the Odour Audit visit that

could be linked directly back to this pond.

2.2 Odour Complaints Handling and Meteorological Data

2.2.1 Odour Complaints Handling

As advised by the Site Manager, there have been no complaints recorded in the site

complaints register since March 2012.

2.2.2 Meteorological Data

The meteorological data provided to the Odour Audit for the period from December

2013 to May 2014 was inspected and found to be in good order. As found in previous

Odour Audits, the observations were recorded in 15-minute intervals, and included all

parameters necessary to develop a meteorological dataset for odour dispersion

modelling.

As indicated by the Quarterly Service Documents supplied by Veolia to the Odour

Audit, the weather station continues to remain located in an accessible area with the

solar panel and components regularly cleaned, and installation sprayed regularly for

insects and trimming of nearby vegetation as required to ensure no overgrowth




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immediately around the weather station pole. The service logs indicate that servicing

of the weather station and required calibrations were being carried out as required in

February 2014 by Hydrometric Consulting Services. The weather data calibration

reports for the service visits have been attached in Appendix B.

2.3 Field Ambient Odour Assessment Methodology

At present, no Australian Standard exists for field based ambient odour assessment

surveys. Consequently, The Odour Unit utilises a method for assessing the ground

level impacts of odour emissions using a modified version of the German Standard

VDI 3940 (1993) – ‘Determination of Odorants in Ambient Air by Field Inspections’.

Field based ambient odour surveys are considered a valuable odour impact

assessment tool as previous experience with ambient odour sampling and subsequent

olfactometry testing suggests that accurate and useful ambient odour concentration

data is difficult to obtain. Therefore, TOU has adopted a more practical approach

based on the field measurement of odour intensity. With this method, calibrated and

experienced odour specialists traverse the downwind surrounds of odour sources in a

strategically mapped pattern, assessing the presence, character and intensity of any

odours encountered and recording these observations along with wind speed and

direction.

An ambient odour assessment was performed at strategic location on-site, the Site

entrance and off-site locations on 14 May 2014 between 1626 hrs – 1735 hrs. The

ambient odour assessment focused off-site as required by the Conditions of Consent

on “…..nearby commercial and residential areas…..” (Section 48 (f)). The TOU

assessors firstly determined the wind direction using a compass and then assessed

downwind locations of the TTB.

The assessors spent a few minutes at each assessment location in order to gauge the

effects of any odour impact. If an odour was detected at a location, the assessors

attempted to characterise it. The general aim was to determine the extent of the

impact of odours off-site and rank their intensity. The ranking scale for the German




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Standard VDI 3940 ‘Determination of Odorants in Ambient Air by Field Inspections’

was used for the intensity assessments. The standard’s ranking system is based on

the following seven-point intensity scale, as shown in Table 2.1.

2.3.1 Field Ambient Odour Assessment - Results

The results from the FAOA survey conducted during the Odour Audit found that no

odours were detected off-site that could be linked back to the Transfer Terminal

Station. The field log sheets and visual survey plot have been attached as Appendix C.

Table 2.1 - VDI 3882 Odour Intensity Categories Odour Strength Intensity Rank (code)

TOU Interpretation (meaning)

Not detectable 0 No odour detected

Very weak 1 Odour detected but not strong enough to be characterised

Weak 2 Odour is weak but just able to be characterised

Distinct 3 Odour is clearly distinct and easily characterised

Strong 4 Strong odour detectable

Very Strong 5 If offensive, observer may consider moving from the area

Extremely Strong 6 Odour is sufficiently over-powering that assessor moves from area




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3 RECOMMENDATIONS/FOLLOW-UP

3.1 Transfer Terminal Building

The on-going issue with the rubber mats sealing the breezeway of the TTB has now

been resolved by the installation of fixed metal plates. This installation was sighted in

this Odour Audit and it is considered to be an effective measure in permanently

sealing the breezeways, thereby reducing fugitive odour emission release from the

TTB.

Based on the findings in this Odour Audit, the following action/s should be undertaken:

Odour Audit Action #1: The planned repairs to the truck entrance plastics strips will be sighted in the next Odour Audit. In addition, the repairs carried out

since the Odour Audit visit to the damaged wall partition on the western side of

the TTB will also be sighted in the next audit.

3.2 Compactor Area

The general house-keeping around this area was observed to be of high quality, with

no evidence to suggest otherwise. As with previous Odour Audits, the container

compacting/train packing area had a weak odour present but it was confined to this

area only.


No further action is required at this stage.

3.3 Odour Extraction System

The service logs indicate that all required maintenance works on the odour extraction

system since the last Odour Audit has been carried out successfully, and the system

is operating well.




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Veolia Action #1: the discharge velocity at the fan extraction system stacks should be measured in the next Odour Extraction System Planned Preventative

Maintenance session to determine that the minimum exit air velocity of 19.1 m/s

is being achieved. Veolia personnel have advised that this is on the agenda for

the next maintenance session.

3.4 Concluding Remark

Overall, this Odour Audit found that the operation and maintenance of the odour

management system at the plant were satisfactory, with no evidence to suggest

significant fugitive emission release from the Site.

The next Odour Audit is due in November/December 2014.

Veolia (Australia & New

Zealand) Pty Limited


Odour Audit XXIII

Appendices July 2014

Appendix A – Odour Extraction System Service Reports

(December 2013 – April 2014)

Appendix B – Weather Data Calibration Report

(December 2013 - April 2014)

Appendix C – Field Ambient Odour Assessment Plot and

Field Log Sheets

(14 May 2014)

M.ASSAL 04/07/2014

N1473L

N1473-XXIII

TITLE Plot No.

Job No.

M.ASSAL 07/07/2014

DRAWN BY

A.SCHULZ 07/07/2014

APPROVED

CHECKED

DESCRIPTION

0 Not detectable1 Very weak2 Weak3 Distinct4 Strong5 Very strong6 Extremely strong

LEGEND

Field Ambient Odour Assessment Survey

Modified German Standard VDI 3940

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German Intensity Scale VDI3882

Survey Date: 14 May 2014Survey Time Period: 1626 hrs – 1735 hrs

Veolia (Australia & New Zealand) Pty LtdClyde Transfer Terminal, Clyde NSW


Odour Audit XXIII


Local wind conditionsCalm to light conditions (< 0.5 – 2 m/s)

with oscillating winds from east/northeast to north/northwest blowing

VES Clyde Transfer Terminal Facility

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Local wind direction

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Field Ambient Odour Assessment Log Sheet

Date: 14 May 2014 Assessor: M. Assal Weather Conditions: Calm to light conditions (< 0.5 – 2 m/s) with oscillating winds from east/northeast to north/northwest blowing

Survey Reference Plot No: 1473-XXIII

GRIF REF. POSITION

TIME (hrs)

WIND DIRECTION

WIND SPEED (m/s)

ODOUR PRESNT

(Y/N)

ODOUR CHARACTER

VDI 3940 INTENSITY SCALE 0-6

COMMENTS

1 1626 NE ENE 0.5 – 1 N - 0 On-site: Western corner of the Site

2 1632 NW NNW 1 - 2 Y Garbage 2 Intermittent detection On-site: Eastern perimeter

of the compactor area

3 1635 ENE 0.5 – 1 Y Garbage 2 Intermittent detection On-site: Southern side of

Transfer Terminal Building 4 1647 E ENE 0.5-1.5 N - 0 Off-site 5 1652 E ENE 0.5-1.5 N - 0 Off-site 6 1708 NNW 0.5 – 1 N - 0 Off-site 7 1712 CALM < 0.5 N - 0 Off-site 8 1716 NNW 0.5 – 1 N - 0 Off-site 9 1723 N NNW 0.5 – 1 N - 0 Off-site

10 1727 NNE ENE 0.5 – 1 N - 0 Off-site



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2 of 2 Field Ambient Odour Assessment Log Sheet

Field Ambient Odour Assessment Log Sheet

Date: 14 May 2014 Assessor: M. Assal Weather Conditions: Calm to light conditions (< 0.5 – 2 m/s) with oscillating winds from east/northeast to north/northwest blowing

Survey Reference Plot No: 1473-XXIII

GRIF REF. POSITION

TIME (hrs)

WIND DIRECTION

WIND SPEED (m/s)

ODOUR PRESNT

(Y/N)

ODOUR CHARACTER

VDI 3940 INTENSITY SCALE 0-6

COMMENTS

11 1731 NNE 0.5 – 1 N - 0 Off-site 12 1735 NNE ENE 0.5 – 1 N - 0 Off-site


VEOLIA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD


Odour Audit XXIV

Final Report December 2014


VEOLIA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD CLYDE WASTE TRANSFER TERMINAL – ODOUR AUDIT XXIV

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THE ODOUR UNIT PTY LTD ABN 5309 116 5061

ACN 091 165 061

Bay 4 Suite 3011

Australian Technology Park

2 Locomotive Street

EVELEIGH, NSW 2015

E: [email protected]

W: www.odourunit.com.au

This document may only be used for the purpose for which it was commissioned and

in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. This document

should not be used or copied without written authorisation from THE ODOUR UNIT PTY LTD or VEOLIA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD. Project Number: N1473L

Report Revision

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Final report issued 11.12.2014 Final report issued to client

Report Preparation

Report Prepared By: M. Assal Approved By: T.Schulz Report Title: Veolia (Australia) Pty Ltd Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal – Odour Audit XXIV




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CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1

2 ODOUR AUDIT FINDINGS .................................................................................. 2

2.1 Assessment of General Housekeeping .................................................................. 2 2.1.1 Transfer Terminal Building ................................................................................. 2 2.1.2 Container Packing Area and Site Roadways ..................................................... 3 2.1.3 Odour Extraction System Maintenance .............................................................. 3 2.1.4 Odour Management Procedures ........................................................................ 4 2.1.5 Transfer Terminal Building ................................................................................. 4 2.1.6 Truck Entrance Plastic Strips ............................................................................. 4 2.1.7 Smoke Testing ................................................................................................... 5 2.1.8 Stormwater Retention Pond ............................................................................... 7

2.2 Odour Complaints Handling and Meteorological Data ............................................ 7 2.2.1 Odour Complaints Handling ............................................................................... 7 2.2.2 Meteorological Data ........................................................................................... 7

2.3 Field Ambient Odour Assessment Methodology ..................................................... 8 2.3.1 Field Ambient Odour Assessment - Results ....................................................... 9

3 RECOMMENDATIONS/FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS ..................................................... 10

3.1 Transfer Terminal Building ................................................................................... 10

3.2 Compactor Area ................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Odour Extraction System ..................................................................................... 10

3.4 Weather Station ................................................................................................... 11

3.5 Field Ambient Odour Assessment Survey ............................................................ 11

3.6 Concluding Remark .............................................................................................. 11



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APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: Odour Extraction System Service Reports (30 May 2013 – 27 November 2014)

APPENDIX B: Weather Data Calibration Report (15 May 2014 – 15 November 2014) APPENDIX C: Field Ambient Odour Assessment Plot and Field Sheets (3 September 2014)



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1 INTRODUCTION

The Odour Unit Pty Ltd (TOU) was commissioned by Veolia (Australia) Pty Ltd

(Veolia), formerly Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, to undertake the

twenty-fourth (XXIV) Odour Audit at the Clyde Transfer Terminal (the Site) on 19

November 2014. This Odour Audit visit was undertaken by a TOU Engineer, and is

the fourteenth (14th) to be carried out since the commissioning of the new forced air

extraction system within the transfer building. Odour Audit XXIV covers the 6-month

period from 15 May 2014 2013 to 19 November 2014.

The Odour Audit requirements of the Conditions of Consent – 48(f) are outlined below:

48. The Odour Management Plan must address, but is not necessarily limited to, the

following issues:

(f) An odour audit program which provides for a comprehensive odour audit of the

premises and nearby commercial and residential areas, by an independent,

appropriately qualified and experienced person, to be conducted 3-monthly for the

initial 24 months of receiving un-containerised waste at the terminal, 3-monthly for the

12 months following commissioning the odour control system subject to MOD-133-11-

2006, and 6-monthly thereafter, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Director-

General.

As with previous Audits, Odour Audit XXIV focused on issues relating to general

housekeeping, fugitive odour emissions from the transfer building, ground level odour

impacts, meteorological monitoring, complaints handling and actions on past Odour

Audit recommendations. The approach included: a general inspection and smoke

testing of the transfer building; inspection of the container packing area and site

access roads; inspection of the complaint register; review of the site meteorological

data log and equipment maintenance/calibration; and an off-site downwind Field

Ambient Odour Assessment (FAOA) survey.

At the time of this Odour Audit light to moderate winds (1 - 3 m/s) predominately from

the west-northwest was blowing.



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2 ODOUR AUDIT FINDINGS

2.1 ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING


During the Odour Audit visit on 19 November 2014, there was approximately 400-500

tonnes of waste on the floor, according to the Site personnel. A photo of the waste on

the floor as found during the Odour Audit visit is shown in Photo 2.1. This tonnage is considered to be within the normal operational range of the Transfer Terminal Building

(TTB). The TTB floor area not covered by waste material was observed to be

reasonably clean, with little evidence of leachate or aged material. General

housekeeping procedures of the TTB were good, as observed during several truck-

unloading sequences. It was also observed that the site’s front-end loaders cleared

the floor area of waste on a regular basis, minimising the exposed area of waste.

As with previous audits, and consistent with TOU’s experience at other waste transfer

stations, there was a weak to distinct level of odour observed within the TTB.

Photo 2.1 – Waste on floor as found on 19 November 2014



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2.1.2 Container Packing Area and Site Roadways

The container packing area and site roadways were clean and well managed with no

evidence of waste or exposed leachate. Similarly to previous Odour Audits, the

container compacting/train packing area had a weak to distinct odour that was

intermittently detectable but was confined to this area only (see Appendix C for Field Ambient Odour Assessment Survey results). Both compactors were operating at the

time of the Odour Audit visit. The general house-keeping around this area was

observed to be of high quality, with no evidence to suggest otherwise. As with

previous Odour Audits, the containers are cleaned off-site at Veolia’s Woodlawn

Bioreactor Facility before being returned to the Site. The weight of each container is

monitored to determine if there is any waste that has not been removed completely

from each container, which in turn reduces the likelihood of the containers contributing

to the Site’s odour levels.

As per the Odour Management Procedures at the Site, following the compaction of

waste, all filled containers are completed sealed and remain so whilst at the Site. All

containers used are required to be in good condition and unused/returned containers

adequately clean. Provided this practice is sustained at the Site, the Odour Audit has

determined that this area continues to remain a minor contributor to odour emissions

from the Site.

2.1.3 Odour Extraction System Maintenance

Service documentation was provided and inspected for the maintenance of the odour

extraction system (refer Appendix A). Service logs were provided for the period between 15 May 2014 and 19 November 2014. Each service log provided showed

that the required maintenance was taking place and the odour extraction system

overall was operating well. The service logs during this period noted that all required

maintenance works such as checking the fan belts and unit operations, greasing

bearings, and other routine preventative maintenance were being adequately

undertaken.

As per the previous Odour Audit recommendation, the fan technician undertook stack

velocity measurements on 2 October 2014. The fan motor speed at the time of testing

was 50 Hz. It is understood that this is normal operating conditions. The results from



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stack velocity measurements indicated that the exit air velocity was over 19.5 m/s,

above the minimum exit air velocity of 19.1 m/s.

2.1.4 Odour Management Procedures

The Odour Management Procedures (formerly known as the Odour Minimising

Procedures) continue to be regularly reviewed at Tool Box meetings and new

issues/recommendations are raised with all staff members at these meetings.

The audit was advised that there has been no changes to the odour management

procedures since the previous audit.


The Odour Audit inspected the fixed metal plates retrofitted along the TTB

breezeways in December 2013. All metal plates were found to be intact and in good

condition. All doors and roller shutters of the TTB were found to be shut at the time of

the Odour Audit, reducing the likelihood of odour impacts detected offsite. Similarly,

the louvers on the end walls of the TTB were observed to be permanently shut.

2.1.6 Truck Entrance Plastic Strips

The truck entrance strips of the TTB, used to reduce odour escaping through the

opening, were found to have been replaced with a new strip installation since the last

Odour Audit. A photo of this new installation is shown in Photo 2.2. The Odour Audit did observe however that three of the new strips were missing. It is understood that

this was as a result of an unfortunate incident with a waste truck following the new

installation. The Site personnel did indicate that the missing strips will be rectified in

due course.