BROADBAND
6.2.4.7 Waste Management
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In addition to the routine maintenance the long term refurbishment of the electrical network and equipment need to be continued. This include the refurbishment and replacement of the following based on the condition of the equipment:
Old and rusted street light equipment,
Replacement of metering kiosks and pillar boxes,
Replacement of corroded conductor and hardware on overhead lines,
Re-conducting high risk copper lines to mitigate the risk,
Replacement of old technology oil switchgear with modern technology equipment,
Replacement of old mini-substations to refurbish then for re-use in the network.
The NERSA audit that was done during May 2016, and the comments and findings in the audit report will be the base for this work. The audit report also referred to not having sufficient staff to do the required maintenance and this will also have to be addressed as part of the budget processes.
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An integrated waste management plan (IWMP) is a high level strategic document that looks broadly at the waste management offering within a defined area and proposes further steps that the responsible authority must consider taking to achieve a comprehensive integrated waste management service.
Seven goals were identified for the IWMP and they are listed below:
Promote recycling and recovery of waste
Ensure effective and efficient delivery of waste services
Ensure legislative tools are developed to deliver on the Waste Act and any other applicable legislation
Sound budgeting and financing of waste management services
Ensure the safe and proper disposal of waste
Education and awareness
Compliance and enforcement
These goals are fed through to the desired end state component of the document where action plans and budget is allocated to the interventions.
These action plans of the integrated waste management plan serve as both development strategies and operational strategies of the Council.
An Integrated Waste Management Policy regulate waste management within its area of jurisdiction and ensures that the municipality has the capacity to deal with the expected increase in generation of waste.
The purpose of the policy is to:
1. Ensure that waste management practices in the municipal area conform to the Waste Act, national waste management strategy and other national and provincial waste management laws and policies.
2. It sets forth waste management hierarchy principles as the overall approach that will form the basis of waste management in the municipality.
3. Ensure and regulate provision of waste management services.
4. Promote equitable access to waste management services.
5. Facilitates social and economic development and job creation in the waste management sector.
6. Provide for sustainable and economically viable funding strategy for the provision of waste management services 7. Provide for infrastructure and assets required for the provision of waste management services.
8. Enable the municipality to set tariffs and provide incentives and disincentives to encourage waste minimisation and avoidance.
9. Provide a basis for the review of a Waste Management By-law that will regulate waste generation and waste management services
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The Solid Waste department is currently in draft stage for both the integrated waste management Policy and Plan. These documents will be tabled for approval by Council during March 2017. The Solid Waste department is in the process of extending the Vredenburg Landfill site to accommodate the expected developments in our area. The extension is based on a population growth of 4% and the extension will capacitate Saldanha Bay Municipality with 11 years of landfill airspace excluding the diversion projects currently under way. With the successful implementation of the separation at source (diversion) program and chipping of garden waste the capacity can be increased to 15 years. SBM is thus ready for the IDZ with regards to landfill airspace. The municipality are also in the process of closing Langebaan landfill site and construction of a new transfer station. According to Stats SA SBM has the highest refuse collection rate in South Africa and this is reflected in our draft IWMP.
The acquisition of refuse collection vehicles, compactor truck specifically remains a major challenge and the refuse collection fleet urgently need at least 3 new compactor trucks with a total cost of R 6 500 000.00. SBM has implemented a separation at source collection service (two bag system) in Langebaan and plans to roll out 2 more phases to include all towns by 2018. The Vredenburg Materials recovery facility recycles an average of 96.1 tons of waste per month and the tonnage is increasing monthly. The two bag system will enhance the tonnage recycled at the materials recovery facility. The Solid Waste department is partnering with NGO’s to establish Swop shops to further reduce waste to landfill and create employment opportunities. A proposed Biogas agreement with an private entity is currently being investigated.
The following projects/assets are required for the next three years:
PROJECT/ASSET YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3
Mobile Refuse Bins 240L (Wheelie Bins ) 1 000 000 - 1 500 000
Mobile Refuse Bins 240L (Wheelie Bins ) 1 000 000
Recycling Domes - - -
Pole Bins x200 100 000 - 100 000
6m³ Skips x 10 - 100 000 100 000
New Refuse Compactor - - 2 300 000
New Refuse Compactor 2 300 000 - -
New Refuse Compactor 2 300 000
Grab Truck 850 000 - -
Composter Unit (New item) 60 000 - -
Development of New Vredenburg Landfill Site 5 000 000 - -
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PROJECT/ASSET YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3
Development of New Vredenburg Landfill Site 10 000 000 10 000 000 -
Vredenburg: Landfill Site Extension 5 796 124 19 669 750 20 134 126
Rehabilitation of old Landfill (LBN) - - -
Rehabilitation of old Landfill (Hopefield Transfer Station) - 300 000 -
Rehabilitation of old Saldanha Landfill - - -
Rehabilitation of old Saldanha Landfill - - -
Rehabilitation of old Saldanha Landfill -
6m^3 Skips x 6 100 000 - 100 000
Development of new Landfill (LBN) - - -
Development of new Landfill (LBN) - - -
New water truck including pump (New Item) - 1 500 000
The following projects/assets are envisioned to emanate from the approval of the Integrated Waste Management Plan:
PROJECT/ASSET YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3
IWMP: GOAL 1 RECYCLING RECEPTACLES AT
TRANSFER STATIONS 40 000 30 000 20 000
IWMP: GOAL 2 COMPOSTING FACILITIES 200 000 500 000 500 000
IWMP: GOAL 2 REFUSE COMPACTOR TRUCKS 2 300 000 2 300 000
IWMP: GOAL 2 ADDITIONAL UPGRADE
TRANSFER STATIONS PATERNOSTER 1 000 000 1 000 000
IWMP: GOAL 5 ADDITIONAL TRANSFER
STATION ST HELENA BAY 400 000
IWMP: GOAL 5 ADDITIONAL TRANSFER
STATION PATERNOSTER 400 000