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RESOLVED: Cabinet:
a)   
Approved the commencement of procurement for a new
contract for the Operation and Maintenance of Gayton Closed
Landfill – Leachate Treatment Plant (LTP).
b)   
Agreed to delegate authority to the Executive
Director for Place, Economy and Environment in consultation with
the Portfolio Holder for Environment, Transport, Highways and Waste
Services to:

     
i.       
Finalise the specification for the contract;
and

   
ii.       
Take decisions related to the procurement processes,
to enable them to progress as planned; and

  
iii.       
Award the contract, provided the procurement reaches
a satisfactory conclusion.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
1.   
To ensure the Council continues to proactively
manage environmental emissions from Gayton closed landfill using a
qualified and technically experienced operator, in order to be
compliant with the associated discharge consent.
2.   
To ensure the Council fulfils its statutory duties
for the remediation, restoration and aftercare of contaminated land
required by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Part 2A the
Contaminated Land Regime.
3.   
To ensure a compliant procurement process can be
completed prior to the expiry of the existing contract, with new
arrangements delivering value for money as a result of following a
competitive procurement process.
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:
1.   
The option to operate the leachate treatment plant
using WNC officers has been considered. However, the operation and
maintenance of the treatment system is a very specialist service
and WNC officers do not have the required skillset or capacity
(bearing in mind the 24/7 monitoring).
2.   
Another option for managing leachate from this site
is to remove it via road tanker for treatment at a suitably
environmentally permitted Treatment

Works and cease to operate the leachate treatment
plant. However, this option would be much more expensive than the
current system (during peak flows approximately 5 HGVs per day may
be required) and also require capital investment in the site
roadways to ensure HGVs can access the site.