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Stubley Street Landfill Project – Charters Towers


Project Data

  • Region
    North Queensland
  • Location
    Charters Towers
  • Client
    Charters Towers Regional Council (CTRC)
  • Duration / Date
    2015
  • Categories
  • Project #
    TEGCE15001

Project Scope

The Charters Towers Regional Council (CTRC) required a 5 year landfill site Development Plan in accordance with Department Environment Heritage Protection at it’s Stubley Street landfill site.

The design scope included:

  1. Site survey to common datum.
  2. Development of staged landfill over a 5 year period, including dimensioned waste area, active disposal face in accordance with the plan. Based on 13,300 tonnes of waste per year.
  3. Recommendations to council in relation to permeability, compaction, capping material and cell lining.
  4. Establishment of minimum test criteria, levels of shrinkage and permeability.
  5. Location of stormwater drainage system, diversion embankments to meet environmental authority requirements.

Our Involvement

TEGCE was responsible for all survey, design, planning and approvals of the project.

The Management Plan for the site included:

  • Details of existing site and operations.
  • Authority requirements
  • Staging components including dimensions, position, components and estimated volumes, Cost Benefit Analysis.
  • Full engineering documentation and Specifications.
  • Final capping and cell lining details and specifications.
  • Applicable monitoring required.
  • Revegetation specifications and proposed site future use.

The design was modelled and documented using Civil 3d engineering software.

Project Challenges

The engineering Design and Management Plan for the site had a number of challenges which TEGCE resolved:

  1. Minimisation of earthworks to meet budget requirements.
  2. Developing the staged plan, while maintaining a working waste landfill site, without causing disruptions or inefficiencies.
  3. Design required that storm water management was developing and maintained capacity for storm-events throughout the staged life of the landfill, taking into account daily capping requirements and ensuring containment of leachate.
  4. Developing a staged earthworks schedule, including capping fill requirements to maximise the life and capacity of the landfill.

Project Outcomes

Engineering design and project management was completed on time and within budget.

The stages of the landfill have successfully kept capacity with projects and the site has now been capped.

Refer image gallery for some of the plans.

Key Personnel

  • Consulting Engineer:
    Sean Edwards
  • Project Manager:
    Sean Edwards
  • Environmental Officer:
    Peter Smith
  • Client Representative:
    Mike Langburne
  • Client Representative, CEO:
    Mark Crawley
  • Client Representative, Environmental Officer:
    Paul Weston

TEG Contact Details

  • Contact:

    Sean Edwards
    Ph: (07) 4061 8276
    M: 0403 213 714

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