DEC Serves EPN On SMRC And City Of Canning Withdraws From The SMRC…
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CMCOAG – Newsletter and Updates
Canning Melville Community Odour Action Group
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City of Canning withdraws from the SMRC…
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Hi there
1. DEC serves EPN on SMRC
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The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has issued an Environmental Protection Notice to the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) for its waste facility in Canning Vale.
Full DEC press release here:
http://www.cmcoag.com/downloads/SMRC_EPN_DEC_MS_FINAL_230209-1.pdf
2. City of Canning withdraws from the SMRC…
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At 8:20pm, the Mayor then put the motion, as amended, viz:
Following the advice and recommendation provided by Hardy Bowen Lawyers in its confidential advice of 19 February 2009, the Acting Chief Executive Officer be instructed to write to the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC), instructing them under the provision of the Establishment Agreement, that:
(a) The City of Canning withdraws from the SMRC immediately.
(b) The City is not amenable to direction in relation to the delivery of waste, other than to the
Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC), and that if the RRRC is unable to accept the waste, it will be delivered by the City to a site of its choosing.
(c) The SMRC be advised that the City is of the view that there is a dispute in relation to the obligations of the RRRC, having regard to:
(i) the economic sustainability of the facility; and
(ii) the environmental hazards caused by the facility;
which requires to be dealt with in accordance with the good faith negotiations in the Project Participants Agreement.
(d) The City should initiate a dispute under the lease in relation to the odour emissions, with a view to determining whether there has been a breach of the lease.
(e) A further report be presented to Council outlining the progress of the above matters within one month.
(f) A further report be presented to Council outlining a media campaign to the ratepayers of the City within one month of this motion.
For full details go here:
http://www.cmcoag.com/downloads/CITY-OF-CANNINGSpecialMeeting19thFeb2009.pdf
3. Log the RRRC WCF odour!
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Log the odour online – putting it in writing is vital:
http://www.cmcoag.com/odour-log.htm
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Log the odour via phone using the Emergency Pollution Response Numbers Below:
Day Time – 6364 6501
After Hours – 1300 784 782
