With the current , discussions around Water Reform in Local Government , as well as the all to often push for contracting out and private public partnership the following articles published in Local Government Focus off an insight into what councils can , no matter their size, by planning for the future and in this example using a water levy over a number of years to construct and operate its own Water Infrastructure. The article also shows the use of external alliance partners for construction to turn key , but operation by day labour
The Local ASU (US Branch) Organiser has advised ‘that the CIA (Coffs Infrastructure Alliance) was only to design and build the plants. Both of the plant have been handed back to Council with an extensive telemetry system etc and are run by Council staff. The Reclaimed Water Plant and Coffs Sewerage Treatment Plant run by CHCC and the Shannon Creek Dam by Clarence Valley Council’
The article provides some good examples and arguments that can be used against Privatization and Private Public Partnerships (PPP’s )
The articles have been extracted from Local Government Focus magazine http://www.lgfocus.com.au/ and provide some good arguments for internal council construction , operation by councils, internal council operation, local jobs and community spend by council, plus training and skills for workers .. - Greg Mclean
Articles at LG Focus include -
Best practice: setting the benchmark -
http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net/index.php?view=editions/2009/october/benchmark.php
Water Reclamation Plant capable of providing 21 megalitres of reclaimed water for agriculture daily - Water Filtration Plant with the capacity to treat 42 megalitres of water a day - 30,000 megalitre Shannon Creek Dam to provide a secure water supply http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net/index.php?view=editions/2009/october/award.php
Delivering state of the art infrastructure - Sewerage Strategy -Regional Water Supply Scheme
Alliance contracting – thinking outside the box - http://www.lgfocus.com.au/index.php?view=editions/2009/october/creek.php
Waste management strategies state of the art resource recovery system for the Coffs Coast community. http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net/index.php?view=editions/2009/october/waste.php
Landfill gas extraction and flare system to provide energy
http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net/index.php?view=editions/2009/october/landfill.php
(all artilces from LG Focus magazine)
