environmental impact statement kilmainhamwood compost facility ...

5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS
The existing weighbridge currently located to the southwest of the existing facility buildings will be
relocated to facilitate the footprint of the 38m x 25m extension on the southwest side of the existing
facility. The proposed location of the weighbridge is shown on Drawing No. 5361-2402.
Planted trees adjacent to the existing facility will be removed to facilitate the proposed extensions. A
total area of approximately 3200m 2 of planted trees will be cleared.
Following the construction of the proposed extensions to the facility the gross floor area of the
composting buildings (indoor area) will be approximately 6550m 2 .
The proposed 38m x 25m front extension on the southwest side of the existing facility will serve as a
new waste reception area (thus allowing the existing waste reception area to be replaced by additional
positively aerated composting bays). It is proposed to construct a 2m high waste acceptance ramp, with
a maximum slope of 1:10, on the southeast side of this extension, as shown on Drawing No. 5361–
2402 and Drawing No. 5361-2403. A roller shutter door will be positioned at the top of the ramp. The
area of the ramp (approximately 3m x 7m) immediate to the said roller shutter door will be roofed. This
ramp will obviate the need for delivery trucks to enter the facility building. Instead, delivery trucks will
reverse up the ramp until the rear wheels meet a wheel stop (roller shutter door at top of ramp will be
opened in advance by facility operator). The truck positioned on the ramp (located 2m above the floor of
the waste reception building) will discharge its waste load into the building. The rear and wheels of the
delivery vehicle will be power washed immediately following discharge of waste and prior to moving off
the ramp. Wash water will contained and will drain back into the feedstock bunker within the building.
The roller shutter door will be immediately closed following departure of the delivery truck following
discharge of waste. A second roller shutter door (at finished ground level) on the southeast side of the
extension will facilitate the movement of loading shovels in and out of the waste reception area. The
facility building, including the proposed extensions to the building, will be maintained under negative
pressure when waste is being received at the facility and during the movement of waste between
process areas within the building.
For inspection purposes only.
Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.
The 39m x 30m rear extension (approximately 1043m 2 ) on the northeast side of the existing facility will
serve as an Animal By-product (ABP) treatment and storage area. The existing ABP treatment area and
tunnels will be used to mature the additional tonnage proposed. It is proposed to construct 2 No. ABP
treatment tunnels in this extension. Each ABP treatment tunnel will be approximately 6m wide, 15m
long and 5m high. The tunnels will feature concrete walls and roof and will include a positively aerated
floor. A fully sealed and insulated steel door will be positioned at each end of the tunnels (material input
end and material output end). Material to be ABP processed (from the screening process (minus
12mm)) will be placed in the tunnels from the input end by a loading shovel that only operates in the
maturation area. Following treatment at 70 o C for a minimum of 1 hour, the sanitised material will be
removed from the ABP tunnels from the output end by a loading shovel that only operates in the clean
area. The above ensures that material flows from the maturation area of the facility through the ABP
treatment tunnels and into the clean area in a single direction (one way system of flow). The
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF) desire this material flow methodology and such
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