(a)

contract and facility performance 2015/16, contract year 1 key dates –

·         11 September 2015 - full service commencement certified;

·         15 October 2015 – steam exported to MOD;

(b)

MVV contract and facility performance 2015/16 (part year) -

·         MVV achieved 99.99% diversion from landfill (vs 97% target);

·         EfW maximum net plant efficiency 49.7% (vs 48.8% expected);

·         increased carbon savings 76,773 tCO²/year (vs 73, 594 tCO²/year);

·         plant availability – 91% with 6 unplanned shutdowns;

·         21 performance indicator breaches (mainly involving turnaround times);

(c)

SWDWP contract performance 2015/16 –

·         project won 2 more awards in 2015/16 (9 now in total) – best national Public Sector award for Decentralised Energy and best Market Development award in Europe for Combined Heat and Power;

·         SWDWP total waste tonnage delivered was 1.0% down on forecast and 3.2% below contract waste profile (established 2009);

·         Defra Waste Infrastructure Grant (PFI) received from April 2015;

(d)

SWDWP tonnages and budgets 2015/16 –

·         tonnage delivered 1,500 tonnes below forecast for 2015/16 (May 2015 – May 2016);

·         expenditure within budget (which includes all costs – contract management, business rates, S106 contributions, pass-throughs);

·         final 2015/16 financial reconciliation to be agreed with MVV;

(e)

community communications 2015/16 summary –

·         18 media stories;

·         76 complaints (54 of which related to odour);

·         25 enquiries (several of which related to ‘smoke’ emanating from the stack – which was in fact steam);

·         22 compliments;

·         3 Liaison Group meetings (the meetings are well supported, positively engaged and collaborative);

·         zero formal consent breaches;

(f)

EfW community area summary –

·         many site visits and tours have taken place with technical and resident groups;

·         SWDWP partners are utilising the facility and the Community Liaison Manager;

·         leaflets/flyers have been produced to promote the visitor centre and site tours;

·         school visits (ranging from Year 1 – Year 12) have increased via word of mouth (schools have not yet been formally targeted);

(g)

2016/17 contract update and current status –

·         MVV have been achieving 99.99% diversion from landfill (vs 97% target);

·         the annual three week planned maintenance shutdown has been completed;

·         there has been one unplanned shutdown to date (caused by a large tree trunk blocking the ash shute);

·         there have been 68 complaints since April 2016 (64 of which related to odour - 50 related to odour during the June shutdown);

·         a small number of local residents complain on a regular basis;

(h)

odour issues during the annual shutdown –

·         a formal breach was issued from the Environment Agency for poor control of odour as a result of the annual shutdown (the shutdown fan odour control filter did not meet its life expectancy);

·         a petition was received in July from 200 local residents regarding the odour experienced during the annual shutdown;

·         MVV have written to local residents to apologise for the situation and to explain the action being taken to improve the situation;

·         MVV are currently investigating the problem with the shutdown fan and exploring alternative solutions;

·         MVV are planning to move the annual shutdown to September 2017 when it is hoped there will be less disruption;

(i)

Partnership waste deliveries – 2016/17 to date –

·         tonnage deliveries have been very reliable and slightly above target;

·         forecast figures have been very accurate so far; 

·         the figures are measured as a partnership;

·         contract waste is slightly higher than predicted;

(j)

community area summary – April – July 2016 –

·         the community area is available five days a week;

·         two events can happen at the same time due to the space and facilities available;

·         currently only Plymouth schools visit the facility, other schools will be targeted as soon as possible;

(k)

community communications April – August 2016 summary –

·         5 media stories;

·         68 complaints (64 of which related to odour);

·         7 enquiries;

·         9 compliments;

·         1 Liaison Group meeting (the meetings are well supported, positively engaged and collaborative);

·         zero formal consent breaches;

(l)

EfW formal opening ceremony and Prince of Wales technical visit –

·         the EfW facility was officially opened by Councillor Roger Croad on 9 July 2016;

·         the opening was attended by representatives from MVV, the MOD and partner agencies;

·         Prince Charles has visited the facility and received a tour of the plant.