To receive a presentation summarising the performance of the contract and facility for 2017/18 and its current status.

Martyn Stapleton (SWDWP Assistant Contract Manager) and Ashleigh Sherrell (SWDWP Project Co-ordinator) provided members with details of the SWFWP annual performance summary and project update.

The highlight of the presentation included –

(a)   SWDWP Overview of 2017/18

·         EfW facility has been fully operational for nearly 3 years;

·         MVV’s overall 2017/18 service and performance was good;

·         Service issues had been minor in nature and we continue to work to reduce areas of difference in contract delivery;

·         MVV & SWDWP continue to work proactively with collection teams to optimise Partnership deliveries and waste composition;

·         MVV have complied with planning and environmental permit conditions with five exceptions;

·         Planned outage in September 2017 was successful. Odour issues were minimal (but 2018 outage has had some issues);

·         Defra confirmed SWDWP compliant with PFI grant conditions.

(b)  MVV Contract and Facility Performance 2017/18 Summary

·         MVV achieved 99.96% diversion from landfill (vrs 97% target);

·         Carbon savings of 78,400 tCO2/year (vrs 73,594 tCO2/year expected);

·         Plant availability 91% (90% target) with 14 unplanned shutdowns;

·         5 exceedances of Environmental Permit: (Odour, late report submission & CO2 emission breach);

·         33 Performance Indicator breaches;

·         28 vehicle turn-around times (0.2%);

·         3 non-adherences to Waste Acceptance Protocol;

·         2 maintenance tasks not undertaken to time;

·         Annual waste throughput 9,412 tonnes above the design point of 245,000 tonnes.

(c)   SWDWP Tonnages and Budgets 2017/18

·         SWDWP original forecast given to MVV for 2017/18 = 167,985 (revised forecast of 164,744 following update to PCC tonnages);

·         SWDWP 2.21% below revised tonnage forecast (4.1% below original forecast);

·         SWDWP total budget expenditure 1.0% below forecast.

(d)  2018/19 Contract Update and Current Status

·         MVV achieving 100% diversion from landfill (versus 97% target);

·         Major annual shutdown from 5th – 27th June;

·         With the exception of the planned outage, MVV reported only 1 hour and 43 minutes in lost availability (due to a reset on the ID fan);

·         3 Performance Indicator breaches (all turn-around times);

·         33 complaints received during the June outage;

·         2 permit breaches; 1 of these relating to the odour event;

·         SWDWP total tonnage delivered (to 30 June) 1.99% above forecast;

(e)  Partnership Waste Deliveries – 2018/19 to date (Apr – Jun);

(f)    Annual Outage Highlights – June 2018

·         5th - 27th June official downtime (plant went back online a week ahead of schedule);

·         Increased complaints;

·         Waste bunker at 85% (11,000 tonnes) by the end of the outage, MVV ran the bunker down to 9% in preparation;

·         All major works completed successfully including refractory and grate bar replacement, repairs to economiser 3, de-slagger chute replacement, crane maintenance, works on the turbine gearbox and a complete overhaul of the conveying system (de-slaggers, ash and residue conveyors and bucket elevators).

(g)   Odour issues during the 2018/19 Annual Shutdown

·         33 complaints received between 5th and 27th June during the planned shutdown;

·         One resident alone contributed to half of the above, complaining a total of 16 times;

·         The EA and PCC planning officers visited site to investigate;

·         Genuine odour event occurred during the last week in shut-down leading to complaints from multiple sources;

·         MVV submitted a Schedule 5 notification to the EA.

(h)  Community Communications April – June 2018 Summary