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For example, if the Council is taking
too long to turn around requests for
information, the contractors may not
be able to continue with their work. To
remedy this, each month, on GC21 we
hold a performance evaluation meeting
and in that meeting we assess the
performance of the whole team.”
Eco-friendly initiatives
The Council is working on various eco-
friendly initiatives including upgrading
all the treatment plants with solar
panels in an effort to reduce electricity
consumption. Thiswill beof tremendous
benefit as the sewage treatment plants
are Council’s largest consumers of
electricity. Another step being taken in
an effort to consume a lower amount
of power is the installation of variable
speed drives at the larger pump
stations.
There is a great awareness in the
Council regarding the necessity to
recycle water and the release from the
sewage treatment plants is used in
several sports fields, golf courses and
on a greyhound racing track.
The Council uses SCADA equipment
in its day to day operations and is
currently in the process of upgrading