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A2E TIMS Tender Ref: DBgEAWFF
AAE Industry Code: D
PTC Application Code: Bg
PTA Project Type: Request for Offer [RFO]
PTD Short Description: Dev Waste Cluster Guidelines
AAC Short Organisation Name: Qld - Env Protect Agency
PTW Tender Web Address: Direct Link to Tender
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PDP Tender Published Date: Thu 01 Jun '06
PPC Tender Date Code: AWF1
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PDC Submission Closing Date: Thu 15 Jun '06
PDT Submission Closing Time (Local): 14:00
TGB Client Reference No: EN401138
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PTE Description Details:
DEVELOPMENT OF A GUIDELINE FOR CLUSTER SYSTEMS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE 
Delivery of a Guideline for Development of Cluster Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Offers are invited to develop a guidance document to serve the needs of local government, 
developers and smaller communities in Queensland that are looking for sustainable options for 
wastewater treatment and reuse. 
2.0	TERMS OF REFERENCE
2.1	Identification and Description of the Purpose of the Consultancy
The proposed guidance document is intended to serve the needs of local government, developers
and smaller communities in Queensland that are looking for sustainable options for wastewater
treatment and reuse. 
While integrated water management (IWM) demands consideration of all aspects of the water cycle,
the scope of this document will be limited to wastewater treatment and reuse. 
Nevertheless, the contractor will be expected to position this guidance document within the 
broader context of IWM so that 'cross water cycle' impacts (i.e. impacts on other aspects of 
the water cycle such as drinking water, surface water and stormwater) are minimized, and 
synergies between elements optimised.
2.2	Consultancy Overview
The guideline will give consideration to the following overarching principles (derived from
Wilderer 2004):
A	Decentralized wastewater systems should provide the same level of customer satisfaction
	as current centralized systems.
B	Costs for implementation should not exceed those of centralized systems, and ideally 
	should be lower, both for the customer and the community as a whole.
C	Operation and maintenance of decentralized systems should be in the hands of suitably 
	trained personnel, preferably with centralized alarm and control systems.
D	The distance from the source of wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant(s) should 
	be as short as possible to minimise costs of sewer installation and maintenance.
E	The amount of water applied for transport of waste substances should be as low as 
	possible to minimize overall water use and energy costs for pumping.
F	Materials recovery (biosolids, nutrients and recycled water) should be maximised and 
	these recovered materials should be appropriately treated so that they are safe for 
	their proposed reuse.
G	Systems and technologies recommended by the guideline should be sustainable, affordable
	and robust to the typical disturbances that occur in small systems (eg shock loads or
	operator error). 
	This should include minimisation of the complexity of maintenance and the availability 
	of spare parts and competent service agents.
H	The guidance document should ensure that communities are provided with all relevant 
	information during the planning stage of a new development (or a system upgrade) so 
	that they can choose the most appropriate technological options and acceptable
	trade-offs between upfront capital costs and ongoing operation and maintenance costs.
	Externalities, in particular impacts on other communities, future generations and the 
	environment, should be minimised or eliminated. 
	This may not involve full costing of externalities, just consideration of their impact.
I	The contractor must also show that they have considered the following concepts:
	a	The potential for wastewater source separation, e.g.
		1	light greywater (water from showers, baths and rinse water from laundry),
		2	dark greywater (water from basins, kitchen sinks, dishwashing machines
			and first wash water from washing machines), 
		3	yellow water (urine) and 
		4	blackwater (grossly contaminated with faecal matter), 
		to reduce treatment costs and the options for source control to improve effluent
		quality for reuse purposes
	b	The potential for onsite reuse of the less contaminated components of the
		wastewater stream (e.g. greywater) to minimise transport costs for both
		wastewater from, and water supply to, residences (e.g. via beneficial onsite
		greywater reuse involving potable substitution, not just disposal)
	c	The potential for decentralized wastewater systems to be integrated with other
		elements of the water cycle.
2.3	Scope
The scope of the project includes wastewater treatment and reuse systems for communities of 
less than 1000 equivalent persons (EP).
This figure (1000 EP) is arbitrary but essentially the project scope is intended to capture 
all systems serving smaller communities where connection to existing centralized systems, and
onsite treatment and disposal, are not the best options.
It does not preclude use of centralised wastewater treatment and reuse systems within the local
community, if this is the most appropriate solution.
The project scope does not include issues relating exclusively to onsite wastewater treatment
and disposal or reuse of effluent on properties with less than 21 equivalent persons as this 
is covered by existing regulation under the Plumbing and Drainage Act and its subordinate
legislation.
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PLW Web Address: Legislation referred to in this tender may include: 
I	Plumbing & Drainage Act 2002 (Qld)
H	Ombudsman Act 2001 (Qld)
G	Parliamentary of Queensland Act 2001 (Qld)
F	Electricity Act 1994 (Qld)
E	Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Qld)
D	Queensland Heritage Act 1992 (Qld)
C	Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 (Qld)
B	Parliamentary Service Act 1988 (Qld)
A	Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1970 (Qld)
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