Botany Bay and Catchment Alliance

R A P S Residents Against Polluting Stacks Inc, Sydney NSW Australia www.nostack.8m.com

IMPORTANT NEWS…..IMPORTANT NEWS……IMPORTANT NEWS……IMPORTANT NEWSMAY/JUNE 2008 NEWSLETTER

• RAPS MEETS AGAIN WITH  RTA ENGINEERS

At our meeting with the RTA this week, we were pleased to find that plans for the ceiling mounted trial and the provision of flexibility at the Bexley North end of the tunnel are going ahead. The RTA told us that Registration Of Interest documents for the in-ceiling trial at the eastern end of the tunnel will be issued for established providers of filtration technology in about 4-6 weeks.   Clearly, the aim of the project must be to achieve significant improvements both inside and outside of the tunnel. We have continued to ask that, as far as technology is concerned, the documents should define the outcomes desired and the essential constraints on the project.and not prescribe how they should be achieved. We pointed out the importance of a robust process and that we wished to have input as to the desired outcomes rather than on the technical detail. The necessity for vigorous testing and validation of equipment performance was noted and re-affirmed.   We further pointed out the need for co-operation with councils etc. for the upper Wolli Creek remediation, especially in relation to water cleaning and nutrient capture problems. RAPS suggested (more…)

R A P S Residents Against Polluting Stacks Inc, Sydney NSW Australia  http://www.nostack.8m.com/