Assist Solid Waste Specialist to finalize water testing equipment procurement contract (completed) Work with WAL, Environment Department, Geology Division , and PMU (NSPAO) to design a continuous testing programme for groundwater monitoring, as well as testing the leachate directly from the leachate sump, and at the post-treatment pond on site. Participate in the initial testing rounds to provide external monitoring and advice, and to build capacity within the ESU on water monitoring practices. (completed) Provide advice on long term sustainability and transparency of water testing requirements. Over the longer term, it is important that groundwater testing is regularly undertaken by an external agency (ideally Geology Division), in addition to the internal monitoring to be implemented by WAL. (completed) June 2014 Testing Round In May 2014, the ESU undertook a trial test round to understand how the new instruments worked, and to develop clear and concise procedures for WAL. The testing procedures are attached as Appendix C. The actual water testing round was delayed due to severe wet weather conditions and ESU were able to undertake the testing on the 9th and 10th of June 2014, with staff from WAL and the Geology Division of MLSNR. The purposes of this first official test round were: To test samples from 7 groundwater monitoring bores, the standing water on the unused cell area of the landfill (cell #4), and raw and treated samples of the landfill leachate. To train key WAL staff in the water testing procedures, ensuring that most of the testing was undertaken by these staff so that they gained valuable experience and practical learning opportunities. To work with the Geology Division to improve testing methodology and gain a thorough understanding of how each of the testing instruments operate. The groundwater test results and analysis are detailed in a separate project report; Waste Authority Ltd Groundwater Testing at Tapuhia Waste Management Facility, September – 2014. The following photographs are from the June Testing Round (Figure 1-3) Figure 1&2: Water testing training with participants-ESU members, Geology and WAL staff. Figure3: COD test- heating of samples from 10 sites and one blank sample - ESU ACTIVITIES SOCIAL The ESU has a direct role in social safeguards for project implementation through resettlement planning and also monitoring the implementation of the Gender Action Plan.
Assist Solid Waste Specialist to finalize water testing equipment procurement contract (completed) Work with WAL, Environment Department, Geology Division , and PMU (NSPAO) to design a continuous testing programme for groundwater monitoring, as well as testing the leachate directly from the leachate sump, and at the post-treatment pond on site. Participate in the initial testing rounds to provide external monitoring and advice, and to build capacity within the ESU on water monitoring practices. (completed) Provide advice on long term sustainability and transparency of water testing requirements. Over the longer term, it is important that groundwater testing is regularly undertaken by an external agency (ideally Geology Division), in addition to the internal monitoring to be implemented by WAL. (completed) June 2014 Testing Round In May 2014, the ESU undertook a trial test round to understand how the new instruments worked, and to develop clear and concise procedures for WAL. The testing procedures are attached as Appendix C. The actual water testing round was delayed due to severe wet weather conditions and ESU were able to undertake the testing on the 9th and 10th of June 2014, with staff from WAL and the Geology Division of MLSNR. The purposes of this first official test round were: To test samples from 7 groundwater monitoring bores, the standing water on the unused cell area of the landfill (cell #4), and raw and treated samples of the landfill leachate. To train key WAL staff in the water testing procedures, ensuring that most of the testing was undertaken by these staff so that they gained valuable experience and practical learning opportunities. To work with the Geology Division to improve testing methodology and gain a thorough understanding of how each of the testing instruments operate. The groundwater test results and analysis are detailed in a separate project report; Waste Authority Ltd – Groundwater Testing at Tapuhia Waste Management Facility, September 2014. The following photographs are from the June Testing Round (Figure 1-3) Figure 1&2: Water testing training with participants-ESU members, Geology and WAL staff. Figure3: COD test- heating of samples from 10 sites and one blank sample ESU ACTIVITIES - SOCIAL The ESU has a direct role in social safeguards for project implementation through resettlement planning and also monitoring the implementation of the Gender Action Plan.
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