Water and Waste Committee

Details: Last Updated: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 14:49

The Water and Waste Committee is responsible for matters relating to water operations, water infrastructure asset management, water strategy and coordination, water project services and waste management. All Councillors are members of the committee.

The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month immediately following the Planning and Development Committee meeting, in Council Chambers, First Floor, City Hall, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.

Committee meetings are open to the public.

The notice of meeting, table of contents and agenda items (excluding confidential items) are available on this website on the Friday evening prior to the Meeting.

To access committee meeting reports past the year supplied below, please contact us.

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Scope
The Water and Waste Committee will be a standing committee of Council and these terms of reference will provide guidance for the matters that are to be referred to and considered by the Committee.

Aim
To consider matters relating to the water and waste operations of Council and make recommendations to Council on an ongoing basis.

Role
The Committee's role is to provide ongoing leadership and deal with particular aspects of the Council's water and waste business, giving detailed deliberation to these matters, before making recommendations to Council.

Responsibilities
The Committee's responsibilities include:

Water Operations, including:

Laboratory management and scientific services
Liquid trade waste
Water and wastewater operations
Water quality and environmental management systems
Water support services and demand management

Water Infrastructure Asset Management, including:

Dam safety
Water asset management and maintenance (active and passive infrastructure)
Development assessment

Water Strategic Network Planning and Capital Delivery, including:

Water security, quality and sustainability planning
Water and waste water network planning
Water and wastewater capital program development and delivery

Waste Management, including:

Green waste operations
Refuse and recycling collections
Waste education
Waste management facility management and planning

Membership
Membership of the Committee is to include all Councillors.

Quorum
A quorum of the Committee is a majority of its members (i.e. 6).

Meeting frequency
Unless otherwise determined, the Committee will meet on the second Tuesday of each month immediately following the Planning and Development Committee meeting, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.

Reporting requirements
The Committee is required to keep minutes of its meetings pursuant to section 254F of Local Government Regulation 2012.

Review of terms of reference
These terms of reference are to be reviewed from time to time, as necessary.

Agendas and minutes

We are in the process of changing the way we manage Council meeting agendas and minutes. While this change is being made documents can be found in two locations:

After 15 September 2022 - Located in frame below, at toowoomba.civicclerk.com.au or via YouTube.
Before 15 September 2022 - Refer to the list at the bottom of this page.

1. Agendas and minutes after 15 September 2022

Instructions: Find the relevant meeting in the list below. Select it to view all associated files, or use the links in the Files columns to view any available agendas, packets or minutes. The video icon in the Media column will launch the video.

Live Stream videos of Committee, Ordinary and Special meetings of Council commencing 23 April 2020 can be viewed on YouTube.

2. Minutes before 15 September 2022