Development of a Modern Scale House at The City of Calgary’s Shepard Waste Management Facility Presented by: Chuck Smith, P. Eng. Prime Consultant CH2M HILL (Canada) Ltd. John Leszkowicz, P. Eng. Project Delivery Leader Waste & Recycling Services The City of Calgary

1. Development of a Modern Scale House
at The City of Calgary’s Shepard Waste
Management Facility
Presented by:
Chuck Smith, P. Eng. John Leszkowicz, P. Eng.
Prime Consultant Project Delivery Leader
CH2M HILL (Canada) Ltd. Waste & Recycling Services
The City of Calgary
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3. City of Calgary
Waste & Recycling
Services Facilities
Locations
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4. Shepard Landfill
52nd St. SE
68th St. SE
Orthophoto
October 22, 2009
114th Av.SE
130th Av.SE
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5. The Old Scale House
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6. Timeline for Shepard Landfill New Entrance, Scale
House & Thrown Go Project 9 09
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Tender Contract 2
Scales and Contract #2
Building Facilities Structures
Starts
Launch
Communications
Campaign 52nd Street
Widening
By Nov 30 Grading
closes old scale
Substantially Completed
New Scale
Operational
Contract
#1 Started
All systems in,
Tender Contract 1 troubleshooti
Grading & Earth ng, staff
Works orientation
and SOPs
development
Preliminary
Design Starts
RFP ‐06‐6911
Consultant Selection Last Updated: April12/09
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7. Location Selected for New Shepard Scale House
Old Scale / Throw & Go
Shepard Landfill Site (Via 52nd ST SE)
Landfill Wetland
LFG Plant
New Scale House / Throw
& Go Location Selected
68
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St.
SE
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114
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8. Site Design
Approach lanes
Scale House
Throw & Go
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9. Site Layout
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Throw & Go Site
New Scale House
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10. Scale House Building Design Features
• Design Basis Included
 4 scales and 2 controlled access bypass lanes
 Fully-contained / serviced building
 Scale building canopy
 2 manned / un-manned scales with kiosks
 Scale room with large work area (up to 3 work stations)
 Office, lunch/meeting room, kitchen, washroom, server room
 Barrier-free access
 Ergonomic work stations
 Security
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11. Scale House Entrance
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12. Scale House Floor Plan
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13. Kiosks -
Scales 1 & 4
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14. Scale Room
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15. Design Features - Operation
• Static Scale System
• GEOWARE System – 4 traffic control stations
• Barrier Arm Gates and Traffic Lights
• Intercom system all lanes with card access on bypass lanes
• Overhead lane electronic signage
• RFID – Lanes 1 & 4
• Portal radiation Detection System (I/B lanes 1 & 2)
• Security and license plate cameras
• City Server
• UPS / Battery backup system
• Emergency standby power generator set

16. Devices and Controls
Security Camera
Electronic RFID
Lane Signs
Signals
License Plate
Cameras
Barrier Arm
Gate and
Intercom
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17. Devices and Controls
Traffic Controller
Drivers Printer
Terminal
Barrier Arm Gate Controls Ergonomic Work Work Station
Scale Operator Station
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18. Portal Radiation Monitors
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19. Coordination of City Business Units / Services
• W&RS
• Corporate Properties
• Calgary Roads
• City IT – and integration with Geoware System
• Transportation Network Planning
• Corporate Security
• Water Resources
• TELUS / ENMAX / ATCO Gas
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20. Throw & Go
• Design Basis
– Large surface area for drop-off
and storage
– Ease of access from scale and
site
– Adaptability to City’s 80/20 by
2020 diversion strategy
– Expandability for roll-off bins
– Pre-engineered heated storage
building with covered drop-off
area for used oil, HHW, batteries,
etc.
– Site trailer for outside attendant 20

21. Throw & Go Features
Storage/Expansion
Storage Building
Throw & Go Drop-off Area
Site Attendant Trailer
roll off bins
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22. Considerations During Construction
• Future stub-out connection points for City Water and Sewer
services
• Conduit for future fibre-optic line
• Electronic/remote controls for main gate
• Windbreak for used oil drop off area
• Paving of entire Throw and Go
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23. Key Lessons Learned
• Entire site is relatively flat
 Design for wind and addition of windbreaks
• Site Services
 Add more redundancy and future service capacity
• Coordination with City Business Units
 Need to be brought in at the conceptual/initial development
stage
• Add more flexibility in the sliding transaction service windows
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24. Next Steps
• Planting trees in the spring to provide natural wind break for site
• RFID use for private haulers
• Development of new scale houses at East Calgary and Spyhill
landfill site
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26. Thank You
Contact information:
Chuck Smith - CH2M HILL
(chuck.smith@ch2m.com)
John Leszkowicz – The City of Calgary
(John.Leszkowicz@calgary.ca)
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