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ENG1012 - Interview Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: Can you clearly explain the main objectives of the Lang Lang Water Recycling Plant (
WRP) upgrade project?, 🗹🗹: Main objectives:
- Increase the capacity of the WRP to meet growing inflows and tighter regulations
- Investigate feasibility of upgrade to recycling water facilities
Q: What are the key criteria and constraints identified for this project?, 🗹🗹:
Constraints
- The WRP must remain in operation while upgrading assets
- Must fit on the land currently owned by South East Water (no purchasing additional
land)
- Minimising impact (visual, sound, odours) to neighbouring residential area
- Don't want trucks moving around the site with pedestrian activity at the same time
Criteria
- Improvement of operational safety for employees (elevated inlet works taken to
ground level)
Q: How does the project address the issue of increasing inflows due to local population
growth?, 🗹🗹: By increasing the capacity of the plant to treat and recycle increased
volume of inflows
Q: Can you describe the scope of work for the wastewater asset upgrades?, 🗹🗹: -
Wastewater treatment process upgraded to meet future design targets
- Future upgrade of water recycling capabilities
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Q: How have you identified and analysed the key stakeholders for this project?, 🗹🗹:
By using Mendelow's Matrix which maps the different stakeholders by their level of
interest and power. In this case, higher to lower:
Government water and environment regulatory bodies
Shire of Cardinia (Local gov.)
Members of the Wadawurrung peoples
Local residents
Customers
Q: What are the main functions that the design must meet?, 🗹🗹: Must meet
increased inflow treatment targets
Must meet regulatory requirements
Must have minimal impact on local residents
Must provide a safe workplace for employees
Must produce recycled water assets
Q: How did you approach creating the problem statement for this project?, 🗹🗹:
Using the "Who, What, Why" framework, I defined who is affected: main stakeholders
and interest groups, what the issue is: Lang Lang plant reaching its capacity and why it
matters in the broader project context: future projections of inflows, water scarcity due
to climate change. And what would happen if this upgrade did not take place.
Q: What methods did you use to analyse the background information provided in the
project brief?, 🗹🗹: To analyse the background information I looked to external
sources to extrapolate from the points in the brief. E.g.
the Victorian Auditor General's Office 'Supplying and Using Recycled Water': To get a
better understanding about how projected population increase will effect the plant
the DEECA 'Wastewater system climate change guidelines', understanding how the
regulatory environment for waste water treatment might become more stringent in the
future
Essential Services Comission 'Status of Major Projects Supplement', understanding the
real background around upgrades to the site in real life
ENG1012 - Interview Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: Can you clearly explain the main objectives of the Lang Lang Water Recycling Plant (
WRP) upgrade project?, 🗹🗹: Main objectives:
- Increase the capacity of the WRP to meet growing inflows and tighter regulations
- Investigate feasibility of upgrade to recycling water facilities
Q: What are the key criteria and constraints identified for this project?, 🗹🗹:
Constraints
- The WRP must remain in operation while upgrading assets
- Must fit on the land currently owned by South East Water (no purchasing additional
land)
- Minimising impact (visual, sound, odours) to neighbouring residential area
- Don't want trucks moving around the site with pedestrian activity at the same time
Criteria
- Improvement of operational safety for employees (elevated inlet works taken to
ground level)
Q: How does the project address the issue of increasing inflows due to local population
growth?, 🗹🗹: By increasing the capacity of the plant to treat and recycle increased
volume of inflows
Q: Can you describe the scope of work for the wastewater asset upgrades?, 🗹🗹: -
Wastewater treatment process upgraded to meet future design targets
- Future upgrade of water recycling capabilities
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Q: How have you identified and analysed the key stakeholders for this project?, 🗹🗹:
By using Mendelow's Matrix which maps the different stakeholders by their level of
interest and power. In this case, higher to lower:
Government water and environment regulatory bodies
Shire of Cardinia (Local gov.)
Members of the Wadawurrung peoples
Local residents
Customers
Q: What are the main functions that the design must meet?, 🗹🗹: Must meet
increased inflow treatment targets
Must meet regulatory requirements
Must have minimal impact on local residents
Must provide a safe workplace for employees
Must produce recycled water assets
Q: How did you approach creating the problem statement for this project?, 🗹🗹:
Using the "Who, What, Why" framework, I defined who is affected: main stakeholders
and interest groups, what the issue is: Lang Lang plant reaching its capacity and why it
matters in the broader project context: future projections of inflows, water scarcity due
to climate change. And what would happen if this upgrade did not take place.
Q: What methods did you use to analyse the background information provided in the
project brief?, 🗹🗹: To analyse the background information I looked to external
sources to extrapolate from the points in the brief. E.g.
the Victorian Auditor General's Office 'Supplying and Using Recycled Water': To get a
better understanding about how projected population increase will effect the plant
the DEECA 'Wastewater system climate change guidelines', understanding how the
regulatory environment for waste water treatment might become more stringent in the
future
Essential Services Comission 'Status of Major Projects Supplement', understanding the
real background around upgrades to the site in real life
