Far North District Council - Kaikohe Wastewater Treatment Plant
Submissions on this application have closed.
The following application for a resource consent was received by the Northland Regional Council and is publicly notified pursuant to Section 95A of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Application details
Applicant
Far North District Council
Address for service
Private Bag 752
Kaikohe 0440
Application number
APP.002417.01.04
Location
Cumber Road, Kaikohe
Activity description
Renewal of the resource consents for the continued operation of the Kaikohe Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The following consents are required:
- To discharge treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary of Wairoro Stream.
- To discharge contaminants to ground via seepage from the base of an anaerobic pond, oxidation pond and a constructed wetland.
- To discharge contaminants (primarily odour) to air from the Kaikohe wastewater treatment plant.
The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application documents may be viewed below and during office hours at the Northland Regional Council’s office at Whangarei and Waipapa.
Please note that if a hearing is required, the applicant has requested that independent commissioners are appointed to the hearing panel. This means that you are not required to complete Section 8 of the Northland Regional Council’s submission form regarding “Hearing by Commissioners who are not members of the council”.
Application documents
Please read the “Revised Application for Resource Consents” document, dated 3 April 2025, first before reading the “Kaikohe Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge Consent Application” document, dated 27 August 2021.
- 1 - Application documentation - Kaikohe Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge Consent Application dated 27.08.2021 (PDF 961 KB)
- 2 - Revised Application Document - dated 03.04.2025 (PDF 1.03 MB)
- 3 - Revised Application Document - Appendix A - Kaikohe WWTP Upgrade BPO report- dated 24 November 2023 (PDF 7.24 MB)
- 4 - Revised Application Document - Appendix B - Water Quality and Ecology Effects Assessment - dated 09-06-2023 (PDF 7.07 MB)
- 5 - Application documentation - FNDC Kaikohe WWTP AEE (PDF 1.78 MB)
- 6 - Application documentation - Appendix B - Ecological Assessment (Cawthron) (PDF 9.48 MB)
- 7 - Application documentation - Appendix C - WWTP Performance Assessment - Jacobs (PDF 1.16 MB)
- 8 - Application documentation - Appendix D - Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment - ESR (PDF 1.03 MB)
- 9 - Application documentation - Appendix E - Interim Options Assessment - Jacobs (PDF 831 KB)
- 10 - Application documentation - Appendix F - Land Discharge Report (PDF 6.09 MB)
- 11 - Application documentation - Appendix G - Long-term Upgrade Options - HG (PDF 1.27 MB)
- 12 - Te Rarawa Cultural Impact Assessment - Kaikohe Wastewater Treatment 15 09 2021 (PDF 728 KB)
- 13 - Te Rarawa Cultural Impact Assessment - Appendix B - Motuti Marae letter (PDF 132 KB)
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