Far North District Council - Kaitaia Wastewater Treatment Plant

The following application for a resource consent has been received by the Northland Regional Council and is publicly notified pursuant to section 95A of the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Application details

Applicant

Far North District Council

Address for service

Private Bag 752
Kaikohe 0440
[email protected]

Application number

APP.000932.01.04 and APP.030602.01.03

Location

Bonnett Road, Kaitaia

Activity description

APP.000932.01.04 - Renewal of the resource consents for the continued operation of the Kaitaia Wastewater Treatment Plant on Section 87 Block V Takahue SD that services the township of Kaitaia.

APP.030602.01.03 – Renewal of resource consents associated with the continued operation of a sludge storage facility on Section 1 on SO 447437, being Part Pukepoto No.6 Blk II Ahipara SD Blk V Takahue SD.

The following consents are required:

APP.000932.01.04

  1. The discharge of treated wastewater to the Awanui River.
  2. The discharge of contaminants (primarily odour) to air from the wastewater treatment plant.
  3. The discharge of treated wastewater to land via seepage from the wastewater treatment plant.

APP.030602.01.03

  1. Discharge contaminants to land by way of seepage from the base of the sludge storage facility.
  2. Discharge contaminants to air (primarily odour) from the sludge storage facility.

The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be viewed during office hours at the Northland Regional Council’s office at 192 Commerce Street, Kaitaia.

Make a submission

Any person may make a written or electronic submission on this application. The submission must be in the prescribed form (Form 13). Electronic copies of this form are available below and on request.

Please note that if a hearing is required, the applicant has requested that independent commissioners are appointed to the hearing panel, including at least one commissioner with an understanding of tikanga Maori and of the perspectives of local iwi or hapū. 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”.

If you wish to make a submission on the above application, you must do so by serving it on the Northland Regional Council on or before Thursday 28 March 2024. There are two ways in which you may serve your submission (Note: the date that you complete either of these actions is the date that you are deemed to have ‘served’ your submission and this must be done on or before Thursday 28 March 2024):

  1. You may post your submission to Private Bag 9021, Whangārei Mail Centre, Whangārei 0148; or
  2. You may e-mail your submission to [email protected]

You must serve a copy of your submission on the applicant (at either the applicant’s address for service or email address stated above) as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on the Northland Regional Council.

If you require further explanation of this application or further information before deciding whether to make a submission, please do not hesitate to contact Eloise Keefer, Consultant planner, at [email protected]

Application documents

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