Notified Resource Consent
Wainuiomata Landfill
Notification of an application for Resource Consent WGN100226 under Section 95 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Greater Wellington Regional Council has received the following application for resource consent.
Location:
Wainuiomata Landfill, approximately 220 Coast Road, Wainuiomata at or about map reference NZMS 260: R27; 2673000.5988000
Name of applicant:
Hutt City Council
Address for service:
Hutt City Council, C/- Tonkin and Taylor Limited, PO Box 2083, Wellington 6140, Attn: Penny Kneebone
Proposal:
To discharge contaminants to land, air and water associated with the operation of the Wainuiomata Landfill and its remediation. The continued operation of the landfill will be for five additional years; other permits are required for the remediation of the landfill after its closure.
Consents applied for:
- Discharge permit – to discharge contaminants to land from the operation, construction and maintenance of a landfill.
- Discharge permit – to discharge stormwater and contaminated surface water to a tributary of Wainuiomata River.
- Discharge permit – to discharge fugitive leachate arising from Wainuiomata Landfill to groundwater.
- Water permit – to take groundwater contaminated with leachate for removal and treatment at a wastewater treatment plant.
- Discharge permit – to discharge contaminants (including odour, dust and landfill gas) to air arising from the operation and on-going remediation of Wainuiomata landfill.
- Land use consent – to disturb earth on erosion prone land for landfilling activities such as daily cover, final cover, drainage works and roading.
Submissions
Submissions must be received by 4.30pm on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 to the following:
General Manager
Greater Wellington
PO Box 11646
Wellington 6142
For more information about making a submission download our Making a submission on a resource consent applicationbrochure.
You can use a Greater Wellington submission formif you wish.
The application and all supporting information can be viewed during normal office hours at:
- Environment Help Desk, Level 3, Greater Wellington, 142 Wakefield Street, Wellington;
- Wainuiomata Library, Queen Street, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt
The officer in charge of processing this application is Ray Chang, Environmental Regulation, Greater Wellington.
Hearing details
Date: 8 July 2010
Time: 9.30am
Venue: Council Chamber, Level 5, Greater Wellington Regional Council Offices, 142 Wakefield Street, Wellington
Decision
Granted with conditions.