Notified Resource Consent

Wellington City Council Stormwater

Notification of application for a resource consent: WGN090219 under Section 93(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council has received the following application for a resource consent.

Location:

All discharges from stormwater outfall/culverts located on the coastline between Horokiwi in Wellington Harbour and Owhiro Bay on the south coast

Map reference:

The coastline between approximate map references NZMS 260: R27; 2664946.5996034 and NZMS 260: R27; 2656330.5982795

Name of applicant:

Wellington City Council, Infrastructure Planning Department

Address for service:

Wellington City Council (WCC) Infrastructure Planning Department
C/- Wellington Water Management Limited (Capacity)
Private Bag 39804
Wellington Mail Centre
Petone, 5045.

Proposal:

To discharge stormwater and occasionally contaminated stormwater (namely untreated wastewater from constructed overflows into the stormwater system) directly into the Coastal Marine Area (CMA) and to land adjacent to the CMA where it may enter the waters of the CMA from stormwater outfalls located between Horokiwi in Wellington Harbour and Owhiro Bay on Wellington’s south coast.

Consents applied for :

[27418] – Coastal permit to discharge stormwater directly into the Coastal Marine Area (CMA) and to land adjacent to the CMA where it may enter the waters of the CMA from stormwater outfalls located between Horokiwi in Wellington Harbour and Port Dorset on the Miramar Peninsula.
[27419] – Coastal permit to discharge occasionally contaminated stormwater (namely untreated wastewater from constructed overflows into the stormwater system) directly into the Coastal Marine Area (CMA) and to land adjacent to the CMA where it may enter the waters of the CMA from stormwater outfalls located between Horokiwi in Wellington Harbour and Port Dorset on the Miramar Peninsula.
[30500] – Coastal permit to discharge stormwater directly into the Coastal Marine Area (CMA) and to land adjacent to the CMA where it may enter the waters of the CMA from stormwater outfalls located between Port Dorset on the Miramar Peninsula and Owhiro Bay on Wellington’s south coast.
[30501] – Coastal permit to discharge occasionally contaminated stormwater (namely untreated wastewater from constructed overflows into the stormwater system) directly into the Coastal Marine Area (CMA) and to land adjacent to the CMA where it may enter the waters of the CMA from stormwater outfalls located between Port Dorset on the Miramar Peninsula and Owhiro Bay on Wellington’s south coast.

Coastal permits [27418], [27419], [30500] and [30501] are considered Discretionary activities under the Regional Coastal Plan for the Wellington Region (RCP). In addition, to being considered discretionary activities, permits [27419] and [30501] are also considered to be Restricted Coastal Activities (RCA’s) under the RCP.

Submissions

Submissions must be received by 4.30pm on 5 August 2010 to the following:

The Manager
Environmental Regulation
Greater Wellington
PO Box 11646
Manners Street
Wellington 6142

For more information about making a submission download our Making a submission on a resource consent applicationbrochure.

For submissions on the resource consent you can use a Greater Wellington submission formif you wish.

The application and all supporting information can be viewed at the following places during normal working hours:

• Greater Wellington Environment Helpdesk, Level 3, 142-146 Wakefield Street, Wellington
• Wellington City Council, City Service Centre, Ground Floor, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington; and
• Wellington City Council libraries:
  
  • Brooklyn Library, corner Harrison & Cleveland Streets, Brooklyn
  • Wellington Central Library, 65 Victoria Street, Wellington
  • Cummings Park Library, 1a Ottawa Road, Ngaio
  • Island Bay Library, 167 The Parade, Island Bay
  • Johnsonville Library, 5 Broderick Road, Johnsonville
  • Karori Library, 247 Karori Road, Karori
  • Khandallah Library, 8 Ganges Road, Khandallah
  • Mervyn Kemp Library, Corner Cambridge Street and Main Road, Tawa
  • Miramar Library, 68 Miramar Avenue, Miramar
  • Newtown Library, 13 Constable Street, Newtown
  • Ruth Gotlieb Library, 101 Kilbirnie Crescent; and
  • Wadestown Library, Corner Moorhouse Street & Lennel Road, Wadestown

The officer in charge of processing this application is Amy Holden, Environmental Regulation, Greater Wellington (04 802 0355).

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