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Hauraki District Council - Waihi WWTP Consent Renewal

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This application is a limited notification.

Please note that the general public and other interested persons cannot make a submission on this application as it is a limited notification only.

Those persons who are deemed to be affected have received a limited notification letter from Waikato Regional Council advising them that they can make a submission on the application lodged with Waikato Regional Council.

Status of application

The application has been notified to sixteen (16) affected parties and is currently being processed.

About the proposal

Hauraki District Council has lodged an application with Waikato Regional Council for the renewal of discharge consents associated with Waihi Wastewater Treatment Plant. This application is to replace existing consents with a term of seven (7) years.

Resource consent application

Consent application APP144298 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on 24/02/2022.

This application includes an assessment of environmental effects. Activities are as follows:

APP144298
Activity 1: 144298.01.01 Discharge seepage water from two biosolids storage lagoons and two oxidation ponds to groundwater
Activity 2: 144298.02.01 Discharge up to 4000 cubic metres per day of treated effluent into an unnamed tributary of the Ohinemuri River
Activity 3: 144298.03.01 Discharge contaminants to air from the operation of oxidation ponds and associated activities related to the treatment of wastewater

Application information

Application information is available here for you to download and read. You can also obtain copies of this information by contacting us on 0800 800 401.

If you have further questions or would like more information about this application, please contact Amy King at Waikato Regional Council on 0800 800 401.

Resource consent application and assessment of environmental effects (AEE)

The consent application lodged with Waikato Regional Council is: