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Waste Management NZ Limited – Tirohia Landfill Phase C

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This application was publicly notified.

Neutral

Status of application

The Council Joint Hearing Committee comprising (John Hudson - Chairperson, Lou Wickham and Weo Maag) has made a decision to decline the consent on 8 October 2021.

The decision was appealed on 2 November 2021.

Hearing Information

About the proposal

Waste Management NZ Limited has lodged an application with Waikato Regional Council to construct a new 3 million m3 landfill cell called “Phase C” adjacent to the existing, operational Tirohia Landfill. The proposed landfill cell is estimated to provide approximately 8 to 10 years of additional municipal waste disposal capacity at the Tirohia Landfill site.

Resource consent application

Consent application APP141959 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on 18 June 2020.

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

APP141959

Activity 1: 141959.01.01

Take of 315,360m3 of groundwater per year in association with dewatering during construction and operation of Phase C of the Tirohia Landfill.

Activity 2: 141959.02.01

Discharge of contaminants onto or into land including in circumstances that may result in contaminants entering water, in relation to the operation of a Phase C of Tirohia's solid waste landfill.

Activity 3: 141959.03.01

Discharge of stormwater to a tributary of the Owhakatina Stream in association with construction and operation of Phase C cell of Tirohia Landfill

Activity 4: 141959.04.01

Bed disturbance works including reclamation of the Owhakatina Stream and tributaries in association with construction and operation of Phase C cell of Tirohia Landfill

Activity 5: 141959.05.01

Earthworks in association with construction and operation of Phase C cell of Tirohia Landfill

Activity 6: 141959.06.01

Discharge of contaminants into air in association with construction and operation of Phase C cell of Tirohia Landfill

Activity 7: 141959.07.01

Diversion of water around landfilling activities and discharge into tributaries of, and the Owhakatina Stream

Activity 8: 141959.08.01

To construct and use culverts in the bed of the Owhakatina Stream and tributaries including bed disturbance works

Activity 9: 141959.09.01

Take of 315,360m3 of surface water per year in association with dewatering during construction and operation of Phase C of the Tirohia Landfill.

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 0800 800 401. 

Resource consent application and assessment of environmental effects (AEE)

The consent application:

Appendices to the Assessment of Environmental Effects (Volume 2)

Note: Appendices I-K only relevant to Hauraki District Council Consent Application)

Request for further information:

Further information received: