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Masterton Wastewater Treatment Plant and Disposal System Long-Term Upgrade Designation

NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 168, 168A, 169 AND 181 OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 – NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR ALTERATION AND EXTENSION OF OPERATIVE DESIGNATION

Pursuant to Sections 168, 168A, 169 and 181 of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Masterton District Council gives notice of a requirement to extend the existing designation for Masterton District Council Sewage Treatment Plant purposes to include land for the proposed land disposal scheme and flood protection works and to alter the purpose of the existing designation to be as described below: 

The amended and extended designation is proposed to be as follows:

  • Modify the existing designation (42 ha) for the Masterton Wastewater Treatment Plant so that it covers all land use activities associated with the operation of the upgraded Plant; and
  • Designate an additional 91 ha adjacent to the existing Masterton Wastewater Treatment Plant (to the northeast, adjacent to the Ruamahanga River) for the irrigation of treated wastewater to land and a further 107 ha of land bounded by Martinborough Masterton Road and Makoura Stream for the irrigation of treated wastewater to land.

The amended and extended designation is for 

“Sewage treatment and disposal and ancillary works and activities including:

  • The upgrade of, and ongoing use, operation and management of the site as a sewage treatment plant and for land disposal of effluent
  • Flood and erosion protection works to reduce the risk of damage to the infrastructure and land
  • and all ancillary activities.” 

The land is located off the Martinborough-Masterton Road adjacent to the Ruamahanga River, approximately 5 kilometres southeast of Masterton urban area, and approximately 1 kilometre upstream of Wardells Bridge.  The existing (to be altered) designation and intended new designation are shown on the Plan in Appendix D attached to the notice of requirement. 

 

Legal Description:

The new designation relates to approximately 91 ha of land purchased by the Council in 2004 as follows: 

Lot 1 DP 4333 and Pt Lot 1 Application Plan 2698; Pt Lots 1 & 2 DP 9928; Lots 1, 4 & 5 DP 351720; comprised in CT’s WN11B/301; WN48B/596; 212321, 212324 & 212325. 

The new designation also extends to an area of approximately 107 ha of land which will transfer to the Council in 2007 as follows: 

Pt Lot 3 DP 5669; Lots 2 & 3 DP 351720; Lots 1 & 3 DP 358970 comprised in CT’s WN291/82; 212322; 212323; 240139; 240141. 

The existing designation which is to be altered, extends to an area of approximately 42 ha as follows: 

Pt Lots 4 & 5 DP 2412 comprised in CT’s WN300/245; Pt Lots 4 & 5 DP 2412; Pt’s Taumatakaihuka B3 & B4 Blocks; Pt Old River Bed SO 27745.  These are all taken by Gazette 1972 P371, Pt Ruamahanga River. 

A copy of the Notice of Requirement for this designation is available for viewing at the Masterton District Council office.  If you would like a copy of the Notice of Requirement please contact the Council office.  A summary of the designation is also available below.

Any person may make a submission on the designation.  Your submission must be made in writing, in accordance with the Form 21.  You must submit send or deliver your submission to the Masterton District Council, P O Box 444 or 64 Chapel Street, Masterton who are the requiring authority who have applied for the designation. 

Submissions closed 4.00 pm Tuesday, 3rd July 2007. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Planning staff at the Masterton District Council.

Submission Form 21


Masterton Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Summary


Masterton Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Report

This has been split into 3 .pdf files due to the large size of the report.

Pages 1-41 (.8mb)

Pages 42-80 (1.3mb)

Pages 81-187 (1.0mb)

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