Urban Wastewater
Expressions of Interest
Use of Treated Effluent for Irrigation Purposes or in
Leasing Section of Land for Effluent Treated Irrigation
The Masterton District
Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from landholders interested in
being supplied with treated effluent,or in leasing a 107 ha section of land
to be irrigated with treated effluent. Treated effluent for irrigation
purposes is anticipated to be available in July 2011.
We seek expressions of
interest by Friday 26th June 2009.
Discussions will be held
with each of the parties submitting an expression of interest to determine
their specific requirement, and to advise on the terms and conditions of
supply.
Expressions of Interest
Urban Wastewater Hearings
Monday 30 March was the last
day for independent commissioners to hear submissions on the Masterton Urban
Wastewater Treatment Upgrade.
Wes ten Hove Chief Executive
Officer of Masterton District Council says it has been a good opportunity
for people to raise their concerns about the project.
“It was useful for the Council
and I am confident that we have been able to address those concerns with the
commissioners.’
The commissioners are expected
to release their decision in early May.
Wes ten Hove says the Council
is looking forward to having certainty about the conditions of the consent
and to know when the consent will be reviewed.
Both these factors will impact
on the cost of the project and will assist us to complete our 2009-19
Long-Term Council Community Plan.”
“I hope that the objectors
will be satisfied with the independent decision of the commissioners when it
is released. We are looking forward to starting the project next year as
the upgrade will reduce discharges into the Ruamahunga River and stop any
risks of adverse effects on the river.”
Wastewater Hearings to Reconvene on March 30, 2009
The hearing of the Masterton Wastewater
Treatment Plant Upgrade was adjourned last Thursday and will
reconvene on 30 March for the Council’s formal reply to issues
raised during the hearing.
The Council’s chief executive Wes ten Hove
said that the Council will be submitting further evidence to
respond to a range of matters raise by submitters.
Mr ten Hove said he had a discussion with
the Medical Officer of Health Dr Stephen Palmer to clarify the
“somewhat alarming and incorrect”
impression that the Ruamahanga River at the Cliffs would
still remain unsafe for swimming after the upgrade.
Mr ten Hove said: - “It is my clear
understanding from subsequent discussions with Dr Palmer, that
the Council will be able to present evidence to the
Commissioners later this month, which will correct any such
impression”.
“In short, in summer, when most people are
swimming in the river or having other contact recreation, there
will be no discharge to the river” Mr ten Hove said.
“While this matter is still before the
Commission, I considered that the public needed reassurance as
to the Council’s intent. In my discussion with Dr Palmer it was
clear and pleasing for both parties to note there is in fact a
high degree of concurrence on most issues”
The intervening period before the 30 March
resumption was welcomed by Dr Palmer and the Council as
providing the opportunity to get these matters correct,
Mr ten Hove said.
“It appeared the position was in fact very
simple, but was getting lost in technical jargon. Under the
proposed scheme the discharge
will not be occurring at low to average flows between 1 November
and 30 April.
“These are the flows when most swimming
and other contact recreation occurs. Currently at these flows
there is a low to moderate health risk as a result of the
discharge. In the future, there will be a very low health risk
because the discharge will not be occurring.
“The message the Council wants to get
across, and that the Medical Officer of Health agrees with, is
that at the Cliffs, the recreation grading (SRG) will improve
from “Very Poor” to “Fair” after the upgrade (ie two steps).
Dr Palmer has explained to me that this grading means the site
will be safe for swimming, no signage will be required and
normal water quality monitoring will continue.”
Mr ten Hove said he discussed the general
river conditions with Dr Palmer. It was clearly understood that
grading at the Cliffs would not improve beyond “Fair” even if
there was never a Masterton discharge. This was because of all
the other possible pollution sources, particularly rural run-off
and stormwater risks.
Mr ten Hove said he was sure that the local
and health authorities in Wairarapa would be keen to follow up
Dr Palmer’s observations on a more co-operative approach to the
management of the water quality and any associated health risks,
upstream and down stream of Masterton, and in fact all the way
to Lake Onoke.
Council’s Evidence for Wastewater Upgrade Released
– Monday February 16, 2009
Masterton District Council’s proposal to develop a
longterm sustainable solution for the treatment of its wastewater will be
discussed at Hearings set down for 11 days from February 24.
The Council’s
Evidence and other related
information is online now, together with
Greater Wellington’s
report.
Our
latest Wastewater Upgrade newsletter is
also online.
The Council received 34 submissions on its
applications for Resource Consent and Notice of Requirement.
These submissions, along with the Council’s evidence
for the wastewater upgrade, will be considered by a panel of three
Commissioners.
These hearings are open to the public, however only
submitters and witnesses will be able to address the hearing panel.
The decision will be announced after a period of
deliberation, probably in early May.
Electronic copies of
Notice of Requirement, Assessment of Effects on the Environment &
Appendices can be downloaded from the Greater Wellington website -
Notice of Requirement, Assessment of Effects on the Environment -
2.4MB .pdf file
Appendices - 24MB .pdf file
Masterton Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Hearing
Index of Evidence to be called by applicant
Plans referred to in the
evidence but not included in the AEE
Section 42A Planning Report
- Susan Southey, District Planner, Masterton District Council
Further Evidence
C Hickey, J Cooke & G
Ryder Joint Statement in Response to GW Officers' Reply
N Borrie Response to
Submitters
M Franklin Response
to Submitters
S Green Response to
Submitters
C Hickey Response to
GW Officers' Report & Submitters
R Schofield
Response to Submitters
S Palmer & A Ball
Joint Statement
G Proffitt
Response to GW Supplementary Evidence & Revised Consent Conditions
G Proffit Response
to Submitters
G Ryder Response to GW
Officers' Reply & Public Health Submission
W ten Hove Response
to GW Officers & Submitters
H Archer Response to
GW Officers' Reply & Submitters & Comments on Conditions
NZ1-1545616 Report -
Review of Pathogen Reduction Waste Stabilisation Ponds 18.3.09 1
Attachment K - Flood
Events & Recovery Period After the Floods
Attachment L Part 1
- Effluent Dilution in River Statistics
Attachment L Part 2
- Pond Discharge to River Patterns
Attachment M - Pond
Storage with Varying Trigger & Dilution
Attachment N -
Effluent Quality Compliance Limits
Attachment O -
Documents Relating to HIA Preparation
Conditions
27-03-09
Closing Submissions
Proposed Masterton Wastewater Upgrade Project - Have your say
Notice of Requirement, Resource Consent Applications and Assessment of
Effects on the Environment
The Notice of Requirement and Resource Consent Applications for the
proposed urban waster upgrade project have been lodged with Greater
Wellington Regional Council and Masterton District Council as required by
the Resource Management Act 1991. Details of the proposed upgrade scheme,
including the Notice of Requirement, Resource Consent Applications and an
Assessment of Effects on the Environment can be downloaded from:
Notice of Requirement
and Applications for Resource Consent – August 2008
(PDF - 2.92Mb)
Any person may make a submission in support or in opposition on the proposed
upgrade.
Submission form
Electronic copies of supporting information (e.g. appendices and
background technical reports) can be downloaded from Greater Wellington’s
webpage:
http://www.gw.govt.nz/story28942.cfm. Alternatively, we can provide you
with a CD, free of charge, call us on (06) 3706300 to request a disk.
In addition, a hard copy of this information is available for reading at:
- Masterton
District Council, 64 Chapel Street, Masterton
- Masterton
Public Library, 50 Queen Street, Masterton
- Greater
Wellington Regional Council, Masterton office, 34 Chapel Street, Masterton
Informative Posters
A series of informative posters have been prepared to help summarise the
proposed scheme design and its effects on the environment:
1.
Brief history & proposed
designation plan
2.
Illustrations
3.
Key features & variations
from the 2007 proposal
4.
New ponds
5.
New land treatment
6.
Discharges to the Ruamahanga River
7.
Ecology & Amenity
8.
Inflow & infiltration, natural hazards, and timing
& costs
9.
Submissions & the hearing process
10.
Aerial photo showing
distances of proposed scheme to neighbours
11.
Enlarged diagram of the
proposed scheme
Newsletters
The following community newsletters also provide updates on the
development progress of the proposed scheme:
Wastewater Upgrade
12th Newsletter February 2009 (PDF - 1.3Mb)
Wastewater Upgrade
11th Newsletter September 2008 (PDF - 309Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 10th
Newsletter May 2008 (PDF - 136Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 9th
Newsletter July 2007 (PDF - 195Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 8th
Newsletter February 2007 (PDF - 65Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 7th
Newsletter July 2006 (PDF - 94Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 6th
Newsletter February 2006 (PDF - 89Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 4th
Newsletter February 2005 (PDF - 235Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 3rd Newsletter July 2004
(PDF - 226Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 2nd Newsletter January
2004 (PDF - 226Kb)
Wastewater Upgrade 1st Newsletter July 2003
(PDF - 380Kb)
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