Proposed Land and Water Regional Plan
Further Submissions by Meadow Mushrooms Ltd.
Submitter
Plan Provision Further Submission
Support/Oppose
99 – Oil New Rules for The submitter seeks to address legacy discharges from sites which are known
Companies
Contaminated
to be contaminated. The Oil Companies are concerned that the general rule
Land
5.6 would mean that all passive discharges from contaminated sites would
require a resource consent as they are not otherwise permitted. It seeks to
remedy this by introducing a permitted framework for discharges from
contaminated sites.
There is a possibility that Ecan could technically use Rule 5.6 to tidy up legacy
discharges, however this is considered to be unlikely as it would require a
significant amount of resources. However, there is merit in this submission.
MML suggests that Ecan carefully consider the content of the proposed rules
and whether the standards suggested are appropriate for the nature of the
discharge.
167
– Rule 5.7
Canterbury
Onsite
Regional
wastewater
Council
disposal
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Support in Part
Relief Sought – Accept
submission point “A-C” in
Schedule Five to the extent
that it seeks the introduction
of a permitted activity
framework
for
legacy
discharges on contaminated
sites, but request Ecan to
consider
whether
the
proposed conditions are the
most appropriate way to
determine
whether
a
discharge is permitted, or
whether there may be other
suitable conditions for this
proposed new rule.
– This submitter seeks to include additional requirements for septic tanks, Oppose in part
including that the discharge shall not include any hazardous waste. Hazardous
waste is defined in the PLWRP as waste which includes bacteria and Relief Sought – Reject part of
pathogens.
the submission on Rule 5.7
which seeks to include
The purpose of a septic tank is to treat human effluent, however the reference to hazardous
Submitter
Plan Provision Further Submission
Support/Oppose
discharge from these systems may have residual bacteria, and as such it may waste.
not be possible to comply with this requirement, meaning that there is
potential for all septic tank discharges to require a consent.
167
– Rule 5.9
Canterbury
Onsite
Regional
wastewater
Council
disposal
– This submitter seeks to include additional requirements for septic tanks, Oppose in part
including that the discharge shall not include any hazardous waste. Hazardous
waste is defined in the PLWRP as waste which includes bacteria and Relief Sought – Reject part of
pathogens.
the submission on Rule 5.9
which seeks to include
The purpose of a septic tank is to treat human effluent, however the reference to hazardous
discharge from these systems may have residual bacteria, and as such it may waste.
not be possible to comply with this requirement, meaning that there is
potential for all septic tank discharges to require a consent.
358 – Nga Rule 5.7 – OnRunanga of site wastewater
Canterbury
disposal
and
Te
Runanga o
Ngai Tahu
This submission seeks to require all existing septic tank discharges to obtain a Oppose
discharge consent as a controlled activity.
364 – Forest Various
and Bird
This submission seeks to introduce the requirement for a global discharge Oppose
permit to be obtained for all farming activities. This requirement is considered
to be unduly onerous and may penalise farms which have only minor Relief Sought – Reject
discharges and is not an effects-based approach.
submission points relating to
the introduction of a global
farm discharge consent (in
relation to submission on
rules 5.33, 5.34 and 5.37).
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Relief Sought – Reject
This requirement is considered to be unduly onerous. The environmental submission point relating to
effects of septic tanks can be managed through permitted activity standards, the activity status of Rule
including the relevant New Zealand Standard, without the need for a resource 5.7.
consent.