Hauraki District Council - Discharge treated municipal wastewater to water and seasonally discharge to land
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 applicant Hauraki District Council has requested limited notification to relevant iwi and hapu. The application has been notified to seven (7) affected parties and is currently being processed.
About the proposal
Hauraki District Council has lodged an application with Waikato Regional Council to discharge treated municipal wastewater to the coastal marine area/Waitakaruru River as a replacement consent of the existing discharge consent AUTH109502.01.03.
Further to the original application in 2023, Hauraki District Council provided an addendum to the application in 2024 to include an area of seasonal (summer) discharge to land of treated municipal wastewater. The seasonal discharge to land will reduce the volume discharged to the Waitakaruru River during November to April.
Resource consent application
Consent application APP145712 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on 23 May 2023 with an addendum to the application received on 02 April 2024. The consent was placed on hold for further information on 17 April 2024. This application includes an assessment of environmental effects.
Activities are as follows:
| Reference Id | Activity Description |
| AUTH145712.01.01 | Discharge up to 42 cubic metres per day and up to 72 cubic metres per day in wet weather conditions of treated municipal sewerage to the coastal marine area/Waitakaruru River |
| AUTH145712.02.01 | Discharge up to 77 cubic metres per day of treated municipal sewerage to land between November to April |
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 our Resource Use Freephone 0800 800 401.
If you have further questions or would like more information about this application, please contact Ceri Hills 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:
The consent application
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