Taupō District Council - Landfill Extension Stage 2
A decision has not yet been made if this application will be notified.
Status of application
The application is currently being processed.
About the proposal
Taupō District Council has lodged an application with Waikato Regional Council to undertake activities associated with extension of a landfill.
Resource consent application
Consent application APP148618 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on the 21st of July 2026.
This application includes an assessment of environmental effects. Activities are as follows:
| APP148618 | |
| Activity 1: 148618.01.01 | Discharge solid waste into or onto land associated with the operation of a municipal waste landfill and associated discharge of leachate into land where it may enter groundwater. |
| Activity 2: 148618.02.01 | Discharge contaminants into the air from landfill site including landfill gas and odour. |
| Activity 3: 148618.03.01 | Discharge of stormwater onto land associated with the operation of a landfill. |
| Activity 4: 148618.04.01 | Diversion of surface water around the landfill activities and discharge onto land. |
| Activity 5: 148618.05.01 | Discharge contaminants to land, water and air associated with a green waste composting operation. |
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 Rachael O’Donnell 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:
