Public notice is hereby given pursuant to S.95A of the Resource Management Act 1991 that the following application for resource consent has been received by Environment Southland.
The application [reference APP-20233398] is for the following resource consent to authorise the proposed activity at 4 Kruger Street, Balfour:
Discharge Permit to discharge an average of 250 m3/day of treated wastewater from the Balfour Wastewater Treatment Plant into the Longridge Stream.
This is an existing discharge. Southland District Council is seeking a five-year consent to continue the activity in the interim period while investigations, consenting and construction is undertaken to upgrade and convert the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant to a land-based disposal system.
Purpose: Discharge of treated wastewater from Balfour township
Location: 4 Kruger Street, Balfour at about NZTM2000 1258033E 4913911N
Legal Description of Property: Section 1240 Block XXI Hokonui Survey District
Address for Service: GHD Limited, Jan Steenkamp, 138 Victoria Street, Christchurch 8013 Email: jan.steenkamp@ghd.com
Full details of this application are also available for inspection at Environment Southland, corner of Price Street and North Road, Waikiwi, Invercargill during working hours (8.00 am to 5.00 pm).
Submissions on the above application must be received by Environment Southland no later than 5 pm 15 September 2023. A submission form is available below and you may also download a printable submission form and forward the completed form by email to service@es.govt.nz or esconsents@es.govt.nz
Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:
(a) adversely affects the environment; and
(b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
Submissions must be dated and signed (unless submitted electronically) and must include the following information:
- your name, postal address and telephone number (and fax number if applicable);
- details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission;
- whether it is in support of, or in opposition to the application, or is neutral;
- your submissions, with reasons;
- the decision that you wish Council to make; and
- whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission
and you must also serve a copy of your submission on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable.
