Discharges Plan

Regional Plan for discharges to land and water, waste management and hazardous waste

The Discharges Plan is concerned with the sustainable management of discharges to land and fresh water.

Discharges Plan | Plan Change 1 - On-Site Wastewater | Community meetings

• Discharges Plan chapters and appendices

  Chapters

  1. Introduction (subject to plan change below)
  2. Waste Minimisation(285kb)
  3. Solid Discharges(318kb)
  4. Hazardous Substances(207kb)
  5. Contaminated Sites(256kb)
  6. Liquid Discharges(295kb)
  7. Unreticulated Sewage Systems (subject to plan change below)
  8. Discharges of Uncontaminated Waste to Water (354kb)
  9. Anticipated Environmental Outcomes (211kb)
  10. Monitoring and Review (290kb)

  Appendices

  1. Acronyms(89kb)
  2. Glossary (subject to plan change below)
  3. Resource Consents, Management Plans and Audit Reports (116kb)
  4. Site Classifications(98kb)
  5. On-Site Sewage Treatment and Disposal (subject to plan change below)

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• Plan Change 1 - On-Site Wastewater

  Proposed plan change 1 to the Regional Plan for discharges to land and water, waste management and hazardous substances seeks to amend the rules in the Discharges Plan for managing wastewater systems on all unreticulated properties in the Gisborne district.
  Council has also updated the guidelines for on-site wastewater management that are used by Council staff and those designing, installing and maintaining on-site wastewater systems. These guidelines are referenced in the Discharges Plan.

  Submissions close 5pm on Friday 16 March 2012. 
  To make a submission, fill in submission form for plan change 1

  Documents - Proposed Plan Change 1 to the Operative Plan for Discharges to Land and Water, Waste Management and Hazardous Substances

  Review of on-site wastewater management - questions and answers

  Summary of review process and analysis of options (1.2mb)

  Guidelines for On-Site Wastewater Management (1.4mb)

  Public notice

  Summary of Review Process and Analysis of Options - Section 32 Report, in sections:

  Introduction (32kb)
  Background and Overview (46kb)
  Plan Change Process (28kb)
  Statutory and Policy Framework (94kb)
  Analysis of Proposed Changes to Plan (379kb)
  Responses from Community Consultation and Stakeholder Discussion (126kb)
  Proposed Plan Text (522kb)
  Extracts from Relevant Policy Statements and Statutes (85kb)
  Numbers of Systems in Unreticulated Townships (87kb)
  Proposed Inspection and Maintenance Checklist (59kb)

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• On-site wastewater management meetings

  You can attend a public community meeting.  It's an opportunity to discuss the changes and answer your questions.

  Community meeting schedule

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