Tasman District Council has received the following application.
Submissions closed at 5.00pm on Friday 13 September 2024.
Tasman District Council
Site address: 520 Hill Street South, Richmond
Legal Descriptions: Section 1 Survey Office Plan 533003
Record of Title: 915673
The Notice of Requirement seeks to establish a designation in the Tasman Resource Management Plan (TRMP) for “water supply purposes” to establish and operate a new water reservoir at 520 Hill Street South, to service the Richmond South area.
The application also seeks an associated discharge permit and land use consent related to the discharge of water from the reservoir to upper Borck Creek, for integrity testing, incidental discharges during construction, and discharges during reservoir maintenance and overflow (emergency events). An outfall structure is to be built to manage flows into the creek.
The site was selected due its ability to serve the intended areas of the Residential Zone, and its elevation. Elevation is important as the reservoir will form part of the wider Richmond reticulated water supply network and must balance with other parts of the network.
The reservoir will have a total storage capacity of 2,500 m3. The reservoir is circular, 22 m in diameter (internally) and 8.7 m tall. It will be formed from concrete precast panels and constructed on site. Earthworks will be carried out to provide a suitable platform for the reservoir to sit on. This facility will be accessed via a driveway in generally the same location as the driveway that currently exists providing access to No.520 Hill Street South.
The applicant has requested public notification of the application under section 95A (3)(a) of the Resource Management Act, 1991.
A Notice of Requirement has been submitted to Tasman District Council for a designation for “water supply purposes”.
The proposed water reservoir would, if land use consents were applied for, not comply with the following conditions of Rule 16.6.2.1:
The proposed water reservoir construction would, if land use consents were applied for, not comply with the conditions of Rule 18.5.2.1 relating to land disturbance.
Because a Notice of Requirement has been submitted, this overrides the above TRMP provisions, and a land use consent is not required if the designation proceeds.
Discharge to Water Rules – Tasman Resource Management Plan
The proposed discharge of water from the reservoir during testing/commissioning, maintenance and emergency overflow is assessed as a discretionary activity under Rule 36.2.3.1 of the TRMP as the proposed discharge would not comply with the following conditions of Rule 36.2.2.8:
Bed Disturbance Activities Rules – Tasman Resource Management Plan
The proposed installation of the outfall structure is a discretionary activity under TRMP Rule 28.1.8.1 as the outfall structure will be more than 2m2 in size.
You can see the application documents below.
If you have any questions about the application contact us by email at rcadmin@tasman.govt.nz or phone 03 543 8400.
Submissions closed at 5pm Friday 13 September 2024.
Who
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.
How
The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003.
You can lodge your submission with the Tasman District Council (Resource Consents Administration Officer) in any of the following ways:
You must also serve a copy of your submission on Tasman District Council (the applicant) as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Tasman District Council. The applicant’s contact details are:
Tasman District Council
c/- Susi Bernsdorf Solly
WSP Nelson
Private Bag 36
Nelson Mail Centre
Nelson 7010
Or by email:Susi.b.solly@wsp.com
Help with your submission
More information on submissions can also be found here.(external link)
The following applies if you are a trade competitor of the applicant.
Your right to make a submission may be limited by the trade competition provisions in Part 11A of the Resource Management Act 1991.
You can make a submission only if you are directly affected by an effect of the activity to which this application relates that:
You must declare in your submission:
You must have asked to speak at a hearing. If you will consider making a joint submission with any person presenting a submission simialr to yours, you must tell us that you're willing to make a joint submission under those circumstances.
I request (under section 100A of the RMA), that you delegate your functions, powers, and duties to hear and decide the application to one or more hearings commissioners who are not members of the local authority.
