Resource Management Act Application - Fairfax Dairies Ltd
Posted on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 04:46 p.m.
Public notice is hereby givenpursuant to S.95A Resource Management Act 1991 that the following application for resource consent has been received by Environment Southland.
Fairfax Dairies Limited, Fairfax -Resource Consent Application F155-001
The application relates to an existing dairy farm, and is for:
- a water permit to take up to 90,000 litres per day of groundwater from the Lower Aparima Groundwater Zone. The abstraction is a Restricted Discretionary Activity under Rule 23(c) of the Regional Water Plan for Southland
- a discharge permit to discharge farm dairy effluent to land from a dairy shed servicing up to 750 cows. The effluent will be spread using a low-rate irrigation system and the discharge may be deferred in adverse conditions by temporary storage in an effluent pond. The discharge is a discretionary activity under Rule 5.4.6 of the Regional Effluent Land Application Plan.
- a land use consent to construct a 2,260 m3 effluent storage pond. The land use consent is a Restricted Discretionary Activity under Rule 49(a) of the Regional Water Plan for Southland
Location: 1590 Riverton-Otautau Road, Fairfax, west of the Aparima River and between about 50m to 1800m north of Fairfax-Isla Bank Road, at about map reference NZMS 260 D46:281-337.
Legal Description of Site: Lots 1, 2, 2A and 2B DP 1916.
Address for Service of Applicant: Fairfax Dairies Ltd, C/- Opus International Consultants Ltd, PO Box 647, Invercargill 9840. Attn: Penny Lemon.
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 the end of working hours on Wednesday, 11 January 2012. A submission form is available from Environment Southland. Submissions may also be forwarded by email to service@es.govt.nz
Submissions must be dated and signed (unless forwarded 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 serve a copy of your submission on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable.
Environment Southland is the brand name of Southland Regional Council.