RMA Application - Waikaia Gold Ltd
Posted on Thursday, 21 July 2011 09:46 a.m.
Public notice is hereby given pursuant to S.95A Resource Management Act 1991 that the following application for various resource consents has been received by Environment Southland.
Waikaia Gold Limited - Water Permit, Discharge Permit and Land Use Consent Applications W297-002
Purpose: To install an unlimited number of groundwater abstraction, monitoring and geological investigation wells for the purpose of defining mineral resources and dewatering mine cells for an alluvial gold mining operation. The installations are discretionary activities in accordance with Rule 22(a) of the Regional Water Plan for Southland (the RWPS).
The non-consumptive abstraction of up to 29,549 m³/day (684,976 m³/month and 5,500,000 m³/year) of groundwater from the Wendon Groundwater Zone for temporary site dewatering and materials processing to facilitate excavation activities associated with alluvial gold mining. The abstraction is a discretionary activity in accordance with Rule 23 (d) (i) of the RWPS
To discharge mine pond dewatering and stormwater to water, namely the Waikaia River and the Garvieburn, and to water via land. The discharge is a discretionary activity in accordance with Rule 1 of the RWPS
To disturb the bed of the Waikaia River and the Garvieburn to allow for placement and movement of pipes associated with authorised discharges to water. The bed disturbance is a discretionary activity in accordance with Rule 47 of the RWPS.
To discharge contaminants, namely dust, from alluvial gold mining and associated activities. The discharge is a discretionary activity in accordance with Rule 5.5.2(5) (i-iii) of the Regional Air Quality Plan for Southland.
Location: Riversdale Waikaia Road, Freshford, at or about map reference NZMS 260 F44: 828-846
Legal description of property: Section 1, 2, 3, 7 and Part Section 4, 5, 6 Block 1 Wendon Survey District and Lot 1 DP 11850. Sections 64, 65, Part Sections 66-68, 70, Part Section 98 and Section 106 Block 1 Wendon Survey District. Sections 48-51, 58-62 and 70A and Part Sections 53-57 Block 1 Wendon Survey District, and Lot 1 DP 7352. Lot 1 DP1651, Lot 1 DP 421976, Lot 2 DP 421976, Section 9 and Part Section 8 Block 1 Wendon Survey District. Sections 11-12, 16,25, 36-38, 44-45, 100-101,and 102-103, and Country Section 15, Part Sections 24 and 26 , Part Sections 27-28, Part Sections 39-40 Block 1 Wendon Survey District, Sections 89 and 107 Block 1 Waikaia Survey District, Sections 11-13, 15-16, 46-47, 52, 54-55 and Part Section 9 Block IX Waikaia Survey District. Part Sections 13 and 14 Block 1 Wendon Survey District, Lots 1 and 2 DP 579. Section 12 Block II Wendon Survey District and Section 1 Survey Office Plan 10163. Council administered unformed legal Road and Formed Mahers Beach Road; and all Crown Land, Block, 1 Wendon Survey District.
Address for service of applicant: Waikaia Gold Limited C/- Lakes Consulting Group Limited, PO Box 2559, Queenstown 9349. Attention: Brett Giddens.
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, 20 July 2011. 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.