Mr V Richards – Puahue Quarry Renewals
This application is a limited notification.
Please note that the general public and other interested persons cannot make a submission on this application as it is a limited notification only.
Those persons who are deemed to be affected have received a limited notification letter from Waikato Regional Council advising them that they can make a submission on the application lodged with Waikato Regional Council.
Status of application
The application has been notified to 1 affected party and is currently being processed.
About the proposal
Mr V Richards has lodged an application with Waikato Regional Council to replace existing consents in association with the operation of the Puahue Quarry in the vicinity of Puahue Quarry Rd, Puahue.
Resource consent application
Consent application APP144483 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on 21 April 2022. Further to the original application, Mr V Richards provided a revised application and assessment of environmental effects on 10 October 2022. The application was placed on hold for further information on 7 November 2022.
This application includes an assessment of environmental effects. Activities are as follows:
| Reference ID | Activity subtype | Activity description |
| AUTH144483.01.01 | Land - disturbance | To undertake soil disturbance, roading and tracking, vegetation clearance and riparian vegetation clearance in high risk erosion areas in association with the operation of a quarry at Puahue Quarry Rd, Puahue |
| AUTH144483.02.01 | Surface water take | To take surface water from a quarry pit at Puahue Quarry Rd, Puahue |
| AUTH144483.03.01 | Water - other | To discharge settled stormwater to an unnamed tributary of the Mangaohoi Stream from a quarry at Puahue Quarry Rd, Puahue |
| AUTH144483.04.01 | Diversion | To divert water via dirty water diversion drains, clean water diversion drains and bunds; and dam water in an off-stream quarry pit; and dam water in off-stream settling ponds. |
| AUTH144483.05.01 | Land – solid waste | To discharge overburden to land, and any subsequent discharge of contaminants into water, associated with the operation of a quarry at Puahue Quarry Rd, Puahue |
Application information
Application information is available here for you to download and read. You can also obtain copies of this information by contacting us on our Resource Use Freephone 0800 800 401.
If you have further questions or would like more information about this application, please contact Rosemary Towl at Waikato Regional Council on 0800 800 401.
Resource consent application and assessment of environmental effects (AEE)
The consent application lodged with Waikato Regional Council is:
