I I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES 8.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 8.1.1 Cross References I 8.1.2 General Objectives and Policies 8.1.3 ORDINANCES - Public Utilities

I 8.2 WATER SUPPLY 8.2.1 Introduction I 8.2.2 Objectives and Policies 8.3 SEWAGE DISPOSAL 8.3.1 Introduction I 8.3.2 Objectives and Policies 8.4 STORMWATER DRAINAGE I 8.4. 1 Introduction 8.4.2 Objectives and Policies

I 8.5 ELECTRICITY 8.5.1 Introduction I 8.5.2 Objectives and Policies 8.6 FIRE SERVICE 8.6.1 Introduction I 8.6.2 Objectives and Policies

8.7 GAS I 8.7.1 Introduction 8.7.2 Objectives and Policies

I 8.8 TELEPHONES 8.8.1 Introduction I 8.8.2 Objectives and Policies 8.9 REFUSE DISPOSAL 8.9.1 Introduction I 8.9.2 Objectives and Policies 8.9.3 ORDINANCES I Plan SA Auckland Regional Authority Main Trunk Sewer Line I I I I I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES I 8.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION I In relation to major utility services, Manukau City is located in a strategic position. Most utility services serving the Auckland region traverse, or are served from, Manukau City. Utility services of national and regional significance, including the Auckland International Airport, Ardmore Aerodrome, the Mangere I Sewage Treatment Works, the Otara Gas Turbine Power Station and the Ardmore Filter Station, are located in the City, while the southern motorway, main trunk railway, Kapuni/ Maui gas pipelines and major overhead electricity transmission I lines traverse the City from south to north. In order that the City may gain the fullest advantages from its strategic position, the Council will assist where necessary in the planning of utility services even I though the Council may not be financially responsible for the physical provision of such facilities. The Council will seek to establish an adequate standard of utility services, maximise the utilisation of existing facilities, and minimise the I environmental impact of any future utilities. The Council also seeks to ensure a coordinated approach to the planning and provision of utility services. With some utility services this coordination is quite critical, as for example, the extension of water and sewage disposal systems. I The coordination of other utility services is often less critical but still important in terms of efficiency and cost savings and, as a result, the Council will encourage I their coordination in a similar manner. Utility services are provided for in the scheme as either public works which are generally designated, or as public utilities in the terms of Section 64 of the Act. Specified types of public utilities are permitted as of right under Section 64 and I in all other cases provision has been made in this part of the Scheme for public utilities to be conditional uses in all zones.

8.1.1 CROSS REFERENCES I (a) The provisions relating to the designation of public works and the procedures followed for designated land are contained in Part 2 2 of the scheme. I (b) An ordinance for the general provision of public utilities is contained in this part of the scheme (refer to Ordinance 8.1 .3). I 8.1.2 GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES Objective: 8.1.2.1 To ensure the provision of a standard of utility services necessary to meet the needs of the people of the City. I I Policies: I1 8.1.2.1.1 The Council will encourage and assist in the forward planning of utility services I necessary in the City. 8.1.2.1.2 Utility services will be coordinated to ensure an adequate standard of service. I Objective: 8.1.2.2 To maximise the use of existing utility services.

Policies: I 8.1 .2.2.1 Future urban development will be directed first to those areas where additional capacity of utility services is available. I 8.1.2.2.2 Existing utility service capacity will be investigated where it is proposed to increase land use intensity.

Objective: I 8.1.2.3 To minimise the environmental impact of major utility services.

I CITY OF MANUKAU FIR ST REVIEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES I Policies: 8.1.2.3.1 All authorities responsible for utility services will be required to fully justify and describe the nature of their proposed works on the issue of any requirement to I the Council. 8.1.2.3.2 The Council will encourage the greater reticulation of natural gas to reduce I demand for further overhead electricity transmission lines and generating stations. 8.1.2.3.3 Wherever practicable, the Council will continue to require the undergrounding of I all reticulated services in new urban subdivisions. 8.1.2.3.4 A high quality of development will be required for all utility services. I 8.1.3 GENERAL ORDINANCE: PUBLIC UTILITIES Every public utility not deemed to be permitted throughout the district as of right I by virtue of section 64 of the Act shall be deemed to be a conditional use in every zone. I 8.2 WATER SUPPLY 8.2.1 Introduction I With the exception of rural residents, the majority of the City's population obtain their water supply from the regional bulk water supply system. This system is operated by the Auckland Regional Authority which provides bulk water supplies to Manukau City Council under an agreement made in 1967. This agreement I made between the Auckland Regional Authority and the majority of local authorities in the region, runs until 1 988 . The Council is responsible for the provision and maintenance of the local distribution network within the district. I The Auckland Regional Authority derives 56 per cent of its regional water requirements from the Hunua Ranges, the remainder coming from the Waitakere Ranges. Within the planning period of the Review, the Auckland Regional Authority is ex pected to develop a further bulk water supply source, this possibly I involving either a Northern Hunua Scheme or water from the Waikato River. Both schemes would involve some public works w ithin the City boundaries although the works are not expected to be of a significant scale. I Part of the Auckland Regional Authority's existing water catchment in the Hunua Ranges lies within Manukau City boundaries. This area is designated "Water Supply" in the Review, and includes provision for reservoirs, dams, works I depots, housing and forestry. Elsewhere in the City, the Auckland Regional Authority maintains a water filter I station at Creightons Road, Ardmore, and proposes to establish bulk water supply reservoirs and pumping stations on land designated for this purpose adjacent to Redoubt and Mill Roads. The main bulk water supply lines from t he Hunua catchments run south to north from the Ardmore Filter Station towards I the Auckland metropolitan area through Otara, with subsidiary lines serving Takanini, Manurewa, Manukau Central, Mangere and Pakuranga. Upgrading of the main supply line is envisaged. Small pumping stations and reservoirs are found throughout the City. I

Residents in rural areas of the City, including the settlements of Whitford, Beachlands, Maraetai, Kawakawa Bay and Orere Point obtain their water from I sources other than the regional bulk water supply system. Sources include tank water, water courses and bores. It is not intended that this situation should change within the Review period . I I CI TY OF MANUKAU 2 FIRST RE VI EW I I PART 8 UTILITY SER VICE S I

A major objective of the Council will be to encourage the conservation of water, especially towards reducing the domestic peak demand. The ARA has estimated I that peak demand is approximately forty per cent above average demand and is intensified in particular by domestic peak demands. The provision of additional I capacity to meet such a peak is expensive and wasteful of resources. 8.2.2. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

Objective: I 8.2.2.1 To ensure an adequate supply of water for domestic, industrial, commercial and firefighting purposes. I Policies: 8.2.2.1.1 The Council will, wherever possible, assist the Auckland Regional Authority with the planning of the main bulk water supply system.

I 8.2.2.1.2 The urban bulk water supply system will generally not be extended to rural areas, except into Future Development areas when these are rezoned for urban purposes. The settlements of Whitford, Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon, Kawakawa Bay and 0rere Point are not intended to be reticulated during the I Review period .

Objective: I 8.2.2.2 To promote the conservation of water. Policy: 8.2.2.2.1 In order to reduce the need for expensive extensions to the existing urban bulk I water system, the Council will support measures which lead towards a reduction in the peak demand for water. Such measures could include conservation programmes, variable pricing policies, and the storage of rainwater by residents I and ind\,.lstry to augment domestic and industrial water supplies. I 8.3 SEWAGE DISPOSAL 8.3.1 Introduction Under the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Act 1 960, sewage disposal in the urban areas of Manukau City is the joint responsibility of the Auckland Regional I Authority and the Council, whereby the Authority operates the main bulk disposal system and the Council the local reticulation network. At Mangere, the Authority operates a sewage treatment works serving the entire urban area of I Auckland, apart from the North Shore. These works are currently operating at double the design capacity. Consequently some modification to the plant is being undertaken. The Authority has advised the Council that, as a later phase, it is proposed to construct another oxidation pond of about 1 00 hectares in area, to I the south of the existing No 1 pond.

The ability of the Mangere Sewage Treatment Works to handle sewage disposal is a significant determinant of growth policies in the region, and together with I the capacity of main trunk sewers, acts as an important constraint and/or determinant of the urban form of Manukau City. During the period while this scheme is operative some expansion of the Inner Drainage Area will occur in I accordance with the sequenced rezoning of areas in the Future Development zone referred to in Part 1 2.

The Auckland Regional Authority has advised the Council that limitations in the I capacity of certain main trunk sewers, especially the Southern Interceptor, may require the placing of drainage controls on industries requiring trade waste licences under Auckland Regional Authority Drainage Bylaws. To lessen the need for any such restrictions, the Council, as an extension of its policy on monitoring I the development of zoned land every six months, will monitor the growth in the volume of sewage. This will also avoid excessive trade waste discharge often I experienced in new industrial developments. CITY OF MANUKAU 3 FIRST REVIEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES I Main trunk sewers are identified in Plan 8A appended to this Part to assist the Auckland Regional Authority in the protection of these lines. No building permit can be issued by the Council for any proposed work within 1 5 metres of a main I sewer or other structure (or 10 metres if no blasting is required and no special circumstances or unusual conditions exist) without the Authority's consent. I Rural areas of Manukau City, including the settlements of Whitford, Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon, Kawakawa Bay and Orere Point are not served by the Auckland Regional Authority bulk sewage disposal system. Except to serve areas rezoned for urban purposes, no extension of the urban sewage disposal system I will be made into rural areas, including rural settlements, within the review period.

Residents of rural areas rely almost exclusively on septic tanks. While this is I expected to continue, the Council may approve alternative systems where it is satisfied that they meet the required health standards and regulations.

8.3.2. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES I

Objective: 8.3.2.1 To ensure the provision of an efficient bulk sewage disposal system. I

Policies: 8.3.2.1.1 The Council will wherever necessary, assist the Auckland Regional Authority with the planning of the main bulk sewage disposal system. I

8.3.2.1.2 The Council will continue to co-operate with the Auckland Regional Authority in the implementation and administration of the Auckland Metropoli tan Drainage I Act, 1960.

8.3.2.1.3 The growth in the volume of sewage will be monitored on a regular basis to avoid overloading in main trunk sewer lines. I

8.3.2.1.4 The settlements of Whitford, Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon, Kawakawa Bay and Orere Point will not be linked with the urban bulk sewage disposal system I during the review period.

8.3.2.1.5 The Council will consider the feasibility of using alternative sewage treatment systems in existing rural and coastal settlements to overcome septic tank I problems.

8.3.2.1.6 The Council will consider and promote where practicable, alternative sewage disposal systems, particularly in rural and lower density residentia l areas. I

8.4 STORMWATER DRAINAGE I 8.4.1 Introduction Extensive areas of hard surface create problems of stormwater disposal. In Manukau, stormwater disposal problems are compounded by the poor drainage I capabilities of soils within the urban areas of the City. As well, in particular areas of the City, notably in Otara, existing stormwater pipes have insufficient capacity to cope with any additional runoff expected from future development. I As a consequence, the Council places considerable emphasis on reducing water runoff at source, as well as disposing of excess stormwater through the natural drainage system. Particular emphasis is given to disposing of the excess near the I source of run-off by using, for example, open areas to 'pond' excess stormwater.

Use of the natural drainage system is being utilised as part of the comprehensive planning of drainage and land uses now required for water discharge rights. I I CI TY OF MANUKAU 4 FIRST RE V IEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES I 8.4.2 OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

I Objective: 8.4.2.1 To ensure the adequate disposal and control of stormwater. I Policies: 8.4.2.1.1 The use of natural attributes of water courses will be encouraged to ensure the disposal and control of stormwater.

I 8.4.2.1.2 Ponding areas will be utilised to encourage the retention of water in future development areas. I 8.4.2.1.3 The Council will continue to investigate and utilise various methods of controlling stormwater in residential developments where practicable.

I 8.5 ELECTRICITY

8.5.1 Introduction I Manukau City is located on the main corridor for the generation and transmission of electric power for the National Grid System to the Auckland urban area, and contains one generating station, five major substations and seven overhead transmission lines. While recognising the essential nature of the electric power I supply system to the economy of the City and Region, the Council also recognises that any upgrading of the system could have a significant impact on the environment and hence, will place considerable importance on minimising this impact where extensions of plant and equipment occur. Any extensions should I be integrated with the amenities of the natural and built environments, be consistent with other Council objectives and comply with those of the Manukau I and Waitemata Harbour Plans where appropriate. Following the withdrawal of the Waiau Pa Thermal Station proposal, the Electricity Division, Ministry of Energy, is investigating alternative sites for combined-cycle power stations in the Auckland region . Four sites are being I investigated in Manukau City; a site adjacent to the Mangere Treatment Plant, the centre of the industrial estate in East Tamaki bounded by Neales, Cryers and Crooks Roads; within the existing boundaries of the Otara Power Station; and Puketutu Island. The Council expects to be fully consulted on any investigations, I especially with regard to environmental matters and the use of waste energy.

The Auckland Electric Power Board is the major local electric supply authority in the City. A small number of consumers are supplied by the Franklin Electric I Power Board. While the environmental impact of local works is less than that of the national grid system, the Council will require that all local works are also of a high environmental standard . In new urban subdivisions, it is intended that all I reticulation will continue to be placed underground, while substations and similar works will be designed and landscaped in a manner appropriate to the zoning of the area.

I 8.5.2 OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

Objective: I 8.5.2.1 To minimise the environmental impact of electricity supply reticulation. Policies: 8.5.2.1.1 Any new National Grid transmission lines should be generally sited adjacent to I existing transmission lines, motorways or railways.

8.5.2.1.2 Combined cycle power stations should, if warranted, be sited in or adjacent to I industrial zones where waste heat could be utilised and where the environmental impact of works is minimised. I CITY OF MANUKAU 5 FIRST REVIEW I I PA RT 8 UTILITY SER VICE S I 8.5.2.1.3 The Council will oppose the development of a combined-cycle power station on Puketutu Island unless it is clearly demonstrated that the high landscape quality of the island will not be detrimentally affected. I

8.5.2.1.4 Wherever practicable electricity power lines in new urban subdivisions shall be placed underground. I 8.5.2.1.5 Substations and similar works should be of a design and appearance appropriate to the character of the area. I 8.5.2.1.6 Substations and similar works shall be landscaped in a manner appropriate to the character of the area.

8.5.2.1. 7 Where redevelopment of existing residential areas results in an increased I population density, and consequent increase in electricity demand, the Council will cooperate with the appropriate power board in finding suitable sites for power transformers. I 8.6 FIRE SERVICE

8.6.1 Introduction I The New Zealand Fire Service provides fire protection services for most of Manukau City. Four permanently manned stations - Mangere, Otara, Howick and Manukau - are located within the City. The Manukau station serves as Auckland ' s new Southern Division Headquarters. I

All but Otara have volunteer fire fighters backing up permanent staff. Voluntee r fire brigades are stationed at Beachlands, Clevedon and Kawakawa Bay, with a I fire party based at Orere Point.

Other brigades with permanent and/ or volunteer staff, located outside M anukau but providing cover within the city, include Onehunga, Otahuhu, Mt Wellington, I Papatoetoe and Papakura. Most of the Hunua Ranges included within Manukau City are incorporated in the I Hunua Rural Fire District. This includes the Auckland Regional Authority Water Supply catchment areas. The headquarters for the fire district are at Hunua in Franklin County. I In addition to the New Zealand Fire Service, specialist fire services are maintained at the Auckland International Airport and Ardmore Aerodrome (Civil Aviation Division, Ministry of Transport), Otahuhu Railway Workshops (New Zealand Railways), Wiri Aluminium Mill (Alcan NZ Limited), and Ford Motor Co Limited at I Manukau Central and Te Marunga Forest, east of Whitford (Henderson and Pollard Limited).

8.6.2 OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES I

Objective: 8.6.2.1 To ensure the adequate provision of fire services throughout the City. I

Policy: 8.6.2.1.1 The Council will liaise with the New Zealand Fire Service concerning all major I urban dev elopments in the City to ensure the adequate planning of fire services, including t~e sufficiency of fire fighting water supplies. I I I CI TY OF MANUKAU 6 FIR ST RE V IE W I I PART 8 UTILITY SER VICES I I 8.7 GAS 8.7.1 Introduction With the development of the Maui gas field, a major source of competitive alternative energy will become available for domestic and industrial users. Maui I gas is expected to be available in the Auckland region from 1 980. A limited supply of natural gas from Kapuni is reticulated in the northern sector of the City, parts of Otara and the Greenmount Industrial area, and in Conifer Grove.

I The development of the Maui gas pipeline through the City will provide a unique opportunity to develop an alternative energy source for housing and industry. Any extension of the gas supply network throughout the City will however be I restrained by the ability of the Auckland Gas Company to develop reticulation services economically. The council will encourage the company wherever possible to develop such schemes, especially in the Future Development zone.

I 8.7.2 OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

Objective: I 8. 7 .2. 1 To encourage the supply of natural gas throughout the urban area of the City, and especially into Future Development zones after land is rezoned for urban purposes.

I Policies: 8. 7 .2.1.1 The Council will cooperate with the Auckland Gas Company in the reticulation of natural gas throughout the urban area .

I 8. 7 .2.1 .2 Special encouragement will be given to the reticulation of natural gas into future development areas when they are rezoned for urban purposes, and into new I urban subdivisions. 8.8 TELEPHONES

I 8.8.1 Introduction The provision of telephones is an essential feature of a modern communication system. In new housing subidivisions, telephones have often been lacking. The I Council will therefore seek to ensure that provision is made for telephones especially public telephones, at the time of occupancy of any large-scale housing area. Encouragement will be given to the provision of vandal-proof public I telephone boxes. 8.8.2 OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES I Objective: 8.8.2. 1 To ensure the adequate provision of telephone communication .

Policy: I 8.8.2.1.1 As part of any approval of large scale residential subdivisions the Council will seek to ensure that early provision is made for public telephones.

I 8. 9 REFUSE DISPOSAL

8.9.1 Introduction I Under an Order-in-Council, dated 3 March 1 976, the Auckland Regional Authority is responsible for refuse disposal in the Region. With the agreement of the Authority, local authorities may establish and operate refuse disposal facilities for their district, provided these meet the Authority's standards and comply with I all statutory requirements. I CITY OF MANUKAU 7 FIRST REVIEW I I PA RT 8 UTILITY SER V ICE S I

Such an agreement has been entered into between the Council and the Authority allowing the Council to continue operating the Whitford rubbish tip. This tip serves the adjoining districts of Papakura and Papatoetoe Cities and Howick I Borough, and is open to the public. At Greenmount, East Tamaki, the Auckland Regional Authority operates a I regional refuse landfill facility. The designation of this facility has a duration of seven and a half years from the opening of the refuse facility. Public access to the facility is prohibited. I The Council will continue its policy of encouraging the recycling of waste materials. Special attention will also be made towards reducing the amount of refuse at source. I 8.9.1.1 Whitford Quarry and Rubbish Tip The Manukau City Council Whitford Quarry and Rubbish Tip, which are public utilities provided in the interests of the inhabitants of the district, are designated I on the District Planning Map, and the tip and quarry areas are shown in Appendix E to the planning maps. For the protection of the amenities of the neighbourhood, provision has been made for extensive screen planting along the northern boundary, and boundaries fronting Whitford/Maraetai and Quarry Roads, I and the bush area east of the quarry is reserved for retention in its natural state.

The designated area makes provision for the disposal of refuse during the planning period having regard to the topography of the land , so that while full I use can be made of material available within the area for covering refuse, the operation can be conducted w ith a minimum of detraction form the amenities of the neighbourhood. I The ordinance s_et forth in Ordinance 8.9 .3.1 of this Part prescribes special conditions and restrictions for the use of the designated area for the further protection of those amenities. I

Recognising the need for correct loading of trucks and trailers carrying refuse through the City, access roads leading to the designated area will be patrolled at regular intervals (including weekends) , by the Council's Litter Prevention Officers, I and the Council will enforce its powers under its Bylaws and the Litter Act 1979. 8. 9. 1 . 2 ARA Limited Interim Regional Refuse Disposal Landfill I The property at Harris and Smales Road, (Lots 1, 2 , and 5 DP 29684) commonly known as Greenmount is currently used chiefly as a quarry. For many years various grades of metal have been extracted from this area. Quarry excavations has now reached its limit on substantial portions of the site and the quarry is I expected to be worked out over the next five or so years. The land is the subject of a bequest, under the will of the late Mrs S.J. I Lushington, to the territorial authority in whose district the land is situated, upon trust for public recreation purposes. This bequest is to take effect upon the death of the surviving life tenant. Reflecting this bequest, the site is designated as a proposed reserve for public recreation and other open space . I The site is also well located for the purposes of refuse disposal on a regional basis and, at the requirement of the Auckland Regional Authority, has been further designated as a limited interim regional refuse disposal landfill. This I designation is concurrent with the Reserve designation and has a limited duration of seven and a half years from opening of the facility (4 February 1980). I The Authority is constructing a refuse transfer station at Pikes Point, on the Auckland isthmus, and it is envisaged that the Greenmount landfill will be used for the final disposal of refuse hauled from Pikes Point in large, enclosed vehicles operated by, or under contract, to the Authority and also by a limited number of I suitable, specially authorised commercial vehicles. The landfill will not be open to the general public, so that refuse traffic will be kept to an acceptable level. I CITY OF MANUKAU 8 FIRST RE V IEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SER V ICES I The Authority has undertaken, on completion of the landfill, to:

I (a) Restore the filled portions of the site in general conformity with the contours shown on the Authority's plan 1251601 -06 or with such other contours as I may, having regard to quarrying rights, be agreed with the Council; (b) Place at least 1 00mm of topsoil on the finished surface of the filled areas and sow it down in good quality grasses; I (c) Leave in place the planting required for screening and visual effect under Ordinance 8 .9 .3 .2 (m) .

The Authority has further resolved, subject to the enactment of any necessary I legislation, to make a contribution towards the maintenance and further development of the site for recreational purposes when the bequest takes effect. The precise nature and extent of that contribution has yet to be agreed between I the Council and the Authority. The relationship between quarrying and refuse disposal operations, and the availability of cover material on site, are such that the two activities can be I conducted simultaneously by means of careful arrangement of access and general management. Full use can be made of the excavated areas, and of cover materials available within the site, so that both sets of operations can be conducted with a minimum of detraction from the amenities of the I neighbourhood . Provision has been made for suitable planting and landscaping and the end result of the landfill will be an amenity of very considerable recreational value to the City when the late Mrs Lushington's bequest takes I effect. Special conditons and restrictions for the control of the refuse disposal operations and the further protections of the amenities of the area are prescribed I in Ordinance 8.9.3.2.

8.9.2 OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES: REFUSE DISPOSAL GENERALLY

I Objective: 8.9.2.1 To provide for the disposal of refuse from the City . I Policies: 8.9.2.1.1 The Council will cooperate with the Auckland Regional Authority wherever possible, in the provision of suitable facilities for the disposal of refuse.

I 8.9.2.1.2 Special consideration will be given to the effect on the amenities of an area in the establishment and operation of any refuse disposal facilities. I Objective: 8.9.2.2 To promote and participate in the re -use and recycling of material including industrial materials.

I Policies: 8.9.2.2.1 The operation and recovery of scarce material resources will be extended where I a market for recycled materials can be arranged . 8.9.2.2.2 Incentives, publicity and education will be used to promote the recycling of materials. I 8.9.2.2.3 Priority will be given to on-site resource recovery when refuse transfer stations are established . I I CITY OF MANUKAU 9 FIRST REVIEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES I 8. 9. 3 ORDINANCES I 8. 9. 3. 1 Refuse Ordinance: Whitford Quarry and Rubbish Tip Quarrying and related uses shall be carried on only within that area delineated for such purposes in Diagram IX Appendix E to the planning maps and refuse shall be disposed of only within that area shown as tip area on the said plan. Parts of the I tip area shown on that plan may be used for the ponding and disposal of tip leachate. The maximum area over which the tip may extend is shown in Diagram IX Appendix E to the planning maps. I The use of the area specified for refuse disposal shall be limited to the depositing of organic and inorganic refuse (not hereafter prohibited under this Ordinance) and uses ancillary and incidental thereto (as defined in condition (o) hereafter) in I accordance with the following conditions:

(a) Tipping operations within the tip area shall be in accordance with sanitary landfill practices approved by the Auckland Regional Authority and a high I standard of operation shall be employed. The operations shall comply fully with current requirements of the Department of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Regional Water Board and any stipulations made by the Water Resources Council of the National Soil and Water Conservation I Authority. (b) Refuse shall be placed in its final position on the site at the earliest I practicable time after it has been unloaded and shall be thoroughly compacted in layers by compacting machinery and covered w ith suitable filling material consisting of earth and rubble rock so as effectively to cover and seal the surface of all newly laid refuse. Only a minimum working area of refuse shall I be exposed at any time, and none shall be exposed overnight.

(c) Refuse shall be deposited in sealed layers not exceeding 3 metres in depth and the placement of filling within the tip valley shall be so controlled that I finished levels will merge satisfactorily with adjacent terrain and be made suitable for subsequent rural or community recreational purposes by topsoiling, grassing and landscaping the same. I (d) The tip may be open for seven days per week save and except such holidays as are determined by the tip operator from time to time. The tip shall be operated during fixed hours between 7.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. No tipping I shall take place outside these days and the fixed hours save in exceptional circumstances with the approval of the City Engineer or his deputy and provided that the tip shall not be used by commercial and industrial users on Sundays. I

(e) Adequate fire fighting procedures shall be maintained for the site and personnel managing the tip shall be trained in such procedures. The I intentional burning of refuse shall not be permitted.

(f) The depositing of the substances detailed in the appendix to this ordinance is prohibited. Dead animals, game, fish or poultry wastes, other than domestic I wastes, shall only be deposited when the prior approval of the City Engineer or the City Inspector has been obtained.

(g) Suitable measures for the control of insects and vermin shall be maintained to I the satisfaction of the Department of Health. (h) All reasonable steps including regular inspections and pick-up of litter shall be I taken to keep the streets leading to the tip free from litter. I I CITY OF MANUKAU 10 FIRST REVIEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES I (i) All effluent from the tip shall be treated and disposed of to the satisfaction of the Auckland Regional Water Board and the Department of Health and in I accordance with water rights granted under the Water and Soil Conservation Act. Collection, treatment and disposal of leachate shall continue for as long I as necessary after cessation of tipping procedures. (j) Peripheral plantation screening shall be established and maintained along the boundaries of the site abutting Whitford/ Maraetai Road and Quarry Road respectively to ensure that the tip is effectively concealed from both these I roads. (k) All reasonable steps shall be taken including the erection of any fencing (including movable caged fencing) necessary to contain any windblown debris I in the vicinity of the tip face and such debris shall not be allowed to accumulate. I (I) The tip shall be operated in such a way as to ensure that no areas of bare earth are exposed unnecessarily and that grassing of exposed areas is undertaken promptly when tipping operations have been completed for the I time being in any such areas. (m) Such fencing or other operations as are n ecessary to prevent any stock from entering the operational tipping area shall be provided to the satisfactory of I the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. (n) The approach roads to the quarry and tip (namely Quarry Road, Whitford/ Maraetai Road, Howick/ Whitford Road, Brookby/ Whitford Road and Sandstone and Ormiston Roads) shall be maintained to such a standard as to I ensure adequate and safe traffic conditions.

(o) In operating the tip such activities as the movement of earth and rubble, the I control of water, the treatment and disposal of leachate (including farm operations incidental), the construction of roadways, the housing and servicing of plant and vehicles associated with tip usage, the installation and operation of weighbridges and refuse sorting, separating, wood-chipping and I storage facilities (exclusive of a pulveriser plant), the use of offices for tip administration purposes as well as buildings presently existing or due for replacement for housing staff employed in relation to the tip and adjacent quarry, the planting and cultivation of screening plantations and the I prevention and control of fires, shall be permitted on the site. Any activities not so associated with the disposal of refuse or with quarrying shall require Town Planning permission in accordance with the provisions of the Town and I Country Planning Act 19 7 7 before they are implemented. I I I I I I CITY OF MANUKAU 11 FIRST REVIEW I I PART 8 UTILITY SERVICES

Appendix to Ordinance 8. 9. 3. 1 I Whitford Quarry Refuse Tip I Prohibited Substances The following substances may not be disposed of at the Council Refuse Tip : I Septic tank sludge Sewage Great Trap wastes Paint I Glues Latex Oil Caustic wastes I Lime Resins Bitumen products I Electroplating wastes Cosmetic wastes Acids Any scheduled poisons I (as defined in the Poisons Regulations) Any 'Dangerous Goods' (as defined in the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods Act) Any other chemical I (in liquid or powder form whether of agricultural or industrial use, in sealed drums or otherwise) I 8. 9. 3. 2 Refuse Ordinance: Auckland Regional Authority Regional Refuse Disposal Landfill The provision of this Ordinance apply to the property at Greenmount designated for limited interim regional refuse deposal, comprising Lots 1, 2 and 5 on I Deposited Plan 2 9684 (hereinafter referred to as "the landfill") and to the conduct of refuse disposal operations thereon. It does not apply to the conduct of quarry or other operations on the landfill. I (a) General The Auckland Regional Authority (hereinafter ref(!rred to as "the Authority") shall, in conducting refuse disposal operations on the landfill, use the best I practicable controlled sanitary landfill methods and the best practicable means of carrying out the requirements of the succeeding provisions of this ordinance. A high standard of operation shall be employed. Operations shall comply fully with current requirements of the Department of Health, Ministry I of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Regional Water Board and any other authority having jurisdiction in respect of the landfill. I (b) Limitations on Access to Landfill Save in emergency, as declared by the Medical Officer of Health the only refuse-carrying vehicles to be permitted into the landfill shall be: (i) bulk haulage vehicles operated by or on behalf of or under the control of I the Authority hauling refuse from the Authority's refuse transfer facilities;

(ii) other commercial and bulk haulage refuse vehicles approved by the Authority, provided that, before approving such vehicles, the Authority I shall be satisfied that such vehicles are adequately constructed for the transporting of refuse and that they ply generally outside the areas served by the Manukau City Council refuse disposal facility at Whitford. I I

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(c) Vehicular Access Access to the landfill shall be provided off Smales Road. No gate, I weighbridge, or similar check-in facility shall be constructed nearer to Smales Road than 50 metres to allow for a reasonable queue of vehicles awaiting entrance. The access road shall be sealed for 300 metres from Smales Road I and a wheel wash facility shall be installed adjacent to the exit lanes. (d) Placing and Compacting Refuse Refuse shall be placed in its final position in the landfill at the earliest I practicable time after unloading, and shall be thoroughly compacted in layers as early as possible therafter and covered with suitable cover material so as I effectively to cover and seal the surface of all newly laid refuse. Only a minimum working area of refuse shall be exposed at any time and none shall be exposed over night. Operations shall be so controlled that finished levels will merge satisfactorily with the adjacent terrain and be made I suitable for ultimate development for recreation purposes by topsoiling, grassing and landscaping.

(e) Prohibited Refuse I The best practicable means shall be taken to prevent the disposal, at the landfill, of any refuse the disposal of which at the landfill may for the time being be prohibited under the Authority's bylaws or otherwise.

I (f) Litter The best practicable means shall be taken -

I (i) To contain, and to prevent the accumulation of, windblown debris; (ii) To ensure that vehicles entering the landfill comply with provisions of the Authority's Refuse Disposal Bylaws relating in particular to the security of I loads; (iii) To ensure that debris from refuse vehicles or vehicles carrying cover or roading material is removed from and not permitted to accumulate in I Smales Road, Harris Road and Springs Road, Ti Rakau Drive and East Tamaki Road.

(g) Leachate Control and Disposal I Subject to the requirements of the Auckland Regional Water Board and the Department of Health and the conditions of any water right granted in respect of the landfill:

I (i) Leachate shall be contained by a clay barrier placed on the floor of the landfill and on the sides of the excavations as necessary, with the drainage system above the barrier, to collect leachate and divert it to the I sewerage system; (ii) Refuse surfaces shall be so shaped as to shed stormwater and minimise its absorption into the refuse; (iii) Rainwater running off the completed areas of landfill shall be channelled I into stilling ponds or silt traps before being diverted into the stormwater system; (iv) Leachate seepage shall not be permitted to enter the stormwater system.

I (h) Dust Control During dry weather, unsealed access roads and vehicle turning areas being used in conjunction with refuse disposal operations shall be dampened as I necessary to minimise the movement of dust. Along the northern boundary of the landfill (opposite Greenmount Drive) the high bank existing at the commencement of refuse disposal operations shall be retained for a m inimum width at the top of five metres, with suitable batters within the site to ensure I the permanent stability of that bank, which shall be grassed and planted to improve stability and add to the shielding effect of the bank as a dust shield I or filter. CITY OF MANUKAU 13 FIRST REVIEW I I PART 8 UTILI TY SERV ICES I (i) Vermin, Insects and Birds The laying of poison bait and insecticide spraying shall be carried out as necessary to minimise the incidence of vermin and insect pests and suitable I bird harassment and bird control measures shall be implemented to prevent a bird population from becoming established on the landfill. I (j) Animal Disease The landfill shall be fenced to prevent stock from having access to it and no animal carcasses shall be disposed of at the site except with the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Authority's officer I responsible for the disposal of refuse.

(k) Noise The best practicable means shall be taken to ensure that all vehicles in the I landfill are fitted with effective mufflers. (/) Fires and Smoke I The intentional burning of refuse shall be prohibited on the landfill. The best practicable means shall be taken to prevent the outbreak of fire. Adequate fire fighting apparatus shall be maintained on the landfill and landfill personnel shall be trained in fire fighting procedures. I

(m)Visual Effect Peripheral plantation screening shall be established at the earliest practicable opportunity and maintained at the entrance to the landfill, along the Harris I Road frontage, the northern boundary of the landfill, and between the landfill and existing houses. No areas of bare earth shall be exposed unnecessarily and the grassing of exposed areas and covered refuse shall be undertaken I progressively and as early as practicable.

(n) Associated Activities Subject to Section 12 5 of the Act, the excavation, stockpiling, importing, and I movement of roading material, earth, rubble, and other cover material, the control of water, the control and treatment of leachate, construction of roadways, the construction and use of facilities for the housing and servicing of plant and vehicles associated with landfill operations, the installation and I operation of weighbridges and of refuse sorting, recycling, separating, wood- chipping and storage facilities, the construction and use of offices for refuse disposal staff, the planting and cultivation of plantations and the prevention I and control of fires shall be permitted on the landfill without further approval of Council, but subject also the the lawful requirements of all other proper authorities having jurisdiction in respect thereof. I I I I I I I CI TY OF MANUKAU 14 FIRST RE VI EW I I PLAN 8A I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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