Paraparaumu Wastewater Treatment Plant

On this page you can find everything you need to know about the Paraparaumu Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) WGN220191 publicly notified resource consent application, located in Fytfield Place, Paraparaumu.

Submissions on this resource consent application closed at 5pm on Thursday 7 November 2024.

Further updates about the progress of the application will be provided on this page.

Overview

The applicant, Kāpiti Coast District Council (KCDC) has made an application to Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) for resource consents to continue the discharge of treated wastewater to the Mazengarb Stream and contaminants to air from the Paraparaumu WWTP. The applicant has applied for a 15 year consent duration.

GWRC has determined that the application must be publicly notified under s95A(8)(b) of the Resource Management Act (RMA).

The following resource consents have been sought from GWRC:

Project Description

The applicant is proposing measures to improve wastewater quality and other works to reduce effects from the operation of the WWTP and discharge over the proposed 15 year consent duration. The completed and ongoing improvement measures are:

Completed improvements

• Treatment upgrade to achieve improved effluent quality, including an aeration system upgrade and pH correction.
• Storage pond expansion and lining.

Ongoing improvements

• Decommissioning the retired sludge beds, to cease discharges to ground from historic sludge deposition.
• Treatment upgrades to achieve improved effluent quality by upgrading the A-recycling system to further reduce nitrate-nitrogen, and expanding the UV disinfection system to ensure bacterial disinfection to the projected population growth.
• Working with Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai to develop and implement a riparian planting programme along the Mazengarb Stream.
• The implementation of a revised Stormwater Strategy, to contribute to improvements in water quality in the Mazengarb Stream.
• Stormwater inflow and infiltration investigation and reduction in the wastewater network.

Application Documents

Full details of the application, including the Assessment of Environmental Effects report and all supporting information, can be viewed in the document library on this page. Alternatively, hard copies can be viewed during operating hours at:

• Paraparaumu Library, 9 Iver Trask Place
• Waikanae Library, 9 Mahara Place
• Greater Wellington Regional Council, 100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington

Original application submitted December 2021

A resource consent application was originally submitted to GWRC in December 2021. This original application was subsequently superseded by a repackaged application in September 2022. The repackage was prepared to provide improved clarity to the proposal, assessment of effects and statutory assessment. The activities sought in the repackaged application are within the same scope as the original application.

A copy of the original application is available on request, however, this no longer forms part of the application being notified.

Submissions

Any person may make a submission on these applications. Please note the following information for writing a submission:

• You may make a submission by filling in the online submission form or by sending a written or electronic submission to PO Box 11646, Wellington 6011 or notifications@gw.govt.nz. Alternatively, submissions can be dropped off in person at Greater Wellington Regional Council offices during office hours. The submission must be in the prescribed form. Copies of this form are available from GWRC, please contact us on 0800 496 734 or notifications@gw.govt.nz. 
• You must serve a copy of your submission to Kapiti Coast District Council (the applicant), via email or post, as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on GWRC. Please send these to Kapiti Coast District Council, C/o Harrison Grierson, Attention: Stuart Beard, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032 or S.Beard@Harrisongrierson.com. If you fill in the online submission form below, this will happen automatically.
• Your submission may become publicly available if a request for it is made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. As a submitter, you are legally required to provide a copy of your full submission, including your personal details to the applicant. Please refer to the privacy statement on this page.
• For guidance on writing a submission, and the submission process, you can refer to the Ministry for the Environment's guidance document
• If you have any questions about the application or submission process, please contact Environmental Technical Support, Greater Wellington Regional Council on 0800 496 734 or email notifications@gw.govt.nz

Submissions on this resource consent application closed on Thursday 7 November 2024.

Addresses for Service:

Greater Wellington Regional Council (consenting authority): Greater Wellington Regional Council, PO Box 11646, Manners St, Wellington 6142, Attn: Manager, Environmental Regulation, notifications@gw.govt.nz

Kāpiti Coast District Council (the applicant): Kāpiti Coast District Council, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032 S.Beard@Harrisongrierson.com