N Smith opened the meeting with a Karakia timatanga.

RESOLVED

THAT the apologies of L Ngamane, T Nichols and Cr Troughton be received and sustained.

CCWW02/15 Carmine/Clarkin CARRIED

Pursuant to Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the Chairman called for late items to be accepted. There were none.

RESOLVED

THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Consultative Committee Water and Wastes held on Wednesday 3 April 2002 be taken as read and confirmed.

CCWW02/16 Baker/Carmine CARRIED

There were no matters arising.

A report from the Utilities Manager was attached.

RESOLVED

THAT the report be received.

CCWW02/17 Baker/Carmine CARRIED

The Utilities Manager presented a technical paper detailing the recently completed Paeroa Sewage Treatment Plant. The paper had been presented to the International Waste Stabilisation Pond Conference held in Auckland in March and to the Land Treatment Collective Conference held in Whangamata in April. The paper detailed the problems Paeroa faced with managing storm water inflow and infiltration into the sewage system and how these problems were being resolved.

A "Power Point" presentation would be made by the Utilities Manager later in the meeting.

A report from the Drainage Manager regarding comprehensive Stormwater discharge consents was attached.

RESOLVED

THAT the report be received.

CCWW02/18 Carmine/Corlett CARRIED

The Drainage Manager advised that a copy of the presentation by Peter Ireland of Opus Consultants made to the April meeting was attached to the agenda along with copies of the slides shown.

The Executive Summary of the consent application document was included, with a further report from Opus, including a summary of the implementation plan proposed to be undertaken by Hauraki District Council.

Attached was a report from the District Engineer regarding the Tetley’s Quarry, Waitakaruru applications for resource consent.

RESOLVED

THAT the report be received.

CCWW02/19 Baker/Wightman CARRIED

The District Engineer advised that the Hauraki District Council was seeking resource consents for the deposition of overburden and cleanfill on a site at the rear of their existing quarry (Tetley’s Quarry) on Steen Road, Waitakaruru. Letters describing details associated with the consents had been sent for comment to the potentially interested parties listed in the attachment to the report. The letter content was essentially similar to the content of the report.

The District Engineer would present further information at the next meeting regarding the site.

The Utilities Manager continued with his report and gave a "Power Point" presentation regarding Pond Based Treatment Process for Wet Weather Flow Management and Tertiary Effluent Polishing.

Points covered in the presentation were:

• Analysis of raw wastewater flows from 3 years of gauging records

• Stormwater/groundwater infiltration - The Problem

• Reticulation Repair Experience

• Outcomes

• Paeroa Wastewater Treatment Plant

• Wet Weather Flow Storage

• Paeroa WWTP Layout

• Tertiary Treatment Process

• Horizontal Flow Gravel Filter

• Discharge to gravel Beds

• Nitrifying Filter

• Paeroa Discharge Consent Standards

• Waiuku WWTP Seven Years of Operation

• Paeroa WWTP Advantages

• Paeroa Treatment Plant Working

The Chairman suggested that any members that had not seen the new Paeroa Wastewater Treatment Plant a visit could be arranged to the site after next months meeting in June.

There were no late items.

N Smith closed the meeting with a Karakia whakamutunga.

The meeting closed at 11.00 am.

CONFIRMED

D Johansen

June 2002