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Graymont (NZ) Limited - Oparure Quarry - SW Pit

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 two (2) affected parties and is currently being processed.

About the proposal

Graymont (NZ) Limited has lodged an application with Waikato Regional Council to for consents associated with a new limestone quarry pit, connected to the adjacent to the existing Graymont Oparure quarry by a newly constructed haul road.

Resource consent application

Consent application APP145031 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on 19 October 2022.

This application includes an assessment of environmental effects. Activities are as follows:

Reference ID Activity Description
APP145031.01.01 To divert and take water for dust suppression in association with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit including the construction and maintenance of the haul road
APP145031.02.01 To discharge stormwater to surface and groundwater in association with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit
APP145031.03.01 To discharge stormwater to land in association with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit
APP145031.04.01 To divert, take and discharge water from erosion and sediment controls in association with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit
APP145031.05.01 To divert surface/groundwater not associated with erosion and sediment controls in association with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit
APP145031.06.01 To remove overburden and the quarrying of limestone and subsequent discharge to water and air in association with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit
APP145031.07.01 To discharge overburden into the quarry pit associated with the establishment and operation of the SW Pit

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 Brent Vyle 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: