Long Term Community Plan 2012-2022 - Hurunui District Council

Sewerage
Overview
Sewerage covers the following activity described below:
Activity 1: Sewerage (township and rural sewer schemes)
Our Aim
To provide proficient, cost effective sewage disposal schemes
relevant to the needs of the community.
Why is the Council Involved?
Council provides a sewerage service to support the development
of the District and to protect the physical environment and
health of the community through good sanitary practice. We
try to ensure that adverse environmental impacts are avoided,
minimised or eased.
Community Outcomes
The Water Supply activity described in this section, primarily
contributes to three of our community outcomes:
1. A desirable and safe place to live:
• We have attractive well designed townships
• Communities have access to adequate health and
emergency services and systems and resources
are available to meet civil defence emergencies
• Risks to public health are identified and
appropriately managed
2. A place that demonstrates environmental responsibility:
• We protect our environment while preserving
people’s property rights
• We minimise solid waste to the fullest extent,
and manage the rest in a sustainable way
3. A place with essential infrastructure:
• We have a strong emphasis on service delivery
across all infrastructure including roading, water
(for drinking and development), waste water,
stormwater and solid waste
Major Projects Planned
Project
Amberley pipe upgrade $474,000
Hurunui Community Long Term Plan 2012 - 2022
Year Planned
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Amberley pond desludging $96,642
Amberley wastewater plant
renewals
$12,240 $10,780 $78,256
Cheviot wave board correction $30,882
Greta Valley wastewater plant
renewals
Motunau Beach wastewater
plant renewals
Hanmer Springs pond
desludging
Hanmer Springs disposal to
land option
Hanmer Springs treatment
pond aeration improvements
$17,000 $18,255
$35,000
$220,000
Significant Negative Effects
$93,528
$1,288,560
There are significant negative effects for environmental,
economic, cultural and social wellbeing from this activity. The
disposal of treated effluent to land and waterways carries
physical and health risks, although these are minimised by
ensuring that the reticulation and disposal systems comply
with the appropriate resource consents. All facilities are based
around pond treatment, which means any overflow or failure
at these locations will involve release of treated or partially
treated material. The lack of reticulated sewerage systems is
affecting the environmental and social wellbeing of some local
communities. However, the cost of installing such systems at
this stage, have an even bigger negative effect on the economic
wellbeing of these communities.
Emergency Management
In an emergency, particularly a civil defence emergency, we will
continue to deliver services as long as it is safe and practical
to continue to do so. Sewerage issues will receive priority in
the event of a civil emergency and every effort will be made to
effectively and safely dispose of sewerage to minimise health
risks.
Financial Summary
A financial summary for this group of activities is shown at the
end of the Sewerage activity.
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