Update - Discharge of Untreated Wastewater to Porirua Harbour

Brian Warburton made this Official Information request to Wellington Regional Council

The request was successful.

From: Brian Warburton

Dear Wellington Regional Council,

GWRC will recall this previous request :- https://fyi.org.nz/request/16668-dischar...

Please provide me with an update.

Yours faithfully,

Brian Warburton

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From: Sharon Hornal
Wellington Regional Council


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Dear Mr Warburton

 

Further to your email via fyi-request below, for us to accept your
request, can you please advise what specific information you are after?

 

 

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From: Brian Warburton

Dear Sharon Hornal,

Thanks for your request for clarification. You will note that my current request refers to a previous request and in that regards simply asks for an update.

GWRC's response to my previous request was as to refuse my request because: "No conclusion about the prosecution under the RMA has yet been reached as the investigation is ongoing and a record of the decision is not made until the investigation is completed."

I thought it was obvious what I wanted with this "update request" but there you go.

Here is my update request:
1. Has GWRC concluded its investigation.
2. If it hasn’t concluded its investigation please provide me with the reasons and the expected time frame.
3. If GWRC has concluded its investigation what has the outcome of that.
4. If GWRC has concluded its investigation will it be proceeding with prosecution
5. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is not proceeding with prosecution, the reasons why
6. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is not proceeding with prosecution, a copy of all information that GWRC has relied upon in coming to this conclusion.
7. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is proceeding with prosecution, information so I can understand the current status of those proceedings.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Warburton

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From: Darrell Young
Wellington Regional Council

Dear Brian,

 

Acknowledgement of Request for Information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

 

Thank you for your email dated 21 June 2022, requesting information
regarding discharge of untreated wastewater to Porirua Harbour.

 

Your request is being followed-up and a reply will be sent to you within
20 working days of the request being received.

 

Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to
official information requests where possible. We do not publish
requesters’ personal information.

We will let you know when we respond to your request if we intend to
publish it on Greater Wellington’s website.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Darrell Young

 

 

for

Luke Troy

General
Manager                                                                                  

Strategy

Greater Wellington Regional Council

 

 

 

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From: Sharon Hornal
Wellington Regional Council


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Dear Brian

 

Attached is your OIA response letter addressed to the FYI.Org site.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

[1]makaurangi Sharon Hornal

Kaiâwhina Matua ki te Kaiwhakahaere Matua mo te Taiao

Executive Assistant – General Manager, Environment

and General Manager, Environment Management

Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao

Mobile:  027 661 4677
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

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[4]gw.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Brian Warburton

Dear Sharon Hornal,

Thanks for your request for clarification. You will note that my current request refers to a previous request and in that regards simply asks for an update.

GWRC's response to my previous request was as to refuse my request because: "No conclusion about the prosecution under the RMA has yet been reached as the investigation is ongoing and a record of the decision is not made until the investigation is completed."

I thought it was obvious what I wanted with this "update request" but there you go. For clarity I will now lodge a new LGOIMA request.

Here is my update request:
1. Has GWRC concluded its investigation.
2. If it hasn’t concluded its investigation please provide me with the reasons and the expected time frame.
3. If GWRC has concluded its investigation what has the outcome of that.
4. If GWRC has concluded its investigation will it be proceeding with prosecution
5. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is not proceeding with prosecution, the reasons why
6. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is not proceeding with prosecution, a copy of all information that GWRC has relied upon in coming to this conclusion.
7. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is proceeding with prosecution, information so I can understand the current status of those proceedings.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Warburton

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From: Darrell Young
Wellington Regional Council

Dear Brian,

 

Acknowledgement of Request for Information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

                                          

Thank you for your email dated 25 June 2023, requesting information
regarding the following:

 

Updated request:

1. Has GWRC concluded its investigation.

2. If it hasn’t concluded its investigation, please provide me with the
reasons and the expected time frame.

3. If GWRC has concluded its investigation what has the outcome of that.

4. If GWRC has concluded its investigation will it be proceeding with
prosecution 5. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is not
proceeding with prosecution, the reasons why 6. If GWRC has concluded its
investigation and is not proceeding with prosecution, a copy of all
information that GWRC has relied upon in coming to this conclusion.

7. If GWRC has concluded its investigation and is proceeding with
prosecution, information so I can understand the current status of those
proceedings.

 

Your request is being followed-up and a reply will be sent to you within
20 working days of the request being received.

 

Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to
official information requests where possible. We do not publish
requesters’ personal information.

We will let you know when we respond to your request if we intend to
publish it on Greater Wellington’s website.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Darrell Young

 

 

for

Luke Troy

General
Manager                                                                                  

Strategy

Greater Wellington Regional Council

 

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the named
recipient(s) only. If you are not the named recipient and receive this
correspondence in error, you must not copy, distribute or take any action
in reliance on it and you should delete it from your system and notify the
sender immediately. Unless otherwise stated, any views or opinions
expressed are solely those of the author, and do not represent those of
the organisation.

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