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From: Wikitoria Hinerangi Gray
<[1][FOI #28264 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 31 August 2024 8:58 pm
To: RDC Mail <[2][Rotorua District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - LGOIMA Request for Documentation
on Alternative Routes for the Tarawera Sewerage Pipeline

 

Dear Rotorua District Council,

Pursuant to the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987, I am requesting the following information related to the Tarawera
Sewerage Scheme:

1. Documentation on all alternative routes or solutions considered for the
sewage pipeline that would avoid culturally significant sites, including
Lake Rotokākahi.

2. Records detailing the reasons for rejecting any proposed alternatives
that were deemed less impactful on cultural and environmental sites,
particularly those in the vicinity of Lake Rotokākahi.

Please provide these documents in electronic format.

Yours faithfully,

Wikitoria Hinerangi Gray

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I refer to your Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
request of 31 August 2024 regarding documentation on alternative routes
for the Tarawera Sewerage pipeline, and respond to your specific requests
below:

 

 1. Documentation on all alternative routes or solutions considered for
the sewage pipeline that would avoid culturally significant sites,
including Lake Rotokākahi.

 

Please refer to the attached link to download the following documents:

 

o Two feasibility reports prepared for a Tarawera WWTP and Land Disposal
System:

1_Tarawera WWTP and Land Disposal System  Concept Design, PDP, Tarawera
Sewerage Scheme, REPORT, April 2017 (Attachment 1 - ECM 20057141)

2_Tarawera WWTP and Land Disposal System Concept Design PDP A03101202R001
January 2020 (Attachment 2 - ECM 20159080)

 

There is also information on the Tarawera Sewerage Scheme project page on
Council’s website [1]HERE which refers to the ‘Sewerage Scheme options –
estimated costing summary’ – refer to the Quick links at the bottom of the
page.

 

o Terms of reference and minutes of the Tarawera Steering Committee
between 2016-2018 (Zip file – ECM 20654643)

The Tarawera Steering Committee explored the options for sewerage
management at Tarawera, and included representatives from:  Tūhourangi
Tribal Authority (TTA), Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Arawa Lakes Trust,
Māori land owners, the Lake Tarawera Ratepayers Association, Bay of Plenty
Regional Council (BOPRC) and Rotorua Lakes Council.  A current member of
the Rotokākahi Board of Control (RBOC) was part of this steering group.

 

The Tarawera Sewerage Steering Committee selected a preferred option in
2018 with input from various iwi entities. Following this, a Cultural
Impact Assessment (CIA) was commissioned and executed by manawhenua to
gather feedback from all relevant mana whenua stakeholders, including the
RBOC. The CIA incorporated the RBOC’s views and feedback. The CIA
identified some concerns related to the route, and these concerns were
incorporated into the project’s operational procedures. While opposition
to the pipeline was noted, the Council's decision to proceed with the
adopted option took into account several considerations, including the
need for effective and efficient solutions, achieving environmental and
health objectives, and managing costs for the wider community. The
Steering Committee, which included iwi and community representatives,
unanimously recommended the preferred option, which involves using
low-pressure grinder pumps and connecting to Rotorua through the Tarawera
Road corridor. Arriving at the preferred option was the result of careful
and balanced consideration of all technical, cultural, financial and
planning factors. 

 

 2. Records detailing the reasons for rejecting any proposed alternatives
that were deemed less impactful on cultural and environmental sites,
particularly those in the vicinity of Lake Rotokākahi.

As advised above, the Tarawera Sewerage Steering Committee selected a
preferred option in 2018 with input from various iwi entities.  Refer to
the minutes of the Tarawera Steering Committee.

 

 

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