Council opposes dump plan

Press, 27 October 1982, Page 6

Council opposes dump plan

Possible failure of a plastic liner for a proposed priv- >; ate rubbish dump in Pound Road is causing concern to the Paparua County Coun:..’cil. In his report to the council’s town planning committee last evening, Cr G. T. > Wright, chairman of the town-planning hearing committee, said there were still questions of risk. It was, feared that the - proposed polyethylene liner, and the bird net, might, not be satisfactory, he - said;-.-The applicant, Nathan Scott, Ltd, wants to use part

of its Pound Road shingle pit as a landfill for rubbish contractors. There were 84 objectors at the hearing, earlier this month. The two main grounds for objections were the risk of birdstrike to aircraft, from seagulls attracted to the site, and the risk of leachates getting through the proposed polyethylene lining and contaminating underground aquifers which supply Christ- . church’s water. - ' The applicant plans to erect netting around the site to keep birds out. ... “The applicant produced

no real evidence of a need for the facility in the public interest,” Cr Wright said. He emphasised that the Metropolitan Refuse Scheme would provide a safe, suitable refuse disposal system for Christchurch, and that it was proposed for an area which would not produce problems for underground water or aircraft. The application, if approved, would set a pre-cedent-necessitating changes to the planning scheme, said Cr Wright. . “Even if the application was considered as a condi-

tional use, it would have a detrimental effect on the amenities of the surrounding area, and significant potential effects on at least the health and safety of the ale of the district,” he In the light of evidence at the hearing, the council reiterated that every step shuld be taken to accelerate the Metropolitan Refuse Scheme and hasten the early closing of all refuse pits in the general area, Cr Wright said.' . . .. The report has been recommended to the council for adoption.