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Development of consent conditions (section 4 in the Guide)

For example consent conditions see the Guide to Landfill Consent Conditions.

Land use consents and designations

  • Site activities and separation distances
  • Hours of operation
  • Development plans
  • Management plans
  • Prevention of nuisances (dust, litter, vermin and vectors)
  • Visual effects and landscaping
  • Roading and traffic
  • Noise
  • Site rehabilitation

Discharge to land

  • Location of discharges
  • Quantity of solid waste to be discharged
  • Waste acceptance criteria
  • Liner and leachate collection systems
  • Monitoring and reporting

Discharge to water

(Discharge of waste to ground in circumstances which may result in contaminants reaching groundwater)

  • Location of discharges
  • Quantity of discharges/maximum leachate head on liner
  • Liner and leachate collection systems
  • Cover systems
  • Monitoring and reporting
  • Contingencies

Discharge to air

  • Buffer distances from neighbouring site uses
  • Operational practices
  • Limits and a compliance point for effects of odour and dust discharges
  • Collection and flaring or utilisation of landfill gas
  • Complaints procedures
  • Monitoring and reporting

General conditions

General conditions may cover:

  • The documents outlining the design, development, operation and monitoring for the activity
  • The provision of detailed design drawings
  • The provision of as-built drawings
  • Requirements for suitably qualified personnel
  • Cultural considerations
  • Requirements for peer review
  • Requirement for bond or financial assurance
  • Requirements for activity specific plans
  • Community liaison mechanisms

Landfill management plans

Landfill management plans should ideally provide detail down to the work instruction level. Plans may include a number of activity specific documents addressing issues such as landfill operations, health and safety, design and construction and environmental monitoring.

The Canterbury University Centre for Advanced Engineering Landfill Guidelines provide guidance on issues to be addressed in Landfill Management Plans. These include:

  • Resource consents
  • Site planning
  • Site management and responsibilities
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Waste acceptance and documentation
  • Site operations
  • Monitoring and reporting

Last updated: 17 September 2007