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On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan

The Operative On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan 2006 (amended to incorporate Plan Change 1) deals with the effects on water quality from the discharge of domestic wastewater in the Bay of Plenty. 

Proposed Plan Change 2

The Plan and maps are available to download below.

Schedule 5 Maps - Rotorua Lakes Catchments

Schedule 6 Maps - Maintenance Zone and Sewerage Reticulation Maps

For a printed copy of the Plan ($28) contact us on the details below.

Plan Change 1

Plan Change 1 (Date Deferral for Small Communities) was made operative at the Strategy, Policy and Planning Committee meeting on 8 February 2011, and incorporated into the On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan on 1 March 2011.

Plan Change 1 defers the dates on which conventional septic tank systems require consent for the Rotorua Lakes and Western Bay of Plenty maintenance zone communities and those conventional and advanced systems in Rotorua areas (including Mamaku) that have nitrogen reduction requirements.

Information Available

Contacts

Please see the contacts below if you would like to speak to someone about:

  • Documents and change of address - Bay of Plenty Regional Council or email info@boprc.govt.nz
  • Plan Change 1 provisions - Chad Grant (Planner)
  • Septic tank maintenance, nutrient management and reduction options - Sam Weiss or Paul Futter (Project Implementation Officer)
  • Sewerage schemes - Rotorua District Council (phone 07 348-4199) or Western Bay of Plenty District Council (phone 07 571-8008)
  • Draft Plan Change 2 provisions - John Whale (Consultant Planner) phone 021 838 601

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