On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan

The Operative On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan 2006 was made operative on 7 August 2006. 

Proposed Plan Change 1 (Date Deferral for Small Communities)

Proposed Plan Change 1 is a change to the On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan. The plan change seeks to defer 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.

Proposed Plan Change 1 was publicly notified on 30 June 2010 and 19 submissions were received on the proposed plan change.

Summary of Submissions now available

A Summary of Decisions Requested and copy of original submissions may be viewed between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, at the offices of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council at the following locations:

• 5 Quay Street, Whakatane
• 1125 Arawa Street, Rotorua
• 6 Rata Street, Mt Maunganui
• on this webpage page under 'Available Information'

and at all public libraries and district and city council offices in the region.

These documents can also be obtained by contacting Shari Kameta, Planning Administration Officer on toll-free phone 0800 ENV BOP (368 267), fax 0800 ENV FAX (368 329) or email shari.kameta@envbop.govt.nz.

How to make a Further Submission

Certain persons, in the prescribed form, can now make a further submission on Proposed Plan Change 1, in support of, or in opposition to, the original submissions. Certain persons include:

• any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest
• any person that has an interest in the plan change greater than the interest of the general public.

Council will receive further submissions until 4.00 pm on Friday 10 September 2010. Send further submissions by fax, email to shari.kameta@envbop.govt.nz or by post to: The Chief Executive, Bay of Plenty of Plenty Regional Council, PO Box 364, Whakatāne 3158

After the further submission closing date, the Council will makes its recommendations and a public hearing will be held to give the submitters the opportunity to make oral presentations to a Hearing Committee.

Available Information

• Proposed Plan Change 1 (Date Deferral for Small Communities) (128KB, pdf)
• Section 32 Record (61KB, pdf)
• Summary of Decisions Requested (280KB, pdf)
• Original submissions (1.2MB, pdf)
• Public notice (194KB, pdf)
• Further submission form (46KB, doc)

For printed copies of these contact us by post, phone or email shari.kameta@envbop.govt.nz.

Other Information

• Dealing with your wastewater - a guide to the On-Site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan 2006
• Rotorua Lakes Fact Sheet OSET – Rotorua Lakes Catchments
• Western Bay Coastal Communities information sheet (145KB, pdf)
• Maintenance and Inspection Programme
• Wastewater system trials
• Link to RDC website page on Rotorua Lakeside Communities Sewerage Scheme Programme

Questions & Answers from Draft Plan Change public meetings

• Maketu/Little Waihi (21KB, pdf) - Tuesday 19 January, Maketū Fire Brigade Hall 
• Te Puna (15KB, pdf) - Thursday 21 January, Te Puna Community Centre 
• Tanners Point and Ongare Point Combined (24KB, pdf) - Tuesday 26 January, Katikati War Memorial Hall 
• Rotomā/Rotoehu (31.7KB, pdf) - Thursday 28 January and Wednesday 10 March, Rotomā/Rotoehu Community Hall
• Rotorua/Rotoiti (22KB, pdf) - Monday 8 February, Pikiao Rugby League Club 
• Ōkāreka/Tarawera (12KB, pdf) - Wednesday 10 February, Lake Ōkāreka Community Hall
• Mamaku (8.5KB, pdf) - Thursday 11 February, Mamaku Community Hall 

Download the Operative Plan

• Introduction, Table of Contents,Chapters 1 - 10 (649KB, pdf)
• Map 1 - Bay of Plenty (360KB, pdf)
• Schedules (533KB, pdf)
• Definition of Terms and Bibliography (247KB, pdf)
• Appendices (116KB, pdf)

Schedule 5 Maps - Rotorua Lakes Catchments

• Map 4 - Rotorua Lakes Catchments (368KB, pdf)
• Map 5 - Lake Rotoehu and Rotoma (294KB, pdf)
• Map 6 - Lakes Rotoiti and Rotokawau (304KB, pdf)
• Map 7 - Lakes Okataina and Okareka (297KB, pdf)
• Map 8 - Lakes Tarawera, Tikitapu and Rotokakahi (313KB, pdf)
• Map 9 - Lakes Rotomahana, Rerewhakaaitu and Okaro (280KB, pdf)
• Map 10 - Lake Rotorua (255KB, pdf)

Schedule 6 Maps - Maintenance Zones

• Map 11 - Hamurana (157KB, pdf)
• Map 12 - Brunswick/Rotokawa (297KB, pdf)
• Map 13 - Okawa Bay/Mourea (144KB, pdf)
• Map 14 - Okere Falls (158KB, pdf)
• Map 15 - Otaramarae (126KB, pdf)
• Map 16 - Gisborne Point (60KB, pdf)
• Map 17 - Hinehopu (62KB, pdf)
• Map 18 - Lake Rotoma (122KB, pdf)
• Map 19 - Lake Okareka (75KB, pdf)
• Map 20 - Lake Tarawera (197KB, pdf)
• Map 21 - Tanners Point (76KB, pdf)
• Map 22 - Ongare Point (75KB, pdf)
• Map 23 - Omokoroa (251KB, pdf)
• Map 24 - Te Puna (84KB, pdf)
• Map 25 - Maketu (83KB, pdf)
• Map 26 - Little Waihi (77KB, pdf)

Order a copy of the Plan

Order the plan by phone 0800 ENV BOP (368 267) or email us at info@envbop.govt.nz. The Plan costs $28 (GST inclusive) and is available to view at Environment Bay of Plenty offices, all public libraries throughout the Bay of Plenty and service centres of Bay of Plenty’s city and district councils.