Site-specific Assessments of Environmental Effects

B-2 – Area 2 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 43 Activity Relevant rules and activity status Comment Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health. support mining activities, and back to production land following the completion of mining activities. Disturbance of soils, both during operation and rehabilitation is also proposed. The activity will not meet the permitted activity requirements of regulation 8 or the controlled activity requirements of regulation 9. A PSI has been undertaken on the site, however, there has not been a DSI undertaken, therefore the restricted discretionary requirements of regulation 10 cannot be met. The activity is therefore attributed a discretionary status as per regulation 11. For completeness, it is confirmed that: No Category A or B Heritage Features will be disturbed by the various activities occurring within Area 2; No Significant Natural Area identified in section 6.2 of the HDP will be disturbed by the activities occurring within Area 2; Area 2 is not within an Outstanding Natural Feature or Landscape or District Amenity Landscape identified in section 6.3 of the HDP; No Significant Trees covered by the rules in section 6.4 of the HDP will be disturbed by the various activities occurring within Area 2; The earthworks rules in section 7.8 of the HDP do not apply to the various activities occurring within Area 2, as all associated earthworks are deemed mining operations as per the definitions in the HDP; and The District Wide performance standards in section 8 of the HDP do not impact on the activity status of the land use consents sought as they only apply to permitted or controlled activities. 4.2 WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL The permitted activity rules and resource consents required to authorise activities within Area 2 during the Waihi North Project are set out in Table 3 below.

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