Proposed Resource Consent Conditions

37 CONSENT TYPE AND ACTIVITIES AUTHORISED S9 / S15 To drill holes below the water table to establish and operate piezometers. LOCATION At any location TERM 35 years LAPSE PERIOD 10 years General Requirements 1 At least 20 working days prior to the first exercise of this consent, the Consent Holder shall advise the Waikato Regional Council in writing of the date upon which the exercise of this consent is to be physically commenced. 2 The Waikato Regional Council shall be notified in writing at least two weeks in advance of the installation of bores and piezometers. 3 The bore shall be constructed and maintained and/or abandoned so that it will not cause cross contamination between hydraulic units (aquifers) in any water (including ground water and geothermal water). 4 All openings to the bore shall be sealed or screened to prevent the entry of foreign matter or contaminants. The ground immediately surrounding the top of the bore casing shall be sealed and graded to drain surface water away from the bore. 5 Upon completion of the bore, any wastes introduced to the bore during drilling and construction shall be removed. 6 If artesian conditions are encountered, a conductor casing shall be grout sealed to ensure control of potential flowing artesian ground water and to prevent instability of the ground at the bore head. Bore head completion shall be such that ground water leakage under flowing artesian pressures is prevented. 7 Discharge of wastewater from bore installation into or onto the ground shall be permitted provided that only non-hazardous and non-toxic drilling fluids and/or foams are used as approved by Waikato Regional Council. Drilling shall be undertaken in such a manner that there is no discharge of grease or oil, and wastewater does not directly enter surface water. 8 Abandoned or obsolete bores must be decommissioned to prevent contamination. 9 The Consent Holder shall provide to the Waikato Regional Council (within one month of an agreed anniversary date) an annual report which contains

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