Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Evidence For/Against Three Kings Quarry "Cleanfill"

Today's Thursday 17th March. If all goes according to plan legal counsel for Fletchers Infrastructure/Winstone Aggregates will complete the two week Environment Court hearing of its application to use Three Kings Quarry as a cleanfill/managed fill, by delivering the right of reply. I will report later on further developments.

But for now, I thought I would provide you with copies of evidence that has been provided to the Environment Court by various experts and parties to the hearing. Links to selected evidence files are later on below in this blog.

In a hearing of this size, complexity and challenge - there is vast amounts of paper, and it is beyond my resources to make all of it available here. Or even a small proportion of it. Every affidavit is rebutted by those who disagree with it for example. All of this material is available to the Court. The Judge and Commissioners indicate they have either read it all, or they have heard it. And of course witnesses have been cross-examined in Court.

My main interest in this matter has been its potential effect on Auckland's Underground water resources and aquifers. There are other issues of significance including traffic effects, dust effects and so on. However I have concentrated on groundwater effects. So, here's some written evidence that is primarily around that issue. There are many documents other than these....

For Fletchers Infrastructure/Winstone Aggregates

Bernie Chote (General Manager)
Mr Burden (Geo Chemist, expert in environmental effects of landfills)
Mr Harding (Hydrogeologist and computer modeller of groundwater effects)

For Envirowaste Services

Mr Parker (Engineer, expert on Australian landfill policy and management)
Mr Mitchell (Engineer and Planner, expert in environmental effects and RMA)
Mr Northcott (Chemist, NIWA experience, expert in organochlorines in environment)

For Auckland Council

Mr Stapleton (GeoEnvironmental Engineer, expert in soil and landfill processes)

Local Submissions for South Epsom Planning Group

Pip Mules (Local resident)
Garry Law (Engineer and Manager Water systems, expert in water resource management)
Mr Triggs (Professor of Statistics at Auckland University)

Watercare Services Ltd

Mr Widdowson (GeoScientist at BECAs, expert in groundwater monitoring & risk assessment)

These are my selection. They are indicative. Happy reading.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Evidence For/Against Three Kings Quarry "Cleanfill"

Today's Thursday 17th March. If all goes according to plan legal counsel for Fletchers Infrastructure/Winstone Aggregates will complete the two week Environment Court hearing of its application to use Three Kings Quarry as a cleanfill/managed fill, by delivering the right of reply. I will report later on further developments.

But for now, I thought I would provide you with copies of evidence that has been provided to the Environment Court by various experts and parties to the hearing. Links to selected evidence files are later on below in this blog.

In a hearing of this size, complexity and challenge - there is vast amounts of paper, and it is beyond my resources to make all of it available here. Or even a small proportion of it. Every affidavit is rebutted by those who disagree with it for example. All of this material is available to the Court. The Judge and Commissioners indicate they have either read it all, or they have heard it. And of course witnesses have been cross-examined in Court.

My main interest in this matter has been its potential effect on Auckland's Underground water resources and aquifers. There are other issues of significance including traffic effects, dust effects and so on. However I have concentrated on groundwater effects. So, here's some written evidence that is primarily around that issue. There are many documents other than these....

For Fletchers Infrastructure/Winstone Aggregates

Bernie Chote (General Manager)
Mr Burden (Geo Chemist, expert in environmental effects of landfills)
Mr Harding (Hydrogeologist and computer modeller of groundwater effects)

For Envirowaste Services

Mr Parker (Engineer, expert on Australian landfill policy and management)
Mr Mitchell (Engineer and Planner, expert in environmental effects and RMA)
Mr Northcott (Chemist, NIWA experience, expert in organochlorines in environment)

For Auckland Council

Mr Stapleton (GeoEnvironmental Engineer, expert in soil and landfill processes)

Local Submissions for South Epsom Planning Group

Pip Mules (Local resident)
Garry Law (Engineer and Manager Water systems, expert in water resource management)
Mr Triggs (Professor of Statistics at Auckland University)

Watercare Services Ltd

Mr Widdowson (GeoScientist at BECAs, expert in groundwater monitoring & risk assessment)

These are my selection. They are indicative. Happy reading.

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