“Sewell Peak Farm at the last inspection was deemed to still be non-compliant with the conditions of the consent, and the site is still being actively inspected to ensure that all unconsented materials are removed.” The Roscos site had stopped taking demolition materials from the Kingsgate Hotel demolition, but was also still non-compliant as it did not have a resource consent for the disposal of the material it had already taken, Helem said. The council was still considering whether to take further enforcement action against the two dump operators, he said. Enforcement options open to regional councils included a formal warning, a notice of direction, an infringement notice and fine.
Reefton s Rosco Contracting is also now complying with its consent, Helem said. The private dump was consented to take asbestos waste but was found to be taking demolition waste from Greymouth’s Kingsgate Hotel and was ordered to stop. The council had asked for an independent opinion on the staff s interpretation of the consent.
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The Kingsgate Hotel in Greymouth is being demolished. Senior consents officer Rachel Clark told a community board meeting in Reefton last week that the council investigated all complaints but did not have the resources to constantly monitor every dumpsite from Karamea to Haast. Helem said that was a fair statement.
A pile of carpet, pipes and metals photographed in a cleanfill site near Greymouth. West Coast Regional Council compliance team leader Colin Helem said council inspectors discovered demolition waste was being dumped illegally in Reefton. “It was established that the material is not authorised by a resource consent, so the dumping was unlawful,” he said. “The property owner has stopped any further dumping until a variation to an existing consent is obtained for the site so that the disposal of the demolition material can be done lawfully.”
Stuff understands the landfill, known locally as Rosco s Hole , is owned by Rosco Contracting. Owner Ross Moore has had council consent since 2008 to accept contaminated waste and has applied to extend the site to take waste from a fertiliser plant in Christchurch.