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No appeals submitted after GELITA decision
No appeals submitted after GELITA decision
Following Environment Canterbury’s
decision to grant GELITA a two-year period to invest in and
upgrade its buildings and factory, no submitters have lodged
appeals against the decision.
GELITA is now proceeding with a programme of upgrades and modifications, which require considerable investment. These upgrades are designed to improve odour control and enable GELITA to be in full compliance with its resource consent conditions.
The company is also beginning an improved community engagement programme to keep its neighbours informed about the progress of the improvement works. A community newsletter will be distributed to local residents this weekend, with an e-newsletter going to other stakeholders. A community liaison group meeting is also being held on June 18.
Interested parties can email info.nz@gelita.com if they wish to be kept informed via the new e-newsletter or join the community liaison group meetings.
Some key dates include:
| June 2015 | Vacuum
monitoring equipment installed on process
building Building sealing programme commences |
| June 18 2015 | Quarterly Community Liaison Group meeting |
| August 2015 | Neighbourhood odour monitoring programme established |
| September 2015 | First quarterly progress report provided to ECAN |
| October 2015 | First ‘point source’ odour treatment initiatives implemented |
| December 2015 | Second quarterly progress report provided to ECAN |
| Jan-Mar 2016 | Ion exchange equipment installed and commissioned |
| March 2016 | Third quarterly progress report provided to ECAN |
| Mar-Apr 2016 | Acidulation process area enclosure completed |
| June 2016 | Process building sealing programme concludes |
| June 2016 | Fourth quarterly progress report provided to ECAN |
| July 2016 | Further ‘point source’ odour treatment initiative implemented |
| June 2017 | Final ‘point source’ treatment initiatives implemented |
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