Public Notices - Waitaki District Council

Waitaki District Council

PUBLIC NOTICES

Information concerning Road Closures, Thames St, Conserve Water Notices, Water Shut Off, Boil Water Notices, & other public saftey issues, can be found here.

Council and Community board meetings can be found here.

Notice of Cancellation and an Additional Meeting for November 2009

Cancellation:
COUNCIL -17 November 2009 - CANCELLED

Additional Meeting:
COUNCIL
(Commencing with Public Forum)
Date - Tuesday 24 November 2009
Time - 10.00am
Venue - Council Chamber, 20 Thames Street, Oamaru

Withdrawal of proposed Plan Change 4/Variation 9

Withdrawal of proposed Plan Change 4/Variation 9

HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS 1974, REGULATION 11 – WEIGHT AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON BRIDGES
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, Waitaki District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridges described hereunder:
Bridge No.	Name	Roadway	Gross Vehicle Weight (% Class 1)	Allowable Axle Load (kg)	Speed Limit (km/hr)
8	Breakneck Bridge	Breakneck Road	70%	-	10
9	Waianakarua Bridge	Waianakarua Road	85%	-	10
16	Maheno Iron Bridge	Bridge Road	90%	6000	10
20	Kakanui Point Bridge	Waianakarua Road	-	-	10
30	Kauru Hill Bridge	Kauru Hill Road	90%	6000	10
40	Slaughter Yard Road Bridge	Slaughter Yard Road	-	2000	20
66	Danseys Pass No.1 Bridge	Danseys Pass Road	-	-	10
67	Danseys Pass No.3 Bridge	Danseys Pass Road	90%	-	10
79	Otamatapaio No.2 Bridge	Back Yards Road	-	-	20
85	Birchwood No2 Bridge	Birchwood Road	60%	-	10
95	Lake Ohau No 5 Bridge	Lake Ohau Road	70%	-	10
96	Lake Ohau No 6 Bridge	Lake Ohau Road	70%	7000	10
156	Weston Rail Overbridge	Weston Road	-	-	10
161	Humber St Bridge	Humber St	50%	-	10
162	McEwans Bridge	McEwans Road	-	7500	-
221	Peddies Bridge	Peddies Road	-	7000	-
255	Nenthorn Diggings Bridge	Ramrock - Nenthorn Road	60%	4000	20
260	Thompsons Bridge	Whitestone - Five Forks Road	70%	-	10

Council to Exit Black Refuse Bag Service

The Council has confirmed that the black bag refuse service will cease from 27 November 2009. Following this date people will need to make their own arrangements for kerbside refuse disposal. These methods may include:
1. Hire a wheelie bin from Transpacific Industries
2. Hire a wheelie bin from Awamoa Bins & Skips
3. Use the yellow bag service supplied by Transpacific Industries (bags can be purchased at supermarkets)
4. Take your refuse to the Resource Recovery Park, transfer station or landfill

Council ceased the sale of black bags from 25 September 2009, which will allow two months for people to use up existing supplies. Once the bag collection ceases, people will still have the opportunity to take official black bags to the transfer stations and Palmerston landfill free of charge until 30 June 2010.

Anyone who wishes to exchange stockpiles of Council black bags for Transpacific Industries yellow refuse bags or Awamoa Bins & Skips white recycling bags can do so from 30 November 2009 until 31 January 2010, at either:
• Council headquarters, 20 Thames Street, or
• The Waihemo Centre, Palmerston
Bags will only be exchanged to the equivalent value.

The decision to exit the black bag service follows Council’s decision in the Long Term Council Community Plan to remove the funding of this service from the rates.

Conserve Water

There are no current notices.

Hampden/Moeraki Rural Water Scheme (RWS) - Inspection and Survey of Water Supplies

Council, in conjunction with the Hampden/Moeraki RWS Committee, advises that during July through to October 2009 a representative from Council and/or their appointed contractor, Whitestone Contracting Ltd, shall be carrying out an inspection and survey of the water supply to customers’ storage tanks.

Under the Terms & Conditions of the Local Government Act, 2002, Council is required to inform you that we shall be accessing land to perform this planned operation, which is being carried out to update Councils water records and to ensure the water supply is operating correctly. A letter is being sent directly to those on the water scheme.

Should you have any queries please contact the Waitaki District Council Customer Services Unit on (03) 433 0300.

ROAD CLOSURES

Traffic Management Plan application forms are on the forms page.

The following roads will be, or are, closed on the dates shown.

General road incidents (AA Roadwatch) (external link)
Highway Info - South Island (Transit NZ) (external link)

Danseys Pass

Danseys Pass is OPEN.
Last updated 12/10/2009

Lindis Pass

Lindis Pass is OPEN.
Last updated 12/10/2009

Please check the MetService for up to date weather information.

BEACH ROAD CLOSURE

Coastal Erosion Causes Beach Road Closure (Feb. 2008)Beach Road has been temporarily closed from Gardiners Road to Thousand Acre Road. A detour has been put in place, which will divert traffic along the unsealed length of Gardiners Road and along Thousand Acre Road to Beach Road.Waitaki District Council has taken this measure following the severe damage caused to Beach Road on Sunday by high seas and stormy weather.Arrangements are being made for dust suppression on Gardiners Road. Work is underway to stabilise the road. Council will evaluate Beach Road’s future re-opening as soon as possible. Council regrets any inconvenience to motorists.

BOIL WATER NOTICES

Once a boil water notice is issued it remains until it is lifted. Council will consider lifting a boil water notice when three consecutive water tests pass. Testing is usually done daily when a boil water notice is in place.

Lakes Camp Sites [ongoing]
Please boil drinking water at the lakes camp sites.

Otematata [ongoing]
All consumers on the Otematata water supply are advised that all drinking water should be boiled. This is due to the possibility of contamination within the water supply.

Precautionary measures should also be taken when preparing any food that has to be washed, bathing and cleaning teeth