Policy 3-14: Identification of priority contaminated land^

The Regional Council and Territorial Authorities^ shall jointly identify priority contaminated land^.

Priority contaminated land^ is land^ that:
  1. is listed on a register of verified contaminated land^ held by the Regional Council or a Territorial Authority^, or
  2. would have been the site* of an activity identified on the Hazardous Activities and Industries List (Ministry for the Environment, 2004a), including horticulture and sheep dips, and site* investigations have verified that the land^ is contaminated, and
  3. is expected to be subject to a change of land^ use within the next 10 years that is likely to increase the risks to human health or the environment^, including where land^ is identified for future residential zoning or where a specific development is proposed.

Policy 3-15: Management of priority contaminated land^

Where land^ use changes are likely to increase the risks to human health or the environment^ from priority contaminated land^ (as identified under Policy 3-14) the Regional Council and Territorial Authorities^ must ensure that:
  1. the landowner or land^ developer fully investigates the extent and degree of contamination prior to the granting of consent allowing development (assistance with investigations may be provided by the Regional Council in some cases),
  2. land^ is made suitable for its intended use through an appropriate level of remediation or management (including engineering) controls, and
  3. land^ remains suitable for its intended use through appropriate monitoring of residual contaminant^ levels and associated risks and through the use of management controls on the activities undertaken on the land^.