FORMAL REQUIREMENT – SUBMISSION TO INDEPENDENT SCIENCE COUNCIL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

 

To:  

Applicant / Agent  

Cc: Gore District Council; Environment Southland  

 

Date: 26 April 2026

 

 

No scientific submission has been received in relation to the proposed fertiliser / land-treatment activity.

 

This is unacceptable given the scale and potential environmental and human health implications.

 

 

You are required to submit the following to the Independent Science Council:

 

 Environmental Data

– Baseline soil, groundwater, and surface water testing;  

– Nutrient and contaminant profiles;  

– Hydrological assessment.

 

 Modelling

– Nutrient loading calculations (kg/ha/year);  

– Cumulative effects modelling;  

– Leaching and transport pathways.

 

 Substances

– Full disclosure of all chemicals, compounds, or waste materials;  

– Safety data sheets;  

– Hazard classifications.

 

 Monitoring Plan

– Sampling locations and frequency;  

– Laboratory standards;  

– Reporting protocols.

 

 

Provide assessment of:

 

– Exposure pathways (drinking water, soil, food chain);  

– Applicable thresholds;  

– Risk characterisation.

 

 

Confirmation within 5 working days:

 

– Whether submission has been made;  

– If not, the date for full delivery.

 

No proposal of this nature can proceed without independent scientific scrutiny.
 

 

In the absence of full submission, the proposal is opposed.

 

 

 

Signed:  

Tracy lynch