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Presenter
Kitty Waghorn Waimakariri District Council
Co-Authors
Chris Keeling Environment Canterbury
Sue Winter Christchurch City Council
Government “red-zoned” EQ damaged land after 13th June 2011
Red-Zone: significant & extensive land damage, uneconomic to remediate
Government offered to purchase up to 10,000 red-zone properties & houses
Dwellings, outbuildings & fences to be demolished
Will take at least three years
Concern HHW will be left in buildings
◦ Contamination of properties
◦ Contamination of disposal sites
◦ H&S risks to demolition & waste contractors
Project group formed
Funding sought from WMF
CERA control demolitions
ECan have co-ordination role
WDC & CCC deal with own residents,
contractors & drop-off facilities
Assumptions to estimate HHW quantity:
◦ Ave. weight of HHW 50kg per property
◦ 8,000 properties
◦ 25% of properties have HHW (total 100 t):
70% self-deliver (70 t)
30% need pickup from houses (30 t)
100 tonnes and $509,258
Dec ’11: Submitted proposal
24 Jan ’12: Announced by Minister
Funding $509,258 over 3 years
Mar ’12: Project plan & MoU finalised
Undertook trial inspections in Jan/Feb
CERA unable to control demolitions
Insurance co.’s organise own demolitions
Little cooperation from PMO’s
Minimal or no warning of demolitions
Unable to access some dwellings – no keys, silt blocking doorways
5 months into project (14% time)
712 demolitions (9% of 7,859)
1,252 properties cleared of HHW (16%)
69 tonnes HHW collected (69% of total)
◦ 24t collections (ave 19 kg/property)
◦ 45t at drop-offs
$153k disposal & collection costs (30%)
Ministry for the Environment
Minister for the Environment
CERA
