July 16 2014
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Sewage valves causing a stink by Belinda Cullen-Reid
A Selwyn resident who has been battling with Selwyn District Council and ECan over the placement of two sewage outlet valves on her front lawn, is concerned about the number of similar valves around the district which have been installed without resource consent.
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p Selwyn resident Nyki McQueen is battling the placement of two sewage valve outlets on her front lawn and is concerned at the number of valves in the district that have not gone through the resource consent process
Nyki and Jason McQueen built their dream home on five acres near Lincoln in 2012 knowing there was a council owned easement on the border of their property, but were shocked when council told them of plans to put two valves on their front lawn that would emit vapour from the pipes. They were further surprised to be told the valves did not need to go through the resource consent process which Ms McQueen said would involve vapour analysis and monitoring. “Neither SDC
or ECan know what the effect of these valves are as neither have bothered to do any evaluations on them,” Ms McQueen said. “My husband spent a year building this place. We’ve invested our entire life savings. We didn’t want sewerage gases spraying onto our lawn where our children and pets play and where we have our barbecues.” Ms McQueen said they were concerned about possible health risks to one of their five children who has
a heart condition. They hired a lawyer who specialises in the Resource Managament Act. ECan has since changed their position and have advised SDC that resource consent is required if the valves are to be placed on the McQueen’s easement. But Ms McQueen remains concerned about the 55 sewage outlet valves around the district which were installed without resource consent, some of which she says are near Selwyn’s cafes and childcare centres.
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