Document Library

The consent and related documents for the construction of the Wrights Road Storage Ponds are included below. Some of these documents are “live” documents and will be updated in accordance with the consent conditions and certification process.

If you have any questions or require further information about any of the documents in the document library, please contact our Community Liaison Officer, Tara King, by emailing liaison@bhsl.co.nz.

Building Consent document

Building Consent (BCA122892)
2013 – Building Consent (BCA122892) – to construct 2 storage ponds using earth embankments to retain water for irrigation

Resource Consent documents

Resource Consent (CRC 122897)
2020 – Resource Consent (CRC 122897) – to use land for earthworks associated with the construction, maintenance and use of storage ponds and associated infrastructure

Resource Consent (CRC 120610)
2020 – Resource Consent (CRC 120610) – to dam up to 8.2 million cubic metres of water

Resource Consent (CRC 122898)
2020 – Resource Consent (CRC 122898) – to use land to store up to 10,000 litres of diesel and other hazardous substances in an above ground portable fuel storage container

Resource Consent (CRC122900)
2020 – Resource Consent (CRC122900) – to discharge stormwater to land during the construction of the storage ponds and to discharge post-development stormwater

Resource Consent (CRC 122899)
2020 – Resource Consent (CRC 122899) – to discharge fugitive dust and combustion products to air during the construction of storage ponds and associated infrastructure
(the consent is now CRC 263201 which is shown here – please refer to page 4 of the document for the resource consent details and to the table below for an explanation of the renewal and transfer process)

Environment Court documents

Environment Court Final Decision
2020 – Environment Court Final Decision

Environment Court Interim Decision
2019 – Environment Court Interim Decision

Resource Consents Transfer Table

Activity authorised	Original consent number	Transfer of consent	New consent number
Regional Consents
To use land for earthworks associated with the construction, use, and maintenance of storage ponds and associated infrastructure	CRC122897	Transferred from Waimakariri Irrigation Limited to Burnt Hill Storage Limited	CRC263195
To use land to store and use up to 10,000 litres of diesel and other hazardous substances in an above ground portable fuel storage container	CRC122898	Transferred from Waimakariri Irrigation Limited to Burnt Hill Storage Limited	CRC263197
To dam up to 8.2 million m³ of water	CRC120610	Transferred from Waimakariri Irrigation Limited to Burnt Hill Storage Limited	CRC263186
To discharge fugitive dust and combustion products to air during the construction of storage ponds and associated infrastructure	CRC122899 Renewal application lodged in February 2025 in respect of this consent, as this originally only had a 5-year duration. This was subsequently granted on 3 July 2025 with new number issued: CRC253588	Transferred from Waimakariri Irrigation Limited to Burnt Hill Storage Limited	CRC263201
To discharge stormwater to land during the construction of storage ponds and to discharge post-development stormwater	CRC122900	Transferred from Waimakariri Irrigation Limited to Burnt Hill Storage Limited	CRC263199
District Consent (refer to final 2020 Environment Final Court Decision)
To construct, maintain and use storage ponds and associated structures	RC135478	Land use consent runs with land however, extension application granted on 27 March 2025 and new consent number issued	RC255077
Building Consent
BCA122892 – BCA222222 (amendment) – most recent lapse extension dated 20 May 2026

Building Consent transfer and extension documents

Building Consent (BCA 122892)
20 May 2026 – Building Consent (BCA 122892) – acceptance of extension to building consent lapse date

Building Consent (BCA 122892)
21 December 2021 – Building Consent (BCA 122892) – amendment to the building consent – authorisation of design changes to Wrights Road storage pond resulting from resource consenting process and/or changes in regulatory environment

Resource Consents transfer and extension documents

Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 253588)
28 January 2026 -Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 253588) from WIL to BHSL (CRC 263201) to discharge dust and combustion products to air at the corner of Wrights and Dixon Road, Oxford

Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 122897)
28 January 2026 -Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 122897) from WIL to BHSL (CRC 263195) to use land for earthworks associated with the construction, maintenance and use of storage ponds and associated infrastructure at the corner of Wrights and Dixon Road, Oxford

Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 122898)
28 January 2026 -Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 122898) from WIL to BHSL (CRC 263197) to use land and store up to 10,000 litres of diesel and other hazardous substances in an above ground portable fuel storage container at the corner of Wrights and Dixon Road, Oxford

Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 122900)
28 January 2026 -Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 122900) from WIL to BHSL (CRC 263199) to discharge stormwater to land during the construction of storage ponds and to discharge post-development stormwater at the corner of Wrights and Dixon Road, Oxford

Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 120610)
28 January 2026 – Confirmation of transfer of Resource Consent (CRC 120610) from WIL to BHSL (CRC 263186) to dam up to 8.2 million cubic metres of water at Wrights Road, Oxford

Resource Consent (CRC 263588)
3 July 2025 – Resource Consent (CRC 263588) – notice granting the Resource Consent to discharge fugitive dust and combustion products to air during the construction of storage ponds and associated infrastructure

Resource Consent (RC 135478)
27 March 2025 – Resource Consent (RC 135478) – confirmation granting time extension to WIL for an additional two years from 28 August 2025 to develop an alternative ownership model and to prepare a product disclosure statement

Certified Construction Management Plan (CMP) and associated documents

Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP)
4 August 2026 – Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) – revision 6

Traffic Management Plan
12 May 2026 – Traffic Management Plan

Certified Construction Management Plan
30 March 2026 – Certified Construction Management Plan
(Note that the plans below also form part of the overall Construction Management Plan for the Wrights Road Storage Ponds site)

Dust Management Plan
30 March 2026 – Dust Management Plan – revision 3

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan
30 March 2026 – Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan – revision 3

Spill Response Plan
13 March 2026 – Spill Response Plan – revision 3

Public Liability insurance assessment and certification (CRC263186 (conditions 82 and 84a) and RC255077 (conditions 66 and 68a)
4 September 2026

Public Liability Certificate
15 December 2025

Design documents

Design Report
26 October 2021 – Design Report – issue 6

Appendix A
October 2011 | Test Pit Data

Appendix B
October 2011 | Soil laboratory testing

Appendix C
February 2013 | Site seismicity assessment

Appendix D
October 2021 | Embankment Slope Stability Analysis

Appendix E
August 2021 | Drawings and specifications

Appendix F
October 2021 | Technical specification

Appendix G
February 2012 | Control system

Appendix H
September 2012 | Potential impact classification

Appendix I
December 2015 | Seismic Expert Evidence Assessment

Appendix J
2012–2021 | Producer and peer reviews

Appendix K
June 2012 | Regional seismic hazard

Appendix L
October 2012 | Seismic response parameters

Appendix M
August 2021 | Safety in Design

Appendix N
Log boom specifications

Landscape Management Plan
18 May 2015

Dam safety management system

These are “live” documents and will be updated in accordance with the consent conditions and certification process. The three documents that make up the dam safety management system (DSMP, EAP, EEP) were presented as evidence during the Environment Court hearings noting that the EAP and EEP were updated prior to the 2020 Environment Court Final Decision to grant consent.