Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan b) Development proposals should ensure that any run-off of stormwater resulting from the establishment of the activity does not lead to siltation or sedimentation or a reduction in water quality in watercourses; c) Location of all effluent disposal and treatment systems (these must be sited so as not to cause a nuisance to other properties in the vicinity, by creating an offensive odour or airborne waste particles or cause run-off to adjacent waterways which would be detrimental to the health of flora and fauna, ecological habitats and the vegetation of the coastal environment); d) The method by which liquid effluent shall be treated; e) The method by which solid wastes shall be disposed of; f) The location of buildings relative to other activities; and g) The location of any proposed water supply, its quantity, quality and the impact on the resource. 36.2.2.2 Conditions In granting consent to establish an intensive farm the Council may impose conditions relating to any or all of the following matters: a) Drainage and effluent disposal; b) Discharge of contaminants; c) The duration of a consent; d) Earthworks; e) The location and construction of vehicle entry, egress, manoeuvring and parking; f) The design and appearance of buildings; and g) Water supply, water storage and treatment. 36.2.3 Discharges 36.2.3.1 The discharge of contaminants (but excluding hazardous substances) from intensive farms, piggeries, animal dips or washdown facilities onto or into land in circumstances which may result in that contaminant (or any other contaminant emanating as a result of natural processes from that contaminant) entering groundwater. 36.2.3.2 The discharge of septic tank sludge onto or into land. 36.2.3.3 The discharge of winery processing waste onto or into land. 36.2.3.4 Standards a) The discharge shall not be within 20 metres of a surface waterbody or over any unconfined aquifer; b) There shall be no run-off of contaminants into surfacewater resulting from the discharge of the contaminant onto or into land; c) The total nitrogen loading on the area to be used for discharging shall not exceed 200kg N/ ha/ yr; 36 - 22