Since the submission was written, the dredge had been moved 100m to 150m away from the Browns' house and the volume had subsided to a degree.
In a submission, they suggested the Otago Regional Council consented operating hours of 7am to 10pm, seven days a week, be restricted to 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, or that the dredge be moved 500m upstream. Although Cold Gold Clutha noise tests returned results within the consented range, the Browns described the constant noise as ''intolerable''. The panel was hearing the application of Cold Gold Clutha Ltd for retrospective consent for dredge operations and creation of slipways where necessary.Ī noise limit query earlier this year from Millers Flat residents Irene and Ernie Brown started the application process.
Restricting operating hours of a gold dredge working the Clutha River is not practical for the company behind it, though shifting it further upstream might be, a Central Otago District Council hearings panel was told yesterday.
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