The Former Fruit Growers Chemical Company Site at Mapua

Prior to its clean up, the former Fruit Growers Chemical Company (FCC) site at Mapua was considered some of the most contaminated land in New Zealand.  The remediation and clean up of the former pesticide factory site was completed in 2007 with funding from both the Ministry for the Environment and the Tasman District Council.

Much of the history of the site and the remediation process are detailed in the Site Audit Report.  The site audit has determined that the site is now suitable for its intended land uses, residential in one part, and commercial and open space in another, provided that the Site Management Plan is adhered to.

As recommended by the Site Audit Report monitoring of the site is ongoing.  Reports on this monitoring are available via the links listed below.  Additional information is also available from the Ministry for the Environment's website.

A condition of the funding required that at least 40% of the site remains as public land.  Planning is underway for the development of a substantial waterfront park adjacent to the Mapua Wharf.

Further Information

• Mapua FCC Site Management Plan
• Mapua FCC Site Audit Report
• Mapua FCC Executive Summary of the Site Audit Report - June 2009
• Mapua FCC Review of Post-remediation Monitoring - November 2011
• Mapua FCC Groundwater Monitoring Report - February 2010
• Mapua FCC Summary of groundwater issues - March 2010
• Mapua FCC Groundwater Monitoring Report - May 2010
• Mapua FCC Groundwater Monitoring Review Following Soil Remediation - March 2011
• Mapua FCC Groundwater Monitoring Sampling Update - February 2012
• Mapua FCC soil vapour monitoring for ammonia gas report - January 2010
• Mapua FCC soil vapour monitoring for ammonia gas - April 2010
• Mapua FCC Estuarine Sediment and Biota Monitoring Report - January 2010
• Mapua FCC Estuarine Sediment and Biota Monitoring Report - April 2011
• Mapua FCC Estuarine Sediment and Biota Monitoring Report - January 2012

Related Links

• Ministry for the Environment Mapua FCC website
• Ministry of Health: Assessment of Public Health Risk from the Remediation of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site, Mapua.
• Mapua Waterfront Park (which utilises part of the site)

For more information contact the Tasman District Council

For more information contact Jenny Easton - Resource Scientist (Contaminants), Tasman District Council.