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Executive summary
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) operates five water supply schemes in the New Plymouth District.
This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess NPDC’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of NPDC’s
evaluated water quality state at Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) river
monitoring sites and graded each site into relevant attribute bands designated in Appendix 2A
and 2B of the National Policy Statement – Freshwater Management (NZ Government, 2020).
Second, data from river water quality sites were used to develop spatial models of river water
quality state.
The primary purpose of the spatial modelling is to provide large-scale water quality
assessments that are more
period, the Company demonstrated an overall good level of environmental
performance and an overall improvement required level of administrative performance.
This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the
Executive summary
Remediation New Zealand Ltd (the Company) operates a composting facility and worm farm which
produces vermicast. It is located on State Highway 3, Mokau Road, Uruti, Taranaki.
During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated an overall poor level of environmental
and administrative performance.
This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s
Executive summary
Methanex New Zealand Ltd (Methanex) operates methanol production facilities located at Motunui and
Waitara Valley, in the Manu, Waihi and Waitara River catchments. This report for the period July 2021 to
June 2022 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the
Council) to assess Methanex’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under
review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and
programme implemented by the Taranaki
Regional Council (the Council) to assess STDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during
the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the
environmental effects of STDC’s activities in relation to the Hawera Wastewater Treatment Plant (HWWTP).
During the monitoring period, STDC demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and high
level of administrative performance.
STDC
Executive summary
The Lower Waiwhakaiho area of New Plymouth accommodates several industries that include two abrasive
blasting operations and an asphalt plant. The companies hold resource consents to allow them to discharge
emissions into the air. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the monitoring
programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the companies’
environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and
Executive summary
Waste Remediation Services Ltd (the Company) operates a drilling waste landfarm (Waikaikai Landfarm)
located off Lower Manutahi Road at Manutahi, South Taranaki, in the Mangaroa catchment.
This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the
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Figure 7 Monthly gas flaring for Waihapa Production Station under consent 4049-3 17
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List of photos
Photo 1 Waihapa Production Station 3
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1 Introduction
Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource
Management Act 1991
1.1.1 Introduction
This report is for the period July 2021 to June 2022 by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) on the
monitoring programme associated with resource consents held by
NEW
ZEALAND INCORPORATED
(ENV-2019-AKL-00298)
FONTERRA LIMITED
(ENV-2019-AKL-000303)
Appellants
TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
Respondent
Environment Judge M J L Dickey sitting alone under section 279 of
the Act
1 7 MAY 2021
1 7 MAY 2021
CONSENT ORDER
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A: Under section 279(1)(6) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Environment
Court, by consent, orders that:
(1) The appeals are allowed in part subject to the amendments to the