3, Patea Whenuakura
22-11064-1.0 11064-1.0 Todd Energy Limited 3-Nov-22 New consent To discharge contaminants to air from hydrocarbon exploration at the Toe-Toe A wellsite, including
combustion involving flaring or incineration of petroleum recovered from natural deposits, in association
with well development or redevelopment and testing or enhancement of well head production flows
Discharge Permit Toe Toe-A wellsite, Bristol Road, Inglewood Waitara
22-11064-1.0 11065-1.0 Todd Energy
NPS-REG 66
_Toc98245825 Introduction
numbered_Paras The Opunake Hydroelectric Power Scheme (the Scheme) is a 400kVA (320kW) hydroelectric power station operated by Opunake Power Ltd (‘OPL’ or ‘the applicant’). The Scheme was established in 1922 and first consented in 1990.
numbered_Paras OPL held eight resource consents for the Scheme, seven of which expired in 2018. They lodged applications to renew those seven consents and for one additional consent after the previous consents had
at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and
social-economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c.
for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2021-2022 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
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1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise
the first
threshold test "… is plainly intended to be applied without the obligation to have
regard to either the operative district plan or proposed district plan". We respectfully
agree. But then he continued:
In context, it may be appropriate, and was here, to recognise that there was a plan
change in process implementing objective 6 and policies 6.1 and 6.2. [Emphasis
added.]
We are uncertain about that because it both appears to conflict with earlier authorities
are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d. natural and physical resources having special
of carbon monoxide,
combustible gases, PM10 particulates, and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of
sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections and
there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the site.
During the period under review, Todd Petroleum demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental
performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no
primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or
terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape,