separate section (Sections 2 to 4).
In the subsections for each company (e.g. Section 2.1) there is a general description of the industrial activity
and its discharges, an aerial photograph or map showing the location of the activity, and an outline of the
matters covered by the company’s air discharge permit.
Subsection 1 provides a process description for each company.
Subsection 2 presents the results of monitoring of the companies’ activities during the period under review,
richard@nplairport.co.nz
Phone number: 027 454 9198
Contact person: Richard Buttimore
Trade Competition
Can you gain an advantage in trade competition in making this submission? Yes ☐ No ☒
Are you directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that:
(1) Adversely affects the environment; and
(2) Does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. Yes ☐ No ☒
Council Hearing
Do you wish to be heard in support of
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.
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
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
applications of nitrogen (effluent) early in the life of the plant.
Current effluent application is considerably lower than historic application rates. However, nitrate
concentrations in the soil profile underneath the irrigation areas and in the tributaries flowing through or
adjacent to the site remain elevated.
A narrow but concentrated plume of ammonia is present in the groundwater resulting from previous leaks
in a finished effluent catch basin. This basin has since been repaired. A second
required, and targeted, for New Plymouth's future urban/residential
growth8.
Summary
3. If Rule 52 of the Taranaki Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP) applies, the
application is restricted discretionary. That does not imply that consent
should be granted, or in any way favour the granting of consent. The
matters reserved for control or discretion are extensive, and a thorough
consideration of each of them is required. This includes effects of odour
and dust generally (i. e. not
dwelling.
Increasing residential house prices and affordability
The cost of building or buying a first home in New Plymouth has increased, with housing
affordability decreasing.
Capacity in the short term relies on residential zoned land
The New Plymouth District’s existing residential zoned land and infill housing potential
identified in the ODP provides capacity to meet demand in the short term
Increasing housing choices as part of the Proposed District Plan to meet medium
applicable resource consents. There is no evidence of any issues with any injection well
currently in use, or the ability of the receiving formation to accept injected fluids. The results of groundwater
quality monitoring undertaken show no adverse effects of the activity at on local groundwater resources.
Inspections undertaken during the monitoring year found sites being operated in a professional manner
and there were no Unauthorised Incidents in relation to any of the Company’s DWI consents.
(b) Monitoring
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(c) Effecte relating to odour and dust and loss of amenity value of air
(d) Imposition of limits on or relating to discharge or ambient concentrations of
contaminants, or on or relating to mass discharge rates
(e) Best practicable option to prevent or minimise any adverse effects on the
environment
(f) Any matter contained in Appendix V
(g) Review of the conditions of consent and the timing and purpose of the review
8 The intensification of
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. ecosystems, including effects on