recommendations for the 2013-2014 year.
Section 15 summarises the recommendations to be implemented in the 2013-2014
monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
1.1.1. The Resource Management Act (1991) and monitoring
The Resource Management Act primarily addresses environmental `effects' which
are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or permanent, past, present or future,
or cumulative.
of activities at a crematorium
site, the discharge of visible smoke or odours from a cremator may be found to be offensive.
During the reporting period, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and
administrative performance with the resource consents.
For reference, in the 2013-2014 year, 60% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level o f environmental
performance and compliance with their consents,
notified. Policies 5 to 11 relate to the use and development of
resources and the protection, maintenance or
enhancement of natural and historic heritage and values.
The Council supports these policies.
Policy 14
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Indigenous Biodiversity Support Retain as notified. The Council considers the protection of indigenous
biodiversity in the coastal environment to be critically
important, particularly biodiversity that is only found in
the coastal environment.
Policy 16
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allow it to take and use water, five
consents to discharge water or sediment into the Makara, Mangaotea and Mako streams, one consent to
discharge wastes to land around Lake Ratapiko and four land use permits for bed disturbance and
structures in the Manganui River, Mangaotea Stream and Lake Ratapiko. Seven additional consents allow
the Company to abstract water, and construct and maintain structures in the Mangaotea Stream.
During the period under review, the Company demonstrated a high
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,
the coastal marine area by the process of erection, placement,
use, alteration, extension, maintenance, or removal of up to three offshore
wellhead platforms and associated pipelines 23
Table 10 Summary of performance for Consent 5997-1 to discharge treated
stormwater from Pohokura Production Station to the Duck Pond 24
Table 11 Summary of performance for Consent 6002-1 to discharge emissions to air
from combustion of fuel gas and miscellaneous emissions at Pohokura
Production Station
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Coastal Management Area A:
Areas of Outstanding Coastal Value
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Structures
Activity Rule Standards/Terms/Conditions Classification Notification Control/Discretion Policy References
Placement of an outfall
structure
A1.1 • Structure has an internal diameter of 400 mm or less and extends 1 metre or less
into an estuary, or 2 metres or less into an open coast;
• No erosion, scour or deposition results from
oxides and the volatile organic compounds toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes were all
below levels of concern at the time of sampling. Benzene was slightly above the recommended guidelines at
one site. 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. Monitoring commissioned by OMV
showed that, with the exception of 30 minutes, the relevant New Zealand Workplace Exposure Standards for
are fixed annually to recover the Council’s actual and reasonable costs when undertaking work
for external users under the Resource Management Act 1991. The Schedule of Charges fixes charges in the following areas:
Schedule 1: Scale of charges for staff time
Schedule 2: Fixed minimum charges for the preparation or change of policy statement or plans and the processing of
resource consents
Schedule 3: Scale of charges for the use of plant
Schedule 4: Fixed minimum charges
Associated resource consents are listed with basic details including key dates.
3. The monitoring programme components are summarised.
4. The company’s environmental performance and administrative compliance is evaluated, including:
a. A summary of the company’s performance, regarding the site and wider environment.
b. If necessary, any incidents, investigations or interventions that occurred during the monitoring
period.
c. A direct assessment of the company’s consent compliance over the