this year. Two years ago, the Council put considerable effort into the preparation and adoption of its 2015/2025 Long- Term Plan. This included significant public engagement and consultation processes. This Annual Plan continues to deliver on the agreements put in place with the community in that Long-Term Plan. Indeed, for 2017/2018, other than identified new opportunities, there are no significant or material differences from the plans set out for 2017/2018
programme reports and the Resource Management Act 1991 1 1.1.1 Introduction 1 1.1.2 Structure of this report 1 1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring 2 1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance 2 2. Stratford Power Station 5 2.1 Process description 5 2.2 Resource consents 7 2.2.1 Water abstraction permits 8 2.2.2 Water discharge permits 9 2.2.3 Air discharge permits 12 2.2.3.1 Taranaki Combined Cycle 1 (TCC 1-operating) 12 2.2.3.2 Taranaki Combined Cycle 2 or
6(1)(j): where appropriate, buffer areas and sites of significant indigenous biological diversity, or historic heritage value; iii. Policy 11 (a) and (b); iv. Policy 13 and 15 natural character and landscape; and v. Policy 23 discharge of contaminants. (d) Does not give effect to objectives and policies of the Taranaki Regional Policy Statement, section 8: Coastal Environment. (e) Does not provide a rule framework which gives effect to the policies and
be implemented in the 2019-2020 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 a discharger, and may
parts of the decision that this appeal relates to are: (a) Policies 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23 and 24 (and their related Issues, and Methods); (b) Schedules 5, 6A and 6B; (c) Mapping; (d) Failure by decision to implement a policy and rules framework that enables protection of spatially identified areas with high or page 3 outstanding cultural, biodiversity, natural character and landscape values; (e) Vertical and horizontal integration.
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, GPL demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded by the Council in relation to GPL’s activities. The Kaimiro Production
particulates, nitrogen oxides and the volatile organic compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections. During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2018-2019 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of
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
interpretations, and their significance for the environment. Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2018-2019 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
consent. Ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates, nitrogen oxides and the volatile organic compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes 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 monitoring period, the Company demonstrated