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 Station and associated wellsites
Production Station showed that levels 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 sites.
During the period under review, GPL demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental
performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents.
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, the Company demonstrated an overall high level of both
environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There
were no unauthorised incidents recorded by the
process mirrors the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere or
climate change, ocean acidification and climate change are separate
but interconnected processes. Some carbon emissions remain in the
atmosphere and contribute to climate change while other carbon
emissions are absorbed by the ocean. An assessment of ocean
acidification is therefore not excluded from consideration by
Regional council under s70A of the RMA.
10. Ocean acidification has significant adverse effects to
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 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,
registered by the public with regard to visible emissions being
discharged from the crematorium site. Due to the nature of activities at a crematorium site, the discharge of
visible smoke or odours from a cremator may be found to be offensive.
During the year, NPDC demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and a high level of
administrative performance with respect to their resource consent.
For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level
adverse effects found in the receiving waters
of the Piakau Stream.
There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air
discharge consent. The ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that levels 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
maintained. There were no discharges of
unauthorised wood waste or other materials found at inspection. There were no unauthorised incidents
recording non-compliance in respect of this consent holder during the period under review.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance
with the resource consent.
For reference, in the 2017-2018 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance
groundwater; consent 9491-1 to discharge stormwater and sediment, deriving from soil
disturbance during construction; and consents 9493-1, 9494-1, 9565-1, 9566-1 and 9567-1 to
install culverts in either an unnamed tributary of the Manganui Stream or in an unnamed
tributary of the Waipuku Stream.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the period under review included 16 inspections of
the site and surrounding environment, at approximately fortnightly intervals. Ten stormwater
samples and four
implemented in the 2019-2020 monitoring year.
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A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
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