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
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,
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
to
undertake significant additional investigations and interventions, or record incidents, in
association with the Company’s conditions in resource consents or provisions in Regional
Plans.
For reference, in the 2013-2014 year, 60% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
performance and compliance with their consents, while another 29% demonstrated a good
level of environmental performance and
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 significance
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CO AS TAL P L AN F O R TARANAK I S chedu le 2 – Coas t a l a rea s o f ou t s t an d ing va lue
Schedule 2 – Coastal areas of outstanding value
This Schedule identifies eight areas of outstanding natural character and nine areas that are outstanding natural features or landscapes. A values table and map for each area is included
below. Information included within this Schedule has been informed by the report Regional landscape
production station, inspections
and sampling of the receiving waters did not reveal any adverse effects on the Waitara River
or Mangahewa Stream.
Biomonitoring in the Mangahewa Stream showed that while the community health at the
upstream site continued to improve, the downstream site did not follow a similar trend. This
may be related to the historical hydrocarbon contamination present in the stream sediment.
Sampling of the sediments in the period under review found no detectable hydrocarbons
to the distance of the wellsite to the nearest stream being approximately 30m, the
stream was visually inspected by an Inspecting Officer on each occasion. Chemical analysis or
a bio-monitoring survey were un-necessary as no evidence of effects on the stream
environment were observed by the Inspecting Officer.
Staff on-site were cooperative with requests made by officers of the Council, with any required
works being completed quickly and to a satisfactory standard.
During the monitoring