levels of concern at the time of sampling. No
offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundaries during inspections and there were
no complaints in relation to air emissions from the sites.
During the period under review, Todd Petroleum 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 Todd Petroleum’s activities. The
compliance for 83% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring
programmes, while for another 13% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and
compliance was achieved.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance is remained at a good or high level in the
year under review.
This report includes recommendations for the 2019-2020 …
of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
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1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The Resource Management Act 1991 (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
sampling showed that the discharges were not
causing any adverse effects on the Waitara River or Mangahewa Stream.
Biomonitoring in the Mangahewa Stream found that the community health at both the
upstream and downstream sites continued to show the improving trend seen in recent years,
despite an increase in the hydrocarbon concentrations detected in the streambed sediments.
Because hydrocarbons were found in sediments at the upstream site, it is highly unlikely that
recent discharges from the
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The Resource Management Act 1991 [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)
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,
description and quarry background is provided.
2. 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
integrated system for managing the risks and impacts of pests and other harmful organisms to the economy, environment and human health.
Agencies, community groups and individuals work cooperatively, taking an integrated, efficient and cost effective approach that is based on sound science and a social mandate to undertake that work.
Together we are making a significant contribution to protecting our region, people, economy and natural resources by preventing the introduction or establishment of
monitoring sites though annual programmes;
• the resource consents held by the companies in the Waitaha catchment;
• the nature of the monitoring programme in place for the period under review; and
• a description of the activities and operations conducted at each site.
Sections 2 -14 each company’s activity is discussed in detail in a separate section.
In each subsection 1 (e.g. section 2.1) there is a general description of the industrial activity and its
discharges, a photograph or map
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2015-2016 monitoring
year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented 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