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
Commissioners
Philip Milne [Chairperson]
John Iseli
S J Ruru 04 February 2022
Chief Executive
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Order of Proceedings for a hearing of an application lodged by Airport Farm Trustee
for the following consent:
Consents 5262-3.0:
to discharge emissions into the air from a free range poultry farming operation
and submissions;
to be heard by the Hearing Committee appointed by the Taranaki Regional Council;
to be held at The
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
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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
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
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
mixing zone.
Irrigation onto the two dairy farms was, in general, well managed, including the new dairy shed effluent.
Nitrogen loading on the farms was reduced due to a decrease in loading from factory wastewater. No effect
from irrigation was found during inspection, sampling or biological monitoring of the Kaupokonui and
Waiokura Streams. A 20 m buffer to the bank of water courses was maintained during irrigation activities
observed at inspection.
Effects on the groundwater in the
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