Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring 2
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance 3
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 Stratford Peaker 2
(TCC2 or SP2 – yet to be constructed) 13
2.2.3.3 Stratford Peaker Plant (SP1) 14
2.2.4 Discharge
the communities in the 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 relation to air emissions from
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, amenity and visual
Brixton, Waitara, in the Waiongana catchment. The operations at this site mainly involve packaged dairy
related products. Goods are stored under roofed catchments with the remaining areas being paved or
gravel. The site also has a truck wash facility with waste water draining to sumps and then to the stormwater
system.
This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s
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, amenity and visual effects;
(c) ecosystems, including effects on
performance has reduced.
This report includes recommendations for the 2019-2020 year.
1 Cold Stream is otherwise known as Cold Creek. For the purposes of this report all references to the water body in question will
be using the former, or ‘Cold Creek’.
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1 Introduction 1
1.1 Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource Management Act 1991 1
or studies commissioned by the Council on various aspects of fracking
operations. These range from hydrogeologic and seismic impact and risk investigations to
assessment of flare emissions, radioactivity, and waste disposal, including by deepwell
injection and landfarming. All the evidence points to fracking operations having no
significant adverse environmental effects, with this activity being managed effectively and
appropriately monitored for compliance.
However, as noted above,
enhancing biodiversity generally, Accord partners also
agree that there is a need for an immediate focus on Taranaki’s most valuable, yet vulnerable,
biodiversity assets.
The Accord identifies three immediate priorities for maintaining and enhancing biodiversity in
the region. These are:
1. Protect the distribution and abundance of the 70 native animal species and 99 native plant
species whose natural ranges include Taranaki and which have been listed as “threatened”,
“at risk” or
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 year, the Company demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and
a high level of administrative compliance with the resource consents. The Turangi Production
Station and associated wellsites were well managed
the fact that the compliance point given
in the consent is on the site boundary, at which point the Stream is piped, the downstream monitoring point
is also downstream of other site discharges and further investigation is required.
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Air quality monitoring showed that off-site there were no significant adverse effects in relation to
suspended particulates, dust deposition rates or odour beyond the site boundary.
An enclosed gas flare system was installed for air