the Waitara or
Patea catchments as a result of quarry operations.
Both quarry sites appeared to be well maintained and managed with regard to environmental
matters.
As in previous years, the Company has demonstrated a high level of both environmental and
administrative performance and compliance with its consents and appropriate control over
the discharge of contaminants into waterways.
There were no incidents recorded in relation to operations at the Vickers quarry sites in the
the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2017-2018 monitoring year.
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
of the monitoring programme in place for the period under review.
Each company’s activity is then discussed in a separate section (Sections 2 to 6).
In the subsections for each company (e.g. Section 2.1) there is a general description of
the industrial activity and its discharges, an aerial photograph or map showing the
location of the activity, and an outline of the matters covered by the company’s air
discharge permit.
Subsection 2 presents the results of monitoring of the
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 wastewater draining to sumps and then to the stormwater
system.
This report for the period July 2017 to June 2018 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Trust’s environmental and
environment.
• Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2013-2014
monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and technical terms, a bibliography and
appendices are presented at the end of the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act (1991) and monitoring
The Act 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:
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 plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or
During the year under review there were no
incidents or complaints recorded or non-compliances observed at inspection.
This report includes recommendations for the 2015-2016 year, including a recommendation
that the optional review provided for in June 2016 not be exercised.
For reference, in the 2014-2015 year, 75% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
performance and compliance with their consents,
Incidents recording non-compliance in respect of this consent holder
during the period under review.
During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative
performance with the resource consents. There were no significant issues observed by Council officers
concerning silt or sediment controls, and stormwater discharges from the site. Site staff were cooperative
with requests made by Council officers, with any required works being completed in a
contamination in this discharge, and in the unnamed
tributary of the Kahouri Stream. Results from the current monitoring period showed that zinc concentrations
were consistent with results obtained in recent years, with concentrations show an overall decreasing trend
in the receiving environment over time.
In the reported period, no effects from the emissions to air from the galvanising site were detected at or
beyond the boundary of the site.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high
Waitara Road at 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 2015 to June 2016 describes the monitoring programme
implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the