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) ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or
be determined if the results originated from the activities at the consent holder’s site or from the
neighbouring properties. The guideline reflects a deposition rate that may cause complaints in a residential
area.
In the 2016-2017 year there were no unauthorised incidents related to discharges from any consent holders
in the Lower Waiwhakaiho area.
During the year, Downer EDI Works Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative
performance with their resource
environment.
Section 4 presents a summary of recommendations to be implemented in the 2014-2015
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
programmes, a summary of the resource
consents held by companies in the Waitaha catchment, and the nature of the
monitoring programme in place for the period under review.
Each company’s activity is then discussed in detail in a separate section (sections
2 to 13).
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 showing the location of the activity,
and an outline of the matters covered by the company’s
each site.
Receiving water inspections, in conjunction with sampling conducted by both the Council and
STOS during the 2014-2015 period, showed that the site discharges were not causing any
adverse effects in the Ngapirau or Kapuni Streams. This was supported by the findings of the
macroinvertebrate surveys.
There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air
discharge consents. The ambient air quality monitoring at the Maui and Kapuni Production
2016-2017 monitoring
year.
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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 an activity,
Stream at the time. This was supported by the findings of the macroinvertebrate survey carried out in the
stream.
There were no adverse effects noted on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge
consents. The ambient air quality monitoring at the Maui Production Station 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
This was supported by the findings of the macroinvertebrate survey.
There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consents.
The ambient air quality monitoring at the Kapuni Production Station 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 boundaries during
inspections and
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 terrestrial;
d.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2014-2016 monitoring
period.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
1.2 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)