interpretations, and their significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2016-2017 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
included two inspections and
four water samples collected for physicochemical analysis.
The monitoring showed that no environmental impacts were found. The site was capped,
contoured and, for the most part, vegetated appropriately. On one inspection a minor amount
of stock damage was observed in localised spots on the slope towards the stream, however
there was no significant erosion or exposed refuse found. There were no unauthorised
incidents recording non-compliance in respect of this
environmental performance and compliance
with their consents, while another 21% demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and
compliance with their consents.
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 remains at a good or high level in the year
under review.
This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.
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to air from the galvanising site was detected at or
beyond the boundary of the site during inspections.
No incidents were recorded by Council in relation to the galvanising plant during the reported
period.
During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental
and administrative performance with the resource consents.
For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes
Section 3 discusses the results, their 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
Monitoring during the year under review included 62 site inspections, discussions with site
operators over site management, 117 samples from chemical surveys of discharges and the
receiving water, macroinvertebrate surveys in the Mangati Stream, point source and
ambient particulate monitoring and odour surveys. A number of modifications to processes
or wastewater treatment have been instituted by site operators as a result of Council's
investigations and requirements for remedial action to avoid,
exercised during the 2014-2015 monitoring period. An
assessment of process data provided by the consent holder and data gathered during
Council inspections do not indicate any potential issues with the integrity of the injection
well or the injection zone.
Groundwater monitoring carried out by the Council in the vicinity of the Cheal-A wellsite
does not indicate any contamination of shallow aquifers as a result of injection activities,
further supporting the conclusion that the injection wells
indicate that the intake or fish pass has
had any impact on the fish communities of the stream.
Graeme Lowe Protein Ltd (meat rendering plant) demonstrated an overall high level of
environmental performance in respect of water-related activities. For air discharges,
improvement was required in 2012-2013, and a good level of environmental performance
was achieved in 2013-2014.
The Company holds four resource consents, to allow it to take from and discharge to the
Tawhiti Stream, and to
were not
causing any adverse effects on the tributary of the Mangawharawhara 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
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;
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c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d. natural and physical resources having