effects found in the receiving waters
of the Piakau 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
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 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
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.
This report includes recommendations for the 2016-2017 year.
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1. Introduction 1
1.1 Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource
Management Act 1991 1
1.1.1 Introduction 1
1.1.2
to generally discourage the use of hard protection structures in the
coastal marine area.
The submitter has highlighted an issue whereby the Policy reference to “regionally
important infrastructure” is problematic in that it excludes some activities and
arguably repeats consideration matters covered in Clause (e), which refer to the
national and regional importance of existing infrastructure, use or value at threat.
The Council agrees to an alternative relief whereby
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 habitats,
overall good level of environmental
performance.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the period under review included four compliance monitoring
inspections of the site focussing on types of materials discharged, stormwater and leachate control, and
emissions to air.
The monitoring during the period under review showed that the closing of the site to the general public
resulted in no unacceptable material being dumped on site. There were no issues noted relating to
stormwater or odour.
or chronic exposure guidelines in 21 of 24 results. Suspended
solids were found to be above median at all sites (including at the upstream control site)
however in all sampling surveys there was found be only slight increases in the
concentration of suspended solids between the upstream control site and the site
immediately below New Plymouth District Council’s (NPDC’s) treatment ponds at the
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bottom of the industrial catchment. Concentrations of ammoniacal
issues with the integrity of the injection
well or the injection zones.
Groundwater monitoring carried out by the Council in the vicinity of the Cheal-A wellsite
does not indicate any contamination of shallow aquifers due to injection operations, further
supporting the conclusion that the injection wells and injection zones remain secure.
The information gathered during inspection visits and the data supplied by the consent
holder have been used in compiling this report.
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programmes carried out by the Council.
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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 socio-economic effects;
(b) physical effects on the locality, including landscape,
on
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Table 3 Summary of performance for 9616-1 to take groundwater as ‘produced
water’, during hydrocarbon exploration and production activities at
the Cheal-G wellsite 21
Table 4 Summary of performance for 9613-1 to discharge contaminants to air
from hydrocarbon exploration at the Cheal-G wellsite, including
combustion involving flaring or incineration of petroleum recovered
natural deposits, in association with well development or
redevelopment and testing or