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
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.
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.
page
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
page
bottom of the industrial catchment. Concentrations of ammoniacal
programmes carried out by the Council.
page
2
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,
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, and may include
cultural and social-economic effects;
(b) physical effects on the locality,
on
5 December 2013 13
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
2013-2014
monitoring period. In total 104,967 cubic metres (m3) of fluids were discharged under
consent 4094-2. Consent 3688-2 was not exercised during the 2013-2014 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 Waihapa-F wellsite
does not
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 effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on