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
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,
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,
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
conditions. Receiving water inspections and sampling showed that the discharges were not causing any adverse effects on the Ngaere 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
from composting operations. page 6. The Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP) includes the following definitions: Waste management processes means the treatment and disposal of any waste by combustion, composting, the depositing of waste into or onto land set apart for that purpose, or other processes intended to allow or facilitate such disposal. Composting means the biological reduction of organic waste to a relatively stable product. 7. The application is to compost,
Resources New Zealand Limited demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents. The Council did not receive any complaints or register any unauthorised incidents associated with any of the Company’s DWI activities during the 2013-2014 monitoring period. page For reference, in the 2013-2014 year, 60% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring
at the end of the report. 1.1.3 The Resource Management Act (1991) and monitoring The Resource Management 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: (a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around a discharger, and may include cultural and socio-economic effects; (b) physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and