types of materials being received and how the discharge to land is being managed. During the year, the consent holder demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and compliance with the resource consents. There were no incidents logged or complaints received by Council about the site during the period under review. This report includes recommendations for the 2013-2014 year. page page i Table of contents Page 1.
preventing or minimising adverse effects on the environment from emissions to air from pig farming. It also provides a general indication of the matters that the regional council may consider and the nature of the conditions that might be attached to a resource consent for the discharge of contaminants into the air from piggeries (refer rules 47 to 50). Applicants and resource consent holders will also be expected to demonstrate that they are giving effect to
operations. A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of the report. page 2 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,
DIPS IN NEW ZEALAND 01 Race, yards and pot dip remains So ur ce : A dk in C ol le ct io n, A le xa nd er Tu rn ba ll Li br ar y W el lin gt on N Z So ur ce : W ai PA C significant soil and water contamination at most sites. Common practices for removing spent liquids and sludges from dips included gravity drainage to lower ground, pumping or bucketing liquid from the sump and shovelling of residual sludge onto a
‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to: page 2 (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)
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 plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic
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. 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
environment. Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2017-2018 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 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:
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 year, the Company 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 to the Company’s activities. The Waihapa Production Station and
groundwater. This is in part a result of heavy applications of nitrogen (effluent) early in the life of the plant. Current effluent application is considerably lower than previous application rates. However, nitrate concentrations in the soil profile underneath the irrigation areas and in the tributaries flowing through or adjacent to the site remain elevated. A narrow but concentrated plume of ammonia is present in the groundwater and extends from a previous leak in an effluent storage basin. This