Council) adopted a water management plan for the river in September 1991.
At the end of the 2016-2017 monitoring period a total of 20 consents were held by the 13 industries
monitored under this programme that discharge wastewater, stormwater and/or leachate from the
industrial area at Fitzroy, New Plymouth to the lower Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaone Stream, or to land
in the lower Waiwhakaiho and Mangaone Stream catchments. The activities and impacts of the consent
holders upon water quality
to be implemented in the 2019-2020 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 arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may
conditions of the applicable resource consents. There is no evidence of
any issues with any injection well currently in use, or the ability of the receiving formation to
accept injected fluids. The results of groundwater quality monitoring undertaken show no
adverse effects of the activity at monitored locations. Inspections undertaken during the
monitoring year found sites being operated in a professional manner and there were no
Unauthorised Incidents in relation to any of the Company’s DWI
significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2014-2015 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.
does not mean that it does not have significant adverse effects. Rather it is a
recommendation that it may be more efficient or reasonable to address the species outside the Plan’s regulatory framework —
i.e., without the need for rules. Separate to its RPMP the Council has prepared a Biosecurity Strategy that addresses all harmful
organisms (not just ones for which rules or regulation is required) and sets out programmes and activities for achieving their
control, including
the air
discharge consent. The ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that levels of carbon
monoxide and combustible gases 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 odours or smoke from the site.
During the period under review, the Company demonstrated an overall high level of both
environmental performance and administrative
reported period, no effect of emissions to air from the galvanising site was detected at or beyond the
boundary of the site during inspections.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a good level of environmental performance with the resource
consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of
environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21%
the lake level dropped below the minimum authorised level has increased.
On one occasion, it appears that the lake level remained low for some time, and dead eels were
noted on the exposed lake bed. It should be noted that the Company never generated when
the lake level was at or below the minimum authorised level during the reporting period, and
that leakage is the principle cause when a low lake level occurred. These leaks may require
some investigation by the Company. There is still
standard. This elevated chloride result was most likely
attributed to the abundance of activity associated with the removal of the drill rig and
associated equipment from the wellsite at this time. In addition, as the skimmer pit
discharge at the wellsite is directly to land, thus the discharge would have reduced through
filtration and as it was a temporary and isolated event, the discharge was therefore unlikely
to have had any significant or on-going adverse effect on the receiving environment.
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.
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