site’s stormwater system worked effectively.
Owing to the distance of the wellsite to the nearest stream being approximately 30m, the
stream was visually inspected by an Inspecting Officer on each occasion. Chemical analysis or
a bio-monitoring survey were un-necessary as no evidence of effects on the stream
environment were observed by the Inspecting Officer.
Staff on-site were cooperative with requests made by officers of the Council, with any required
works being completed quickly and to
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 include
cultural and social-economic effects;
receive any complaints or register any unauthorised incidents
associated with any of the Company’s DWI activities during the 2012-2013 monitoring
period. The Company has demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and
compliance with the resource consent exercised during this period.
For reference, in the 2012-2013 year, 35% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
performance and compliance
visits and the data supplied by the consent holder
have been used in compiling this report.
The Council did not receive any complaints or register any unauthorised incidents
associated with any of the Company’s DWI activities during the 2012-2013 monitoring
period. The Company has demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and
compliance with the resource consents exercised this period.
For reference, in the 2012-2013 year, 35% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
and following their
completion at the Mangahewa-E wellsite.
Todd Energy Limited notified the Council of its intention to combust gas intermittently on 19
November 2014 and 13 January 2015. Following these dates, gas combustion occurred
intermittently over the course of a few days in conjunction with well testing. One complaint
was received in relation to black smoke emissions arising from flaring activities, and an
infringement notice was issued following investigation. No offensive or
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:
(a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around a discharger, and may
include cultural and social-economic effects;
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dissolved salts
limit of 2,500 mg/L. The Company, upon request of the Council, removed the unlined cell
(termed ‘contingency’ cell) from the storage facility, which marked the removal of the last
unlined storage cell in Taranaki. Total heavy metal analysis undertaken by the Council
indicated concentrations close to or below Taranaki natural background concentrations for
these target metals in the soil. Previously landfarmed areas were inspected and found to be re-
vegetated to a high standard and
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 a discharger, and may
include cultural and socio-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
results, their interpretations, and their significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2015-2016 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
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, including