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 basin has since been repaired. A
second more recent and more concentrated ammonia plume extends
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 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
presented 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,
frequency of
contamination reduces water quality, and has the potential to have both chronic and acute
impacts on the stream biota, which either leads to fish emigration, or death. It is understood
that the lower stream catchment is earmarked for urban development, with some thought
being given to establishing a reserve and walkway, similar to that alongside the Mangati
Stream. While this has the potential to improve habitat conditions in the lower catchment, it is
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Council participated, and to
discuss their significance and answered questions arising.
Recommended
THAT the Taranaki Regional Council
a) receives the memorandum National Survey of Pesticides and Emerging Contaminants in
Groundwater 2018
b) notes the results of the survey, that pesticides are virtually undetectable in the
Taranaki groundwater or when present, are far below levels of concern for either
environmental or human health
c) notes the detection of various EOCs in …
resource consents. There was no evidence of any issues with any injection well
or the ability of the receiving formation to accept injected fluids, during the period under review. 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 consents.
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 or
terrestrial;
particulate deposition in the vicinity of the foundry site. No visible emissions or odour issues were noted
during inspections and no complaints were received during the period under review.
During the year, MASL demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and administrative
compliance 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
Evaluation of environmental performance 2
1.3 Process description 3
1.3.1 Background 3
1.3.2 AB & DM Sybrandy Contracting Limited 4
1.4 Resource consent 5
1.4.1 Discharges of wastes to land 5
1.5 Monitoring programme 5
1.5.1 Introduction 5
1.5.2 Programme liaison and management 5
1.5.3 Site inspections 6
2. Results 7
2.1 Inspections 7
2.2 Results of discharge or receiving environment monitoring 7
2.3 Register of incidents 7
3. Discussion 9
3.1 Discussion of plant
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Executive summary
The Ample Group Ltd (the Company) operate an abattoir and rendering plant, located on
Mountain Road at Stratford, in the Kahouri Stream catchment, a tributary of the Patea River.
The Company processes sheep and beef. Wastewater is treated in a two pond system, which is
either irrigated to land when conditions allow, or to the Kahouri Stream during high flow
conditions. This report for the period July 2015 to June 2016 describes the monitoring