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
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
the site of the wreck
of any vessel where the wreck occurred before 1900; and
ii. provides or may provide, through investigation by archaeological methods, evidence
relating to the history of New Zealand
It is also possible for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (Heritage New Zealand) to declare a
post-1900 site as an archaeological site.
Consent required from Heritage New Zealand
An authority (consent) from Heritage New Zealand should be obtained prior to the
presence of elevated nitrate concentrations in shallow
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
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most popular spots in the region is already provided for by district council or DOC parks
and reserves, and esplanade strips.
Access to the coast
The Taranaki coast is important for a range of recreation including fishing and diving, boating and
swimming, board sports such as surfing and kitesurfing, and walking. Access to beaches, rivers and lakes
in Taranaki is one of the key factors influencing recreational habits.
Formal access
Public roads offer the greatest degree of public
Council:
1. receives the memorandum noting the release of a paper by the Prime Minister’s
Chief Science Advisor on the issues surrounding fresh water in New Zealand
2. receives the report New Zealand’s fresh waters : values, state, trends and human impacts
3. notes the strong alignment between much of what the Council is undertaking or
promoting for environmental management of fresh water, and the stance taken by
Sir Peter within the report to address environmental issues.