scientific and technical data.
Section 3 discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents 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.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or
adverse,
client Airport Farm Trustee Limited, with
respect to the particular brief given to us and it may not be relied upon in other contexts or for any
other purpose, or by any person other than our client, without our prior written agreement.
We understand and agree that our client will submit this report as part of an application for resource
consent and that Taranaki Regional Council as the consenting authority will use this report for the
purpose of assessing that application.
Tonkin & Taylor Ltd
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,
plants, with more to come.
Thousands and thousands of hours and tens of millions of dollars.
25-years plus, and the finish line is in sight.
As in recent years, latest monitoring shows the ecological health of waterways at or near the best ever recorded.
An independent study by NIWA has confirmed that fencing and planting the waterways is a direct factor in these
improvements, as well as a reduction in bacteria levels.
So it was most pleasing that the project won Local
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 or
found in the receiving waters of the Piakau Stream.
There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air
discharge consents. The ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that levels of carbon
monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen oxides 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
unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of the resource
consent, or provisions in regional plans, during the period under review.
Todd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and
compliance with the resource consent over the reporting 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 with
review, the Company held two resource consents for the injection
of fluids by DWI, at their KA1/7/19/20 wellsite, Palmer Road, Kapuni, and the KA9 wellsite,
Lower Duthie Road, Kapuni. Consent 1336-3 permits the discharge of up to 2,000 cubic
metres/day of produced water and approved contaminants by deep well injection into the
Matemateaonga Formation via well KW-2 or into the Mangahewa Formation via
contingency back-up wells KA-1 and KA-7. Consent 9970-1 permits the discharge of waste
fluids
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Limited’s gauges, which was just over twice the guideline rate.
In the 2012-2013 year there were 38 air related incidents in the Waiwhakaiho airshed
recorded on Council’s Unauthorised Incidents Register, only six of which were substantiated
at the time of investigation. Issues with the potential for effects were identified in three other
cases and preventative measures were agreed upon. The complaints related to a variety of
issues, namely odour, dust, or smoke. None of the substantiated air