of nuisance
weeds or algae, and human health risks from microbial pathogens or toxic algae. Microbial pathogens in the
water can enter the body by ingestion, or through the ears, nasal passages, mucous membranes or cuts in the
skin, and can cause gastrointestinal illness, respiratory symptoms, or more harmful diseases like hepatitis A.
Microbial contamination is a concern in in both rivers and lakes, whilst the presence of toxic cyanobacteria is
primarily a concern of lakes.
Suitability
ecology
inspection. The Company carried out air emission sampling and groundwater monitoring
through independent consultants and further storm water sampling, and forwarded the
results to the Council for audit and review.
Processing rates continued to increase during the period, particularly for herbicides.
The monitoring showed that the Company has had no significant impact on air quality in the
vicinity of the plant or on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. No complaint about odour
was
effects on local groundwater or surface water resources.
There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of the resource
consent, or provisions in regional plans, during the period under review.
During the year, GPL demonstrated a high level of both environmental and administrative
performance with the resource consents.
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For reference, in the 2014-2015 year, 75% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance
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Cyclaneusma occurs near the stem in the central crown, is
bright yellow, and affects scattered and susceptible trees
particularly following mild winters with uniform rainfall.
Although this fungi causes growth loss, there is no known
cost-effective solution except for tree selection at thinning.
Armillaria is a root-rot fungi and can cause considerable
mortality, particularly on logged native forest
(podocarp/tawa forests) sites or second-rotation exotic
plantations. In 2 to 5 year
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Appendix I
Rules 9 and 10 of the Regional Air Quality
Plan for Taranaki 2011
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Rule 9: Hydrocarbon exploration well sites
Activity classification: Controlled
This rule applies to discharges of contaminants to air from hydrocarbon exploration well
sites, including combustion involving flaring or incineration of petroleum recovered from
natural deposits, in association with well development or
demonstrated a good
level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the
last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s remains at a good or high level.
Components of a suitable monitoring programme for 2016-2017 have been identified and
included in recommendations to this report.
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Introduction 4
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Data
What are data and why are they needed?
Data are facts and figures generated from measurements or observations which may be oral,
written or pictures. From data all deductions and observations are made.
Think about any aspect of your daily life. What you do is dependent upon information you
have gathered or been given by others. Your decisions take into account the information you
have available. If we do not have data or information,
and the
Kaupokonui River, Motumate and Waiokura Streams
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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)
one kaimoana survey at five sites and two intertidal sand inspections
along the New Plymouth foreshore.
The results of intertidal surveys, kaimoana survey and sand inspections did not indicate that
the disposal of dredged material was having a significant impact on the abundance or
diversity of intertidal species, including key kaimoana species. Natural sand movement was
likely to have a greater impact than the disposal of sand from dredging.
During the period, the Company demonstrated
reporting the only active site is the
Spence site, however all three sites are continually monitored and reported on annually, as
consents have not expired or been surrendered.
This report for the period July 2011-June 2013 describes the monitoring programmes
implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council to assess Origin Energy’s environmental
performance during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of
Origin Energy’s activities.
Origin Energy holds two resource