managed. Minimal flaring was being undertaken with
no resulting smoke or odours. No discharge was occurring from the skimmer pits but
recent rain had elevated suspended solids content in the stormwater which may have
required the pits to be cleaned out.
29 October 2012
No drilling was being undertaken at the time of inspection. Most of the exploration
equipment had been moved to Cheal-B and C wellsites. The production facilities were
neat and tidy. There was no discharge off site. Some silt
bubbling, though not odorous. A concrete apron had been constructed beside the first
pond for easier wash-down and odour control. The storm drain pond beside the bio-
filter was emitting a slight sulphurous odour. More trees had been removed along the
front fence of the house opposite, which was now plainly visible.
12 July 2012
A routine inspection was carried out on 12 July 2012. Gentle very light rain stopped
during the inspection. There was a light NE wind. An odour survey along Hursthouse
types of irrigation methods; surface and pressurised. The
majority of irrigation systems currently in operation in the province fall in to the
pressurised category. Pressurised systems can be further differentiated based on the
method of operation and equipment used. A summary of the systems encountered in the
region is given below:
K-line and long-lateral types – Impact sprinklers mounted on moveable laterals
(Photo 1).
These are the most common systems found in the region, as they are a
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(For a copy of the signed resource consent
please contact the TRC Consents department)
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Water abstraction permits
Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any water, unless the activity is
expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section
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plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant into water, unless the
activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or by national regulations.
Methanex currently holds six water discharge consents.
Section 15(1)(c) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge
regulations. Methanex currently holds a consent for a flood control structure in the
Waitara River.
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Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any water, unless the activity is
expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant
into water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in
a regional plan, or by national regulations. Methanex currently holds
it can be developed. Until such time, land within this
zone may be used for a range of agricultural, pastoral and horticultural
activities, but other types of activities are to be managed and/or avoided
to ensure the activities occurring within the zone are compatible with
and do not compromise potential future urban uses. In the notified
PDP, free-range poultry farming falls under the definition of rural
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industry (see the definition nesting
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