to ensure all
associated wastes are dealt with, and that adequate provisions are in place for the
increase in throughput.
1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
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.
The Company holds water permit 5176-1 to take
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current MfE guideline value. Levels
of toluene and xylene are particularly low by comparison.
Number of NOx and BTEX monitoring sites falling into different air
quality categories. The Action BTEX concentrations were recorded at a
central New Plymouth petrol station.
Air quality in Taranaki
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) requires
councils to have regional plans to address regional
resource management issues. The Regional Air Quality
Plan for Taranaki (the Plan)
State of the environment monitoring - freshwater physicochemical monitoring 2018-2019
An inspection was undertaken in calm, wet weather with light rain showers. Yard maintenance was required
in the form of sweeping, however there was no evidence of spills. The plant was not operating at the time
and no discharges to air were occurring. No odours were noted and ambient dust readings were within
allowable limits. The emissions stack testing had not yet been undertaken.
Overall, the site was compliant at the time of inspection.
Results of receiving environment monitoring
generally located inland, between Inglewood and Eltham.
1.1.7 Irrigation systems
In general there are two 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
climate, central
government reforms and our evolving relationship
with tangata whenua.
While inflation has been trending down and is now
falling close to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s
target consumer inflation rate of between 1 and 3
per cent, the economy has remained sluggish with
gross domestic product rising by just 0.2% in the
March 2024 quarter. That followed a 0.1% fall in the
previous quarter.
We’ve had to factor these economic headwinds as
we
Change team are creating an
action plan to target reduction of key waste streams, system improvements,
and education.
Figure 1 Sorted waste from the NPDC Civic Centre Waste Audit
NPDC Zero Waste Fund – latest funding round
9. NPDC runs a Zero Waste Fund for community initiatives that will minimise
waste. The current round is open for applications from 1 October to 31 October
2024. Priority for this funding round will be given to those projects that fall in
the upper two levels of