yard and as a result an abatement notice was
issued. Another incident was logged in response to a complaint in regard to fire fighting
foam blowing off site during a fire fighting exercise at Shell Todd Oil Services facility at the
Omata tank farm.
During the year, Companies monitored within the Hongihongi and Herekawe catchments
overall demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and compliance with
resource consents, however in the case of Molten Metals Ltd, an improvement was
electricity sources in New Zealand, such as wind
generation. Commercial operation commenced in June 2011. The plant may be required to run for hours
during low wind conditions, or for months during dry hydro years or times of major plant outages. The two
separate 100 MW high-efficiency open cycle gas fired turbines are capable of going from cold to full power
in 10 minutes. To improve efficiency, air from the low pressure compressor passes through an inter-cooler
before entering the high pressure
Policy and Planning Agenda June 2023
smoke from domestic fires increases
particulate concentrations.
Daily air quality categories for PM2.5 , as measured at Central School.
No daily means have ever exceeded the Acceptable band. Due to
technical issues only 100 days were monitored in 2020.
Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and
volatile organic compounds
Carbon monoxide (CO) is the result of incomplete fossil fuel
combustion and at high indoor concentrations can cause
dizziness or aggravate heart conditions. In
enrichment (for mental wellbeing); and
(v) Assessment of shed hygiene, bio security risks, lighting, and litter
condition. The daily litter condition scoring provides a good indication
of potential odour trends;
(b) Additional insulation and indirect dry heating system to effectively control
humidity (as opposed to providing direct gas fired heat which increases
water vapour and higher humidity and as a result potential for odours). This
process changes throughout a cycle, as
protected.
Threats to ecological
values
Potential
threat
Comment
Pest animals High Possums, cats, mustelids, hedgehogs and rodents.
Weeds High Pampas, gorse, boxthorn, montbretia, wandering willy, three cornered
garlic.
Habitat modification Low Protected by the steep cliffs although vulnerable to fire in dry events.
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Site protection measures addressing potential and actual threats are as follows:
Site
must not impound water beyond the
property of which it is built, unless agreed to in
writing by any affected property owner
no takes for domestic use, stock watering, fire
fighting, or any other takes authorised by a
resource consent, shall be restricted by the
construction, placement and use of the structure
structure must not alter the natural course of the
river nor reduce channel capacity to convey flood
flows
no significant erosion, scour or
Regional Policy Statement for Taranaki 2010
Policy & Planning Committee agenda April 2019
Executive Audit and Risk agenda 6 May 2024