pattern found in
previous years.
Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) gives the percentage of the lower explosive limit, expressed as methane that is
detected in the air sampled. The sensor on the instrument reacts to gases and vapours such as acetone,
benzene, butane, methane, propane, carbon monoxide, ethanol, and higher alkanes and alkenes, with
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varying degrees of sensitivity. The Council’s Regional Air Quality Plan has a typical requirement that no
discharge shall
films,
floatable or suspended
material
• Any conspicuous change in
colour or visual clarity
• Any emission objectionable
odour
• Freshwater unsuitable for
consumption of animals
• Significant adverse effects of
aquatic life
Sampling of discharge not possible as no
discharges to the stream at the time of
inspection.
N/A
7. Prepare, maintain, adhere and
provide a Contingency Plan to the
Council
Plan received by Council 26 November
2020. No updates
The Council strives to ensure its decision-making, planning and consenting processes are inclusive and collaborative to ensure that iwi perspectives can be properly considered.
overall environmental performance and compliance (Table 5).
Table 5 Council rating system for compliance monitoring (2001/02)
Grading category Explanation Results
High
Where there are essentially no adverse environmental effects to be concerned about, &
no, or trivial, non-compliance with conditions (eg, a deadline for delivery of results or a
contingency plan missed by a few days)
8
Good
Where the adverse environmental effects of activities during the
Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-FW) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms and came into effect on 3 September 2020. The regulations are temporary and apply until 1 January 2025, or when the Council notifies its Natural Resources Plan (whichever date is earliest). A resource consent is required if you want to undertake any of the following activities: Converting more than 10ha of land to more intensive land use
Increase the area of land used for dairy support above the
performance is concerned with the Company’s
approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with
consent conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with regard to the performance rating applied.
For example loss of data
Resource consents 4
1.3.1 Water discharge permit 4
1.3.2 Coastal permit 4
1.4 Monitoring programme 5
1.4.1 Introduction 5
1.4.2 Programme liaison and management 5
1.4.3 Site inspections 5
1.4.4 Chemical sampling 5
2. Results 7
2.1 Inspections 7
2.2 Results of discharge monitoring 7
2.3 Inter-laboratory comparisons 11
2.4 Process control 13
2.5 Contingency plans 14
2.6 Annual report 15
2.7 Investigations, interventions, and incidents 17
3.
environmental and administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the
receiving environment from the activities during the monitoring year.
Administrative performance is concerned with the Company’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the
timely provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take
data) in accordance with consent conditions.
Events that were beyond
activities during the monitoring year.
Administrative performance is concerned with the Company’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the
timely provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take
data) in accordance with consent conditions.
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Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is
a defence under the provisions of the RMA can be established)
of the Taranaki coastal environment (2015) and subsequent consultation
undertaken as part of the Coastal Plan review. The report contains further information on the Taranaki coastal environment as a whole and the details of the assessments carried out to
determine which coastal areas were considered to have outstanding value.
Areas of Outstanding Natural Character (ONC) Map Reference
ONC 1 - Parininihi Map Link
Map - 43
ONC 2 - Mimi Estuary Map Link
Map - 7