detrimental effects were found at the time of the November survey. At the time of the March
survey the results suggested poor preceding water quality that may be indicative of adverse effects
associated with the landfill leachate.
Air quality monitoring showed that there were no significant adverse effects in relation to suspended
particulates, dust deposition rates or odour beyond the site boundary.
An enclosed gas flare system was installed for air quality control during the 2017-2018
Proposal, the
consultation document for the 2017/2018 Annual Plan – Statement of Proposal, for public
consultation, and the 2017/2018 estimates.
6.2 The key points in the 2017/2018 Annual Plan – Statement of Proposal were highlighted to
the Council, being:
A 1% general rates increase against a proposed increase of 0.5% for 2017/2018 in the
2015/2025 Long-Term Plan
An extra investment in a trial programme to test large-scale predator suppression
and eradication techniques
Conversely, the administration of the Site is rated as poor. The Council had to continually
prompt the Consent holder, RNZ, for data and when it was provided it was insufficient.
Unauthorized Incidents included the pooling of liquids longer than one hour after
application, the non-notification of deliveries of material from well sites, the lack of
compliance samples for both the pre-land spread material and the re-sown areas, Stage 3 and
the impact on local groundwater quality surrounding the storage
application and estimated loading rates 34
2.1.6 Groundwater monitoring 36
2.1.6.1 Groundwater discussion 49
2.1.7 Soil monitoring 49
2.1.8 Biomonitoring of the Haehanga Stream 72
2.2 Air 78
2.3 Incidents, investigations, and interventions 80
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3 Discussion 85
3.1 Discussion of site performance 85
3.2 Environmental effects of exercise of consents 89
3.3 Evaluation of performance 98
3.4 Recommendations from the 2019-2020 Annual Report 122
3.5
through the refinement of methods
and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned …
the period under review, this report also assigns a
rating as to the Company’s 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
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
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
utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from the
of compliance by
the Company, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and
administrative performance during the period under review.
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
considerable modification, in
particular stream realignment and piping for land improvement purposes.
Anecdotal evidence and observations by Council staff, as well as an increase in the number
of resource consent applications received by the Council for stream modification work, has
indicated an increase in the rate of stream modification in recent years, certainly since
consideration and adoption of the RFWP in 2001. Therefore, the purpose of this report has
been to quantify the extent and