Council to continually re-evaluate its approach
and that of consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, 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 …
During the period under review, Port Taranaki Ltd obtained a ‘high’ rating for environmental
and administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents.
Suspended solids remained well below consent limits it all samples analysed. There were no
recorded incidents. The environmental performance of Port Taranaki Ltd has continued to
improve from previous years.
During the same period, Downer New Zealand Ltd, Technix Taranaki Terminal Ltd,
Methanex New Zealand and New Zealand Oil
regions resources.
Evaluation of environmental performance 1.1.4
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance
by the consent holder/s during the period under review, this report also assigns a
rating as to each 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
job to be completed before there is more land erosion, and to avoid costs of temporary
measures. Seeks for the wall to be finished with no conditions.
Ian Noel Bullock Support N To ensure the foreshore camping and recreational facilities can be kept safe and intact for the future
Ian Parker Support N Completion of the wall as soon as possible to stop erosion.
Jason Quickenden Support N Installation of rock wall to stop erosion of Urenui Beach. It is costing rate payers money to try and
observable and/or ongoing effects upon soil and groundwater quality associated
with the land disposal process
• effective incorporation of material, application rates and associated earthworks
• integrity and management of storage facilities
• dust and odour effects in proximity of the site boundaries
• housekeeping and site management
• the neighbourhood was surveyed for environmental effects.
1.5.4 Chemical sampling
During the monitoring period the Council collected six composite
field of science for many people.
The programmes undertaken are extremely
wide-ranging and include national bird counts,
water quality measurement, pest free
programmes, wetland restoration, intertidal
diversity studies and lizard monitoring. I
expect schools to hear more about and have
greater involvement with citizen science in the
next few years.
Building developments are progressing at a
fast rate at Pukeiti with the official opening
expected in
Administrative charges
1.1(d), 2.1, 2.3, 5.4, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6,
9.7
Discharge of petroleum
dispersants into water or
onto land in the coastal
marine area
C2.4 • Dispersant is used in the event of a marine oil spill;
• Discharge is of a dispersant of petroleum approved for use in
marine oil spills by the Maritime Safety Authority;
• Dispersant is applied at the rates and by the methods
recommended by the manufacturer;
Permitted
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exceed 11,950 m3, rate of
discharge not to exceed 138 L/s
Data submitted to TRC in monthly and annual reports
by NPDC (Appendix IV).
Yes
2. Cease discharge after Waitara to
New Plymouth pipeline is
commissioned
Pipeline due to be commissioned during summer 2014. N/A
3. pH 6-12 in at least 98% of discharge
samples over 12 month period
Data submitted to TRC in monthly and annual reports
by NPDC (Appendix IV).
Not quite:
97.3% pH 6-12
See Appendix IV
4.
ecology
inspection. The Company carried out air emission sampling and groundwater monitoring
through independent consultants and further storm water sampling, and forwarded the
results to the Council for audit and review.
Processing rates continued to increase during the period, particularly for herbicides.
The monitoring showed that the Company has had no significant impact on air quality in the
vicinity of the plant or on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. No complaint about odour
was