Consents and Regulatory Committee

Tuesday 13 March 2018 9.30am Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford Consents and Regulatory Committee - Agenda

Agenda for the meeting of the Consents and Regulatory Committee to be held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 13 March 2018 commencing at 9.30am.

Members Councillor M P Joyce Councillor M J Cloke (Committee Chairperson) Councillor M G Davey Councillor C L Littlewood Councillor M J McDonald Councillor B K Raine Councillor N W Walker

Councillor D N MacLeod (ex officio)

Representative Mr H Eriwata (Iwi Representative) Members Mr K Holswich (Iwi Representative) Ms F Mulligan (Iwi Representative)

Apologies Councillor D L Lean

Notification of Late Items

Opening Karakia

Item Page Subject Item 1 5 Confirmation of Minutes

Item 2 12 Resource consents issued under delegated authority and applications in progress

Item 3 27 Consent monitoring annual reports

Item 4 80 Incident, Compliance, Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Item 5 126 Appointment of Hearing Committee - South Taranaki District Council - coastal discharge

Item 6 129 Update to Appointment of Hearing Commissioner - New Zealand Transport Agency

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Item 7 131 Public Excluded

Item 8 132 Confirmation of Confidential Minutes

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Whakataka te hau Karakia to open and close meetings Whakataka te hau ki te uru Cease the winds from the west Whakataka te hau ki tonga Cease the winds from the south Kia mākinakina ki uta Let the breeze blow over the land Kia mātaratara ki tai Let the breeze blow over the ocean Kia hī ake ana te atakura Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air He tio, he huka, he hauhu A touch of frost, a promise of glorious day Tūturu o whiti whakamaua kia tina. Let there be certainty Tina! Secure it! Hui ē! Tāiki ē! Draw together! Affirm!

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Agenda Memorandum

Date 13 March 2018

Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Consents and Regulatory Committee

Subject: Confirmation of Minutes – 30 January 2018

Approved by: G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality

B G Chamberlain, Chief Executive

Document: 1995805

Resolve That the Consents and Regulatory Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Consents and Regulatory Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at 9.30am 2. notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on 20 February 2018. Matters arising Appendices Document #1999818 – Minutes Consents and Regulatory Committee

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Minutes of the Consents and Regulatory Committee Meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council, held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at 9.30am.

Members Councillors M J Cloke (Committee Chairperson) M G Davey C L Littlewood M J McDonald B K Raine N W Walker

D L Lean (ex officio)(from 9.45am) D N MacLeod (ex officio)

Representative Mr H Eriwata (Iwi Representative) Members Mr K Holswich (Iwi Representative) Ms F Mulligan (Iwi Representative)(from 9.50am)

Attending Messrs G K Bedford (Director-Environment Quality) A D McLay (Director-Resource Management) B E Pope (Compliance Manager) C H McLellan (Consents Manager) S Tamarapa (Iwi Communications Officer) Mrs H Gerrard (Science Manager) Mr R Phipps (Science Manager) Mr B Jansma (Environmental Scientist) Mrs K van Gameren (Committee Administrator) Mr R Ritchie (Communications Manager) Mr P Ledingham (Communications Officer)

Opening Karakia Mr H Eriwata (Iwi Representative) gave the opening Karakia to the Consents and Regulatory Committee.

Apologies The apology from Councillor M P Joyce was received and sustained. An apology for lateness was received from Councillor D L Lean.

Notification of Late Items General Business – Barriers to fish passage presentation

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1. Confirmation of Minutes – 21 November 2017

Resolved

THAT the Consents and Regulatory Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council 1. takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Consents and Regulatory Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 21 November 2017 at 9.30am 2. notes that the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on 12 December 2017. Davey/McDonald

Matters Arising

Resource Consents issued under delegated authority and applications in progress

It was noted to the Committee that changes to the Council’s agenda memorandum template to reflect Iwi considerations are in progress and likely to be presented to the next meeting.

2. Resource consents issued under delegated authority and applications in progress

2.1 The Committee considered and discussed the memorandum advising of consents granted, consents under application and of consent processing actions since the last meeting of the Committee.

Recommended

THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives the schedule of resource consents granted and other consent processing actions, made under delegated authority. Davey/MacLeod

3. Consent monitoring annual reports

3.1 Mrs H Gerrard, Science Manager, spoke to the memorandum advising the Committee

of 13 tailored compliance monitoring reports that have been finalised since the last Committee meeting.

Recommended

THAT the Taranaki Regional Council

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1. receives the 17-11 Remediation NZ Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 2. receives the 17-22 Greymouth Petroleum Limited DWI Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 3. receives the 17-26 Westside New Zealand Limited Deep Well Injection Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 4. receives the 17-28 Taranaki Thoroughbred Racing Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 5. receives the 17-29 Concrete Batching Plant Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 6. receives the 17-31 STDC Eltham WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 7. receives the 17-51 Origin Energy Kupe Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 8. receives the 17-57 Nova Energy McKee Power Plant Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 9. receives the 17-66 Fonterra Whareroa Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 10. receives the 17-78 STDC Combined Kaponga, Manaia, Patea and Waverley WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 11. receives the 17-83 Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Kapuni) Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 12. receives the 17-89 NPDC Coastal Structures Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein 13. receives the 17-94 Irrigation Water Compliance Monitoring Programme Annual Report and adopts the specific recommendations therein. Raine/Littlewood

4. Ministry for the Environment National Monitoring System Report 2014/15 – 2015/16

4.1 Mr A D McLay, Director-Resource Management, spoke to the memorandum informing the Committee of the release of the annual National Monitoring System survey of local authorities for 2015/15 and 2015/16 and outlined survey results comparing the Council to other regional councils.

4.2 The Council continues its strong record of timeframe compliance with 100% of consent applications being processed within the statutory timeframes for the fourteenth consecutive year.

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4.3 Council staff provided context to the Committee on the data provided in the Report noting differences between each regional council and how the Council’s use of enforcement tools and approach to non-compliance compares with other resource consenting local authorities.

Recommended

THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives the memorandum 2. notes that the Ministry for the Environment has released the results of the 2014/15 and 2015/16 National Monitoring System 3. notes that the Taranaki Regional Council’s performance compares very well with the national picture presented in the National Monitoring System survey of local authorities. Cloke/Walker

5. Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary – 28 October 2017 to 5 January 2018

Councillor C L Littlewood and Councillor D N MacLeod declared an interest in agenda item 5 (Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary 28 October 2017 to 5 January 2018) in relation to Port Taranaki Limited, and took no part in the discussions or deliberations.

5.1 The Committee received and noted the summary of the Council’s Incidents, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement for the period 28 October 2017 to 5 January 2018.

5.2 Mr B E Pope, Compliance Manager, provided an overview to the Committee on the reported incidents and answered questions concerning officer assessments of the incidents.

5.3 It was noted to the Committee that the incident register covered a longer than normal period due to the timing of Committee meetings. A large number of dairy effluent non-compliance incidents were reported due to a later than normal sampling round by Council staff and the impacts of the wet winter 2017 period showing in results. The number of non-compliant incidents, or the nature of the incidents, reflects nothing unusual when compared to other years.

Recommended

THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives the memorandum

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2. receives the summary of the Incidents, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement for the period from 28 October 2017 to 5 January 2018, notes the action taken by staff acting under delegated authority and adopts the recommendations therein. Raine/Holswich

6. General Business

Mr B Jansma, Environmental Scientist (Freshwater Biology), gave a presentation to the Committee on Barriers to fish passage. Mr Jansma outlined to the Committee the work the Council are doing under the provisions of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki for the passage of fish in rivers and lakes, including advice and information, compliance monitoring programme for in-stream structures, fish monitoring programme and the continuation of remediation and restoration works for orphan structures. Members discussed possible measurers to address orphan structures (ie weirs) including possible Council funding.

7. Public Excluded

In accordance with section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, it is resolved that the public is excluded from the following part of the proceedings of the Consents and Regulatory Committee on Tuesday 30 January 2018 for the following reason/s:

Item 8 – Prosecution

That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where such disclosure would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial.

Item 9 – Prosecution

That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where such disclosure would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial.

MacLeod/Cloke

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There being no further business, the Committee Chairperson Councillor M J Cloke, declared the Consents and Regulatory Committee meeting closed at 10.35am.

Confirmed

Chairperson ______M P Joyce

Date 13 March 2018

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Agenda Memorandum

Date 13 March 2018

Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Consents and Regulatory Committee

Subject: Resource consents issued under delegated authority and applications in progress

Approved by: A D McLay, Director – Resource Management

B G Chamberlain, Chief Executive

Document: 2017745

Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to advise the Committee of consents granted, consents under application and of consent processing actions since the last meeting. This information is summarised in figures at the end of this report.

Executive summary Memorandum to advise the Committee of recent consenting actions made under regional plans and the Resource Management Act, in accordance with Council procedures and delegations.

Recommendation That the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. receives the schedule of resource consents granted and other consent processing actions, made under delegated authority.

Background The following resource consent applications have been investigated by officers of the Taranaki Regional Council. They are activities with less than minor adverse effects on the environment or minor effects and affected parties have agreed to the activity. In accordance with sections 104 to 108 and section 139 of the Resource Management Act 1991, and pursuant to delegated authority to make decisions on consent applications, the Chief Executive or the Director—Resource Management has granted the consents/certificates of compliance.

The exercise of delegations under the Resource Management Act 1991 is reported for Committee Members’ information. Under the delegations manual, consent processing actions are to be reported to the Consents and Regulatory Committee.

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The attached appendices (consent applications in progress) show the total number of applications in the consent processing system over the last twelve months. The number of applications for the renewal of resource consents is also shown. The difference between the two is the number of new applications, including applications for a change of conditions. New applications take priority over renewal applications. Renewal applications are generally put on hold, with the agreement of the applicant, and processed when staff resources allow. A consent holder can continue to operate under a consent that is subject to renewal. The above approach is pragmatic and ensures there are no regulatory impediments to new activities requiring authorisation.

Also attached are the following:  Applications in progress table - the number of applications in progress at the end of each month (broken down into total applications and the number of renewals in progress) for this year and the previous two years.  Consents issued table - the number of consents issued at the end of each month for this year and the previous two years.  Potential hearings spreadsheet outlining the current status of limited/notified applications where hearing committees have been appointed.  Breakdown of consents issued. This is the number of consents issued broken down by purpose – new, renewals, changes or review.  Types of consents issued, further broken down into notification types – non-notified, limited notified or public notified.  Public and iwi involvement in non-notified consents. This assessment excludes routine farm dairy discharges as generally affected party approval and iwi consultation is not required for these.  Application processing time extensions used compared to the previous years.  Consent type process shows the notification type including applications submitted on and the pre-hearing resolution numbers.

Discussion Part 6 (Planning, decision-making and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002 has been considered and documented in the preparation of this agenda item. The recommendations made in this item comply with the decision-making obligations of the Act.

Decision-making considerations Part 6 (Planning, decision-making and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002 has been considered and documented in the preparation of this agenda item. The recommendations made in this item comply with the decision-making obligations of the Act.

Financial considerations—LTP/Annual Plan This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s adopted Long-Term Plan and estimates. Any financial information included in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

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Policy considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Iwi considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes (schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-term plan and/or annual plan. Similarly, iwi involvement in adopted work programmes has been recognised in the preparation of this memorandum.

Legal considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations comply with the appropriate statutory requirements imposed upon the Council.

Appendices/Attachments List of non-notified consents (document #2017675) Schedule of non-notified consents (document #2017702) Consents processing charts for Agenda (document #2017599)

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Applications in progress

Month Ending

July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R Total R

2017/2018 209 149 218 151 210 145 210 136 189 144 253 146 249 144 248 149

2016/2017 175 125 175 118 161 113 169 117 179 129 204 143 200 138 226 160 210 159 204 149 211 150 208 147

2015/2016 206 129 183 125 178 116 173 114 169 117 181 121 186 125 169 120 178 126 200 128 194 135 180 128

R = Renewals Note: February incomplete month

Potential Hearings

Notification Applicant Description date Status Date Issued Hearing To discharge through a marine outfall into South Taranaki District Council 30/01/2016 Committee the Tasman Sea - renewal appointed Hearing scheduled Consents relating to the Mt Messenger New Zealand Transport Agency 27/01/2018 14 May to 1 June Bypass 2018

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Consents Issued (running totals)

July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June 2017-2018 15 38 72 116 160 176 195 217

2016-2017 18 36 57 76 104 122 138 161 193 216 235 263

2015-2016 35 64 104 133 171 187 204 257 282 307 340 382

Breakdown of consents issued

New Renewal Change Review Totals 2015-2016 Total 156 124 92 10 382 2016-2017 Total 112 93 58 0 263 2017-2018 February YTD 94 71 45 7 217

Types of consents issued - year to date comparison y y y t t t i i i r r r l m m m o o o r r r a h h h t a a a t t t m m m r r r o s s s F F F u u u

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t t t l l l y y y a a a e e e n r r r & publically & Limited & Total Non- c i u c i u c i u

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L D P O O notified L D P O O Notified L D P O O notified G Publically Notified % Limited % Non Notified % July 2015 to June 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 2 2 0 0 7 3.2% 11 55 82 20 71 101 96.8% 329 340 July 2016 to June 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 2 7 3.4% 9 19 102 4 44 85 96.6% 254 263 July 2017 to Feb YTD 0 0 0 0 5 2.3% 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.9% 2 23 64 5 55 63 96.8% 210 217

Non notified number of parties consulted and written approval provided

Consultation/ Number of Involved Affected Party (number of Approvals parties) (written) Totals District Councils 2 3 5 DOC 2 8 10 Environmental/Recreational Groups 2 0 2 Fish & Game 4 5 9 Individuals/Neighbours/Landowners 5 49 54 Network Utilities 0 0 0 Non Govt Organisations 4 0 4 Other Govt Departments 2 1 3 Iwi/hapu 189 4 193 Totals - 2017-2018 February YTD 210 70 280

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Application processing time extensions used 2016-2017 versus 2017-2018

Consent type process

Last 10 year July 2016 2017-2018 average 2008 - to June YTD 2017 2017 February Total consents granted 395 263 217 Publically Notified 4 0 5 Limited-notified 12 9 2 Non-notified 380 254 210 Applications submitted on (in 9 5 20 opposition and to be heard) 7 5 20 Application Pre-hearing resolution (%) 77% 100% 100% Hearings (no. of applications) 1 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) Appeals (no. of applications) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) Total current consents 4579 4932 4974

Deemed Permitted Activity – Nil issued

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

Coastal Permit Consent Holder Subtype Primary Industry Purpose Activity R2/5983-2.0 South Taranaki District Council Structure - Protection (Coastal) Building Construction/Drainage/Flood Control New

R2/10545-1.0 Westside New Zealand Limited Structure - Other (Coastal) Hydrocarbon Exploration New

Discharge Permit Consent Holder Subtype Primary Industry Purpose Activity R2/0715-4.1 DH Lepper Trust Land/Water - Animal Waste Piggery Farm Change R2/1958-3.0 MLTT Trust Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Replace R2/2804-3.0 MI & PM Stevenson Family Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Replace Trusts Partnership R2/2427-3.0 Wicken Forrest Trusts Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Replace Partnership R2/2755-3.0 Dennis & Audrey Jacobsen Land/Water - Animal Waste Dairy Farm Replace R2/10527-1.0 Bunn Earthmoving Ltd Water - Stormwater Quarries New R2/10513-1.0 Ravensdown Limited Land/Water Industry Fertiliser Storage or Distribution New R2/0705-3.0 Gopperth Farms Limited Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Replace R2/10536-1.0 Darrell Hickey Family Trust Land - animal waste Dairy Farm New R2/10535-1.0 Shell Exploration NZ Limited Land/Water Industry Hydrocarbon Exploration New R2/0999-3.1 Hogsback Limited Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Change R2/0511-4.0 Greenhills Trust Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Replace R2/10529-1.0 New Plymouth District Council Air - Dust Landfill New

R2/10530-1.0 New Plymouth District Council Land/Water Industry Landfill New

R2/4709-3.0 Rocky Farm Limited Water - Animal Waste Dairy Farm Replace R2/3092-3.0 John Mead Land - animal waste Dairy Farm Replace R2/2596-2.1 Evans Partners Limited Water - Animal Waste Dairy Farm Change Land Use Consent Consent Holder Subtype Primary Industry Purpose Activity R2/5981-2.0 South Taranaki District Council Structure - Erosion Control Building Construction/Drainage/Flood Control Replace

R2/5567-2.0 Cornwall Park Farms Limited Dam/Weir Dairy Farm Replace R2/10526-1.0 Gralyn Family Trust Partnership Pipe Waterway Dairy Farm New

R2/10538-1.0 DF Dwyer Trust Pipe Waterway Dairy Farm New R2/10539-1.0 DF Dwyer Trust Pipe Waterway Dairy Farm New R2/10521-1.1 Osflo Fertiliser Limited Structure - Culvert Fertiliser Storage or Distribution Change Water Permit Consent Holder Subtype Primary Industry Purpose Activity R2/5990-2.0 Ian & Judith Armstrong Take Surface Water Stock/Farm Supply Replace R2/4450-2.1 Waitara Golf Club Inc Take Surface Water Irrigation Change R2/5568-2.0 Cornwall Park Farms Limited Take Surface Water Dairy Farm Replace R2/6451-2.0 Nukumaru Water Scheme Take Groundwater Water Supply or Treatment Replace Society Inc R2/10542-1.0 Zenith Farms Family Trust Take Surface Water Dairy Farm New

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/0715-4.1 Commencement Date: 23 Jan 2018 DH Lepper Trust Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2026 SM Lepper, 326 Wortley Road, RD 9, Review Dates: June 2021, June 2023 Inglewood 4389 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Manutahi Road, Lepperton Application Purpose: Change To discharge treated piggery effluent from an oxidation pond treatment system to land and into the Waiongana Stream during fresh (high flow) conditions

Change of consent conditions to delete condition 18

R2/1958-3.0 Commencement Date: 24 Jan 2018 MLTT Trust Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2042 Allan Jones, 23 Little Oeo Road, RD 28, Review Dates: June 2024, June 2030, Hawera 4678 June 2036 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 407 Oeo Road, Auroa Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

R2/2804-3.0 Commencement Date: 24 Jan 2018 MI & PM Stevenson Family Trusts Partnership Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2042 3500 South Road, Pihama, Opunake 4682 Review Dates: June 2024, June 2030, June 2036 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 3310 South Road, Pihama Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

R2/2427-3.0 Commencement Date: 24 Jan 2018 Wicken Forrest Trusts Partnership Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2042 MC & CM Starsmore, 739 Patiki Road, RD 32, Review Dates: June 2024, June 2030, Opunake 4682 June 2036 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 692-809 Patiki Road, Te Kiri Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/5990-2.0 Commencement Date: 26 Jan 2018 Ian & Judith Armstrong Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2036 2856 Eltham Road, RD 32, Opunake 4682 Review Dates: June 2020, June 2023, June 2026, June 2029, June 2032, June 2035 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Lower Waiteika Road, Opunake Application Purpose: Replace To take and use water from the Waiteika Stream for stock water needs

R2/2755-3.0 Commencement Date: 29 Jan 2018 Dennis & Audrey Jacobsen Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2023 125 Waingongoro Road, RD 21, Stratford 4391 Review Dates: June 2019, June 2021 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 125 Waingongoro Road, Cardiff Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land and after treatment in an oxidation pond system into an unnamed tributary of the Tuikonga Stream if the land disposal area is unsuitable for effluent disposal

R2/5981-2.0 Commencement Date: 30 Jan 2018 South Taranaki District Council Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2035 Chief Executive, Private Bag 902, Hawera 4640 Review Dates: June 2023, June 2029 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 13b Kaupokonui Heads Road, Application Purpose: Replace Kaupokonui To use rock riprap on the true left bank of the Kaupokonui Stream for erosion control purposes

R2/5983-2.0 Commencement Date: 30 Jan 2018 South Taranaki District Council Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2035 Chief Executive, Private Bag 902, Hawera 4640 Review Dates: June 2023, June 2029 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 13b Kaupokonui Heads Road, Application Purpose: New Kaupokonui To occupy the coastal space associated with rock riprap on the true left bank of the Kaupokonui Stream within the Coastal Marine Area for erosion control purposes

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/10527-1.0 Commencement Date: 02 Feb 2018 Bunn Earthmoving Ltd Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2033 PO Box 171, Stratford 4352 Review Dates: June 2021, June 2027 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 756 Surrey Road, Tariki Application Purpose: New To discharge treated stormwater from a quarry site, into the Mangamawhete Stream

R2/10513-1.0 Commencement Date: 02 Feb 2018 Ravensdown Limited Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2032 PO Box 1049, Christchurch 8140 Review Dates: June 2020, June 2026 Activity Class: Controlled Location: Katere Road, Avon, New Plymouth Application Purpose: New To discharge stormwater from a fertiliser storage site onto and into land and into the Mangaone Stream

R2/0705-3.0 Commencement Date: 05 Feb 2018 Gopperth Farms Limited Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2042 352 Nopera Road, RD 32, Opunake 4682 Review Dates: June 2024, June 2030, June 2036 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 2737 Skeet Road, Pihama Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

R2/10536-1.0 Commencement Date: 07 Feb 2018 Darrell Hickey Family Trust Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2043 4383 South Road, RD 31, Opunake 4681 Review Dates: June 2025, June 2031, June 2037 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 2459 Wiremu Road, Newall Application Purpose: New To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

R2/10535-1.0 Commencement Date: 07 Feb 2018 Shell Exploration NZ Limited Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2023 Private Bag 2035, New Plymouth 4342 Review Dates: Activity Class: Controlled Location: 357 Main North Road, Motunui Application Purpose: New To discharge stormwater and sediment arising from earthworks onto and into land that may enter an unnamed tributary of the Waipapa Stream

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/4450-2.1 Commencement Date: 09 Feb 2018 Waitara Golf Club Inc Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2027 PO Box 98, Waitara 4346 Review Dates: June 2021 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Mouatt Street, Waitara Application Purpose: Change To take water from an unnamed tributary of the Waitara River for golf course irrigation purposes

Change of consent conditions to increase the volume of take

R2/5567-2.0 Commencement Date: 09 Feb 2018 Cornwall Park Farms Limited Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2035 55 Cornwall Road, RD 23, Stratford 4393 Review Dates: June 2023, June 2029 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 152 Cornwall Road, Ngaere Application Purpose: Replace To use a farm dam on an unnamed tributary of the Waingongoro River for water abstraction purposes

R2/5568-2.0 Commencement Date: 09 Feb 2018 Cornwall Park Farms Limited Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2035 55 Cornwall Road, RD 23, Stratford 4393 Review Dates: June 2020, June 2023, June 2026, June 2029, June 2032 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 152 Cornwall Road, Ngaere Application Purpose: Replace To take water from an unnamed tributary of the Waingongoro River for pasture irrigation purposes

R2/0999-3.1 Commencement Date: 09 Feb 2018 Hogsback Limited Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2026 1102 Mangorei Road, RD 1, New Plymouth Review Dates: June 2020 4371 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 756 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth Application Purpose: Change To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

Change of conditions to increase the herd size

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/0511-4.0 Commencement Date: 09 Feb 2018 Greenhills Trust Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2043 10 Dixon Street, Oakura 4314 Review Dates: June 2019, June 2025, June 2031, June 2037 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 764 Mid Puniho Road, Newall Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

R2/10526-1.0 Commencement Date: 14 Feb 2018 Gralyn Family Trust Partnership Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2032 615 Upper Dudley Road, RD 6, Inglewood Review Dates: June 2020, June 2026 4386 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 696 Upper Dudley Road, Inglewood Application Purpose: New To install piping in the bed of the Waionganaiti Stream, including associated stream bed disturbance and reclamation

R2/10538-1.0 Commencement Date: 15 Feb 2018 DF Dwyer Trust Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2034 41 Merani Street, Narrowneck, Auckland 0622 Review Dates: June 2022, June 2028 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 155 Muggeridge Road, Manutahi Application Purpose: New To install piping in the bed of the eastern gully of an unnamed tributary of the Manawapou Stream, including associated stream bed disturbance and reclamation

R2/10539-1.0 Commencement Date: 15 Feb 2018 DF Dwyer Trust Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2034 41 Merani Street, Narrowneck, Auckland 0622 Review Dates: June 2022, June 2028 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 155 Muggeridge Road, Manutahi Application Purpose: New To install piping in the bed of the western gully of an unnamed tributary of the Manawapou Stream, including associated stream bed disturbance and reclamation

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018 R2/10529-1.0 Commencement Date: 19 Feb 2018 New Plymouth District Council Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2034 Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth 4342 Review Dates: June annually until 2021, then at 3-yearly intervals thereafter Activity Class: Controlled Location: Central Landfill, Rotokare Road, Application Purpose: New Eltham To discharge contaminants (dust) to air from earthworks associated with construction of the Central Landfill

R2/10530-1.0 Commencement Date: 19 Feb 2018 New Plymouth District Council Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2034 Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth 4342 Review Dates: June annually until 2021, then at 3-yearly intervals thereafter Activity Class: Controlled Location: Central Landfill, Rotokare Road, Application Purpose: New Eltham To discharge stormwater and sediment to land and unnamed tributaries of the Waingongoro River from earthworks associated with construction of the Central Landfill

R2/6451-2.0 Commencement Date: 19 Feb 2018 Nukumaru Water Scheme Society Inc Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2034 C/- Justine Alexander, 2505 State Highway 3, Review Dates: June 2023, June 2029 RD 2, Waverley 4592 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Pakaraka Road, Waitotara Application Purpose: Replace To take and use groundwater from up to two bores for the purpose of supplementing the Nukumaru community rural water scheme

R2/10542-1.0 Commencement Date: 20 Feb 2018 Zenith Farms Family Trust Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2032 NS & CJ Barrett, 32 Woolcombe Terrace, New Review Dates: June 2020, June 2023, Plymouth 4310 June 2026, June 2029 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Plymouth Road, Koru Application Purpose: New To take and use water from the Kiri Stream for farm supply purposes

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/4709-3.0 Commencement Date: 21 Feb 2018 Rocky Farm Limited Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2044 C/- JA Wood, 1627 Mangorei Road, RD 1, Review Dates: June 2022, June 2024, New Plymouth 4371 June 2026, June 2032, June 2038 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 1627 Mangorei Road, New Application Purpose: Replace Plymouth To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land, and until 1 December 2020 after treatment in an oxidation pond system and constructed drain, into the Mangorei Stream

R2/3092-3.0 Commencement Date: 21 Feb 2018 John Mead Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2041 119 Winks Road, RD 28, Hawera 4678 Review Dates: June 2023, June 2029, June 2035 Activity Class: Controlled Location: 119 Winks Road, Manaia Application Purpose: Replace To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land

R2/2596-2.1 Commencement Date: 21 Feb 2018 Evans Partners Limited Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2022 46 Horoi Road, RD 18, Eltham 4398 Review Dates: Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Horoi Road, Rawhitiroa Application Purpose: Change To discharge treated farm dairy effluent from an oxidation pond treatment system and a constructed drain into an unnamed tributary of the Mangawhero Stream

Change of conditions to increase the herd size

R2/10545-1.0 Commencement Date: 22 Feb 2018 Westside New Zealand Limited Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2034 PO Box 550, Hawera 4640 Review Dates: June 2022, June 2028 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: Manutahi-B wellsite, Lower Ball Application Purpose: New Road, Kakaramea (Property owner: N & M Schrider) To install a hydrocarbon well under the Coastal Marine Area including the associated disturbance and occupation of coastal space, at the Manutahi-B wellsite

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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 19 Jan 2018 and 01 Mar 2018

R2/10521-1.1 Commencement Date: 23 Feb 2018 Osflo Fertiliser Limited Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2032 PO Box 761, New Plymouth 4340 Review Dates: June 2020, June 2026 Activity Class: Discretionary Location: 1319 Mountain Road, Inglewood Application Purpose: Change To replace a culvert in an unnamed tributary of the Waiongana Stream, including the associated disturbance of the stream bed and minor stream diversion

Change of consent conditions to authorise a longer culvert pipe

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Agenda Memorandum

Date 13 March 2018

Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Consents and Regulatory Committee

Subject: Consent monitoring annual reports

Approved by: G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality

B G Chamberlain, Chief Executive

Document: 2016446

Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to advise the Committee of 39 tailored compliance monitoring reports that have been prepared since the last Committee meeting.

Executive summary The Council considers the regular reporting of comprehensive and well-considered compliance monitoring is vital to undergird-  community standing and reputation enhancement for companies that consistently attain good or high levels of environmental performance. Informed feedback is appropriate and valuable, and assists a proactive alignment of industry’s interests with community and Resource Management Act expectations. Reporting describes the effective value of investment in environmental systems;  a respectful and responsible regard for the Taranaki region’s environment and our management of its natural resources. Reporting allows evaluation and demonstration of the overall rate of compliance by sector and by consent holders as a whole, and of trends in the improvement of our environment; and  the Council’s accountability and transparency. Reporting gives validity to investment in monitoring and to assessments of effective intervention.

These Council reports have been submitted to the consent holders for comment and confirmation of accuracy prior to publication. All reports provide environmental performance and administrative compliance ratings for each consent holder in relation to their activities over the period being reported and provide recommendations for the following monitoring year.

There are 39 reports for presentation to the meeting. Within the reports 72 high, 27 good, 10 improvement required and 2 poor, gradings were assigned (Table 1). For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved.

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Recommendations pertaining to each site or programme are set out in the relevant report. The attention of Committee members is directed to the Executive Summary at the front of each report.

Recommendations That the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. receives the 17-07 Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 2. receives the 17-10 CD Boyd Drilling Waste Stockpiling Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 3. receives the 17-12 Stratford Power Station Ahuroa Gas Storage Contact Energy Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 4. receives the 17-13 Taranaki By-Products Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 5. receives the 17-14 Mangati Stream (Integrated) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 6. receives the 17-19 SDC Water Supplies Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 7. receives the 17-32 Regional Cleanfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 8. receives the 17-39 STDC Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 9. receives the 17-42 Waverley Sawmills Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 10. receives the 17-47 Dow AgroSciences Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 11. receives the 17-50 McKechnie Aluminium Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 12. receives the 17-54 Greymouth Petroleum Kaimiro Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 13. receives the 17-55 Greymouth Petroleum Limited Turangi Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 14. receives the 17-56 Todd McKee Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 15. receives the 17-58 Shell Taranaki Ltd Kapuni Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 16. receives the 17-59 Shell Taranaki Ltd Maui Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 17. receives the 17-60 TAG Oil (NZ) Limited Sidewinder Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 18. receives the 17-68 DH Lepper Ltd (Piggery) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein.

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19. receives the 17-69 Port Area Industrial Catchments Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 20. receives the 17-73 Civil Quarries Limited - Everett Road Quarry Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 21. receives the 17-76 South Taranaki District Council HWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 22. receives the 17-80 NPWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 23. receives the 17-86 Vector Kapuni GTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 24. receives the 17-90 Opunake Power Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 25. receives the 17-91 Trustpower Patea Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 26. receives the 17-92 Fonterra Kapuni Air and Water Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 27. receives the 17-93 ANZCO Eltham Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 28. receives the 17-95 Malandra Downs Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 29. receives the 17-96 Dimar Partnership Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 30. receives the 17-97 Hickman JD Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 31. receives the 17-98 Trustpower Ltd Motukawa HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 32. receives the 17-102 Trustpower Mangorei HEP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 33. receives the 17-103 Renewable Power Ltd Normanby HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 34. receives the 17-104 Methanex Motunui and Waitara Valley Combined Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 35. receives the 17-105 Port Taranaki Industries Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 36. receives the 17-106 SDC Stratford WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 37. receives the 17-107 Silverfern Farms Waitotara Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 38. receives the 17-108 NPDC Inglewood WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein. 39. receives the 17-109 Combined Regional Quarry Monitoring Programme Biennial Report Group A 2015-2017and adopts the specific recommendations therein.

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Table 1 Overall environmental Report Name performance

17-07 Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 14 High 9 Good 1 Improvement req 17-10 CD Boyd Drilling Waste Stockpiling Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-12 Stratford Power Station Ahuroa Gas Storage Contact Energy Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2 High 2016-2017 17-13 Taranaki By-Products Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-14 Mangati Stream (Integrated) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 9 High 5 Good 2 Improvement req 17-19 SDC Water Supplies Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-32 Regional Cleanfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 11 High 1 Good 1 Improvement req 17-39 STDC Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-42 Waverley Sawmills Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Poor 17-47 Dow AgroSciences Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-50 McKechnie Aluminium Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-54 Greymouth Petroleum Kaimiro Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-55 Greymouth Petroleum Limited Turangi Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 1 High 2017 17-56 Todd McKee Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-58 Shell Taranaki Ltd Kapuni Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-59 Shell Taranaki Ltd Maui Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-60 TAG Oil (NZ) Limited Sidewinder Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-68 DH Lepper Ltd (Piggery) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-69 Port Area Industrial Catchments Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-73 Civil Quarries Limited - Everett Road Quarry Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 2 Improvement req 17-76 South Taranaki District Council HWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Improvement req 17-80 NPWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-86 Vector Kapuni GTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-90 Opunake Power Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-91 Trustpower Patea Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-92 Fonterra Kapuni Air and Water Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Improvement req 17-93 ANZCO Eltham Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-95 Malandra Downs Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-96 Dimar Partnership Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-97 Hickman JD Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-98 Trustpower Ltd Motukawa HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-102 Trustpower Mangorei HEP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 17-103 Renewable Power Ltd Normanby HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Poor 17-104 Methanex Motunui and Waitara Valley Combined Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 2 High 17-105 Port Taranaki Industries Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 4 High 1 Good 17-106 SDC Stratford WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-107 Silverfern Farms Waitotara Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 Good 17-108 NPDC Inglewood WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1 High 14 High 17-109 Combined Regional Quarry Monitoring Programme Biennial Report Group A 2015-2017 2 Improvement req

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17-07 Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The Lower Waiwhakaiho River catchment monitoring programme monitors discharges from 13 consent holders in the Fitzroy area of New Plymouth. The report covers the period July 2016 to June 2017, and is the 24th report for this combined monitoring programme. The Waiwhakaiho River catchment is significant for the Taranaki region. It is used for domestic, agricultural and industrial water supply, hydroelectric power generation, recreational purposes, and waste assimilation. It is also important to the local hapu. Because of the pressure on the river, the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) adopted a water management plan for the river in September 1991. At the end of the 2016-2017 monitoring period a total of 20 consents were held by the 13 industries monitored under this programme that discharge wastewater, stormwater and/or leachate from the industrial area at Fitzroy, New Plymouth to the lower Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaone Stream, or to land in the lower Waiwhakaiho and Mangaone Stream catchments. The activities and impacts of the consent holders upon water quality are discussed, as is the extent of their compliance with their permits, and their overall environmental performance. There is a separate report covering emissions to air within the catchment. During the year under review, the companies generally demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative performance. The monitoring programme has included 35 site inspections, 89 samples of discharges, groundwater receiving waters and sediments. Four macroinvertebrate surveys of the Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaone Stream were also undertaken. In the lower Waiwhakaiho River, the biomonitoring surveys generally reported results that were similar to or better than long term historical medians. In the period under review it was found that all Waiwhakaiho River sampling sites generally recorded community richnesses similar to or slightly above long term medians for their respective sites. There was a typical downstream decrease in MCI scores between the up and downstream sites, but these results did not indicate any significant effects of stormwater or wastewater discharges. The results from the Mangaone Stream exhibited the expected and typical downstream decrease in MCI scores, however in this instance noticeable deterioration of SQMCI scores were noted in the upper of the Mangaone Stream sites during the summer survey. The successively decreasing MCI scores at site MGO000150 in the middle reaches of the Mangaone Stream noted in the previous report appears to have abated in the most recent survey undertaken in this period. There continued to be evidence of nutrient enrichment occurring in the lower Mangaone Stream. Chemical monitoring shows that stormwater from the fertiliser distribution depot (and old fertiliser works) presently owned and operated by Ravensdown Fertiliser Co- operative Ltd, is still a source of nutrients. Light organic preservative chemicals Tebuconazole and Propiconazole were found in the Mangaone Stream downstream of Taranaki Sawmills Ltd during the wet weather survey. The levels found, whilst exceeding national environmental exposure limits (EELS), were within the empirical NOEC’s (no observable effect concentrations) for aquatic life developed by the European Chemical Agency and the Cawthron Institute. Monitoring of groundwater and leachate in relation to the old landfill area off Bewley Road showed that with the exception of one ammoniacal nitrogen result, all of the samples collected from the three monitoring bores complied with consent limits.

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There were five unauthorised incidents recorded that were associated with the consents covered by this report, one of which resulted in an abatement notice being issued. There were a further nine incidents associated with actual or potential discharges to water within the lower Waiwhakaiho industrial area not associated with the 13 consent holder monitored in this programme. One of these additional incidents was found to be breaching regional rules and resulted in an abatement notice being issued. During the period under review, AML Ltd demonstrated a good level of administrative performance and a good environmental performance and compliance. During the period under review, Downer EDI Works Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental and high level of administrative performance and compliance. During the period under review, Envirowaste Services Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental and high level of administrative performance and compliance. During the period under review, Firth Industries Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance. During the period under review, an improvement is required in Fitzroy Engineering Group Ltd’s environmental performance and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents. During the monitoring period it was found that hydrotest water was being discharged from the site in contravention of resource consent conditions and internal procedures. During the period under review, Freight and Bulk Transport Holdings Ltd demonstrated a high level of administrative performance and a good level of environmental performance. During the period under review, Katere Stores Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and good level of administrative performance. During the period under review, the Nankervis Family Trust demonstrated a good level of environmental and high level of administrative performance and compliance. During the period under review, KiwiRail/New Zealand Railways Corporation Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and high level of administrative performance and compliance. During the period under review, New Plymouth District Council demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and high level of administrative performance and compliance. During the period under review, Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and high level of administrative performance and compliance. Whilst overall compliance with consent conditions was noted to be high, the contamination of groundwater from historical activities continues to be evident. During the period under review, Taranaki Sawmills Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and high level of administrative performance. During the period under review, Technix Group Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and high level of administrative performance and compliance. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, 74% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents, while another 21% demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents.

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When compared to previous monitoring periods, overall, a good level of environmental performance is being maintained in the Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-10 CD Boyd Drilling Waste Stockpiling Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Colin Boyd (the consent holder), in conjunction with MI SWACO, operates two drilling waste stockpiling facilities and a landspreading operation on his property, near Inglewood, within the Waitara catchment. The sites are located on adjoining properties off Derby Road North and Surrey Road. Drilling waste, consisting of water based and synthetic based drilling muds are stockpilied at the Surrey Road facility, while the now retired stockpiling facility of Derby Road has recently been turned into a landfarmed area. Material from both sites (when Derby Road was actively stockpiling) were then landfarmed across the consent holder’s property. This activity to date has encompassed 65 paddocks. In the 2016-2017 monitoring period no new material was received at Surrey Road. The only landfarming to be undertaken this period was the re-working of a previous landfarmed paddock and the farming of the residual drilling mud which had been in storage for longer than four years at the now retired, Derby Road stockpiling facility. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the consent holder’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the consent holder’s activities. The consent holder holds four resource consents; one of which is through a subsidiary company which is owned by the consent holder; Surrey Road Landfarms Ltd. These four consents include a total of 64 conditions. The conditions set out the requirements that the consent holder must satisfy. The consent holder holds one consent to discharge stormwater into the Mangamawhete Stream, and three consents to stockpile and landfarm drilling waste to land. During the monitoring period, the consent holder demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included 16 inspections, 39 water samples and six soil samples collected for physicochemical analysis. In addition, four biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters of the unnamed tributaries of the Mangatengehu Stream and Mangamawhete Stream were also undertaken. The monitoring indicated that the activities at the Derby Road facility had no significant environmental effect. Revegetation of the now landfarmed Derby Road site is yet to be undertaken and will be monitored in the upcoming period. Surrey Road stockpiling facility appears to have had a detrimental effect on the in-stream communities below the discharge location in the unnamed tributary of the Mangatengehu Stream. This may be in part attributed to the removal of an engineering control installed two periods before by the site management. Groundwater monitoring did not identify any contaminants of concern; however, pH monitoring has indicated a potential reducing environment in the down gradient monitoring wells. The addition of a pipe sampling location this period indicated total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) within the sample on all

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four occasions. Note the corresponding discharge sample did not identify any measurable TPH, above the limit of detection. One paddock was re-worked this period, as the initial landfarming exercise required additional augmentation. Soils samples were collected by the Council, with no exceedance in consent conditions observed in the results. However one paddock, which was sampled had not been recorded by the consent holder. This will require additional investigation in the upcoming monitoring period. To date 65 paddocks have been utilised by the consent holder since inception in 2006. Surrender sampling of these paddocks is proposed in the upcoming monitoring period to assess how close these areas are to being surrendered. There was one recorded non-compliance in respect of this consent holder during the period under review, where by the consent holder was under abatement notice to undertake farming of residual material which had been in storage at the Derby Road stockpiling facility for longer than the consented one year. The material has now been landfarmed. During the year, the consent holder demonstrated a good level of environmental performance, however an improvement is required for administrative performance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance has deteriorated in the year under review. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-12 Stratford Power Station and Ahuroa Gas Storage Contact Energy Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Contact Energy operates the Stratford Power Station (SPS) located on State Highway 43 near Stratford in the Patea catchment. Contact Energy also operate the associated Ahuroa B Gas Storage facility (AGS). This facility is located 7.5 km away in the Waitara catchment. Contact Energy hold resource consents that provide for the power station, gas storage, and connecting pipeline. The consents allow Contact Energy to abstract water from the Patea River and Kahouri Stream, to discharge to the Patea River and the Kahouri Stream, and onto and into land, to provide for several structures across streams, and to discharge emissions into the air. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess Contact Energy’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of Contact Energy’s activities. Contact Energy in relation to SPS hold 27 resource consents, which include a total of 232 conditions setting out the requirements that they must satisfy. The consents provide for three gas-fired plants, including a combined cycle plant, a smaller open cycle peaking plant, and a yet to be built facility which will comprise a copy of either of the two existing facilities. During the monitoring period, Contact Energy demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance.

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The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included four inspections, 15 water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, three biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, a review of stack emission testing and emissions data, water abstraction data and wastewater discharge monitoring. There was ongoing consultation between the Council and Contact Energy throughout the monitoring period to liaise around matters of interest. The monitoring indicated that the power station continued to be well managed and any environmental impacts were negligible. During the year, Contact Energy demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative performance with the resource consents for the Stratford Power Station. Contact Energy has achieved a high level of performance throughout the facilities’ nineteen years of operation. For Ahuroa B Gas Storage, Contact Energy holds 10 resource consents, which include a total of 135 conditions setting out the requirements that Contact Energy must satisfy. For the associated pipeline which connects the two establishments of SPS and AGS, a total of 17 consents are held, with a total of 170 conditions. The Council’s annual monitoring programme included three inspections and two stormwater samples collected for physico-chemical analysis at the gas storage site. Data on gas injection and flaring volumes and an annual report were provided by Contact Energy to the Council. Monitoring of discharge samples indicated compliance with associated conditions, inspection remarked that the site appeared well managed and housekeeping prevalent across the site. During the year, Contact Energy demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative performance with their resource consents held for Ahuroa B Gas Storage facility. In similarity to SPS, there was also ongoing consultation between the Council and Contact Energy throughout the monitoring period to liaise around matters of interest. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and administrative compliance performance by Contact Energy over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high in the year under review. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-13 Taranaki By-Products Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Taranaki By-Products Ltd (TBP) operates an animal rendering operation located on Kohiti Road at Okaiawa, in the Inaha catchment. Two rendering plants operate on the site: an inedibles plant owned by TBP, and a food grade plant owned by Taranaki Bio-Extracts Ltd (TBE). A trucking firm, Jackson Transport Ltd (JTL) operates from the site also. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess TBP’s environmental

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performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of TBP’s activities. Taranaki By-Products Ltd holds 12 resource consents, which include a total of 143 conditions setting out the requirements that they must satisfy. TBP holds two consents to allow it to take and use water, one consent for placing structures in a water course, one consent to realign a water course, two consents to discharge emissions into air at the site, four consents to discharge to the Inaha Stream and a tributary, and two consents to discharge to land. During the monitoring period, Taranaki By-Products Ltd demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. Monitoring was also carried out by both the Council and TBP. TBP monitors water abstraction rates, wastewater volumes and composition, effluent loading on irrigation areas, biofilter performance and weather conditions. The Council undertakes inspections of the plant site, irrigation and burial areas; water quality and biological monitoring of the Inaha Stream and its tributaries, riparian management, groundwater surveys, and facilitates community and Iwi engagement meetings. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included 12 inspections, 158 water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters and odour surveys. In addition the Council also undertook continuous monitoring in the Inaha Stream and its tributaries relating to temperature and flow. TBP largely met the requirements of their resource consents. They have also demonstrated a high level of commitment in regard to addressing environmental matters related to their operation, with various mitigation measures either planned or underway. The contamination of groundwater as a result of TBP’s activities has been reported on in previous years. During this monitoring period it was evident that some of the effects of this contamination have persisted and some further contamination has occurred. The consent holder has demonstrated a proactive response to these issues and has undertaken a number of steps to meet their consent requirements and reduce the potential for further contamination. Similar to the previous monitoring period, the Council received a number of odour complaints relating to TBP’s activities. Investigations by Council officers determined that one incident was found to be in breach of consent. This observation by the Council resulted in the issuance of an infringement fine and an abatement notice which required the mitigation of objectionable odours from the facility. The requirements of this notice were to be met by the 1st November 2017. Taking their overall performance into account, TBP demonstrated a good level of environmental and a high level of administrative compliance and performance with their resource consents during the 2016-2017 monitoring period. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance is improving. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

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17-14 Mangati Stream (Integrated) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 This report is the Annual Report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) describing the monitoring programme associated with 16 industries within the catchment of the Mangati Stream, Bell Block. The Mangati catchment has, in the past, been heavily utilised for the disposal of stormwater and wastewaters from a large number of industrial sites. As a consequence of inadequate treatment and management of discharges and minimal dilution capacity in the past, the water quality and aquatic ecosystems of the stream were significantly impacted. The Mangati Stream catchment is listed in the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (Appendix III) as having been identified for enhancement of natural, ecological and amenity values, and life supporting capacity. The Council has addressed this by requiring consents for discharges from every industrial site within the catchment that has significant potential for contamination. A combined monitoring programme has been implemented by Council to monitor these discharges, and since the 2002-2003 year a holistic approach has been applied to the monitoring of abstractions and discharges to all media. During the 2016-2017 monitoring period a total of one water abstraction consent, 17 non- agricultural water discharge consents, five air discharge consents and two discharge to land consents were held by industries in this catchment. This report covers the results and findings during this monitoring period for these 25 consents, which contain a total of 257 special conditions that the consent holders must satisfy. It represents the 20th report produced by Council to cover water discharges by industries within the catchment and their effects, and is the tenth combined report to cover abstractions and discharges to all media. Overall, a good level of environmental performance was achieved by the consent holders in the industrial area of the Mangati Stream catchment. Monitoring during the year under review included 45 site inspections, discussions with site operators over site management, 82 discharge samples, 37 receiving water samples, 16 macroinvertebrate samples, several point source/ambient air particulate survey, and odour surveys. Historically, chemical and biological monitoring results for the Mangati catchment have shown there to be a two-stage reduction in water quality, one below the main stormwater outlet from Tegel Foods poultry processing plant, the other below the industrial drain which joins the stream at the main highway. During the period under review higher than expected biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) concentrations were found in two of the wet weather runs, however the final survey of the period found that BOD levels had returned to values similar to the historic medians. Also noted were increases in BOD inputs from the upper non industrial reaches of the catchment, which are currently being investigated. In the period under review the instream dissolved zinc and copper concentrations met the appropriate USEPA acute or chronic exposure guidelines in 16 of the 18 results. None of the 24 instream samples taken during period under review exceeded the 0.025 g/m3 MfE unionised ammonia guideline limit for the protection of aquatic ecosystems. Noted in this period are higher than expected concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) at the control site, however, the inputs from the industrial catchment have served to dilute BOD to acceptable levels. Also noted during the period under review were the lower than expected macroinvertebrate community index (MCI) values found in the middle and upper reaches of the stream during the summer macroinvertebrate survey. This may have been attributed to the elevated BOD

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levels discussed earlier and/or seasonal habitat constraints experienced in the stream due to lower flows and elevated temperatures in the summer period. However during this summer survey the MCI score found at the Te Rima Place monitoring site downstream of the industrial area (site MGT000520) indicated some recovery. Statistical analysis of data from this site indicates a continuing trend of improving MCI scores below the industrial area. There were 11 substantiated unauthorised incidents recorded in the Mangati catchment during the period under review, eight of which were related to the consented companies monitored under this catchment programme. Most of these incidents were related to non- compliant constituent concentrations found during discharge sampling. All incidents (substantiated or otherwise) were investigated and appropriate enforcement action was taken as required. During the year, ABB Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents and a good level of administrative performance. During the year, GrainCorp Feeds Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents and a high level of administrative performance. During the year, Greymouth Petroleum demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents and a high level of administrative performance. During the monitoring period the consent holder undertook a major upgrade to the stormwater treatment systems at their site and submitted an updated management plan. Halliburton New Zealand Ltd demonstrated a good level of administrative performance, however an improvement in environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents and as defined in Section 1.1.4 is required. During the period under review there were on-going issues in regard to non-compliant discharges. As a result of these incidents and numerous non-compliances over the past three monitoring periods, two infringement notices were issued as a result. During the year, J Swap Contractors Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents. During the year, McKechnie Aluminium Solutions Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents. During the year, NPDC demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consent conditions. During the year, Nexans New Zealand Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents. During the year, OMV New Zealand Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents. During the year, Schlumberger demonstrated and a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents, however, an improvement is required in their administrative performance. An updated contingency plan and stormwater/wastewater plan is required for the site and self-sampling results were not provided. Tasman Oil Tools demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents and a high level of administrative performance as defined in Section 1.1.4. There was one minor non-compliance in regard to suspended solids, however the consent holder undertook works to improve sediment control at the site and subsequent results complied with consent conditions.

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During the year, the Tegel Foods Ltd (feed mill) demonstrated a good level of administrative performance, however an improvement is required their environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents as defined in Section 1.1.4. During the period an infringement note was issued in regard to a non-compliant discharge and yearly reporting requirements were not met on time. Overall, during the period under review, Tegel Foods Ltd (poultry processing plant) demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents. Minor non-compliant fugitive discharges were observed during a dry weather survey. No effects were noted in the stream as a result of these and subsequent samples have returned compliant results. During the year, TIL Freighting Ltd’s demonstrated a good level of administrative performance and environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents. There has been an on-going issue in regards to BOD concentrations in the discharges from the site. The consent holder has recently undertaken a major cleaning programme to reduce contamination of stormwater at their premises. During the period under review, First Gas Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consent. During the period under review, W Abraham Ltd demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consent. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holders over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holders’ performance remained at a good level in the year under review. It is noted however that there are a few consent holders that either, continue to have issues that require improvement (following on from the previous period) or require interventions and enforcement action as a result of significant events. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-19 SDC Water Supplies Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 The Stratford District Council (SDC) operates three water treatment plants (WTP’s) in the Stratford district that supply water to Stratford, Midhirst, and Toko. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess SDC’s environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of SDC’s activities. SDC holds 8 resource consents in relation to water supplies, which include a total of 51 conditions setting out the requirements that the consent holder must satisfy. The consent holder holds four consents to allow it to take and use water, three consents to discharge filter backwash, and one consent to maintain an in-stream structure. Two consents held by SDC to cover the damming of the Patea River and Konini Stream expired and await renewal. During the monitoring period, SDC demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance.

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The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included an annual inspection of the all of SDC’s plants, weirs and discharges, a review of abstraction data, and a collection of a sample from the Stratford WTP’s backwash pond. During the monitoring period SDC complied with all abstraction and discharge limits and all abstraction data was provided in timely manner. It is noted that the consents for the Konini and Patea weirs expired during the monitoring period. New consents for these structures were granted October 2017. During the year, the SDC demonstrated a high level of environmental performance with the resource consents, however as the consents for the weirs on the Patea River and Konini Stream remained expired during the monitoring period, an improvement in SDC’s administrative performance is required. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the SDC’s performance has improved in the year under review. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-32 Regional Cleanfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 The Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) implements a co-ordinated monitoring programme for a number of cleanfill operators within the Taranaki region. Specifically this programme covers cleanfills operated by AA Contracting Ltd (AA Contracting), A & A George Family Trust (George Family), AE Riddick (Riddick), BJ & LB Bishop (Bishop), Dennis Wheeler Earthmoving Ltd, Downer EDI Works Ltd (Downer) (three sites), Gas and Plumbing Ltd (Gas and Plumbing), Graham Harris (2000) Ltd (Graham Harris), JW & CT Bailey Ltd (Bailey), Taranaki Trucking Company Ltd (Taranaki Trucking), and TPJ Partnership (TPJ). This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Council to assess the environmental performance at each of these sites during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of these cleanfilling activities. Within this programme, the 13 consented cleanfill operations monitored hold a total of 16 resource consents, which include a total of 177 conditions that the cleanfill operators must satisfy. The consents covering the activities monitored under this programme consist of one consent to discharge leachate and stormwater, three consents relating to piping and culverts, and 12 consents to discharge cleanfill onto and into land. During the period under review AA Contracting, Riddick, Downer (Dorset Road), Bailey, Bishop, Downer (Veale Road), Dennis Wheeler Earthmoving, Downer (South Road), Gas and Plumbing, Taranaki Trucking and TPJ all demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. George Family demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. An improvement is required in Graham Harris’ environmental performance.

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The Council's monitoring programme included 33 inspections, with each site receiving either two or three scheduled inspections. Council also took 13 water samples for physicochemical analysis during the 2016-2017 year. No adverse environmental effects were observed as a result of any of the consent holders’ activities at the time of the visual inspections, or during analysis of the discharge and receiving water samples. There was little, if any unauthorised material found at the most of the sites, and where amounts were found, these items were dealt with appropriately. During the period under review AA Contracting, Riddick, Downer (Dorset Road), Bailey, Bishop, Downer (Veale Road), Downer (South Road), Dennis Wheeler Earthmoving, Gas and Plumbing, Taranaki Trucking and TPJ demonstrated a high level of environmental and a high administrative performance with their resource consents. Due to the lapsing of the piping consent at the Taranaki Trucking site, it is noted that no filling can now occur under the cleanfill consent until the required piping has been re-consented and installed. George Family demonstrated a good level of environmental and a high level of administrative performance with their resource consents. An improvement in the Graham Harris’s environmental performance is required as defined in Section 1.1.4. During the year under review contaminated material was discharged at the site, and an abatement notice was issued requiring its removal. The consent holder also failed to contact Council prior to discharge to ascertain whether this contaminated material could be discharged at the site under the conditions of the consent. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 monitoring period.

17-39 STDC Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The South Taranaki District Council (STDC) holds consents to cover the discharge of leachate and stormwater from seven closed landfills. The landfills are at Kaponga and Manaia in the Waiokura catchment, Patea in the Patea catchment, Opunake in the Otahi catchment, Hawera in the Tangahoe catchment, Otakeho in the Taikatu catchment and Eltham in the Waingongoro catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programmes implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess STDC’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of STDC’s activities at the Eltham, Manaia, Hawera, Otakeho, Opunake, and Patea landfills. Triennial monitoring of the Kaponga closed landfill was not scheduled to take place during the year under review. During the monitoring period, STDC demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. In relation to its closed landfills STDC hold 10 resource consents consisting of eight discharge of stormwater and/or leachate to water consents, one discharge to air consent, and one land use consent. These permits have a total of 63 special conditions that STDC must adhere to.

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To monitor compliance with these conditions during the 2016-2017 year, Council staff conducted 11 inspections, took 31 discharge and receiving environment samples, and conducted three biomonitoring surveys. No incidents were recorded by the Council in regards to these landfill sites during the monitoring year. During the year, STDC demonstrated a high level of environmental and high level of administrative performance in relation to the Eltham, Hawera, Manaia, Otakeho, Opunake and Patea closed landfill consents as defined in Section 1.1.5. During the year, the environmental performance and administrative performance of STDC was not assessed in relation to the Kaponga closed landfill consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a good or high level.

17-42 Waverley Sawmills Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 Waverley Sawmills Limited (the Company) operates a wood waste disposal site located on Monk Road at Waverley, in the Whenuakura catchment, and a former wood waste disposal site located on Village Settlement Road at Waverley, in the Moumahaki catchment. The Monk Road site is consented to receive untreated wood waste only, and the Village Settlement Road site is consented to receive treated and untreated wood waste. All the wood waste discharged at both sites originates from the Company’s sawmill in Waverley. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. This is the eleventh compliance monitoring report on the Company’s activities at the Monk Road and Village Settlement Road sites. The Company holds a total of four resource consents relating to its wood waste disposal sites, which include a total of 34 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds one land use consent for the purpose of piping a stream, two consents to discharge wood waste onto and into land, and one consent to discharge leachate and stormwater to land and water. Overall the Company demonstrated a poor level of environmental performance with their resource consents. The Council’s monitoring programme for the period under review included four inspections, 15 water samples, and five soil/wood waste samples collected for physicochemical analysis. At the Monk Road site wood waste samples indicated that treated timber containing copper had been discharged at the site. The Company removed the copper containing sawdust from the Monk Road disposal site. The Company also subsequently tightened up procedures around when and where treatment is carried out at the timber treatment plant site, and supervision of truck drivers when loading and unloading material. This was the second year

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in a row during which a discharge of this nature occurred. As the discharge contravened the abatement notice issued in the 2015-2016 year, as well as the conditions of the consent, an infringement fine was issued. It was also found that leachate at the Monk Road site still has potential to cause effects, and elevations in the concentration of contaminants were noted. The biological oxygen demand and dissolved arsenic concentrations below the mixing zone exceeded consent limits in both a routine compliance monitoring and follow-up sample close to the end of the year under review. The Company was abated to comply with the conditions of the consent. The Management plan provided for the Monk Road site indicated that the cap would not comply with the conditions of the consent. The Company was advised of this, and a revised plan is still to be received. At the Village Settlement Road discharge site, remediation undertaken during the 2013-2014 year has remained effective and stable during the 2016-2017 year, the site was stable with good vegetative cover. Soil sample results complied with relevant consent conditions. During the year, the Company demonstrated a poor level of environmental performance with the resource consents and an improvement is required in their administrative performance as defined in Section 1.1.4 of the report. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, 74 % of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents, while another 21 % demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder, historically the Company has generally been compliant, however, the Company’s performance has deteriorated in the last two years. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year, including a recommendation relating to an optional review of consent 6528-2.

17-47 Dow AgroSciences Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 Dow AgroSciences (NZ) Ltd (DAS) operates an industrial agrichemical formulating and packaging facility located at Paritutu Road, New Plymouth, in the Herekawe catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds two resource consents, which include a total of 24 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds one consent to allow it to discharge stormwater into the Herekawe Stream, and one consent to discharge emissions into the air at the plant site. During the monitoring period, Dow AgroSciences (NZ) Ltd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included four inspections, four sets water samples collected for pesticide analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, and a marine ecology inspection. The Company provided groundwater and air quality monitoring data which was carried out by independent consultants.

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The monitoring showed that DAS has had no significant impact on air quality in the vicinity of the plant or on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. No complaint in relation to DAS’s activities was registered by the Council. There were no Unauthorised Incidents recording non-compliance in respect of this consent holder during the period under review. During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, 74% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents, while another 21% demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remained at a high level in the year under review.

This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-50 McKechnie Aluminium Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Mckechnie Aluminium Solutions Ltd (MASL) operates an aluminium foundry and extrusion plant located at Bell Block, in the Mangaone and Mangati catchments. Processing of copper and brass (copper/zinc) at the plant ceased in June 2002 and January 2003, respectively. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess MASL’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of MASL’s activities. MASL holds two resource consents that are covered within this particular report: consent 1857 to discharge stormwater into an unnamed tributary of the Mangaone Stream, and consent 4034 to discharge emissions into the air, which together include a total of 22 conditions setting out the requirements that they must satisfy. During the monitoring period, McKechnie Aluminium Solutions Ltd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included three inspections, 18 water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, and one deposition gauge survey in the vicinity of the foundry site. As in the previous monitoring period, sampling showed slight improvements in water quality in relation to dissolved copper and dissolved zinc concentrations. This supports the trend from previous sampling of an improvement in water quality within the receiving environment. Biomonitoring results have also continued to indicate a slight improvement in water quality and ecological conditions in the stream over the last few years. MCI and SQMCIS scores indicated that treated stormwater discharged from the site was not having a detrimental effect on the macroinvertebrate communities of the unnamed tributary of the Mangaone Stream. The results from deposition gauging indicated that there was an environmentally acceptable level of particulate deposition in the vicinity of the foundry site. No visible emissions or odour issues were noted during inspections and no complaints were received during the period under review.

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During the year, MASL demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-54 Greymouth Petroleum Kaimiro Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Greymouth Petroleum Acquisition Company Limited (GPL) operates the Kaimiro Production Station located at Inglewood, in the Waiongana catchment, and the associated Ngatoro-A and Ngatoro-B producing wellsites at Inglewood, in the Waitara catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. GPL holds seven resource consents relating to production activities at the sites which include a total of 116 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. GPL holds one consent to allow it to take and use water, three consents to discharge treated stormwater and wastewater into the Mangaoraka and Ngatoro Streams, and three consents to discharge emissions into the air. During the monitoring period, Greymouth Petroleum Acquisition Company Ltd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included six inspections of the Kaimiro Production Station, six inspections at the Ngatoro A and B wellsites, an annual inspection of the associated wellsites, 12 water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, and two ambient air quality surveys. Results of samples collected of the discharge and receiving waters were within the limits prescribed by the consents and, along with the results of biomonitoring carried out in the Mangaoraka Stream, indicated that the discharges were not having a significant adverse effect on the downstream water quality. There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consents. Ambient air quality monitoring at the Kaimiro Production Station showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections and there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the site. During the period under review, GPL demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded by the Council in relation to GPL’s activities.

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The Kaimiro Production Station and associated wellsites were well managed and maintained. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-55 Greymouth Petroleum Limited Turangi Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Greymouth Petroleum Limited (the Company) operates a petrochemical production station located on Turangi Road at Motunui, in the Parahaki catchment. The Turangi Production Station processes oil and gas from from the Company’s northern Taranaki operations, including the Turangi and Kowhai groups of wellsites. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds three resource consents in relation to the Turangi Production Station, which include a total of 68 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds two consents to discharge stormwater and treated produced water onto land, in circumstances where it may subsequently enter an unnamed tributary of the Parahaki Stream, and one consent to discharge emissions related to production activities into the air at this site. During the monitoring period, Greymouth Petroleum Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included six inspections of the Turangi Production Station and an annual inspection of the associated wellsites, eight water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, and two ambient air quality surveys. The monitoring showed that the production station site was well managed. All consent conditions relating to site operations and management were complied with. Levels of contaminants in samples collected from the site and receiving waters were within limits prescribed by consent conditions. Biomonitoring in the receiving waters did not show any effect from discharges on the communities in the stream. There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consent. The ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections and there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the site. During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no

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Unauthorised Incidents recording non-compliance in respect of this consent holder during the period under review. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remained at a high level in the year under review.

This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-56 Todd McKee Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Todd Energy Ltd operates a petroleum production station located on Otaraoa Road near Tikorangi, bridging the Waitara and Onaero catchments. The McKee Production Station processes oil and gas from the Company’s McKee and Mangahewa groups of wellsites and includes electricity generation and LPG production facilities. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds ten resource consents, which include a total of 104 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds one consent to allow for the take and use of water, three consents to discharge stormwater and wastewater, three consents to discharge emissions into the air, one consent to allow the diversion of unnamed tributaries of the Mangahewa Stream, and two consents regarding the installation and use of structures. During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included five inspections of the facilities, eight water and six stream sediment samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, and two ambient air quality surveys. Stormwater system inspections showed that discharges from the sites complied with consent conditions at the time. Receiving water inspections and sampling showed that the discharges were not causing any adverse effects on the Waitara River or Mangahewa Stream at the time of monitoring. Biomonitoring in the Mangahewa Stream found similar numbers of taxa to previous surveys. Hydrocarbons from historical contamination were found at increased concentrations in the sediment at all three sites during the February survey. Although the levels were lower in the April survey, it is evident that the declining trend seen in the previous years is not continuing. It is unclear whether the lower taxa richnesses and MCI scores were primarily a result of the hydrocarbon contamination or the low flow conditions. Further monitoring will be needed to determine whether future results reflect a relationship between macroinvertebrate community health and hydrocarbon concentrations in the sediment.

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There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consents. The ambient air quality monitoring at the production station showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections. One complaint was received in relation to air emissions from the site, however this was unsubstantiated. During the year, the Company demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were three unauthorised incidents recorded by the Council in relation to the Company’s activities. However, these were minor/unsubstantiated and did not result in any significant adverse environmental effects. The McKee Production Station was well managed and maintained. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved.

In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level.

This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-58 Shell Taranaki Ltd Kapuni Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Shell Taranaki Ltd (STL), formerly Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd, operated the Kapuni Production Station located on Palmer Road in the Kapuni catchment during the period under review. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company held four resource consents for the production station, which included a total of 36 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company had to satisfy. The Company held one consent to discharge stormwater into the Kapuni stream, one consent to discharge emissions into the air, and two consents relating to structures in the Kapuni Stream. STL also held a further 29 resource consents for production activities at wellsites associated with the Kapuni Production Station. During the monitoring period, Shell Taranaki Ltd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included six inspections, three water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, one biomonitoring survey of receiving waters, and two ambient air quality analyses. Receiving water inspections, in conjunction with sampling conducted by both the Council and STL during the 2016-2017 period, showed that the site discharges were not causing any adverse effects in the Kapuni Stream. This was supported by the findings of the macroinvertebrate survey.

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There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consents. The ambient air quality monitoring at the Kapuni Production Station showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundaries during inspections and there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the sites. During the period under review, STL demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded by the Council in relation to STL’s activities. The Kapuni Production Station was well managed and maintained. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remained at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-59 Shell Taranaki Ltd Maui Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Shell Taranaki Ltd (STL), formerly Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd, operates the Maui Production Station located on Tai Road, Oaonui, in the Ngapirau catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds four resource consents, which include a total of 34 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. STL holds two consents relating to discharges to water, one consent to discharge emissions to the air, and one to maintain a structure in the coastal marine area. Wood Group M & O also holds one consent relating to the Maui Production Station. The consent is for a discharge to water, and has seven conditions setting out requirements that must be satisfied. During the monitoring period, Shell Taranaki Ltd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included six inspections, five water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, one biomonitoring survey of receiving waters, and two ambient air quality analyses. Receiving water inspections, in conjunction with sampling conducted by both the Council and STL during the 2016-2017 period, showed that the discharges were not causing any adverse effects on the Ngapirau Stream at the time. This was supported by the findings of the macroinvertebrate survey carried out in the stream. There were no adverse effects noted on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consents. The ambient air quality monitoring at the Maui Production Station showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen

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oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundaries during inspections and there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the sites. During the period under review, STL demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded by the Council in relation to STL’s activities. The Maui Production Station was well managed and maintained. During the period under review, Wood Group M & O demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative compliance with the resource consents. There was one unauthorised incident recorded by the Council in relation to Wood Group M & O’s activities. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year, including a recommendation relating to an optional review of consent 4052-4.

17-60 TAG Oil (NZ) Limited Sidewinder Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 TAG Oil (NZ) Limited (the Company) holds consents for a petrochemical production station located on Upper Durham Road at Inglewood, in the Waitara catchment. The Sidewinder Production Station processes oil and gas from the Company’s adjacent Sidewinder wellsite. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds three resource consents in relation to the Sidewinder Production Station, which include a total of 43 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds one consent to discharge treated stormwater and production water from hydrocarbon exploration and production operations at the Sidewinder site into the Piakau Stream, and two consents to discharge emissions related to production activities into the air at this site. During the monitoring period, TAG Oil (NZ) Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included five inspections, three water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, and two ambient air quality analyses. Monitoring of the stormwater discharge from the site found that all applicable conditions in the consent were complied with. There were no adverse effects found in the receiving waters of the Piakau Stream.

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There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consent. The ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that levels of carbon monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 particulates and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections and there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the site. During the year, the Company demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded by the Council in relation to the Company’s activities. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-68 DH Lepper Ltd (Piggery) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 DH Lepper Trust (the Trust) operates a piggery located on Mountain and Manutahi Roads at Lepperton, in the Waiongana catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Trust’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Trust’s activities. The Trust holds three resource consents, which include a total of 38 conditions setting out the requirements that the Trust must satisfy. The Trust holds one consent to allow it to take and use water, one consent to discharge treated effluent into the Waiongana Stream and to land, and one consent to discharge emissions into the air from the piggery operation. The consent to discharge effluent requires that the existing disposal system, of discharge to the Waiongana Stream at times of high flow, be converted in stages by June 2020 to a dual land/water disposal system. A minimum land area for effluent application is set, and discharge to land must be maximised. A Land Disposal Options Report, detailing the feasibility of disposing of all effluent to land, is to be produced by June 2021. During the monitoring period, the Trust demonstrated a good level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included three inspections and three physicochemical water quality sampling surveys. The monitoring has shown that the consent holder ensured to discharge treated effluent into the Waiongana Stream only when the river flow was greater than five cubic metres per second. There was compliance with conditions on receiving water effects. However, the limit on effluent suspended solids concentration was breached on each monitoring occasion and the carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand limit was breached on one occasion in the discharge samples collected. Due to the significant dilution factor at the time of discharge to the stream, the likely environmental impact of these breaches is

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considered to be negligible. An application to vary consent 0715-4 to address the suspended solids limit was lodged (in September 2017), in recognition of the highly turbid state to the Waiongana Stream at times of effluent discharge. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded in respect of this consent holder during the period under review. Progress with implementation of the dual land/water disposal system was satisfactory. Electricity supply for effluent irrigation was installed, a pump shed was constructed, and reticulation pipework purchased. Discharge to land is scheduled to commence in 2017-2018. A combined Management Plan, for operation of the dual disposal system, protection of soil, and control of odour, was in preparation at the end of the review period. During the year, the Trust demonstrated a good level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-69 Port Area Industrial Catchments Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental performance of consent holders in the Port Area Industrial Catchments of New Plymouth during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Companies’ activities. This report was formerly known as the Hongihongi and Herekawe Streams Joint Monitoring Programme Annual Report. This report covers consents held by various consent holders in the Hongihongi catchment, Herekawe, catchment, Huatoki catchment, and unnamed catchment 61, all being adjacent to the Port of Taranaki and collectively known as the Port Area Industrial Catchments. Seventeen resource consents, which include a total of 161 conditions, are held by ten consent holders in the port industrial area. These include two consents to discharge contaminants to land, two consents to discharge contaminants and stormwater to land and water, seven consents to discharge contaminants to the coastal marine area, and six consents to discharge contaminants/stormwater to water. During the monitoring period the consent holders monitored within the Port Area Industrial Catchments demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Monitoring of consent holder sites covered by this report consisted of up to four inspections each per site, with discharge sampling on two occasions at most of the sites. On most occasions the sites were found to be well maintained, bunded areas secure and stormwater treatment systems operating effectively. Macroinvertebrate surveys in the Herekawe Stream did not indicate any recent detrimental effect on the macroinvertebrate communities due to the discharge of treated stormwater. During the period under review Molten Metals was issued with an abatement notice as a result of an exceedance in the concentration of suspended solids in the discharge from the scrap yard in the previous monitoring period. During the current monitoring period the

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levels of suspended solids in the three samples collected from the Molten Metals site were all well above consent limits, oil and grease also exceeded consent limits on one occasion. As a result an infringement notice (fine) was issued to the Company. 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 required in environmental performance as a result of exceedances in the concentration of suspended solids and oil and grease in the discharge from the site. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder’s over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level for all consent holders with exception of Molten Metals Ltd whose performance remains at a level that requires improvement This report includes recommendations for the 2017 -2018 year.

17-73 Civil Quarries Limited - Everett Road Quarry Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Civil Quarries Ltd (the Company) operates a quarry located on Everett Road at Everett Park, in the Kurapete catchment, having taken over management from the former consent holders, Inglewood Metals Ltd, during the monitoring period covered by this report. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds two resource consents, which include a total of 29 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds one resource consent to allow it to discharge treated washwater, stormwater and groundwater into an unnamed tributary of the Kurapete Stream, and one consent to abstract groundwater encountered during the quarrying process for the purposes of site dewatering and for use in aggregate washing. These resource consents were issued during the monitoring period, and are undergoing variations to conditions at the time of reporting. During the monitoring period, Inglewood Metals Ltd demonstrated an overall level of environmental performance that required improvement. During the monitoring period, Civil Quarries Ltd demonstrated an overall level of environmental performance that required improvement. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included three scheduled inspections and one follow-up inspection, two discharge and two receiving water physicochemical surveys, and one biological survey of receiving waters. The monitoring showed that no significant adverse effects had been identified in relation to site discharges during this monitoring period. By comparison with previous years, the monitoring indicated no further decline in the macroinvertebrate communities in the receiving waters of the Kurapete Stream and its tributary, but the water chemistry results

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indicated slight technical breaches of the turbidity consent limits, and a visual decline in water quality was noted during one sampling inspection. There was one unauthorised incident recording non-compliance in respect of the previous consent holder during the period under review, for which an infringement notice was served. During the year, Inglewood Metals Ltd demonstrated a level of administrative performance regarding their resource consents that required improvement. Civil Quarries Ltd also demonstrated a level of administrative performance that required improvement. This should be addressed in the 2017-2018 monitoring period as changes to consent conditions become finalised. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-76 South Taranaki District Council HWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The South Taranaki District Council (STDC) operates seven municipal oxidation pond systems within the district of South Taranaki. This report, for the period July 2016 to June 2017, focusses on the oxidation ponds system located in Hawera, which comprises an anaerobic pond, two primary/facultative ponds in parallel, and a maturation pond. The report describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess STDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of STDC’s activities in relation to the Hawera Wastewater Treatment Plant (HWWTP). STDC holds two resource consents for the site which include a total of 26 conditions setting out the requirements that STDC must satisfy. STDC holds consent 5079-1 for operation of the Hawera oxidation ponds system, and consent 7520-1 to discharge to an unnamed stream in the event of high rainfall. During the monitoring period, STDC demonstrated an overall level of environmental performance that requires improvement. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included six inspections, during which effluent samples were collected from the aerobic ponds and maturation pond. Shellfish and seawater samples were also collected during the year, and two marine ecological surveys were undertaken. STDC provided the Council with continuous dissolved oxygen (DO) and outflow data as well as an annual report. The monitoring showed that there were a number of non-compliances of consent conditions during the year relating to DO concentrations in Ponds 1 and 2 and exceedances of the volume of wastewater discharged through the outfall. Two fourteen-day letters (i.e. an explanation is required from the operator) were issued in response to the latter and additional shellfish monitoring was undertaken. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved.

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In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance requires improvement in relation to consent compliance. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-80 NPWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) operates a wastewater treatment plant (NPWWTP) located on Rifle Range Road between New Plymouth and Bell Block. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess NPDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of NPDC’s activities. In relation to the operation of the NPWWTP, NPDC holds five resource consents, which include a total of 49 conditions setting out the requirements that NPDC must satisfy. NPDC holds one consent to discharge treated wastewater into the Tasman Sea, one consent to discharge sludge leachate to groundwater, two consents relating to structures and one consent to discharge emissions into the air at the site. During the monitoring period, NPDC demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included reviewing data supplied by NPDC, four site inspections, two water samples collected for physicochemical analysis (including inter-laboratory comparison), a marine ecological survey at five sites, a recreational water quality survey including five sites, norovirus analysis of mussels at three coastal sites and norovirus analysis of treatment plant influent and effluent. The monitoring showed that elevated concentrations of contaminants were found in the groundwater and surface water drain adjacent to the sludge lagoon. Additional monitoring has been adopted to investigate the extent and the factors causing this trend. Low levels of Norovirus GII were detected in mussels collected from the Waiwhakaiho Reef during May 2017. There were no other significant detectable effects in the receiving environment resulting from authorised discharges from the plant. During the year under review there were a total of 20 incidents which resulted in discharges from the wastewater network to water ways. Three 14 day letters (requiring an explanation from the consent holder) were issued in response to incidents, associated with chlorine breaches at the NPWWTP and a reticulation incident. No further response was considered necessary for any of the incidents. All incidents were assessed against the Council’s Enforcement Policy. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by NPDC over the last several years, this report shows that their performance has improved relative to recent years. NPDC were found to be generally compliant with consents.

This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

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17-86 Vector Kapuni GTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 Vector Gas Ltd (Vector) operates a gas treatment plant (Kapuni Gas Treatment Plant, KGTP) located on Palmer Road at Kapuni, in the Kapuni catchment, South Taranaki. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess Vector’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of Vector’s activities. Vector holds a total of nine resource consents, which include a total of 81 conditions setting out the requirements that they must satisfy. Vector holds one consent to allow it to take water, two consents to discharge effluent/stormwater into the Kapuni Stream, three consents to discharge to land, two land use permits, and one consent to discharge emissions into the air at this site. Two certificates of compliance are held, in relation to activities permitted under the Regional Freshwater Plan. During the monitoring period, Vector demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included three inspections, six water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, four biomonitoring surveys and two fish nettings surveys of the receiving waters. The monitoring showed that the Kapuni Stream was, in similarity to the preceding year, generally in ‘good’ to ‘very good’ health and the impact (if any) of the industrial activity at Kapuni was not discernible. In terms of the electric fish survey, the results did not provide any conclusive indication that the petrochemical industries were having any significant adverse effects on fish communities in the Kapuni catchment. Inter-laboratory comparison data was cited in the previous monitoring period due to observed variation between the results. This was corrected by Vector this monitoring period with an engineering control. Discharges to the Kapuni Stream were found to be within compliance concentrations and no non compliances were recorded in respect of the discharge to the receiving waters. There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance this monitoring period. During the year, Vector demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level in the year under review. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-90 Opunake Power Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Opunake Power Limited (the Company) operates the Opunake hydro electric power scheme located at Opunake, in the Waiaua River catchment. The scheme uses a 4.5 m high weir to

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divert water from the Waiaua River along a canal to Lake Opunake, and then down penstocks to the Opunake power station. The power station discharges water to the Tasman Sea at Opunake Beach. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. Opunake Power Limited took ownership of the station in the 2015-2016 monitoring period. The Company holds eight resource consents, which include a total of 60 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds two consents to allow it to take and use water, one consent to discharge water into the Tasman Sea, one consent to discharge sand to the Waiaua River, two consents for structures associated with the scheme, and two consents to disturb the bed of the Waiaua River and Lake Opunake. During the monitoring period, Opunake Hydro Limited and Opunake Power Limited demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring undertaken for the period under review included six compliance monitoring inspections, four hydrological inspections undertaken in relation to the scheme, and two inspections relating to a complaint of sediment laden water entering the lake. In addition, analyses of generation data, fish pass water level data and lake level data provided by the Company was conducted. Although additional inspections of the fish trap and transfer system were programmed, these were not completed due to the trap and transfer system not yet being installed during the migration period. The monitoring showed that despite issues related to erosion in the headwaters, and associated equipment failure including loss of gate control, the scheme operated with few major issues. In comparison with previous monitoring years, compliance with residual flow requirements was high, continuing on from the significant improvement noted in the 2014- 2015 monitoring period. Management of the level of Lake Opunake improved from the previous period, as maintenance works and changes to operations led to a reduction in the rate of water lost during station shutdowns. Unfortunately, the maintenance works required the lake level to be lowered below the minimum lake level. This was done without approval from the Council, and although approval would almost certainly have been given, this is considered non-compliant with the administrative requirements of the consent. In addition, due to issues around the accuracy of the lake level recorder, water was seen to be taken for generation when the lake was just below the minimum lake level during two inspections. On each occasion the Company immediately ceased generation upon notification. It should be noted that the Company never knowingly generated when the lake level was at or below the minimum authorised level during the reporting period, and that leakage was the principal cause when a low lake level occurred. There is still concern about the sand inundation of the head of Opunake Lake, and the reduced recreational value that has resulted from this. The Company is continuing to investigate an array of options, including reducing the potential for sand ingress, modifying the head of the lake to allow better flushing of sand, and a means of removing the sand currently in the lake. In the meantime, the intake gates are shut during high flows, to avoid sand laden floodwaters from entering the lake. The gates then reopen as the flood recedes, as this is when there is expected to be less sand in suspension. The Council received a complaint regarding sediment laden water entering Lake Opunake during the monitoring period. An inspection confirmed that sediment laden water was entering Lake Opunake, and it was determined that the Company was operating in contravention of permitted activity

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rule 21 of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki. As a result the Company was issued with an abatement notice, requiring them to comply with rule 21. This incident was caused by a mechanical failure, and the notice was being complied with during each subsequent inspection. Previous monitoring has determined that the weir and intake remains a barrier to fish passage to the upper Waiaua River, with fish passage for most species provided into the canal and lake only. The Company has been investigating a possible solution during the reported period with a prototype fish trap deployed in September 2017. With regard to submitted data, the Company needs to make improvements around providing the data within the required timeframes, but improved significantly regarding gaps in the data record, and the collection of erroneous data. However, there is a need to ensure the accuracy of the data is adequate, as not only does this allow the Council to determine compliance with minimum lake levels (for example), it also means that the Company can use the water as efficiently as possible. During the year, the Company demonstrated a good level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents, but breached a permitted activity rule in the Freshwater Plan. In short, the Company needs to resolve issues around fish passage and the accuracy of the data recorded. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the performance of Opunake Power Limited is good, and an improvement on that demonstrated by the previous owners. It is apparent that the majority of the issues experienced during the 2016-2017 period relate to the new owner familiarising themselves with the scheme and its resource consents. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year, including making one of the two gaugings performed during a hydrological inspection provisional.

17-91 Trustpower Patea Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 Trustpower Limited (the Company) operates a hydroelectric power station (HEPS) located on the Patea River on Maben Road, near Hurleyville. Water is impounded behind the 82 m high Patea Dam to form Lake Rotorangi. This water is diverted through the 32 MW power station, the largest in Taranaki. This report for the period July 2016–June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds 10 resource consents, which include a total of 147 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds three consents to allow it to dam, take and/or use water, two consents to discharge water into the Patea River, three consents for structures associated with the scheme and two consents to discharge emissions into the air at this site. During the monitoring period, Trustpower Limited demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance.

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The Patea HEPS was visited four times during the monitoring period, being two site inspections and two hydrological inspections. In addition, analysis was conducted of generation data, lake level data, Patea River flow and groundwater abstraction data provided by the Company. The Council also reviewed a number of reports submitted in accordance with consent conditions. Although there were no hydrological inspections programmed for the 2016-2017 period, two were undertaken due to the time it has taken to resolve the loss of the McColl’s Quarry flow recorder in the June 2015 flood. The monitoring showed that overall the scheme was operated well, and within resource consent requirements, with no breaches of lake level requirements or rise and recession rate restrictions for the lower Patea River. There were a small number of occasions when the residual flow in the Lower Patea River dropped below the consented limit, but this was due in-part to a Transpower transmission line outage. The explanation received from the Company was accepted. The Company coordinated a number of investigations and reports during the reporting period. The bulk of the required monitoring has been undertaken prior to the 2016-2017 period, although the current report summarises monitoring undertaken in relation to Lower Patea River ecological survey, upstream fish transfers, upstream fish communities, Lake Rotorangi sedimentation and lower Patea River erosion. Most of this monitoring was undertaken in accordance with requirements, although the dissolved oxygen monitoring suffered from poor equipment maintenance and as a result poor quality data. The Company has decided to repeat the dissolved oxygen monitoring, in an effort to collect better quality data. There were no Unauthorised Incidents recorded in respect of this scheme during the period under review, and there were no situations that required a special investigation. During the year, the Company demonstrated a ‘good’ level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents, with this rating being downgraded from ‘high’ due to ongoing issues relating to the monitoring and investigation of dissolved oxygen concentrations in the lower Patea River. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance has deteriorated slightly, but remains of an acceptable standard. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-92 Fonterra Kapuni Air and Water Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Fonterra Limited (the Company) operates a lactose manufacturing factory and inhalation grade lactose (IGL) plant located on Manaia Road at Kapuni, in the Kaupokonui catchment. The plant processes whey and permeate from dairy product manufacture around the North Island. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.

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During the year under review the Company held up to 21 resource consents, which included a total of 184 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds two consents to allow it to take and use water, six consents to discharge stormwater and/or cooling water into the Kaupokonui and Motumate Streams, four consents to discharge wastes to land, eight land use consents, and one consent to discharge emissions into the air at this site. Two of the consents, to discharge factory wastewater to land, were varied in July 2015 to include dairy shed effluent which previously had been discharged to surface water. Another two of the consents were granted in February 2016 to provide for the discharge of farm dairy solids and pond sludge to land. One of the land use consents was granted in March 2017 for the installation of a dual culvert in the Waiokura Stream to allow the reinstatement of a farm track across the stream During the monitoring period, improvement was required in Fonterra Limited’s overall level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programmes for the period under review together included 12 inspections, 159 water samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two macroinvertebrate and one fish survey of receiving waters, and five ambient air quality analyses. Cooling water discharge volume metering had been introduced at the site as per the agreement between the Council and the Company, in relation to assessment of the consumptive nature of the take and future water allocation for the Kaupokonui Stream. Telemetry of abstraction from and discharge to the stream was installed, however, the ongoing transmission and validity of the data have resulted in the full terms of the agreement not being met within the agreed timeframe. The problems are being addressed, and some of the data was available for evaluation at the time of writing this report. There are currently differences that remain between the manually and electronically provided data that will need to be investigated and resolved as the data provision requirements will be transitioned as part of the consent renewal process. Ecological monitoring did not note any problems in regard to the abstraction of water from the Kaupokonui Stream for cooling water and general purposes. Temperature increase limits on cooling water discharged to the Kaupokonui Stream were complied with throughout the review period. The main cooling system was replaced in August 2015, with towers designed to achieve a discharge temperature of less than the maximum limit of 25°C that is allowed in the receiving water. Riparian planting was maintained on the factory site and a donation was received by the Council as per consent conditions. Irrigation onto the two dairy farms was, in general, well managed, including the new dairy shed effluent. Nitrogen loading on the farms remained similar to that previously, as the addition of dairy shed effluent was approximately off-set by a reduction in loading from factory wastewater. No effect from irrigation was found from biological monitoring of the Kaupokonui and Waiokura Streams. A 20 m buffer to the bank of water courses was maintained during irrigation. Effects on the groundwater in the vicinity of the farms were varied, but most showed an impact on both mineral and organic component levels. This had been addressed through extension of the irrigation disposal system in 2007-2008, and by more intensive wastewater and groundwater monitoring. The Company’s wastewater and dairy shed effluent (DSE) monitoring of both the component concentrations and volumes irrigated shows that in some areas there is a continued increase in total nitrogen loading. Due to the increase in the irrigation area utilised, the nitrogen concentrations in the impact bores, although elevated in some bores, are showing no increase overall.

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Two of the control bores (Farm 2 and Farm 3 control bores) show significant increases in groundwater nitrate concentrations, which are in excess of drinking water standards. It has been signalled to Fonterra that the assessment of environmental effects required for the consent renewal in 2019 will need to explain this after suitable investigation. No effects were noted on the Kaupokonui Stream as a result of the stormwater discharges from the northern and southern stormwater outfalls, Inhalable Grade Lactose (IGL) plant, and stormwater detention pond. Sample results were within those prescribed by consent conditions. At inspection, an unauthorised discharge of effluent was found to be occurring during the cleaning of the dairy shed effluent separator pond on Farm 3. There were no significant effects from the discharge at the time of investigation. An abatement notice was issued requiring the Company to comply with the conditions of the consent and an infringement notice was also issued. The Company notified the Council that a damaged irrigation line had been discovered and that there was the potential that the resource consent conditions could be breached. The damaged line was repaired without any discharges to surface water occurring. Particulate deposition from air emissions was, in general, similar to the previous monitoring periods. At the monitoring site east of the taker bay the lactose deposition rate was found to be almost four times the guideline value and was the highest on record for this monitoring site. No complaints were received and visual inspections found no evidence of depositions. Odour surveys continued to note low levels of odour off site, with some odour observed around the effluent tank and in the vicinity of this depending on the direction of the wind, and in the vicinity of the Pro-liq ponds. During the year under review, an improvement was required in the Company’s environmental performance and compliance and administrative performance with the resource consents as defined in Section 1.1.4. There was an abatement notice and an infringement notice issued due to the discharge of dairy effluent to the Waiokura Stream during the cleaning of the holding pond at Farm 3. With respect to the administrative performance, there were ongoing issues with provision of accurate real time monitoring data that took some time to address and applications for the structure consents that expired on 1 June 2017, which include the weir, were not applied for until after the end of the year under review. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-93 ANZCO Eltham Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 ANZCO Foods Eltham Limited (the Company) operates a meat processing plant located at Eltham, in the Waingongoro catchment. Until May 2014, the site was known as Riverlands Eltham. The plant has an associated wastewater treatment ponds system from which effluent is disposed of either to land or to the river. This report for the killing season from October 2016-September 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.

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The Company held 10 resource consents during the review period, which included a total of 117 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds one consent to allow it to take and use water, two consents to discharge effluent and stormwater into the Waingongoro River, three consents to discharge effluent and solids to land, three consents for structures in watercourses, one of which was renewed during the review period, and one consent to discharge emissions into the air at the plant site. Monitoring is carried out by both the Company and the Council. The Company monitors water abstraction rate, effluent flow rate and composition, receiving water quality, odour at the plant boundaries, effluent loadings and soil and herbage for irrigation areas. The Council undertakes inspections of the plant site and irrigation areas. Monitoring includes effluent quality checks and inter-laboratory comparisons, water quality, air quality and biological monitoring. The Council’s monitoring programmes for the period under review included four inspections, 56 samples collected for physicochemical analysis and two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters. The abstraction of water from the Waingongoro River was not found to have any adverse effect on the river and the physicochemical monitoring of the river showed compliance with consent conditions. The biomonitoring surveys did not find any detrimental impact on the river caused by discharges from the meat plant to water. During the 2016-2017 monitoring period most of the total plant effluent was sprayed onto grazed pasture. The irrigation period lasted 31 weeks from 31 October 2016 and 25 May 2017. The limit on nitrogen loading was exceeded on some paddocks and the irrigation of effluent from the Company has had an observable effect on the underlying groundwater quality, initiating a review of the Irrigation Management Plan. With regard to emissions to air over the 2016-2017 period, no incidents were recorded. During the period under review, the Company demonstrated a generally good to high level of environmental performance. Some improvement is required in regard to the discharge to land consent 5569-1 and in administrative compliance, in respect of the provision of monitoring reports and the frequency of data collection and supply. During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the Company over the last few years, this report shows that the Company’s performance remains at a good too high level with some room for improvement. This report includes recommendations to be implemented during the 2017–2018 monitoring period.

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17-95 Malandra Downs Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2017 Malandra Downs Ltd (the Company) holds one resource consent to discharge green waste to land for the purposes of dune stabilisation at Albany Road, Patea in the Patea catchment. Green waste is transported to the site and discharged over areas of sandy pasture that have undergone aeolian erosion. The green waste helps trap soil and sand and, upon decomposition, adds nutrients and condition to the sandy soils. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of the consent holder’s activities. This is the ninth annual report for this site. During the monitoring period, Malandra Downs Ltd demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance and compliance with consent conditions. The Company holds one resource consent to discharge green waste to land. This consent has 14 conditions setting out the requirements that the consent holder must satisfy. The consent was varied during the period under review, with a change to one condition and the addition of four new conditions. The changed condition allows the consent holder to accept waste from two other suppliers. The additional conditions prohibit waste being discharged within 50 m of the cliff, cap the maximum volume of waste discharged at 50 m3 per week, and require the consent holder to maintain records of the discharge and prepare a Management Plan for the site. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review was comprised of three inspections, assessing the types of materials being received and how the discharge to land was being managed. Unacceptable wastes were found during one inspection, however this was removed promptly as requested. No updated site Management Plan was received by Council as is a requirement of the consent 7374-1. During the year, Malandra Downs Ltd demonstrated a good level of environmental and administrative performance. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s environmental performance remains at a good level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-96 Dimar Partnership Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Dimar Partnership Limited (the consent holder) previously operated a refuse dump located on Ararata Road, Hawera, in the Tangahoe catchment. The site was investigated in June 2013, and it was found that it was accepting household rubbish and other refuse from off- site. It was also found that the edge of the disposal site was closer than 25 metres to a

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waterway. As this did not comply with the permitted activity rule for on farm domestic refuse disposal, an abatement notice was issued, and the site owner then applied for a resource consent to discharge leachate into the Mangimangi Stream. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the consent holder’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. This is the fourth annual report for this site. The consent holder holds one resource consent, which includes a total of five conditions setting out the requirements that the consent holder must satisfy. The consent allows the consent holder to discharge contaminants (leachate) from a closed farm refuse dump into land where it may enter the Mangimangi Stream. During the monitoring period, the consent holder demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included two inspections and four water samples collected for physicochemical analysis. The monitoring showed that no environmental impacts were found. The site was capped, contoured, and vegetated appropriately. Chemical sampling showed little, if any, change in water quality indicators when comparing the upstream and downstream sample results. There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of this consent holder during the period under review. During the year, the consent holder demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder since 2013, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance has improved, from a good to a high level. This report includes a recommendation for the 2017-2018 year.

17-97 Hickman JD Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The Hickman JD 1997 Family Trust (the Company) operates a road transport depot located on Waitara Road at Brixton, Waitara, in the Waiongana catchment. The operations at this site mainly involve packaged dairy related products. Goods are stored under roofed catchments with the remaining areas being paved or gravel. The site also has a truck wash facility with waste water draining to sumps and then to the stormwater system. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds one resource consent, which includes a total of six conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds the consent to allow it

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to discharge truck washwater and stormwater into an unnamed tributary of the Waiongana Stream. During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review consisted of three inspections. The monitoring showed that any discharges to water from the site would probably not have a significant adverse effect on the receiving environment. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded in respect of this consent holder during the period under review. During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental compliance and a high level of administrative performance with the resource consent. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance has remained at a high level. This report includes a recommendation for the 2017-2018 year.

17-98 Trustpower Ltd Motukawa HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Trustpower Limited (Trustpower) operates the Motukawa hydroelectric power (HEP) scheme in the Manganui River and Waitara River catchments. Trustpower draws water from behind a weir on the Manganui River near Tariki and diverts this water through a race to Lake Ratapiko and then through penstocks to the Motukawa Power Station. The power station discharges into the Makara Stream, a tributary of the Waitara River. Consents for the Motukawa HEP scheme allow Taranaki Generation Ltd to maintain structures, to take, divert and discharge water, and to disturb the bed of Lake Ratapiko. This report for the period July 2016-June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess Trustpower’s environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of their activities. Trustpower holds a total of 23 resource consents, which include a total of 186 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds five consents to allow it to take and use water, five consents to discharge water or sediment into the Makara, Mangaotea, and Mako streams, one consent to discharge wastes to land around Lake Ratapiko and four land use permits for bed disturbance and structures in the Manganui River, Mangaotea Stream and Lake Ratapiko. Seven additional consents allow Trustpower to abstract water, and construct and maintain structures in the Mangaotea Stream. During the period under review, Trustpower demonstrated a high level of environmental performance at the Motukawa power scheme. The Council’s monitoring for the period under review included 12 inspections of fish passage and residual flow facilities, continuous water temperature at two sites between November and April each year, a biomonitoring survey, fish monitoring and review of abstraction, discharge, and lake and race water level data forwarded by the Company, as well as elver and adult eel transfer data.

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The monitoring showed that during the period under review, the management of abstraction rates, race and lake water levels was generally good. With regard to the management and recording of flows within the diversion race, performance has improved significantly compared to previous monitoring years, with no significant loss of data. This is the second consecutive monitoring period to record no such occasions of lost data since monitoring has focused on the continuity of the data record. There were only three occasions where required flow rates were not complied with. The first related to a severe weather event, while the other two related to insufficient residual flow at a time when maintenance required the control gates to be manually controlled. These incidents were all of short duration (no more than 4 hours). Compliance with flushing flow requirements was good with regards to the Manganui River requirements, but some improvement is necessary regarding the Mangaotea Stream requirements, where only one of the four flushing flows was provided as required. This is an area that the Company has struggled to meet full compliance, and it remains a work in progress. It is unlikely that the lack of flushing follows in this instance was detrimental to the stream, considering the size of the natural flood at the times. Water temperature differences appear to have reduced between natural flows and those in the residual flow reach since the establishment of the 400 L/s residual flow limit. Due to Taranaki experiencing a wet summer over the reported period, at no times did the water temperatures in the residual flow reach exceed 25˚C, occurring from December 2015 to February 2016. However, the temperature differences between upstream and downstream of the weir were similar to the average, with the exception of December when temperature differences were higher than average. Macroinvertebrate monitoring indicates improvement at some sites since the increased residual flow was implemented, however elevated water temperatures and denser periphyton substrate cover have affected macroinvertebrate communities of the residual flow reach in more recent surveys. In terms of the current report, it is considered that the communities of the residual flow reach represent what would be considered better than typical of a low flow community. The results indicate that the MCI scores at these sites were higher than most previous surveys, as were the SQMCIS scores, which were all significantly higher than their respective medians. However, a similar result was recorded at the control site indicating that there is a catchment wide improvement also. Overall, the results indicate that the invertebrate community supported by a residual flow of 400 L/s, with regards to presence/absence of taxa, and their respective abundances, is not significantly different to that supported by natural flows. The principal difference between the two flows is that there is a greater amount of invertebrate habitat available under natural flow conditions due to the increased amount of wetted riverbed width. A significant result of fish monitoring undertaken to date, is the presence of the key indicator species redfin bully, shortjaw kokopu and inanga upstream of the weir. Migrating trout were netted and tagged during the previous monitoring period, but no angler catch returns have been received to date. This information would provide some information about the movement of these fish in the Manganui River catchment and Motukawa scheme. Interim results indicate that trout are able to negotiate the fish pass and flow control valve. Overall, fish results to date indicate that with respect to the management objectives for which the residual flow was developed:  reasonable water quality is being maintained;  passage for trout is probably being achieved through the residual flow reach and past the weir;

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 passage for some (but not all) native fish is being achieved in the residual flow reach and it would appear through the fish pass;  habitat of native fish has improved but fish diversity is similar to that recorded prior to the 400 L/s residual flow and may suggest that the objective of ‘some native fish habitat’ is not being achieved for torrentfish, although redfin bullies and inanga have been recorded in the residual flow reach. The results from a fish survey undertaken in the Mangaotea Stream in the reported period did not indicate any issue with fish passage at the intake, or with the reduced flows downstream of the intake. Eel and elver passage requirements were generally fulfilled with the elver transfer system at the power station working well. The total weight of elvers transferred in the reporting period was the third highest of the last eight years. Electric fields have been installed at the intake and forebay and testing indicates that these are successful in deterring fish from these areas. Transfer of adult eels was attempted during each migration season, with 20 longfin eel and 4 shortfin eel transferred in the most recent migration season. During the reported period, Trustpower’s performance was generally maintained at a high level. There were no incidents that warranted enforcement action. There were a number of minor incidents, but due to the swift response of the consent holder, they remained minor, and it is likely no environmental impact resulted. The improved environment al performance of the consent holder is a result of efforts to improve their internal systems and monitoring of this highly complex scheme. Trustpower has maintained a good level of communication with the Council, including notifying the Council of any breach of consent they become aware of. Overall, it is considered that Trustpower was able to demonstrate a high level of environmental performance and compliance with the resource consents, and compliance with the administrative requirements of the consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance is being maintained at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-102 Trustpower Mangorei HEP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Trustpower Limited (the Company) operates the Mangorei Hydroelectric Power Scheme (HEPS) in the Waiwhakaiho River catchment to the south of New Plymouth. The Company diverts water from the Waiwhakaiho River into Lake Mangamahoe, from where it is directed through penstocks through to the Mangorei Power Station, located on Hydro Rd. The water is returned to the Waiwhakaiho River at the Meeting of the Waters, six kilometres downstream of the original diversion. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance

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during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds seven resource consents, which include a total of 35 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds three consents to allow it to divert, use and discharge water and four consents for various structures, including to dam the Mangamahoe Stream, the Waiwhakaiho River intake weir and an access culvert related to this site. During the monitoring period, Trustpower Ltd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance, in relation to the Mangorei HEPS. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included 12 hydrological inspections, which included a gauging of the residual flow on each occasion, one biological inspection, one macroinvertebrate survey the auditing of data provided by the Company and water temperature monitoring of the Waiwhakaiho River. Gauging of the residual flow recorded a compliant flow on all occasions. The inspections undertaken in conjunction with the gaugings took note of on site activities, including maintenance of the fish pass and management of an access culvert. During these inspections all aspects of the scheme appeared in good order, with maintenance of the fish pass performed as soon as practicable following a fresh. Data provided by the Council showed good compliance with lake level restrictions, residual flow requirements and the requirement to generate at least 950 L/s during the day. The Company chose to exercise the variation to their abstraction consent during the reported period, which allows for the abstraction of flood flows up to a river flow of 85 cumecs. This was done well, with only one minor breach attributed to teething issues. A discussion between Trustpower and the Council clarified how the abstraction was to be managed as the river began to flood, and this has been detailed within this report. A moderate number of elvers was transferred, being similar to the median of previous transfers, indicative of a relatively typical season for elver migration. Downstream migratory adult eel passage was also provided by the Company, with manual trapping and transfer of a number of migrant eels on several occasions after river fresh events mainly in autumn 2017. Water temperatures in the lower river have not increased significantly, nor reached excessive levels, principally because of the increased spread of power generation releases during daylight hours, a condition of consent. Due to a particularly wet summer during the reported period, water temperatures were below average over the warmer times of the year. Although the water temperature in the lower river has warmed very slightly over the sixteen year period since the increased summer residual flow was implemented, this appears to be due to climatic changes, as a similar trend is apparent upstream of the scheme. During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents related to the Mangorei HEPS. There were no unauthorised incidents recorded in respect of this HEPS during the period under review. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved.

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In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-103 Renewable Power Ltd Normanby HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Renewable Power Ltd (the Company) operates a hydroelectric power station located on Normanby Road at Okaiawa, in the Waingongoro catchment. Utilising an existing weir across the Waingongoro River and tunnel under Normanby Road, water is diverted for electricity generation. The station is located approximately 3.2 km downstream of the weir, but due to the tight meander, these structures are located only 90 m apart. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds three resource consents, which include a total of 36 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds two consents to allow it to take and use water and to dam the Waingongoro River and one consent to use and maintain a weir and ancillary structures in the Waingongoro River. During the monitoring period, Renewable Power Ltd demonstrated an overall poor level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included five compliance monitoring inspections of the site and five hydrological monitoring inspections. In addition, data collected by the Company was received and audited, while data collected by the Council upstream and downstream of the station was also assessed. There was also a considerable amount of time spent liaising with the Company. The monitoring showed that the scheme is still of a relatively small scale diverting between 1.5 and 3 cumecs of water. Although improved from the previous year, the management of the scheme has been poor, including one instance where insufficient residual flow was released below the weir and the collection of inaccurate residual flow data. Furthermore, there has been minimal progress in implementing a number of the requirements stipulated by the consents, including upgrading the fish pass, and monitoring of the effects of the scheme on the residual flow reach. This includes no or inadequate baseline information being collected on the trout communities and recreational activities of the residual flow reach, despite the scheme now being operated whenever flows allow. An erosion report was received during the reported period, as was a full year’s record of abstraction data. During the year, the Company demonstrated a poor level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents. Due to the Company’s performance during the 2016-2017 period, coupled with the fact that it followed on from a similar performance in the 2015-2016 period, a significant investigation was undertaken. This culminated in the Environment Court issuing an enforcement order against the Company in November 2017. No other enforcement action was taken in the 2016-2017 period. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved.

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In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last few years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a level that requires improvement.

This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-104 Methanex Motunui and Waitara Valley Combined Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Methanex New Zealand Limited (Methanex) operates methanol production facilities located at Motunui and Waitara Valley, in the Waitara River catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess Methanex’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of Methanex’s activities. Methanex holds 11 resource consents, which include a total of 111 special conditions setting out the requirements that Methanex must satisfy. Methanex holds two consents to allow it to take and use water from two abstraction points on the Waitara River. Six consents allow the discharge of effluent /stormwater into the Manu and Waihi Streams and the Tasman Sea via the Waitara marine outfall. Methanex also holds two consents to discharge emissions into the air at its sites. Finally, one consent provides for a structure in the Waitara River associated with the water take. During the monitoring period, Methanex demonstrated an overall High level of environmental performance at its Motunui site and a High level of environmental performance at its Waitara Valley site. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included four inspections, continuous self-monitoring by Methanex (specifically involving collection of water samples for physicochemical analysis), review of regularly provided consent holder data, two inter- laboratory comparisons and an onsite meeting relating to the requirements of the Resource Management (for Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010. The monitoring showed that Methanex operated both sites in accordance with the requirements of their resource consents. As in previous years, the facilities were well managed and a high level of housekeeping was maintained. There were three unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of Methanex’s activities at their Motunui and Waitara Valley sites during the period under review. The first was in regards to meeting the requirements of the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 requiring the installation of verified flow meters at both points of take. The other two incidents were self-notifications received from the consent holder. One related to a drop in cooling water pH that affected the metal content in the discharge to the marine outfall from the Waitara Valley site. The other was a discharge of cooling water across land to stormwater as a result of a failed pump. Both incidents were considered to be reasonably unforeseeable and related to mechanical failures or unanticipated issues at the site. In addition both events were adequately responded to by Methanex. For this reason no enforcement response was considered appropriate or necessary. During the year, Methanex demonstrated a High level of environmental performance with the resource consents at both facilities. Their administrational performance has been rated as Good, as although the performance against most consent conditions with respect to the administrative compliance was high, issues around testing of the integrity of the water take

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pipeline and meeting the requirements of the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 are yet to be resolved. Methanex have been open and participative in their communication with regard to their progress on these issues. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that Methanex’s environmental performance remains at a high level in the year under review. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-105 Port Taranaki Industries Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental performance of the companies operating in and around Port Taranaki, New Plymouth. Port Taranaki Ltd operates Port Taranaki. Downer New Zealand Ltd and Technix Taranaki Terminal Ltd operate bitumen plants within the bounds of the port. Methanex New Zealand Ltd operates a methanol storage facility at the port, and New Zealand Oil Services Ltd provides terminal operation services involving the storage and distribution of fuel. The companies hold a total of eight resource consents, which include 60 conditions setting out the requirements that they must satisfy. The companies hold seven consents to discharge effluent/stormwater into the Tasman Sea, and one consent to discharge emissions into the air. In addition, Port Taranaki Ltd also holds a Certificate of Compliance with regards to air discharges. During the monitoring period, Port Taranaki demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. Downer New Zealand Ltd, Technix Taranaki Terminal Ltd, Methanex New Zealand Ltd and New Zealand Oil Services Ltd all demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance compliance with the consents monitored under this annual report. The Council’s monitoring programme for the period under review included three site inspections of Port Taranaki Ltd, Downer New Zealand Ltd and Technix Taranaki Terminal Ltd, seven site inspections of Methanex New Zealand Ltd and four at New Zealand Oil Services Ltd. Water samples were collected for physicochemical analysis on selected inspections. During the period under review, Port Taranaki Ltd obtained a ‘good’ rating for environmental and ‘high rating’ for administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents. Suspended solids in two samples marginally exceeded the consent limits during first flush sampling. This was due to heavy rain conditions at times when log loading onsite was in full operation. There were no recorded incidents. The environmental performance of Port Taranaki Ltd remained good under challenging/worst case scenario conditions. During the same period, Downer New Zealand Ltd, Technix Taranaki Terminal Ltd and New Zealand Oil Services Ltd all demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance relating to compliance with the resource consents.

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Methanex New Zealand has also received a high rating for their environmental and administrative performance with regard to the consent exercised during the review period. During this period however, there was an unauthorised discharge of methanol to groundwater associated with activities undertaken by Methanex New Zealand Ltd. The discharge was a result of suspected leakage from a storage tank and/or connected pipework and was unrelated to the exercise of their stormwater consent, with which compliance is assessed in this report. Investigation relating to this incident is ongoing and may impact the Company’s overall environmental performance rating in forthcoming monitoring periods. No other issues were noted during inspections of the Methanex New Zealand Ltd site, and all discharge samples were compliant with consent conditions. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-106 SDC Stratford WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The Stratford District Council (SDC) operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located on Victoria Road at Stratford, in the Patea catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess SDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of SDC’s activities. SDC holds one resource consent to discharge treated wastewater to the Patea River, which includes a total of 12 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. During the monitoring period, SDC demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included 4 inspections, wastewater analyses, and physicochemical and biological surveys of the receiving waters of the Patea River. In recent years, improvements in SDC’s maintenance programme have generally enhanced the appearance of the plant and effectively controlled any produced odour. No complaints were received in relation to the operation of the WWTP. Regular inspections indicated no immediate problems with the performance of the plant, with no overflows recorded during the monitoring year. Seasonal variability in pond microfloral populations (as indicated by chlorophyll-a populations) was also influenced by preceding wet weather stormwater infiltration. Wastewater quality was good at the time of the moderately low flow late summer receiving water physicochemical survey, with a moderate algal component. This algal component had a minor impact on turbidity under low flow conditions, which was non-compliant with aesthetic consent conditions. A late summer biomonitoring survey found no significant impacts on the macroinvertebrate fauna as a result of the discharge of treated wastewater. During the year, SDC demonstrated a good level of environmental and a high level of administrative performance with the resource consents. Effects from the discharge on the receiving waters continue to be recorded, with minor or no effects noted beyond the boundary of the permitted mixing zone.

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For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a good level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-107 Silverfern Farms Waitotara Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 Silver Fern Farms Limited (the Company) operates a meat processing plant located on Wai- inu Beach Road, Waitotara in the Waitotara catchment. This report for the period 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017 coincides with killing season, it describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities. The Company holds a total of five resource consents, which include a total of 51 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy. The Company holds resource consents to allow it to take and use ground water and spring water, to discharge wastes by spray irrigation to land, to discharge stormwater and cooling water to an unnamed tributary of the Waitotara River, and to discharge emissions into the air. During the monitoring period, Silver Fern Farms Limited demonstrated an overall good level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included four inspections, and the collection of four wastewater and 24 groundwater samples for physicochemical analysis. The Company supplied an annual environmental monitoring report, as well as records of the volume of water abstracted and the volume of wastewater discharged. New metering and telemetry to Council for monitoring of groundwater abstraction was installed in September 2014. The new system showed that the instantaneous volume limit was breached frequently by small amounts, although the daily limit was being met. These breaches continued occasionally throughout the current monitoring period and subsequent investigations found that the telemetry configuration in the data logger for one of the bores was logging the wrong output. This was corrected and no further exceedances were reported. In September 2012, the Company commissioned a 20.7 ha extension of the irrigation area, and a further extension of 6.0 ha became operational in January 2013. Both areas were already covered by resource consent. This voluntary action, for which the Company was given an Environmental Award by Council in November 2014, increased the area irrigated for wastewater disposal by 36 % to 110.5 ha to provide for increased production at the meat processing plant and to lower nitrogen loadings. In 2016-2017, average annual nitrogen loading was 202 kg/ha. Irrigation of the undeveloped areas will also increase pasture production. Monitoring of a site of significance to Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, a spring at the coast, was continued in relation to the extension. Stormwater and cooling water discharges were not found to have significant environmental effect.

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During this reporting period a number of odour complaints were received from residents at the Wai-inu Beach Settlement. While investigating the complaints it became apparent that there were a number of operational issues with the automatic shutdown system. Additionally, wastewater within the wastewater storage pond had turned anaerobic largely as a result of the fatty crust across the pond surface. Mitigation measures have been scheduled for the 2017-2018 season. During the year, the Company demonstrated a good level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a good level.

This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-108 NPDC Inglewood WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 The New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located on Lincoln Road at Inglewood, in the Kurapete catchment. This report for the period July 2016 to June 2017 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess NPDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of NPDC’s activities. NPDC holds one resource consent to intermittently discharge treated wastewater to the Kurapete Stream, which includes a total of nine conditions setting out the requirements that they must satisfy. During the monitoring period, NPDC demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included three inspections, wastewater effluent analyses, and biological surveys of the receiving waters of the Kurapete Stream. NPDC’s maintenance programme continues to generally enhance the operation and appearance of the plant and effectively control any produced odour. No complaints were received in relation to the operation of the WWTP. Regular inspections indicated no immediate problems with the performance of the plant, with only a single consented overflow recorded during the monitoring year. Seasonal variability in pond microfloral populations (as indicated by chlorophyll-a populations) was also influenced by preceding wet weather stormwater infiltration. Wastewater quality measured during the overflow event was relatively good, and comparable with results from previous monitoring. Biomonitoring surveys in summer and late autumn found no significant impacts on the macroinvertebrate fauna as a result of the discharge of treated wastewater. During the year, NPDC demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consent. No effects from intermittent discharges of treated wastewater continue to be recorded.

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For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74 % of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21 % of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2018 year.

17-109 Combined Regional Quarry Monitoring Programme Biennial Report Group A 2015-2017 Currently, there are 26 quarries throughout the region that are monitored by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council). Between these quarries there are 51 resource consents, authorising water discharges and abstractions, discharges of cleanfill and stream modifications. This report covers the period July 2015 to June 2017, and will be the second report to incorporate the monitoring results of this group of quarries into one streamlined report. There are two biennial streams in which quarry monitoring programmes are reported. This report spans July 2015-June 2017; a reporting period which incorporates 16 of the region’s 26 quarries (Group A). The monitoring programmes for another nine quarries will be included in a separate biennial report (Group B), which will cover the period July 2016-June 2018. Civil Quarries Limited’s Everett Road quarry is reported on separately. For each quarry, this report describes the monitoring programmes implemented by the Council to assess environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of the quarry’s activities. During the monitoring period: AA Contracting Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Gibson Family Trust – Newall Road demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Gibson Family Trust – Puniho Road demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Goodin AG Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Jones Quarry Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. R J Dreaver Quarry and Cleanfill demonstrated an overall level of environmental performance which required improvement. Whitaker Civil Engineering Quarry demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Wiremu Road Quarry Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. CD Boyd demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Hey Trust demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Horizon Trust Limited – Whenuku Road demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance.

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Horizon Trust Limited – Waiteika Road demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. DM & DL Bourke demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Burgess & Crowley Partnership demonstrated an overall level of environmental performance which required improvement. Taunt Contracting Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. Ravensdown Windy Point Quarry Limited demonstrated an overall high level of environmental performance. For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents, while another 24% demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents. In the 2016-2017 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 74% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 21% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and compliance was achieved. This report includes recommendations for the 2017-2019 monitoring period for each consent holder.

Decision-making considerations Part 6 (Planning, decision-making and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002 has been considered and documented in the preparation of this agenda item. The recommendations made in this item comply with the decision-making obligations of the Act.

Financial considerations—LTP/Annual Plan This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s adopted Long-Term Plan and estimates. Any financial information included in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

Policy considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Iwi considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes (schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-term plan and/or annual plan. Similarly, iwi involvement in adopted work programmes has been recognised in the preparation of this memorandum.

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Legal considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations comply with the appropriate statutory requirements imposed upon the Council.

Appendices/Attachments – 39 separate reports

PDF Reporting Report Name Number period 17-07 Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1927693 2016-2017 17-10 CD Boyd Drilling Waste Stockpiling Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1972430 2016-2017 17-12 Stratford Power Station and Ahuroa Gas Storage Contact Energy Ltd Monitoring Programme 2016-2017 Annual Report 2016-2017 1988949 17-13 Taranaki By-Products Ltd Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1947281 2016-2017 17-14 Mangati Stream (Integrated) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1998106 2016-2017 17-19 SDC Water Supplies Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1998026 2016-2017 17-32 Regional Cleanfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1990266 2016-2017 17-39 STDC Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1991124 2016-2017 17-42 Waverley Sawmills Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1997539 2016-2017 17-47 Dow AgroSciences Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1984663 2016-2017 17-50 McKechnie Aluminium Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1956604 2016-2017 17-54 Greymouth Petroleum Kaimiro Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2016-2017 2017 1984711 17-55 Greymouth Petroleum Limited Turangi Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual 2016-2017 Report 2016-2017 1984816 17-56 Todd McKee Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1988106 2016-2017 17-58 Shell Taranaki Ltd Kapuni Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2016-2017 2017 1984953 17-59 Shell Taranaki Ltd Maui Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1985318 2016-2017 17-60 TAG Oil (NZ) Limited Sidewinder Production Station Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 2016-2017 1985353 17-68 DH Lepper Ltd (Piggery) Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1915639 2016-2017 17-69 Port Area Industrial Catchments Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1995426 2016-2017 17-73 Civil Quarries Limited - Everett Road Quarry Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1981939 2016-2017 17-76 South Taranaki District Council HWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1986360 2016-2017 17-80 NPWWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1984631 2016-2017 17-86 Vector Kapuni GTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1933751 2016-2017 17-90 Opunake Power Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1946714 2016-2017 17-91 Trustpower Patea Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1948307 2016-2017 17-92 Fonterra Kapuni Air and Water Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1991773 2016-2017 17-93 ANZCO Eltham Limited Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1991446 2016-2017 17-95 Malandra Downs Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1985558 2016-2017 17-96 Dimar Partnership Landfill Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1986085 2016-2017 17-97 Hickman JD Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1985421 2016-2017 17-98 Trustpower Ltd Motukawa HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1968644 2016-2017 17-102 Trustpower Mangorei HEP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1978920 2016-2017 17-103 Renewable Power Ltd Normanby HEP Scheme Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016- 2016-2017 2017 1982259 17-104 Methanex Motunui and Waitara Valley Combined Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 2016-2017 1989704 17-105 Port Taranaki Industries Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1983005 2016-2017 17-106 SDC Stratford WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1985454 2016-2017

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PDF Reporting Report Name Number period 17-107 Silverfern Farms Waitotara Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1995093 2016-2017 17-108 NPDC Inglewood WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016-2017 1998219 2016-2017 17-109 Combined Regional Quarry Monitoring Programme Biennial Report Group A 2015-2017 2001592 2016-2017

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Agenda Memorandum

Date 13 March 2018

Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Consents and Regulatory Committee

Subject: Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non- compliances and Enforcement Summary – 6 January 2018 to 22 February 2018

Approved by: A D McLay, Director Environment Quality

BG Chamberlain, Chief Executive

Document: 2017305

Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to allow the Council to consider and receive the summary of the incidents, compliance monitoring non-compliances and enforcement for the period 6 January 2018 to 22 February 2018.

Executive summary Incidents

There are 114 incidents reported.

Thirty nine of the incidents were found to be compliant and 22 were found to be non- compliant. Twelve of the incidents reported relate to non-compliance from previous periods (updates). The action taken on the incidents are set out for Members information.

Compliance monitoring non-compliances

There are 41 compliance monitoring non-compliances reported. Eleven of the compliance monitoring non-compliances reported are updates from previous periods

Twenty eight of the non-compliances reported are as a result of the annual dairy inspection round.

Recommendations That the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. receives this memorandum 2. receives the summary of the incidents, compliance monitoring non-compliances and Enforcement for the period from 6 January 2018 to 22 February 2018, notes the action

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taken by staff acting under delegated authority and adopts the recommendations therein.

Background The Council receives and responds to pollution events and public complaints throughout the year. Consent compliance monitoring undertaken can also identify non-compliance. This information is recorded in the IRIS database together with the results of investigations and any follow-up actions. Incidents and non-compliances are publicly reported to the Council through the Consents and Regulatory Committee via the Incidents, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Report or the Annual Compliance Monitoring Reports.

Attached is the summary of the Incidents, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement for the period from 6 January 2018 to 22 February 2018.

Staff have been delegated by the Council to undertake enforcement actions. The enforcement policy and procedures are approved by the Council and then implemented and reported on by staff.

Disclosure Restrictions The incident register information presentation was reviewed in 2014-2015 to increase reader understanding in this complex area. The first section addresses compliant incidents and can be publically discussed. The second section provides an update on non-compliant incidents from previous meetings and where an incident has been resolved it can be publically discussed. The third and fourth sections provide information on non-compliant incidents and non-compliances found during compliance monitoring during the period that are still under investigation and staff are limited in terms of public disclosure of information, while the investigation is ongoing and enforcement responses have not been determined. The incident flow chart and definition of terms provide further operational detail.

Discussion Council responds to all complaints received with most complaints responded to within four hours. This usually involves a site visit. Responses to complaints and non-compliances with rules in the Council’s regional plans, resource consents and the Resource Management Act 1991 are recorded in the IRIS database. Where necessary, appropriate advisory or enforcement actions are undertaken. The latter may include issuing an inspection, abatement or infringement notice, or initiating a prosecution. Where an infringement notice or prosecution is possible, details of the information in the Incidents, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement agenda item and staff comment will be restricted for legal disclosure reasons. Further information will be provided at a later date to the Council and for prosecutions a detailed report will be provided for information purposes, in the confidential section of the agenda.

A summary of Incidents, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement for the period 6 January 2018 to 22 February 2018 is attached. The ‘compliant’ incidents are presented first in a table and the ‘non-compliant’ incidents are presented after in a more detailed summary, followed by the compliance monitoring non-compliances.

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Generally incidents in the ‘compliant’ table have a recommendation of ‘no further action’. However, an incident is considered ‘compliant’ until such time as a non-compliance is found. Therefore occasionally an incident in the ‘compliant’ table will have a recommendation of ‘investigation continuing’, if an ongoing investigation is still underway to confirm compliance.

A series of graphs are also attached comparing the number of incidents between 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and also showing how the incidents are tracking in 2017-2018 in relation to environment type and compliance status. There is a graph showing the non-compliances found during compliance monitoring. There is also a graphs showing enforcement action taken to date during 2017-2018.

Decision-making considerations Part 6 (Planning, decision-making and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002 has been considered and documented in the preparation of this agenda item. The recommendations made in this item comply with the decision-making obligations of the Act.

Financial considerations—LTP/Annual Plan This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s adopted Long-Term Plan and estimates. Any financial information included in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

Policy considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Iwi considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes (schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-term plan and/or annual plan. Similarly, iwi involvement in adopted work programmes has been recognised in the preparation of this memorandum.

Legal considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations comply with the appropriate statutory requirements imposed upon the Council.

Appendices/Attachments Incident flowchart and terms explained (document #1081324). Incidents and consent non-compliance – Agenda Graphs to 28 February 2018 (document #2017076). Incidents and Enforcement Summary – 6 January 2018 to 22 February 2018 (document #2017182).

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Compliant Incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Job Number / Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Date Incident Type Source Compliance Status Recommendation IRIS ID Party Number

07 Jan 2018 3301-18-217 Alleged Green stream - Complaint Unsourced RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35552 Taikatu Road, Auroa

11 Jan 2018 3301-18-220 Alleged Smoke - backyard Complaint Peter Fryer RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35566 burning - Fryer

11 Jan 2018 3301-18-221 Alleged Complaint Unsourced RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35567 Odour/discolouration - Tangaroa Stream - Waitara

11 Jan 2018 3301-18-223 Alleged Dust - Orion Complaint Orion Haulage Limited RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35746 Haulage Ltd - Stratford

13 Jan 2018 3301-18-224 Alleged Odour - Swap Complaint Swap Stockfoods RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35573 Stockfoods - Bell Block

13 Jan 2018 3301-18-225 Alleged Tar odours - Glen Complaint Unsourced RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35575 Avon, New Plymouth

14 Jan 2018 3301-18-226 Alleged Chemical odours Complaint Unsourced RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35576 - Blackmore Street, NP

19 Jan 2018 3301-18-228 Alleged Odour - Dolphin Complaint New Plymouth District RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35586 Parade - Bell Block Council

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Compliant Incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Job Number / Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Date Incident Type Source Compliance Status Recommendation IRIS ID Party Number

19 Jan 2018 3301-18-229 Alleged Possible effluent Complaint Brent Anderson RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35587 runoff - Weld Road - Oakura

23 Jan 2018 3301-18-233 Alleged Discoloured Complaint Unsourced RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35728 stream - Pukenui Street, New Plymouth

24 Jan 2018 3301-18-234 Alleged Odour- Whiteley Complaint Unsourced RAQP Not No Further Action IN/35745 Street, New Plymouth Addressed

25 Jan 2018 3301-18-235 Alleged Odour - Kowhai Complaint Popuanui Goats Limited RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35754 Street, Inglewood

30 Jan 2018 3301-18-238 Alleged Rubbish - Meade TRC Staff Colin Mead RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35611 - Manaia Notification

30 Jan 2018 3301-18-237 Alleged Smoke - Maui Complaint Shell Taranaki Limited R2/4052-4 Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35615 Production station - Oaonui

30 Jan 2018 3301-18-240 Alleged Dust complaint- Complaint Inframax Construction RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35625 Inframax-123 Celia Street, Limited Stratford

30 Jan 2018 3301-18-246 Alleged Smoke - Coomey Complaint Bill & Sharon Coomey RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35682 - Abplanalp - Kaponga /Hans & Vreni Abplanalp

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Compliant Incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Job Number / Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Date Incident Type Source Compliance Status Recommendation IRIS ID Party Number

31 Jan 2018 3301-18-241 Alleged Odour - Tegal Complaint Tegel Foods Limited R2/4026-3.0 Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35612 Foods - Paraite Road, Bell Block

01 Feb 2018 3301-18-245 Alleged Land subsidence Self-Notification Maddich Forest R2/10420- Not No Further Action IN/35627 - Maddich Forest - 1.0 Applicable/Natural Waverley Event

01 Feb 2018 3301-18-247 Alleged Dust - Hunte - Complaint Tim Hunte RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35640 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth

01 Feb 2018 3301-18-265 Alleged Dust - Rawiri Complaint Darcy Keene RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35729 Drive - Bell Block Earthmoving Limited

07 Feb 2018 3301-18-251 Alleged Smoke/Odour - Complaint Unsourced RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35684 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi

08 Feb 2018 3301-18-252 Alleged Odour - Port Complaint Port Taranaki Limited RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35699 Taranaki - New Plymouth

11 Feb 2018 3301-18-255 Alleged Culvert flooding - Complaint Stratford District Council Not No Further Action IN/35762 SDC - Swansea Road, Applicable/Natural Stratford. Event

13 Feb 2018 3301-18-258 Alleged Dead eels - Coast Complaint Unsourced RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35721 Road - Pungarehu

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Compliant Incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Job Number / Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Date Incident Type Source Compliance Status Recommendation IRIS ID Party Number

13 Feb 2018 3301-18-273 Alleged Sawdust - Complaint Murray & Zoe Barrett R2/9854-1.0 Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35747 Cowling Road, New /Westown Haulage Plymouth Limited

14 Feb 2018 3301-18-264 Alleged Spray drift - Complaint Trevor Broomhall RCP Allowed No Further Action IN/35760 Broomhall - Denby Road, Hawera

15 Feb 2018 3301-18-259 Alleged Discoloured Complaint Unsourced RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35730 stream - Aubrey Street, New Plymouth

16 Feb 2018 3301-18-260 Alleged Odour - Tegel Complaint Tegel Foods Ltd R2/9500-1 Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35731 Foods Ltd - Kaipi Road, Egmont Village

16 Feb 2018 3301-18-261 Alleged Dust - Intergroup Complaint Intergroup Limited R2/7468-1 Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35732 - Colson Road, Fitzroy

16 Feb 2018 3301-18-262 Alleged Odour - Rata Complaint Unsourced RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35734 Street, Inglewood

16 Feb 2018 3301-18-263 Alleged Discoloured Complaint Werner & Joan Thony R2/10029- Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35736 stream - Thony - Lower 1.0 Durham Road, Inglewood

89 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Compliant Incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Job Number / Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Date Incident Type Source Compliance Status Recommendation IRIS ID Party Number

16 Feb 2018 3301-18-268 Alleged Smoke - Complaint Joseph Uhlenberg RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35737 Uhlenberg - South Road, Hawera

16 Feb 2018 3301-18-279 Alleged Sediment Complaint Unsourced RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35768 discharge - Sutton Road, Omata

19 Feb 2018 3301-18-271 Alleged Discoloured Complaint Dean Gorrie Not No Further Action IN/35740 Stream - Mountain Road, Applicable/Natural Inglewood Event

19 Feb 2018 3301-18-267 Alleged Odour - Tegel Complaint Tegel Foods Ltd R2/9500-1 Consent Compliance No Further Action IN/35742 Foods Ltd - Kaipi Road, Egmont Village

19 Feb 2018 3301-18-278 Alleged blocked Hihiwera Complaint Unsourced Not No Further Action IN/35758 Stream - Hihiwere Stream Applicable/Natural - Opunake Event

20 Feb 2018 3301-18-276 Alleged Truck accident - Third Party ChemCouriers (1994) RFWP Allowed No Further Action IN/35756 ChemCouriers - South Notification Ltd New Plymouth Road, Opunake

20 Feb 2018 3301-18-277 Alleged Dust - Old Barrett Complaint Yakka Demolition RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35757 Street Hospital - New Plymouth

90 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Compliant Incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Job Number / Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Date Incident Type Source Compliance Status Recommendation IRIS ID Party Number

22 Feb 2018 3301-18-275 Alleged Smoke from fire - Complaint Geoffrey Phillips RAQP Allowed No Further Action IN/35755 Main North Road, Onaero

91 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 09 Oct 2017 3301-18-101 Discharge of fire fighting foam Self- Port Taranaki Limited R2/7152-1.2 EAC-21853 - Infringement At This Stage Update IN/35242 - Herekawe Stream - Back Notification (26226) Notice ($750) Beach, NP EAC-21692 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: Self-notification was received regarding a discharge of fire fighting foam into the stormwater network leading to the Herekawe Stream, Back Beach, New Plymouth. Investigation found that a fire suppressant test was undertaken within the tanker loading facility at the Port Taranaki tank farm as part of the recommissioning process. Work had been undertaken to block off the stormwater network, however some of the product had entered the network which was subsequently discharged into the Herekawe Stream. This resulted in a small amount of foaming about the discharge point. An explanation was received.

No Further 11 Oct 2017 3301-18-104 Hydrocarbon discharge - Complaint K J Adamson EAC-21855 - Infringement Action/Costs Update IN/35269 Huatoki Stream - New Contracting (23044) Notice ($750) Recovered Plymouth New Plymouth District EAC-21730 - Explanation Council (9565) Requested - Letter EAC-21731 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: Several complaints were received concerning hydrocarbons in the Huatoki Stream, in several areas along the stream, in New Plymouth. Investigation found that hydrocarbons were present in the stream, from the Huatoki Plaza (near the river mouth) up to Maratahu Street. The Council's Inland Spill Response Plan was implemented. Booms and sorbent material were deployed near the mouth of the stream over night. Inspections undertaken upstream, found that a digger was undertaking emergency works (under section 330 of the Resource Management Act 1991) in the Huatoki Stream. It was found that diesel had discharge from the fuel tank of the digger into the stream, causing the sheen. Photographs and samples were taken. Letters of explanation were received.

92 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 19 Oct 2017 3301-18-110 Fire - Lecher - Connett Road Complaint Tobias Lecher (36043) EAC-21858 - Infringement Update IN/35287 East, Bell Block Notice ($1,000) EAC-21729 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: A complaint was received regarding an open aired fire at Connett Road East, Bell Block. Investigation found that smoke was discharging beyond the boundary of the property, where a rubbish fire was occurring. The responsible party was spoken to and advised obligation under rule of the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki. A letter requesting explanation was sent.

No Further Action 01 Nov 2017 3301-18-124 Odour - Ingrams Bin Hire - Complaint NZMP Kapuni (17699) EAC-21860 - Infringement Update IN/35325 Collins Street, Hawera. Ingrams Bin & Skip Hire Notice ($1,000) (34232) EAC-21715 - Abatement Malandra Downs Notice EAC-21721 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: A complaint was received concerning odour in the vicinity of Scott Street and Collins Street, Hawera. An odour survey was undertaken and sustained objectionable and offensive odours were found to be discharging from a waste transfer site on Collins Street, Hawera. The source of the odour was waste product being stored on site, which had come from the Lactose Plant at Kapuni and was in the process of being transferred to a greenwaste site near Waverley. An abatement notice was issued requiring all resource consent conditions and the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki to be complied with. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

93 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further 02 Nov 2017 3301-18-125 Unauthorised discharge - Complaint Ingrams Bin & Skip Hire R2/7374-1.4 EAC-21861 - Infringement Action/Costs Update IN/35326 Greenwaste site - Patea (34232) Notice ($750) Recovered Malandra Downs EAC-21862 - Infringement Limited (34941) Notice ($750) Fonterra Limited EAC-21719 - Abatement (50606) Notice EAC-21717 - Abatement Notice EAC-21718 - Abatement Notice EAC-21722 - Explanation Requested - Letter EAC-21723 - Explanation Requested - Letter EAC-21724 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: During an inspection undertaken to ascertain compliance with resource consent conditions it was found that unauthorised materials had been received at a greenwaste site at Albany Street, Patea. Investigation found that the processing wastes from the manufacture of Lactose had been disposed of at the site in contravention of Resource Consent 7374-1.4. Abatement Notices were issued requiring the unauthorised materials to be removed form the site and to cease receiving unauthorised materials at the site. Letters requesting explanation were sent. Reinspection found that the abatement notices were being complied with at the time of inspection. The Companies are applying for a change to resource consent conditions.

94 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 14 Nov 2017 3301-18-143 Vehicle in Urenui River - Piko Complaint George Kinge (55360) EAC-21775 - Abatement Update IN/35370 Road, Okoki Notice

Comments: A complaint was received regarding a vehicle that was upturned and left in the Urenui River at Piko Road, Okoki. Investigation found that a car was upturned in the river and no hydrocarbons were discharging from the vehicle at the time of inspection. Abatement Notice EAC-21775 was issued requiring the owner to remove the vehicle. Reinspection found that the abatement notice had been complied with.

No Further Action 21 Nov 2017 3301-18-159 Odour/Sawdust - Remediation Complaint Remediation (NZ) EAC-21863 - Infringement Update IN/35404 - Waitara Limited (30679) Notice ($1,000) EAC-21764 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: A complaint was received concerning odours and sawdust particles discharging beyond the boundary of a worm farm on Waitara Road, Waitara. Investigation found that objectionable volumes of sawdust were discharging beyond the boundary of the site. The sawdust pile was removed from the site the following day. A letter of explanation was received.

No Further Action 23 Nov 2017 3301-18-170 High E-Coli count - Timaru TRC Staff Unsourced (9768) At This Stage Update IN/35477 Stream - Oakura Notification

Comments: During analysis of samples taken during routine monitoring it was found that there was a high E-Coli count in a sample taken at the Timaru Stream mouth, Oakura. Follow-up sampling undertaken over two days at locations in the lower reaches of the stream failed to identify any source. A subsequent sample which also had a high E-Coli count was sent for DNA marker testing. The sample results were inconclusive.

95 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 29 Nov 2017 3301-18-175 Unconsented quarry - Boyd - TRC Staff Jason Bunn (25981) EAC-21902 - Infringement Update IN/35445 Surrey Road, Tariki Compliance Colin Boyd (3013) Notice ($750) Monitoring EAC-21903 - Infringement Notice ($750) EAC-21769 - Abatement Notice EAC-21770 - Abatement Notice EAC-21772 - Abatement Notice EAC-21773 - Abatement Notice

Comments: During routine compliance monitoring of a consented quarry site a second quarry site was found operating on the property without the required resource consent. Abatement notices were issued requiring the operation to cease and for works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with Rule 43 of the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki, before any further works resumed. Reinspection found the abatement notices were being complied with at the time of inspection.

96 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 06 Dec 2017 3301-18-178 Tyre fire - Manutahi Road, Bell Complaint Linda Jackson (33522) EAC-21887 - Infringement Update IN/35478 Block Trevor Elsworth Notice ($1,000) (35084) EAC-21789 - Abatement Notice EAC-21810 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: Notification was received concerning black smoke emanating from a fire on Manuatahi Raod, Bell Block. Investigation found that a small rubbish fire had been lit and fire had travelled through dry vegetation, up and over a bank and then ignited a significant pile of tyres, causing significant black smoke to discharge into the air. The tyres were being stored on the site to be used as cover for silage stacks. At the time of inspection the fire service were in attendance and extinguished the fire. A ring drain was dug during the event, containing all of the contaminants including fire fighting water. Abatement Notice EAC-21789 was issued requiring all residual contaminants to be removed from the site. Reinspection found that the abatement notice had been complied with. A letter of explanation was received.

No Further Action 13 Dec 2017 3301-18-190 Dust - Dreaver - Armstrong Complaint R & S Dreaver EAC-21886 - Infringement Update IN/35519 Ave, Waitara Contractors Limited Notice ($750) (53304)

Comments: A complaint was received concerning dust affecting customers in a café on Armstrong Avenue in Waitara. Investigation found that frequent objectionable dust clouds were observed to be discharging beyond the boundary of the site and affecting neighbouring properties. Dust was found to be built up in the café premises, indicating that the discharge had been occurring for some time. The site is the subject of an abatement notice requiring no objectionable or offensive dust to discharge beyond the boundary of the site.

97 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Non-Compliant incidents from previous agendas

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 21 Dec 2017 3301-18-218 Fire and discharge to water - TRC Staff Bill & Sharon Coomey EAC-21869 - Infringement Update IN/35554 Coomey - Rowan Road, Notification (33537) Notice ($750) Kaponga EAC-21868 - Infringement Notice ($1,000)

Comments: Discovery was made of a large fire which was discharging black smoke, near the National Park boundary on Rowan Road, Kaponga. Investigation found that forestry harvesting operations were occurring on the site. Debris left over from the operation had been intentionally piled near an unnamed tributary of the Kaupokonui River and set alight. The fire had tracked along vegetation/debris to the tributary where further debris from the operations had caught fire and the fire had then tracked along the tributary towards the National Park. The fire service were in attendance at the time of inspection and extinguished the fire. Photographs were taken. Samples were taken in the water.

98 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number Investigation 08 Jan 2018 3301-18-242 Water abstraction breach - Third Party Fonterra Limited R2/0047-4.0 Continuing IN/35629 Fonterra Whareroa - Hawera Notification (50606)

Comments: Self-notification was received concerning water abstraction rates, in the Tawhiti Stream, being contravened at the Fonterra Whareroa site, Hawera. As soon as the contravention was found the pumps were stopped and the cause was investigated. It was found to be caused by a faulty automation device used to limit abstraction rates in relation to flow rates within the stream. No further abstraction will occur until the fault is repaired. Further enforcement action is being considered.

Investigation 08 Jan 2018 3301-18-243 Fats/Suspended solids - Third Party Fonterra Limited R2/1450-3.0 Continuing IN/35630 Fonterra Whareroa - Hawera Notification (50606)

Comments: Self-notification was received regarding a breach of resource consent conditions with regard to fats and suspended solids discharged through the marine outfall from the Fonterra Whareroa dairy processing facility. The contravention was thought to have occurred due to significant rainfall, after a prolonged dry period, filling waste water lines above normal levels and washing out fat which had accumulated over time. No effects were reportedly found on Ohawe Beach. Enforcement action is being considered.

No Further Action 15 Jan 2018 3301-18-269 High bacto counts - TRC Staff Unsourced (9768) At This Stage IN/35763 Waingongoro River - Eltham Compliance Monitoring

Comments: During analysis of samples taken during a routine freshwater bathing site survey on 15 January 2018, it was found that the action level under the MfE MoH guidelines was exceeded at a campsite in Eltham. Further sampling was undertaken. Extensive investigation upstream of the sampling sites found a dairy effluent disposal system which may have been a possible source for contamination, however analysis of samples taken at that site at the time of inspection found the system to be compliant. No further unauthorised discharges were found.

99 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number Investigation 21 Jan 2018 3301-18-231 Cream discharge - Fonterra Third Party Fonterra Limited R2/1450-3.0 Continuing IN/35591 Whareroa - Hawera Notification (50606)

Comments: Self-notification was received regarding cream being discharged through the Whareroa marine outfall at Whareroa Road, Hawera, in contravention of resource consent conditions. Investigation found that the sea surface was slightly discoloured beyond the outfall mixing zone. An inspection of Ohawe Beach found a small area of cream type substance in the surf zone. Reinspection of the beach the following day when the tide was lower found a similar substance in the rockpools. Samples and photos were taken. Analysis of samples found no cream present, therefore the white pools were considered to be natural. Enforcement action is being considered. A meeting was held with Council's senior staff and the Companies senior staff, to discuss increased recent non-compliances and ways to improve compliance.

No Further Action 08 Feb 2018 3301-18-250 Cows in stream - Van Loo - Te Complaint Karel Van Loo (51816) EAC-21905 - Abatement IN/35691 Popo Stream, Midhirst Notice EAC-21906 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: A complaint was received concerning cattle in the Te Popo Stream, Midhirst. Investigation found drystock in the stream close to the municipal water treatment plant intake. The owner of the stock was traced. An abatement notice was issued requiring to be works to be undertaken to prevent stock and contaminants from entering any waterbody. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

Investigation 10 Feb 2018 3301-18-254 Hydrocarbon spill - Huatoki Complaint Powderham BP (4283) R2/10003- Continuing IN/35701 Stream - New Plymouth 1.0

Comments: A complaint was received concerning hydrocarbons in the Huatoki Stream mouth in the CBD, New Plymouth. Investigation found that hydrocarbons were in the stream. The inland spill response trailer was deployed. Sorbant booms and pads were deployed in the stream and the hydrocarbons were contained and recovered. An extensive investigation was undertaken upstream and the spill was traced to a discharge from a service station. CCTV footage was reviewed and it was found that someone had drained a tank of diesel into containers, during which some of the hydrocarbons were spilt and subsequently entered the stormwater system.

100 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number Investigation 12 Feb 2018 3301-18-257 Hydrocarbon discharge - Self- Westside New Zealand R2/6141-1 EAC-21924 - Explanation Continuing IN/35705 Westside NZ Ltd - Manutahi Notification Limited (54066) Requested - Letter

Comments: Self-notification was received concerning a leak that had occurred in a high pressure pipeline conveying hydrocarbon product from Kauri E to Kauri A wellsites, at Lower Manutahi Road, Manutahi. Investigation found that a small fire had occurred in the middle of a paddock, at approximately 8.00am that morning, which indicated that there was a leak in a pipeline which conveyed hydrocarbons to Kauri A wellsite. Notification was received at 5.40pm later that day. Core Group are undertaking works to locate the leak and repair the pipeline. Contamination was confined to soil in the immediate vicinity of the exposed pipeline. The soil is being disposed of at a nearby landfarm. Iwi also inspected the site. A letter requesting explanation was sent.

Investigation 18 Feb 2018 3301-18-266 Ammonia gas leak - Tegel Third Party Tegel Foods Limited R2/4026-3.0 EAC-21926 - Explanation Continuing IN/35738 Processing Plant - Bell Block Notification (9844) Requested - Letter

Comments: Notification was received from the New Zealand Fire Service regarding an ammonia leak from the Tegel Processing plant on Pariate Road, Bell Block. Investigation found that the fire service were on site at the time of inspection and in charge of the response. A letter seeking explanation was sent.

Investigation 19 Feb 2018 3301-18-272 Odour - Eustace - Colson Complaint Wayne Eustace (27866) Continuing IN/35761 Road, New Plymouth

Comments: A complaint was received concerning odour from a sewage treatment facility at Colson Road, New Plymouth. An odour survey was undertaken and noticeable odour was found to be discharging beyond the boundary of the property. Enforcement action is being considered.

101 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number No Further Action 04 Dec 2017 3301-18-249 High bacto counts - Patea TRC Staff Unsourced (9768) At This Stage IN/35733 River - King Edward Park, Compliance Stratford Monitoring

Comments: During analysis of samples taken during a routine freshwater bathing site survey on 4 December 2018, it was found that the action level under the MfE MoH guidelines was exceeded, at King Edward park in Stratford. Further sampling was undertaken. Extensive investigation upstream of the sampling sites could not find any unauthorised discharges occurring at the time of inspections. Further sampling will be undertaken during routine monitoring.

No Further Action 10 Jan 2018 3301-18-248 Water abstraction breach - Self- Nukumaru Water R2/6451-1 IN/35683 Nukumaru Water Scheme - Notification Scheme Society Inc Waitotara (23418)

Comments: Self-notification was received advising that groundwater had been taken from an unconsented bore at Pakaraka Road, Waitotara. The consent for the bore had been surrendered in September 2017. Investigation found that the supply scheme had used the unconsented bore to supplement their water supply requirements. The consent holder notified TRC of the breach and undertook to reapply for the consent. The taking of water occurred over a three week period. No adverse effects were found. An explanation was received and accepted.

No Further 11 Jan 2018 3301-18-222 Dairy effluent - Muller - Skeet Complaint Muller & Cathie (11063) R2/2657-2 Action/Costs IN/35568 Road No Enforcement Action - Recovered Statutory defence

Comments: A complaint was received regarding an unnamed tributary running discoloured at Skeet Road, Auroa. Investigation found that that the unnamed tributary was running discoloured. The discolouration was traced back to a dairy effluent stormwater diversion which had a broken cap. The landowner was unaware of the broken cap and could not have been expected to have known. He undertook to replace the cap immediately. Reinspection found this had been done.

102 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number

No Further Action 12 Jan 2018 3301-18-227 Hydrocarbon spill - Mangaone Complaint Unsourced (9768) IN/35578 Stream - New Plymouth

Comments: A complaint was received about hydrocarbons in the Mangaone Stream in the Katere Road area, New Plymouth. Investigation found that there was a hydrocarbon sheen which was present for over 200 metres. Numerous samples were taken. An extensive investigation upstream could find no unauthorised discharges. Further enquiries were carried out at several industrial sites, with no unauthorised discharges being found. The inland response spill trailer was deployed and the hydrocarbons were contained and recovered at two locations along the stream.

No Further Action 16 Jan 2018 3301-18-232 Unauthorised discharges - TRC Staff Remediation (NZ) R2/5838-2.2 EAC-21933 - Abatement At This IN/35590 Remediation (NZ) Limited - Compliance Limited (30679) Notice Stage/Costs Uruti Monitoring EAC-21889 - Explanation Recovered Requested - Letter

Comments: During routine bio-monitoring of a composting site at Uruti, it was found that site operations were not being undertaken in accordance with Resource Consent conditions. Investigation found that sawdust had discharged into a dry stream bed and leachate had discharged from the composting pad into the contingency storage area in an uncontrolled manner in breach of the sites management plan, but no discharge had entered any surface water. An abatement notice was issued requiring the site to be operated in accordance with the management plan and associated resource consent conditions. Reinspection will be undertaken after 13 March 2018.

No Further Action 18 Jan 2018 3301-18-230 Tyres on foreshore - East Complaint Kevin Moore (54634) EAC-21888 - Abatement IN/35596 Beach - Waitara Waitara Tyre Services Notice (55562) EAC-21890 - Abatement Trustees Waitara East Notice Sec 81B (23640)

103 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number

Comments: A complaint was received regarding tyres discharging into the coastal marine area at East Beach, Waitara. Investigation found that tyres used for home-made sea defences had become tangled in amongst driftwood. Another large pile had been delivered and was placed above the foreshore. Abatement Notice EAC 21890 was issued requiring the tyres be removed and appropriately disposed of. Reinspection found the tyres had been removed from the foreshore and the area above the foreshore.

No Further Action 18 Jan 2018 3301-18-256 Consent breach - Fonterra TRC Staff Fonterra Co-operative R2/4604-2 EAC-21914 - Infringement At This IN/35703 Lactose - Kapuni Compliance Group Limited, Kapuni Notice ($750) Stage/Costs Monitoring (21944) Recovered Comments: During analysis of samples taken from the discharge of the southern pond during routine monitoring, it was found that pH levels had contravened resource consent levels at the Fonterra lactose site, at Kapuni. However, results of receiving water samples found no environmental effects.

No Further Action 29 Jan 2018 3301-18 236 Dumped fertiliser - Waireka Complaint Unsourced (9768) IN/35601 Road, New Plymouth

Comments: A complaint was received concerning a load of fertiliser that had been dumped on a roadside metal pit on SH45 near Waireika Road, New Plymouth, just upstream of the complainant’s water take. Investigation found that it was likely that during forecast heavy rain the fertiliser would discharge into the nearby waterbody. The responsible party could not be traced and Transit's contractors undertook removal of the fertilizer. This was done.

No Further Action 30 Jan 2018 3301-18-270 High bacto counts - Oakura TRC Staff Unsourced (9768) IN/35764 River Mouth Compliance Monitoring

104 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number

Comments: During analysis of samples taken during a routine freshwater bathing site survey on 30 January 2018, it was found that the action level under the MfE MoH guidelines was exceeded, at the Oakura River mouth. Further sampling was undertaken. Investigation found that during the annual diary inspection round an unauthorized discharge was occurring which may have contributed to the sample results and enforcement was undertaken.

No Further 31 Jan 2018 3301-18-239 Dairy effluent - Jenkins - Self- Edwin & Dianne Jenkins R2/2989-2 Action/Costs IN/35610 Finnerty Road Notification (2824) Recovered Comments: During an investigation into high bacto counts in the Waingongor River, in Eltham, it was found that a wall on the third pond had partly collapsed and effluent was leaching out of the wall. This wall is not far from completely collapsing and required immediate work to prevent this. Reinspection found that extensive work had been completed. The pond had been emptied and a digger had re-built the wall to a high standard. Analysis of samples taken found the discharge to be compliant.

No Further Action 01 Feb 2018 3301-18-244 Dumped food scraps - Complaint Unsourced (9768) At This Stage IN/35626 Mangamingi Stream - Waitotara

Comments: A complaint was received regarding food scraps that had been dumped in a culturally significant swimming hole in the Mangmingi Stream, up the Waitotara Valley. Investigation found that some food scraps had been thrown in, possibly to feed the eels. The responsible party could not be traced and the Chairman of the Takairau Marae undertook to inform residents of responsibilities under the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki and remove the food scraps.

No Further Action 10 Feb 2018 3301-18-253 Dust - PEI - Colson Road, New Complaint IN/35700 Plymouth

105 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Non-Compliant incidents for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Mar 2018

Incident Job Number Alleged Responsible Consent Incident Type Source Action Taken Recommendation Date / IRIS ID Party Number

Comments: A complaint was received concerning objectionable dust discharging from an industrial site on Colson Road, New Plymouth. Investigation found that plumes of dust were discharging beyond the boundary of a site where soda blasting was being undertaken on a speed boat body. Photographs and video were taken. The occupiers were instructed to cease all operations until Rule 17 of the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki can be complied with. The operation was ceased and no blasting has taken place since that day.

No Further Action 20 Feb 2018 3301-18-274 Smoke discharge - NPDC Self- New Plymouth District R2/5205-2.0 No Enforcement Action - IN/35765 Crematorium - New Plymouth Notification Council (9565) Statutory Defence

Comments: Self-notification was received concerning dark grey smoke being discharged from the New Plymouth Crematorium, due to a power outage experienced during Cyclone Gita on 20 February 2018. An explanation was received and accepted. The power outage was unforeseen and no further action will be taken.

106 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances from previous agendas

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number R2/0363-3 EAC-21780 - Abatement No Further Action 21 Sep 2017 332118-058 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Mr Ross Cocker (1817) Notice At This Update ENF-21313 Stage/Costs Recovered Comments: During analysis of samples (10 November 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (21 September 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21780 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to apply dairy effluent to land in accordance with Rule 35 of the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki. Reinspection to take place after 30 June 2018. A letter of explanation was received and accepted.

R2/4347-2.1 EAC-21852 - Infringement No Further 25 Sep 2017 332118-059 Annual Inspection Significant non- Beaufort Farm Trust (23628) Notice ($750) Action/Costs Update ENF-21314 compliance Mr Marcus Smith (16291) EAC-21734 - Abatement Recovered Notice Comments: During analysis of samples (10 November 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (25 September 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21734 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to the farm dairy effluent system to ensure compliance with special condition 14 of Resource Consent 4347-2. Reinspection found the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

R2/3417-2.1 EAC-21733 - Explanation No Further 28 Sep 2017 332118-057 Annual Inspection Significant non- Max & Carolyn Dravitzki Requested - Letter Action/Costs Update ENF-21312 compliance (3297) Recovered Comments: During analysis of samples (14 November 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (28 September 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. A letter of explanation was received and accepted. Works have been undertaken to improve the operation of the dairy effluent disposal system.

107 Consents and Regulatory Committee - Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary

Updates of Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances from previous agendas

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number R2/1613-3 EAC-21819 - Abatement No Further 02 Oct 2017 332118-098 Annual Inspection Significant non- Udderfield Limited (30193) Notice Action/Costs Update ENF-21395 compliance Recovered Comments: During analysis of samples (24 November 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (2 October 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21819 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to the farm dairy effluent disposal system to ensure compliance with Resource Consent 1613-3. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

R2/2337-3 EAC-21854 - Infringement No Further 09 Oct 2017 332118-051 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance Halliburton New Zealand Notice ($750) Action/Costs Update ENF-21304 Insp. (36656) EAC-21728 - Explanation Recovered Requested - Letter Comments: During analysis of samples taken during routine monitoring it was found that the concentration of hydrocarbons and suspended solids exceeded parameters set by Resource Consent 2337-3. As the non-compliant result was the second one in a row, a letter requesting explanation was sent.

R2/1113-5.0 EAC-21694 - Abatement No Further 13 Oct 2017 332118-041 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance Civil Quarries Limited (54626) Notice Action/Costs Update ENF-21269 Insp. EAC-21857 - Infringement Recovered Notice ($750) Comments: During routine compliance monitoring it was found that the wastewater discharge from a quarry site at Everett Road, Inglewood was not complying with resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21694 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with resource consent conditions. A meeting was held with the Company and they outlined plans that have been put in place to ensure consent compliance. Reinspection undertake on 22 November and a further non-compliance was found due to waste water from the plant discharging into the settling ponds which had not had the required works undertaken. The discharge was ceased at the time of inspection. A further reinspection found that works had been undertaken and the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

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Updates of Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances from previous agendas

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number R2/0400-3 EAC-21824 - Abatement Investigation 16 Oct 2017 332118-082 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Goodin Farms Limited (1692) Notice Continuing Update ENF-21372

Comments: During analysis of samples (27th November 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (16th October 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21824 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with Resource Consent 0400-3. Reinspection found the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

R2/3495-2 EAC-21818 - Abatement No Further 22 Nov 2017 332118-099 Annual Inspection Significant non- Margaret Radford (2384) Notice Action/Costs Update ENF-21400 compliance Radford Family Trust (29323) Recovered Comments: During analysis of samples (12 December 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (22 November 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21818 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with Resource Consent 3495-2. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

R2/1657-3 EAC-21765 - Abatement Investigation 28 Nov 2017 332118-073 Annual Inspection Significant non- PB & BA Duffy Family Trust Notice Continuing Update ENF-21344 compliance (15450)

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that an oxidation pond system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement Notice EAC-21765 was issued requiring the discharge cease and the ponds be cleaned out. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection. Enforcement action is being considered.

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Updates of Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances from previous agendas

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number R2/5046-2.1 EAC-21815 - Explanation No Further 08 Dec 2017 332118-092 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance Contact Energy Limited Requested - Inspection Action/Costs Update ENF-21392 Insp. (50127) Notice Recovered Comments: During a compliance monitoring inspection it was found that a spill had occurred onsite. Product remained onsite and it was observed that best practice had not been carried out to remediate the site as required by special condition 1 of resource consent 5046-2. Reinspection found that works had been undertaken to remediate the site. An explanation was received and accepted.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

21 Sep 2017 332118-130 Annual Inspection Non-compliance George Marchant & R2/3420-3.0 EAC-21897 - Abatement Investigation ENF-21445 Annemarie Tapper (3289) Notice Continuing

Comments: During analysis of samples (on 10 November 2017) taken during the annual dairy inspection round (on 21 September 2017) it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 2 April 2018.

08 Jan 2018 332118-002 Follow Up Inspection Non-compliance Construction Mechanics R2/10112- EAC-21594 - 14 Day No Further Action ENF-21171 (1993) Limited (51102) 1.0 Letter EAC-21688 - Abatement Notice

Comments: During a compliance monitoring inspection it was found that water had been taken from a bore in contravention of resource consent conditions. A letter of explanation was received. Reinspection on 2 October 2017 found that no works had been completed to ensure the flow meter is verified. Abatement Notice EAC-21688 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with resource consent conditions. Further reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

09 Jan 2018 322118-123 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance TIL Freighting Limited (51307) R2/7578-1 EAC-21850 - Investigation ENF-21426 Insp. Explanation Requested - Continuing Inspection Notice

Comments: During routine monitoring it was found that the site was not operating with resource consent conditions. Many of the issues identified stemmed from poor management/best practice and were easily remedied. An inspection notice has been sent to the consent holder outlining the reason for the non-compliance and requesting an explanation. An explanation has not been received to date. Enforcement action is being considered.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

10 Jan 2018 332118-122 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance GrainCorp Feeds Limited R2/7707-1 EAC-21849 - Investigation ENF-21425 Insp. (52286) Explanation Requested - Continuing Inspection Notice

Comments: During routine monitoring it was found that best practices were not being maintained as required by resource consent conditions at a grain store on Paraite Road, Bell Block. Product was found discharging from the shed, spilt on the yard and leaching to a stormwater sump from the skip bin. An inspection notice has been sent to the consent holder outlining the reason for the breach and requesting an explanation. To date no explanation has been received. Enforcement action is being considered.

10 Jan 2018 332118-151 Office Assessment Non-compliance Trustpower Limited (13970) R2/0489-2.3 Investigation ENF-21484 Continuing

Comments: Notification was received from Trustpower concerning lake levels being lowered during maintenance at Lake Rotorangi. Due to lower than expected rainfall, the lake levels did not recover to levels required by resource consent conditions for the summer period. An explanation has been received. Enforcement action is being considered.

19 Jan 2018 332118-125 Annual Inspection Non-compliance ME & MF Foskin Estate (2887) R2/3087-2 EAC-21867 - Abatement No Further ENF-21433 Mr Kerin John Foskin (27790) Notice Action/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

19 Jan 2018 332118-127 Hydrological Non-compliance Pungarehu Farmers Group R2/1190-3 EAC-21936 - No Further ENF-21443 Inspection Water Scheme (13992) Explanation Requested - Action/Costs Inspection Notice Recovered

Comments: During analysis of water abstraction data it was found that the daily volume taken was contravened on numerous occasions and data was missing for the period of December to January. An explanation was received and accepted. A change to resource consent conditions has been applied for.

23 Jan 2018 332118-126 Annual Inspection Significant non- Gallie Family Trust (24042) R2/3084-2 EAC-21893 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21442 compliance Mrs Effie Jean Gallie (2886) Notice This Stage/Costs EAC-21894 - Abatement Recovered Notice EAC-21895 - Explanation Requested - Letter

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Abatement notices were issued requiring the discharge to cease and for works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 5 March 2018.

23 Jan 2018 332118-133 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance Eric & Cedric Lander (2850) R2/1223-3 EAC-21901 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21448 Insp. Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

Comments: During analysis of data it was found that the rate of abstraction continuously breached the limit set by special condition 3 between 1 July 2017 and 5 January 2018 at a watertake on Wairere Road, Ohangai. An abatement notice was issued requiring the consent holder to cease the contravention of special condition 3 of resource consent 1223-3. The exceedances were minor and further monitoring will be undertaken during the monitoring year.

25 Jan 2018 332118-131 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance PKW Farms LP (16762) R2/9910-1.0 EAC-21898 - Investigation ENF-21446 Insp. Explanation Requested - Continuing Letter

Comments: During analysis of abstraction data it was found that the volume of water abstracted exceeded the limit set by special condition 1 of resource consent 9910-1 on 10 & 14 November 2017 at a groundwater take on Tempskey Road, Okaiawa. A letter requesting explanation was sent. Enforcement action is being considered.

25 Jan 2018 332118-132 Compliance Monitoring Non-compliance PKW Farms LP (16762) R2/10113- EAC-21899 - Investigation ENF-21447 Insp. 1.2 Explanation Requested - Continuing Letter

Comments: During analysis of abstraction data it was found that the volume of water abstracted exceeded the limit set by special condition 1 of resource consent 10113-1.2 at a groundwater take on Lennox Road, Okaiawa. A letter requesting explanation was sent. Enforcement action is being considered.

30 Jan 2018 332118-128 Annual Inspection Significant non- Chard D & J Family Trust R2/2649-2 EAC-21908 - Investigation ENF-21453 compliance (23678) Explanation Requested - Continuing Inspection Notice

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Untreated dairy effluent was found to be discharging from the sump to an open drain. An explanation was received. Works were carried out to repair the pump shed to ensure compliance. Further enforcement action is being considered.

30 Jan 2018 332118-129 Annual Inspection Significant non- Washer & Co Limited (1629) R2/0872-3 EAC-21907 - Investigation ENF-21452 compliance Explanation Requested - Continuing Inspection Notice

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the oxidation pond system was not operating within resource consent conditions. Effluent was found to be discharging to an open drain from a hole in the pipe that flows to the ponds. Works were immediately undertaken by the consent holder to replace the broken section of pipe and also to clean out the affected section of drain to remove dairy effluent. The open drain was dry at the time of inspection, however it is unknown how long the hole existed or whether any environmental effects resulted from the discharge. A letter requesting explanation was sent. Enforcement action is being considered.

08 Feb 2018 332118-134 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Mr Gavin Felix Schumacher R2/1605-3 EAC-21904 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21450 (9418) Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 26 March 2017.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

08 Feb 2018 332118-056 Hydrological Non-compliance Inglewood Golf Club Inc R2/10369- EAC-21809 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21385 Inspection (18974) 1.0 Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During routine monitoring it was found that resource consent conditions were not being complied with in relation to water abstraction at the Inglewood Golf Club. Abatement Notice EAC-21809 was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with Resource Consent 10369-1. Reinspection undertaken on 8 February 2018, found the abatement was only partially complied with. The abatement notice was extended and a further reinspection will be undertaken after 1 March 2018.

08 Feb 2018 332118-140 Annual Inspection Non-compliance John & Fiona Henchman R2/1519-3 No Further ENF-21463 (3879) Action/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. The holding pond was in the initial stages of overflowing to land. Reinspection was undertaken and it was found that the pond level had been lowered to ensure free-board was maintained. An explanation was received and accepted.

09 Feb 2018 332118-135 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Hayden Langton (53090) R2/2252-2 EAC-21910 - Abatement Investigation ENF-21454 HM Langton Family Trust Notice Continuing (54139)

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure that all dairy effluent and washwater from a bridge crossing was captured and directed to the dairy effluent disposal system. Reinspection will be undertaken after 13 March 2018.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

11 Feb 2018 332118-138 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Bevan McNeil Family Trust R2/0362-3.0 Investigation ENF-21461 (53028) Continuing

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice will be issued requiring adequate storage to be installed to ensure compliance with resource consent conditions. Reinspection will be undertaken to ascertain compliance.

12 Feb 2018 332118-137 Annual Inspection Significant non- Cornwall Park Farms Limited R2/3583-2 EAC-21918 - Abatement No Further ENF-21460 compliance (36449) Notice Action/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring the discharge of dairy effluent to cease. Reinspection found that the abatement notice was being complied with at the time of inspection.

14 Feb 2018 332118-136 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Willica Farms Limited (52483) R2/0626-3.0 EAC-21912 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21455 Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 26 March 2018.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

14 Feb 2018 332118-144 Annual Inspection Significant non- Mountside Farms (22805) R2/3576-2 EAC-21920 - Investigation ENF-21465 compliance Explanation Requested - Continuing Letter EAC-21921 - Abatement Notice

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring the discharge of dairy effluent to water to cease. Reinspection will be undertaken after 1 March 2018. A letter requesting explanation was sent.

15 Feb 2018 332118-141 Annual Inspection Non-compliance AT & JL Hughes Trust (27631) R2/5330-2 EAC-21916 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21458 Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring all dairy effluent to be bunded and directed to the effluent disposal system and for works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspections will be undertaken after 26 March 2018 and 26 June 208.

15 Feb 2018 332118-139 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Mr Geoffrey Nicoll Rivers R2/4894-2.0 EAC-21932 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21462 (3000) Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring the system to be managed and operated in accordance with resource consent conditions. Reinspection will be undertaken after 26 August 2018.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

16 Feb 2018 332118-142 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Mr Bryce Kaiser (10864) R2/3069-2 EAC-21919 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21464 Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken. Reinspection will be undertaken after 19 March 2018.

16 Feb 2018 332118-143 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Pease & Co Limited (36447) R2/3326-3.0 EAC-21923 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21467 Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 20 April 2018.

19 Feb 2018 332118-145 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Burgess Crowley Civil Limited R2/3854-2 EAC-21925 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21469 (34601) Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring works to be undertaken to ensure that the aerobic pond is the correct size and there is a baffle installed between the ponds. Reinspection will be undertaken after 4 April 2018.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

22 Feb 2018 332118-146 Annual Inspection Significant non- Mr MD Bellve (31790) R2/3543-2 EAC-21928 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21473 compliance Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring all dairy effluent from a bridge crossing be captured and directed to the dairy effluent disposal system and for works to be undertaken to the dairy effluent disposal system to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 2 April 2018.

22 Feb 2018 332118-147 Annual Inspection Non-compliance FJ Mullan Family Trust R2/2420-2.1 EAC-21929 - Abatement Investigation ENF-21475 (40006) Notice Continuing

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring a baffle to be installed on the outlet of the first pond. Reinspection will be undertaken after 21 March 2018.

22 Feb 2018 332118-149 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Francis John Mullan (2715) R2/2966-2.1 EAC-21931 - Abatement Investigation ENF-21477 Notice Continuing

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring appropriate storage to be installed in accordance with special condition 5 of Resource Consent 2966-2.1. Reinspection will be undertaken after 27 August 2018.

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Compliance Monitoring - Non-compliances for the period 06 Jan 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Inspection Job Number Compliance Consent Inspection Type Alleged Responsible Party Action Taken Recommendation Date IRIS ID Status Number

22 Feb 2018 332118-148 Annual Inspection Non-compliance Francis John Mullan (2715) R2/3546-2 EAC-21930 - Abatement No Further Action At ENF-21476 Notice This Stage/Costs Recovered

Comments: During the annual dairy inspection round it was found that the dairy effluent disposal system was not operating within resource consent conditions. An abatement notice was issued requiring all effluent to be applied to pasture via spray irrigation to ensure compliance with the resource consent. Reinspection will be undertaken after 8 March 2018.

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Incident Register 2015 Doc # 1081324

Origin/notification Complaint Entered in Incident Register Self-notification Third party notification TRC Staff monitoring Investigation: TRC Staff notification Field inspection Conversation with consent holder Assessment of monitoring data Entered in IRIS database Gathering information/evidence

Intervention: Non-compliant May issue an abatement notice for something that is likely to have an adverse effect (s17 RMA) but is Action(s) taken include: currently compliant Abatement Notice Consent application Consent change required Compliant Inspection - no inspection notice issued Inspection – inspection notice issued Infringement Notice Interim enforcement order Action(s) taken include: Enforcement order Abatement Notice (intervention) Meeting with Company Consent application No enforcement action – statutory defence Consent change required No enforcement action – insufficient evidence Inspection - no inspection notice issued Phone call Inspection – inspection notice issued Referral to appropriate authority Meeting with Company

None

Not substantiated Recommendations to Council: Phone call Investigation continuing Referral to appropriate authority No further action

No further action/costs recovered No further action at this stage Recommendations to Council: No further action at this stage/costs recovered Investigation continuing See separate report No further action No further action at this stage Non-compliant Report to Council Summary in a table of: Compliant Report to Council Date Summary in a table of: Incident/Job number Date Incident type Incident/Job number Source/origin Incident type Alleged responsible party Source/origin Consent Number Alleged responsible party Action taken Consent Number Recommendation Action taken Comments/summary paragraph Recommendation

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Terms explained

Compliance rating

Compliant After investigation the incident was found to be compliant with environmental standards or other regulations, permitted rules in a regional plan (e.g. RFWP, RAQP, RCP allowed), a resource consent and/or the Resource Management Act 1991.

Non-compliant After investigation the incident was found to be non-compliant with environmental standards or other regulations, rules in a regional plan, a resource consent and/or the Resource Management Act 1991

Origin/Notification:

Complaint Notification of incident received from public.

Self notification Notification of incident received from the responsible party.

Third Party Notification of incident received from third party such as New Notification Zealand Fire, District Council etc.

TRC Staff Notification of incident found during routine compliance monitoring. monitoring

TRC Staff Notification of incident found during unrelated monitoring/field notification work.

Action/s Taken:

14 day Letter A letter was sent requesting an explanation for the non-compliance and why enforcement action should not be considered. The recipient is given 14 days to reply.

Abatement Notice A notice was issued requiring something to be undertaken or something to cease to ensure compliance with Rules in the regional plans, resource consent or Resource Management Act 1991. Notice must be complied with or further enforcement action can be considered.

Consent application A consent application has been received as a result of the investigation.

Consent change During the investigation it was found that a consent change was required required.

Emergency Works Emergency works was allowed under section 330 of the RMA. Often a subsequent resource consent is required.

Enforcement Order An enforcement order has been issued by the Environment Court requiring action to be undertaken or something to cease. Notice must be complied with or further enforcement action can be

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considered.

Infringement Notice An infringement notice was issued under Section 338(1)(a) of the ($xxx.xx) Resource Management Act 1991 and Councils delegated authority.

Inspection Notice An inspection was undertaken and a notice of advice/instruction was issued to landowner/alleged offender.

Inspection/no notice An inspection was undertaken, however no inspection notice was issued issued as there was no alleged offender/landowner to issue one to (natural event, unsourced etc).

Interim Enforcement An interim enforcement order has been issued by the Environment Order Court requiring action to be undertaken or something to cease. Notice must be complied with or further enforcement action can be considered.

Meeting with A meeting was held with the Company to discuss the incident and Company ways to resolve any issues.

None No action was required.

Not Substantiated The incident could not be substantiated (i.e. it is not likely/possible/probable that the alleged incident could have taken place).

Phone call A phone call was made to the alleged offender/authority.

Prosecution A prosecution is being initiated for this incident.

Referral to The incident was referred to the appropriate authority (District Appropriate Council, Department of Conservation etc). Authority

Recommendations to Council

Investigation Outcome has not been finalised. Investigation is continuing on this continuing incident, information/evidence still being gathered. Further action, including enforcement are being considered and therefore legally all information cannot be reported on this incident at this stage. These incidents will continue to be reported as updates in the following agendas.

No Further Action Investigation is completed, any required enforcement action has been undertaken and no further action is required.

No Further Action Investigation is completed, any required enforcement action has been At This Stage undertaken and further action may be required at a later date.

No Further Investigation is completed, any required enforcement action has been Action/Costs undertaken and no further action is required. Costs will be recovered Recovered from the alleged offender for the investigation.

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No further Action at Investigation is completed, any required enforcement action has been this Stage/Costs undertaken and further action may be required at a later date Recovered (reinspection of Abatement Notice etc). Costs will be recovered from the alleged offender for the investigation.

Defences under Sections 340 and 341 of the Resource Management Act 1991

Sometimes no enforcement action is undertaken against an alleged offender for a non- compliant incident as they have a defence under Section 340 of the Resource Management Act 1991 including reasons such as: - the defendant can prove that he or she did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the offence was to be or was being committed, or - that he or she took all reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence, or - the action or event could not reasonably have been foreseen or been provided against by the defendant.

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Agenda Memorandum

Date 13 March 2018

Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Consents and Regulatory Committee

Subject: Appointment of Hearing Committee – South Taranaki District Council – coastal discharge

Approved by: A D McLay, Director-Resource Management B G Chamberlain, Chief Executive

Document: 2013333

Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend that, should a hearing be necessary, the Taranaki Regional Council delegates to a Hearing Committee the authority to determine an application by South Taranaki District Council to renew consent 5079, to discharge treated municipal wastes from the Hawera wastewater treatment plant, as well as treated meat processing, dairy industry and other wastes, through a combined marine outfall into the Tasman Sea.

Recommendations That the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. receives this memorandum 2. subject to a hearing being necessary, in accordance with section 34A(1) of the Resource Management Act appoints, as hearing commissioners:  Cr D Lean;  Cr M Joyce; and  one other appropriately qualified person with expertise in assessing environmental effects as they relate to Maori culture and values, to be determined by the Chief Executive; and delegates them the power to hear and determine the application lodged by South Taranaki District Council (renewal of consent 5079). 3. notes if one of those appointed under recommendation 2 cannot participate, then the hearing committee will comprise the other two members.

Background South Taranaki District Council (STDC) lodged an application to discharge up to 12,000 cubic metres/day (7-day average discharge) of treated municipal wastes generated in the Hawera,

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Normanby and Eltham townships, as well as treated meat processing, dairy industry and other wastes brought to the site by tanker from within the wider South Taranaki District, through a combined marine outfall into the Tasman Sea.

The application was made as part of a suite of renewal applications made by Fonterra Ltd (Fonterra) for activities at the large Whareroa Dairy Factory Complex. The STDC discharge occurs through the same outfall as the Fonterra discharge. The outfall is 1.8 km long and has shoreline coastal erosion protection works in place. A joint consent process was undertaken, however submissions on the Fonterra applications were resolved via the prehearing process and Fonterra’s consent was granted at the 17 October 2017 Consents and Regulatory Committee. Submissions on the STDC application at this stage remain unresolved and a hearing may be necessary.

The application was public notified on 30 January 2016. Notice was served on 24 people and organisations. Four submissions were received from A Woodger, Nga Motu Marine Reserve Society Inc, Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui Trust and Te Korowai o Ngaruahine Trust. All the submitters wished to be heard.

Discussion If agreement on consent conditions cannot be achieved through the pre-hearing process a hearing will be necessary.

The Consents and Regulatory Committee is required to decide who should be delegated the authority to determine the application and who should hear the application and any unresolved submissions.

Decision-making considerations Part 6 (Planning, decision-making and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002 has been considered and documented in the preparation of this agenda item. The recommendations made in this item comply with the decision-making obligations of the Act.

Financial considerations—LTP/Annual Plan This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s adopted Long-Term Plan and estimates. Any financial information included in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

Policy considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Iwi considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes (schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-term plan

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and/or annual plan. Similarly, iwi involvement in adopted work programmes has been recognised in the preparation of this memorandum.

Legal considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations comply with the appropriate statutory requirements imposed upon the Council.

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Agenda Memorandum

Date 13 March 2018

Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Consents and Regulatory Committee

Subject: Update to Appointment of Hearing Commissioner – New Zealand Transport Agency

Approved by: A D McLay, Director – Resource Management

B G Chamberlain, Chief Executive

Document: 2013410

Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to appoint an alternative Hearing Commissioner to determine the resource consent applications associated with the proposed upgrade of State Highway 3 at Mt Messenger.

A request has been made for independent commissioners for the application and as such Cr Lean can no longer hear the applications and any submissions. The independent commissioner to hear the application made to New Plymouth District Council has the experience and skills to also hear the applications made to this Council.

The hearing is scheduled for 14 May to 1 June 2018.

Recommendations That the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. receives this memorandum Update to Appointment of Hearing Commissioner – New Zealand Transport Agency 2. subject to a hearing being necessary, in accordance with section 34A(1) of the Resource Management Act appoints Dr Phil Mitchell as a hearing commissioner, and delegates him the power to hear and determine, applications made to this Council, lodged by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) for the proposed upgrade of State Highway 3 at Mt Messenger.

Background The Taranaki Regional Council appointed Cr D Lean as the Hearing Commissioner in October 2107. However, the Resource Management Act provides for submitters to request that applications are heard by an Independent Hearing Commissioner, and two submitters at

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this stage (E Bailey/S Pok) have made such a request. The Council must therefore appoint a Commissioner who is not a Councillor.

There are approximately 60 separate resource consent applications, which will be heard jointly with the Notice of Requirement for the Mt Messenger Bypass. New Plymouth District Council is the administering authority for the applications under the Resource Management Act and has appointed Dr Phil Mitchell to hear the Notice of Requirement.

Dr Mitchell is an experienced Commissioner with the skills necessary to determine all the resource consent applications, and has agreed to do so if required.

Under Section 36(1)(ab) of the Resource Management Act any additional costs arising from requiring independent commissioners will be borne by those who make the request.

Decision-making considerations Part 6 (Planning, decision-making and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002 has been considered and documented in the preparation of this agenda item. The recommendations made in this item comply with the decision-making obligations of the Act.

Financial considerations—LTP/Annual Plan This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s adopted Long-Term Plan and estimates. Any financial information included in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

Policy considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Iwi considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes (schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-term plan and/or annual plan. Similarly, iwi involvement in adopted work programmes has been recognised in the preparation of this memorandum.

Legal considerations This memorandum and the associated recommendations comply with the appropriate statutory requirements imposed upon the Council.

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Consents and Regulatory Committee Public Excluded

In accordance with section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, resolves that the public is excluded from the following part of the proceedings of the Consents and Regulatory Committee Meeting on Tuesday 13 March 2018 for the following reason/s:

Item 8 - Confirmation of Confidential Minutes

That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where such disclosure would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial.

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Item 3: Consent monitoring reports

DH Lepper Piggery (740 KB) STDC former landfills (2.5 MB)

ANZCO Eltham Ltd (1.9 MB) Waverley Sawmills Ltd (1.5 MB)

Stratford Power Station & Ahuroa Gas Greymouth Petroleum Kaimiro Storage (5.1 MB) Production Station (2 MB)

Dow AgroSciences (1.6 MB) Greymouth Petroleum Turangi Production Station (2 MB) Fonterra Kapuni (5 MB) Shell Kapuni production station (1 MB) Hickman Family Trust (500 KB) Shell Maui production station (1 MB) McKechnie Aluminium Solutions (1 MB) Todd Energy McKee Production Station Mangati Catchment (3.6 MB) (1.5 MB) Methanex Motunui and Waitara Valley TAG Oil Sidewinder Production Station (3.2 MB) (940 KB) Opunake Power Ltd (1.2 MB) Vector Kapuni gas treatment plant (950 Port area industrial catchments (2.9 MB) KB)

Port Taranaki industries (1.5 MB) CD Boyd Drilling Waste (2.6 MB)

Renewable Power Ltd Normanby Hydro Everett Rd Quarry (1.7 MB) Scheme (1.3 MB) Regional quarries (3.3 MB) Silver Fern Farms Waitotara (1 MB) Inglewood wastewater (2.3 MB) Taranaki By-Products Ltd (5 MB) New Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Trustpower Ltd Mangorei Hydro Scheme Plant (3.5 MB) (2.2 MB) Hawera Municipal Oxidation Ponds (2.5 Trustpower Ltd Motukawa Hydro MB) Scheme (3.6 MB) Stratford wastewater (1 MB) Trustpower Ltd Patea Hydro Scheme (1.1 Stratford District Water Treatment Plants MB) (700 KB) Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment (6.5 MB)

Dimar Partnership Landfill (750 KB)

Malandra Downs Ltd (560 KB)

Regional Cleanfills (3.3 MB)

Document Number: 1998121