Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
SQMCIs Value 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 A C E 28 F SQMCI Median SQMCI Figure 11 SQMCIS values recorded in the Kahouri Stream during the current survey, together with median values 2.5 Register of incidents The Taranaki Regional Council operates and maintains a register of all complaints or reported and discovered excursions from acceptable limits and practices, including non-compliance with consents, which may damage the environment. The register (‘unauthorised incident register’) includes events where the company concerned has itself notified the Council. The register contains details of any investigation and corrective action taken. Incidents may be alleged to be associated with a particular site. If there is an issue of legal liability, the Council must be able to prove by investigation that the identified company is indeed the source of the incident (or that the allegation cannot be proven). In the 2006-2007 year, there were 5 incidents recorded by the Council that were associated with Taranaki Abattoirs. All of these incidents related to odours emitted outside the site boundary, 1 of which was found to be objectionable or offensive and therefore did not comply with special condition 3 of consent 4055. This consent condition requires that at no time shall the consent holder cause or allow an odour at or past the legal boundary of the consent holder’s site that in the opinion of an enforcement officer of the Taranaki Regional Council is noxious or offensive or objectionable. During the investigation of another odour complaint, it was discovered that non-condensable gases were vented directly to air. This was a breach of special condition 17(a) of the same consent. During this monitoring period, no abatement notices were issued. However, during this monitoring period, the Company was invited to explain the circumstances relating to one of the reported breaches. An explanation was received, but was not sufficient for the Council to withdraw enforcement action. Consequently an infringement notice with $1,000 fine was issued. G N
29 The details and investigations relating to these unauthorised incidents are detailed in 2.4.1.2 (which details inspections related to incidents). A summary of the complaints and incidents on a monthly basis are given in Table 5. Table 5 Summary of unauthorised incidents during 2006-2007 monitoring year No. of complaints No. of complaints with objectionable odours July - - - Consent Noncompliance with consent 4055 conditions Enforcement Action Comments August 2 1 4055 3 Infringement Discharge of offensive odour September - - October - - November 1 - 4055 December - - January - - February 2 - 4055 17 March - - April - - May - - June - - Total 5 1 Table 6 Summary of unauthorised incidents in the last seven monitoring years Monitoring year Total number of unauthorised incidents Number of incidents related to objectionable odours Number of non-odour related incidents 2006-2007 5 5 0 2005-2006 27 25 2 2004-2005 19 18 1 Venting of non-condensable gases directly to air Comments 1 Instance of objectionable odour, and one in which noncondensable gases were vented direct to air. 9 instances of objectionable odour; Odours mainly sourced from cooking of off-spec product, and discharge of inadequately treated cooking gases. Tallow spill and breach of consent condition regarding BOD5 in receiving water. 11 odours found to be objectionable; Odours mainly sourced from out of spec product; Some odours from worm farm (in summer). Tallow spill. 2003-2004 5 5 - Odours from prolonged loading and venting of cooker, and problems with condenser/bio-filter. Receiving water quality BOD breach of consent. 2002-2003 1 1 - Lack of water during cooking resulted in burning. 2001-2002 4 3 1 2000-2001 3 1 2 Odours due to worm farm paunch being moved. Two odour complaints were unsubstantiated. Odour from out of spec product. Discharge of untreated effluent to stream due to blocked pipe; BOD exceeded in receiving water
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The details and investigations relating to these unauthorised incidents are detailed in<br />
2.4.1.2 (which details inspections related to incidents). A summary of the complaints<br />
and incidents on a monthly basis are given in Table 5.<br />
Table 5 Summary of unauthorised incidents during <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> monitoring year<br />
No. of<br />
complaints<br />
No. of complaints<br />
with objectionable<br />
odours<br />
July - - -<br />
Consent<br />
Noncompliance<br />
with consent<br />
4055<br />
conditions<br />
Enforcement<br />
Action<br />
Comments<br />
August 2 1 4055 3 Infringement Discharge of offensive odour<br />
September - -<br />
October - -<br />
November 1 - 4055<br />
December - -<br />
January - -<br />
February 2 - 4055 17<br />
March - -<br />
April - -<br />
May - -<br />
June - -<br />
Total 5 1<br />
Table 6 Summary of unauthorised incidents in the last seven monitoring years<br />
Monitoring<br />
year<br />
Total number<br />
of<br />
unauthorised<br />
incidents<br />
Number of<br />
incidents<br />
related to<br />
objectionable<br />
odours<br />
Number of<br />
non-odour<br />
related<br />
incidents<br />
<strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> 5 5 0<br />
2005-<strong>2006</strong> 27 25 2<br />
2004-2005 19 18 1<br />
Venting of non-condensable<br />
gases directly to air<br />
Comments<br />
1 Instance of objectionable odour, and one in which noncondensable<br />
gases were vented direct to air.<br />
9 instances of objectionable odour; Odours mainly<br />
sourced from cooking of off-spec product, and discharge<br />
of inadequately treated cooking gases. Tallow spill and<br />
breach of consent condition regarding BOD5 in receiving<br />
water.<br />
11 odours found to be objectionable; Odours mainly<br />
sourced from out of spec product; Some odours from<br />
worm farm (in summer). Tallow spill.<br />
2003-2004 5 5 -<br />
Odours from prolonged loading and venting of cooker,<br />
and problems with condenser/bio-filter. Receiving water<br />
quality BOD breach of consent.<br />
2002-2003 1 1 - Lack of water during cooking resulted in burning.<br />
2001-2002 4 3 1<br />
2000-2001 3 1 2<br />
Odours due to worm farm paunch being moved. Two<br />
odour complaints were unsubstantiated.<br />
Odour from out of spec product. Discharge of untreated<br />
effluent to stream due to blocked pipe; BOD exceeded in<br />
receiving water
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