Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council

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2.7 Recommendations 37
3. Taranaki Galvanizers 38
3.1 Process description 38
3.2 Resource consents 39
3.2.1 Water discharge permit 39
3.2.2 Air discharge permit 40
3.3 Monitoring programme 40
3.3.1 Site inspections 40
3.3.2 Chemical sampling 41
3.3.3 Biomonitoring surveys 41
3.4 Results 41
3.4.1 Water 41
3.4.1.1 Inspections 41
3.4.1.2 Results of water discharge monitoring 41
3.4.1.3 Results of receiving water monitoring 42
3.4.2 Air 46
3.5 Register of incidents 46
3.6 Discussion 46
3.6.1 Discussion of plant performance 46
3.6.2 Environmental effects of exercise of consents 46
3.6.3 Evaluation of performance 47
3.6.4 Recommendations from the 2005-2006 Annual Report 48
3.6.5 Alterations to monitoring programmes for 2007-2008 49
3.6.6 Exercise of optional review of consent 49
3.7 Recommendations 49
4. Egmont Tanneries Limited 50
4.1 Process description 50
4.2 Resource consents 51
4.2.1 Water abstraction permit 51
4.2.2 Water discharge permit 51
4.2.3 Air discharge permit 51
4.2.4 Discharges of wastes to land 52
4.3 Monitoring programme 53
4.3.1 Site inspections 53
4.3.2 Chemical sampling 53
4.3.3 Biomonitoring surveys 53
4.4 Results 53
4.4.1 Water 53
4.4.1.1 Inspections 53
4.4.1.2 Results of discharge monitoring 54
4.4.1.3 Results of receiving environment monitoring 55
4.4.2 Air 57
4.4.2.1 Results of air monitoring 57
4.5 Register of incidents 57
4.6 Discussion 58
4.6.1 Discussion of plant performance 58