Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
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During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental<br />
performance and compliance with the resource consents. During the year under<br />
review there were no incidents, and the site was well managed. Water quality<br />
monitoring indicated no change in biological communities as a result of the<br />
stormwater discharges from this site.<br />
6.6.4 Recommendations from the 2005-<strong>2006</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report<br />
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In the 2005-<strong>2006</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report, it was recommended:<br />
1. THAT receiving environment monitoring of discharges from Contact Energy<br />
Ltd in the <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> year continue at the same level as in 2005-<strong>2006</strong>.<br />
2. THAT the inspection component of the monitoring programme be removed for<br />
the <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> year, until the site becomes operational again.<br />
These recommendations were implemented in the <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> monitoring year.<br />
6.6.5 Alterations to monitoring programmes for <strong>2007</strong>-2008<br />
In designing and implementing the monitoring programmes for air/water<br />
discharges in the region, the <strong>Taranaki</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has taken into account the<br />
extent of information made available by previous authorities, its relevance under the<br />
Resource Management Act, the obligations of the Act in terms of monitoring<br />
emissions/discharges and effects, and subsequently <strong>report</strong>ing to the regional<br />
community, the scope of assessments required at the time of renewal of permits, and<br />
the need to maintain a sound understanding of industrial processes within <strong>Taranaki</strong><br />
emitting to the atmosphere/discharging to the environment.<br />
In the case of Contact Energy Ltd, the programme for <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> was altered from<br />
that for 2005-<strong>2006</strong>, in that the inspection component was removed. It is now<br />
proposed that for <strong>2007</strong>-2008, a similar level of monitoring is maintained (as for the<br />
<strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong> year) and that the inspection component of the monitoring programme<br />
remains dormant, until the site becomes operational again. A recommendation to<br />
this effect is attached to this <strong>report</strong>.<br />
6.6.6 Exercise of optional review of consent<br />
There are no consents held by the Company that allow for an optional review of<br />
consent in June 2008.<br />
6.7 Recommendations<br />
1. THAT monitoring of discharges from Contact Energy Ltd in the <strong>2007</strong>-2008 year<br />
continue at the same level as in <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong>.