Resource consents for combustion discharges
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Otago Regional Council
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From: Alex Harris
Dear Otago Regional Council,
Rules 16.3.4.1 and 16.3.4.2 of the ORC Regional Plan for Air control the discharge of contaminants from fuel burning equipment of less than 1 MW or 5MW depending on the fuel-type and zone as a permitted activity. Larger-scale combustion (> 5MW) requires a resource consent as a discretionary activity under rule 16.3.4.3. I would like to request the following information under the LGOIMA:
* a list of all the resource consents in force for discharges from fuel-burning equipment under rule 16.3.4.3. For each consent I would like the date of issue, date of expiry, the fuel source for the combustion, and the power in kW or MW (if known) or maximum combustion rate (e.g. in tonnes per hour, if known).
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
From: Karen Bagnall
Otago Regional Council
Good afternoon Alex – please find below a link to Councils OneDrive and
copies of current consents for discharge to air from fuel-burning
equipment – I have also included a copy of the accompanying recommending
report that details the rational behind the decision to grant consent.
[1]https://otagorc-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/...
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any issues accessing
the OneDrive or have any further questions.
regards
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Karen Bagnall
SENIOR CONSENTS SUPPORT OFFICER
Otago Regional Council
70 Stafford St
Private Bag 1954 Dunedin 9054
P (03) 474 0827 or 0800 474 082
[3][email address].
[4]www.orc.govt.nz
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From: Alex Harris
Dear Karen Bagnall,
Are you sure this is complete? Going through the files, there seems to be no consent for Fonterra Stirling (coal-fired), or the Pioneer / Energy for Industry boilers, or any other industrial facility using process heat. Or are they consented under another rule?
Yours sincerely,
Alex Harris
From: Karen Bagnall
Otago Regional Council
Good morning Alex - unfortunately its not possible to be specific when searching Councils databases - the discharge to air consents cover everything from asphalt operations to cooking meat patties !! there are approximately 250 discharge to air consents I have literally gone through the spread sheet and removed all but heating/boiler consents - it is more comprehensive than the original list. I have attached a spread sheet if you please let me know if you require details of all of the consents or if there are particular consents you require
Regards
Karen
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From: Alex Harris
Dear Karen Bagnall,
Thankyou - that's what i was after.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Harris
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Spreadsheet summarising information so far:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...
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