Dear Valerie,

RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR INFORMATION REQUEST 24-0062

Thank you for your request for information dated 20th May 2024 which was received by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Council) on 20th May 2024.

Your request for information is being considered as a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

We will make a decision on your request and communicate this decision to you as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than 18th June 2024 which is 20 working days after the day on which we received your request as per section 13(1) LGOIMA. We will then make available any information we decide to release to you without undue delay.

The response date shown takes into account:

King's Birthday (3 June 2024)

We are entitled to charge for a request for information if we consider it is reasonable to do so. If we decide to charge you for the information requested then we are not obligated to release the information to you if you do not agree to pay the charge.

Our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Council website. If we do this, we will not publish the requester’s personal or contact details. Please contact us if you have any concerns.

If you contact the Council about this request, please quote the BOPRC reference number above

Ngā Mihi │ Kind regards,

Carol
Carol Flynn
Information Advisor

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana
P: 0800 884 880 DD: 0800 884 881 x8999
E: [email address]
W: www.boprc.govt.nz
A: PO Box 364, Whakatāne 3158, New Zealand

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Thriving together – mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata

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Dear Valerie

 

Local Government Official Information Request – Notification of Decision –
LGOIMA Reference 24-0062

 

I refer to your Request for information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) which was received by
the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Council) on 20 May 2024.  The
information requested is provided below.

 

Q: Has this trial gone ahead?

A: Yes, the trial has commenced.

 

Q: Was a final site management planned lodged with BOPRC within 20 days of
initiating the trial? 

A: Yes, please see the attached Site Management Plan. The names and
telephone numbers of individuals (natural persons) have been redacted from
this document to protect their privacy in accordance with section 7(2)(a)
of the LGOIMA.

 

Q: Have emissions tests been conducted? If so, please provide the results
of these tests.

A: The commissioning Stack Testing of the plant is still underway. Council
is awaiting receipt of the initial report.

 

Q: Has the trial been completed?

A: No, it is ongoing at this time.

 

Q: If not, when is it due to be completed?

A: 1 September 2024.

 

Q: Has BOPRC been advised of any exceedances of consent conditions?

A: No exceedances have been reported by the consent holder or detected by
Council during site inspections.

 

Q: Have any complaints about operations been received by BOPRC?

A: No complaints have been received by Council in relation to this
operation/consent.

 

 

I trust this satisfies your request for information. Please contact me if
there is anything further you require.

 

Please note that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the
Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Act if you are not happy with this
response. The Ombudsman’s Office can be contacted by calling 0800 802 602,
emailing [1][email address] or online at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

 

Our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Council website.  If we do
this, we will not publish the requester’s personal or contact details. 
Please contact us if you have any concerns.

 

If you contact the Council about this Request, please quote the BOPRC
reference number above.

 

Kind regards,

 

Trudy Richards
Compliance Team Leader (Air, Industry & Response)
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana

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P: 0800 884 880
E: [3][email address]
W: [4]www.boprc.govt.nz
A: PO Box 364, Whakatāne 3158, New Zealand

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Thriving together – mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata

 

 

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