Good afternoon,

 

In relation to your request for information (shown in bold type), our responses are in red, below:

 

1.            A list of all active and in-process consents which relate to

a)            the burning of coal and diesel for heating and power supply purposes, and

 

Please find below a list of the consents that are likely to be burning fossil fuels. 

We do not store our consents by fuel type, this list will contain most of the key discharges who require consent to burn fossil fuels and so is information that best aligns with your original request.

Some of these consents are for using biomass (wood) or coal.  For example, Fonterra Brightwater is trying to move to using wood but they have kept the ability to burn coal.

Please note this is an incomplete list as several businesses can operate boilers/generates etc as a permitted activity in accordance with the rules in Chapter 36.3 of the TRMP.  Rule 36.3.2.5 allows boilers up to 5MW depending on fuel type and location.

Consent	Applicant	Location	Type
100684	AICA NZ Limited	35 Sandeman Road, Richmond	Discharge - Air
180568	Alsco NZ	428 Lower Queen Street, Richmond	Discharge - Air
090444V2	Blackbyre Horticulture Ltd	57 Blackbyre Road, Appleby	Discharge - Air
90444	Blackbyre Horticulture Ltd	57 Blackbyre Road, Appleby	Discharge - Air
090444V1	Blackbyre Horticulture Ltd	57 Blackbyre Road, Appleby	Discharge - Air
180164	Cylon Limited	140 Jones Road, Matariki	Discharge - Air
30739	Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	Factory Road, Brightwater	Discharge - Air
70355	Fonterra Limited	68 Meihana Street, Takaka	Discharge - Air
180648	Fonterra Limited	30 Factory Road, Brightwater	Discharge - Air
90539	Gardens of the World Limited	95 Clover Road East, Hope	Discharge - Air
NN010117	Goldpine Industries	VALLEY RD, GOLDEN DOWNS	Discharge - Air
190596	Goldpine Industries Limited	431 Gibbs Road, Golden Downs	Discharge - Air
140294	Higgins  Contractors Nelson	86 Beach Road, Richmond	Discharge - Air
160307	Higgins  Contractors Nelson	84 Beach Road, Richmond	Discharge - Air
171398	Higgins Contractors Nelson	86 Beach Road, Richmond	Discharge - Air
130915	Hinetai Hops Limited	3908 Motueka Valley Highway, Woodstock-T	Discharge - Air
140715	Hope Moulded Polystyrene Co Limited	41 Aniseed Valley Road, Aniseed Valley	Discharge - Air
80033	J S Ewers Limited	37 Blackbyre Road, Appleby	Discharge - Air
080033V2	J S Ewers Ltd	37 Blackbyre Road, Appleby	Discharge - Air
080033V1	J S Ewers Ltd	37 Blackbyre Road, Appleby	Discharge - Air
150940	Lee Processors Limited	Lee Valley Road, Lee Valley	Discharge - Air
180598	Lee Processors Limited	Lee Valley Road, Lee Valley	Discharge - Air
80766	MacHops Limited	97 Parker Street, Motueka	Discharge - Air
161132	MacHops Limited	2077 Moutere Highway, Moutere	Discharge - Air
NN940002	Motueka-Golden Bay Funeral Services Ltd	8A Inglis Street, Motueka	Discharge - Air
100651	Nelson Pine Industries Limited	520 Lower Queen Street, Richmond	Discharge - Air
NN010390	Northwood Hop Ltd	318 WHAKAREWA ST, MOTUEKA	Discharge - Air
80204	Sinai Horticulture Ltd	39 White Road, Hope	Discharge - Air
140158	Talley`s Group Limited	Pattie Street, Motueka	Discharge - Air
180784	Wai-iti Hops Limited	Baigent Valley Road, Wakefield	Discharge - Air

 

b)            the mining of coal within Tasman District Council’s region

We are not aware of any active coal mines in the District.  Coal has been mined all over the district in the past.

 

2.            The amount of coal/diesel that can be burned on a daily and/or annual basis under the conditions of each consent for a) above

We generally don’t store the amount of coal burnt by each consent holder, this is also likely to be very variable year to year.

 

Most if not all the Hop processors will only be burning fossil fuels for their harvest season, approximately 4-6 weeks

Most of the glass houses only burn when they require heat, hence they are not producing much if any emissions over the summer / early autumn

 

3.            The total volume of coal that can be extracted over the life of the mine under the conditions of each consent for b) above

None

 

4.            The commencement and expiry date of each consent for a) and b)

5.            A summary of which consents are monitored by Tasman District Council for compliance with consent conditions and a summary of the compliance status determined for each monitoring visit/assessment for a) and b)

6.            For any non-compliance, details of the reason for the non-compliance and the actions that were taken in response to the non-compliance for a) and b)

 

Provision of the information requested in 4-6 above is likely to involve substantial collation/research.  This is estimated at between 8 to 12 hours of staff time.  Under our charging policy, staff time for the first hour is free of charge.  Thereafter this will be charged at the prescribed rate of $38 (GST inclusive) per half hour.  In addition, there will be photocopying charges at 20c per sheet, with the first 20 pages being copied free of charge.  Under clause 13(4) of LGOIMA we do have the ability to request the amounts due are paid in advance of the release of information.    In light of this, you may wish to refine your request for information and we would invite you to do so.

 

I must advise you of your right to complain to an Ombudsman if you do not believe you have been given a reasonable response to your request.  This right to complain is dealt with in section 27 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act.

 

Please note that we now have a dedicated e-mail address [Tasman District Council request email] to receive requests for official information.  Direction of future requests to this e-mail address will assist in processing time.

 

Kind regards,

 

Kate Redgrove, Executive Advisor

 

 

 

 

Dear Tasman District Council

 

I would like to request the following information under the terms of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987:

 

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<![if !supportLists]>2.      <![endif]>The amount of coal/diesel that can be burned on a daily and/or annual basis under the conditions of each consent for a) above

<![if !supportLists]>3.      <![endif]>The total volume of coal that can be extracted over the life of the mine under the conditions of each consent for b) above

<![if !supportLists]>4.      <![endif]>The commencement and expiry date of each consent for a) and b)

<![if !supportLists]>5.      <![endif]>A summary of which consents are monitored by Tasman District Council for compliance with consent conditions and a summary of the compliance status determined for each monitoring visit/assessment for a) and b)

<![if !supportLists]>6.      <![endif]>For any non-compliance, details of the reason for the non-compliance and the actions that were taken in response to the non-compliance for a) and b)

 

Many thanks

 

Yours sincerely

 

Torfrida Wainwright

 

 

Torfrida Wainwright

021 107 3937

03 382-0580

12 Falcon St, Christchurch 8061