FILE NOTE
DATE
16/05/2014
AUTHOR
SUBJECT
compliance visit13/14
FILE NUMBER
WGN/11/0357/1-v1
I arrived on site 15:00 and meet
It was windy and raining.
3 autoclaves all currently in the porcess of sterilising medical waste at a temperature of 140c. There
was a slight odour inside the building that was fairly unpleasant.
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After finishing the cycle inside the autoclaves the contents were put onto a conveyor belt which
carryed the waste to the truck which would take the waste to the porirua landfill which is on the
same road.
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The autoclave being tipped has just emptied its contents onto the conveyor belt. This is the portion
of the process which has the history of creating odours. In the photo it is possible to see the steam
from the autoclave being trapped by the blue tarp and being sucked in by the filtration system. I
inspected the filtration system out the back while the autoclaves were running and I could detect no
odour.
I was informed by
that MPI inspect the location every month.
Environmental Protection Officer
Environmental Regulation
DD:
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All of our staff are trained that the entry and exit doors are not to be left open for any extended
periods of time following entrance or exiting of the plant.
This is a written policy in our Operations Manual, and we have regular reminders of this in our
weekly “Tool Box” meetings. There has been no noticeable periods of these being left open.
Complaints (19)
We are pleased to report that we have not had any complaints from neighbouring properties in
relation to odour issues over this period. We are fortunate to enjoy good relationships with the
neighbouring properties.
Please feel free to contact the writer at any time if you require any additional information.
Yours faithfully
Blair Chalmers
BRANCH MANAGER
Interwaste Wellington
12 Broken Hill Road
PORIRUA
Phone 04 237 9687
Mobile 021 727 138
Email
[email address]
International Waste Limited
P.O. Box 53 099, Auckland International Airport, Auckland, New Zealand.
Phone 64-9-256 8534 Fax 64-9-275 2380
Emily McDowall
Subject:
FW: resource consent
From: Blair Chalmers <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 18 August 2014 12:28 pm
To:
@gw.govt.nz>
Subject: RE: resource consent
Hi
Sorry for not getting back to you on this.
I received your email last week in regards to getting a report and I have made contact with
from
Jacobs. He will be out here on Thursdays morning to do an inspection of the biofilter for us.
As soon as I get a copy of this report I will send it your way.
Regards
Blair
From:
@gw.govt.nz]
Sent: Monday, 18 August 2014 11:31 a.m.
To: Blair Chalmers
Subject: RE: resource consent
Hi Blair
I have had a good look and I can not find a biofilter report in the file. A company called SKMglobal was involved in
writing the consent conditions, they therefore maybe of assistance with the reporting requirements. Apparently the
new name of the company is Jacobs.
Can you please keep me updated with the progress of the annual monitoring once you are in contact with someone
to undertake the assesment.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact.
Regards
From: Blair Chalmers [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Friday, 15 August 2014 10:28 a.m.
To:
Subject: RE: resource consent
Hi
I will have a look into whom i can get to complete a report in regards to our Bioflter.
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File No: WGN110357 [31060]
22 October 2014
International Waste Limited
PO Box 50 – 475
Porirua 5024
For: Blair Chalmers
Dear Blair
Compliance monitoring report 2013/2014 for WGN110357 [31060]
Consent holder:
International Waste Limited
Description:
To discharge contaminants to air (namely odour) arising from the operation
of a waste sterilisation facility.
Location:
12 Broken Hill Road, Porirua
Consent type:
Discharge permit
I inspected your site on 15 May 2014 and audited your consent on 22 October 2014. Thank you for
your assistance. Your compliance assessment for 2013/2014 is below.
Annual compliance rating
WGN110357 [31060] has a rating of
technical non-compliance for 2013/2014.
You have received this rating because condition 18 was not complied with. Compliance ratings are
explained overleaf.
Condition 18 states:
The consent holder shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Manager,
Environmental Regulation,
Wellington Regional Council by I August each year. The report shall contain the
relevant monitoring results, data and other information as required by conditions 10,
14, 15, 17 and 19 of this consent.
Condition 18 was not met because the report was not received before 1 August.
Action required by consent holder
In order to reach
full compliance with your consent in the future, please submit the annual report by
1 August.
1419459-V1
Your consent will continue be inspected/assessed annually.
If you have any questions about the monitoring of your consent or your compliance assessment
please contact me on
Yours sincerely
Environmental Protection Officer, Environmental Regulation
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GWRC compliance rating system
Grade
Rating
Explanation and examples
Likely action required of consent holder
A
Full compliance
•
All administrative conditions assessed are
•
None – 100% compliance with all
met (eg, supplying information and/or
consent conditions assessed
records)
•
All effects based and best practice conditions
assessed are met (eg, complying with any
maximum limits)
B
Technical
•
Failure to supply information and/or keep
•
Action by the consent holder within
non-compliance
adequate records
specified timeframe
•
Failure to adequately notify GWRC of works
•
Minor works outside scope of consent issued
but within scope of environmental effects
considered when consent processed
C
Environmental
•
Breach of effects based or best practice
•
Requires immediate action and
non-compliance
consent condition with minor actual or
possible ongoing action by the consent
potential environmental effects
holder
•
Breach of effects based or best practice
•
Non-routine additional follow up
consent condition with more than minor
inspection and/or audit by
actual or potential environmental effects that
Environmental Regulation staff
can be fixed immediately
•
Works outside scope of consent issued
where environmental effects not considered
D
Significant
•
Persistent Grade C breach of same condition
•
Requires immediate action and
non-compliance
and failure to respond to requests for
possible ongoing action by the consent
compliance
holder
•
Significant breach of effects based or best
•
Non-routine additional follow up
practice conditions that causes environmental
inspection and/or audit by
effects (eg, unauthorised discharge from site
Environmental Regulation staff
to water, significant disturbance to sensitive
receiving environment or site on a scale not
envisaged by consent, significant breach of
water quality/quantity limit)
•
Significant works outside scope of consent
issued that causes environmental effects
Notes
1.
The actions and examples are a guide for compliance assessment. Depending on the consideration of any mitigating or
aggravating factors, a more stringent or less stringent grading may be applied.
2.
If your consent falls within Grade B, C, or D, additional non-standard compliance charges apply which are based on actual and
reasonable time spent by GWRC staff.
3.
Please be aware that GWRC has a responsibility to enforce the Resource Management Act 1991. Failure to comply with the
Act can result in an infringement notice with a maximum fee of $1,000 or prosecution with a maximum fine of $600,000 for a
company or $300,000 or two years imprisonment for an individual. Accordingly, all necessary steps must be taken to ensure
you comply with your obligations under the Act.
Consent supervision and monitoring charges
Each consent receives either an annual or one-off consent monitoring charge from GWRC.
This charge is made up of three parts:
−
A
customer service charge that covers the administrative cost of your consent(s);
−
A
compliance monitoring charge that covers all actual and reasonable time associated with assessing compliance with
your consent(s) including the time spent visiting and assessing your site, information and reports you submit, file notes,
travel time and reporting to you on compliance with your consent(s); and
−
A
State of the Environment (SoE) charge that covers a proportion of the cost of GWRC monitoring the environment that
relates to your activity.
For further information on consent monitoring charges, please see our
Resource Management Charging Policy.
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Emily McDowall
From:
Sent:
Wednesday, 30 May 2012 1:58 pm
To:
Subject:
Annual compliance inspection
Hi
I need to perform the annual compliance inspection, and will be at Spicer's landfill at approximately 3-4pm tomorrow
31 May.
I would like to do the compliance inspection at Interwaste from about 4pm.
Please let me know if this is acceptable, and who to speak to on site.
Regards,
| Resource Advisor
GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL
Te Pane Matua Taiao
142 Wakefield St | PO Box 11646, Manners St, Wellington 6142
www.gw.govt.nz
This information is intended to provide an initial guideline as to the requirements of the Regional Plans, based on the
information you have provided. It does not represent a full assessment of the activity nor should it be relied on as a
substitute for a certificate of compliance or resource consent.
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File No: WGN110357 [31060]
31 July 2012
International Waste Limited
PO Box 50 – 475
Porirua 5024
For:
Dear
Compliance monitoring report 2011/2012 for WGN110357 [31060]
Consent holder:
International Waste Limited
Description:
To discharge contaminants to air (namely odour) arising from
the operation of a waste sterilisation facility.
Location:
12 Broken Hill Road, Porirua
Consent type:
Discharge permit
inspected your site on 31 May 2012. Thank you for your assistance. Your
compliance assessment for 2011/2012 is below.
Annual compliance rating
WGN110357 [31060] has a rating of
full compliance. Compliance ratings are explained overleaf.
Action required by consent holder
Please continue to comply with all consent conditions.
Consent supervision and monitoring charge and next compliance assessment
You will receive an annual consent supervision and monitoring charge for your consent on the
anniversary of when your consent was granted. Components of this charge are explained at the end
of this letter.
Your consent will continue to be inspected/assessed annually.
If you have any questions about the monitoring of your consent or your compliance assessment
please contact
on
Yours sincerely,
Compliance Assistant, Environmental Regulation
WGN_DOCS-#1089014-V1
Greater Wellington compliance rating system
Grade
Rating
Explanation and examples
Likely action required of consent holder
A
Full compliance
•
All administrative conditions assessed are
•
None – 100% compliance with all
met (e.g. supplying information and/or
consent conditions assessed
records)
•
All effects based and best practice conditions
assessed are met (e.g. complying with any
maximum limits)
B
Technical
•
Failure to supply information and/or keep
•
Action by the consent holder within
non-compliance
adequate records
specified timeframe
•
Failure to adequately notify GW of works
•
Minor works outside scope of consent issued
but within scope of environmental effects
considered when consent processed
C
Environmental
•
Breach of effects based or best practice
•
Requires immediate action and
non-compliance
consent condition with minor actual or
possible ongoing action by the consent
potential environmental effects
holder
•
Breach of effects based or best practice
•
Non-routine additional follow up
consent condition with more than minor
inspection and/or audit by
actual or potential environmental effects that
Environmental Regulation staff
can be fixed immediately
•
Works outside scope of consent issued
where environmental effects not considered
D
Significant
•
Persistent Grade C breach of same condition
•
Requires immediate action and
non-compliance
and failure to respond to requests for
possible ongoing action by the consent
compliance
holder
•
Significant breach of effects based or best
•
Non-routine additional follow up
practice conditions that causes environmental
inspection and/or audit by
effects (e.g. unauthorised discharge from site
Environmental Regulation staff
to water, significant disturbance to sensitive
receiving environment or site on a scale not
envisaged by consent, significant breach of
water quality/quantity limit)
•
Significant works outside scope of consent
issued that causes environmental effects
Notes
1.
The actions and examples are a guide for compliance assessment. Depending on the consideration of any mitigating or
aggravating factors, a more stringent or less stringent grading may be applied.
2.
If your consent falls within Grade B, C, or D, additional non-standard compliance charges apply which are based on actual and
reasonable time spent by Greater Wellington staff.
3.
Please be aware that Greater Wellington has a responsibility to enforce the Resource Management Act 1991. Failure to comply
with the Act can result in an infringement notice with a maximum fee of $1,000 or prosecution with a maximum fine of $600,000
for a company or $300,000 or two years imprisonment for an individual. Accordingly, all necessary steps must be taken to
ensure you comply with your obligations under the Act.
Consent supervision and monitoring charges
Each consent receives either an annual or one-off consent supervision and monitoring charge from Greater Wellington.
This charge is made up of three parts:
−
A
customer service charge that covers the administrative cost of your consent(s);
−
A
compliance monitoring charge that covers all actual and reasonable time associated with assessing compliance with
your consent(s) including the time spent visiting and assessing your site, information and reports you submit, file notes,
travel time and reporting to you on compliance with your consent(s); and
−
A
State of the Environment (SoE) charge. This is only applied in cases where Greater Wellington monitors resource use
in your area to ensure the sustainable management of that resource.
For further information on compliance charging, please see the Greater Wellington
Resource Management Charging Policy (2011).
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Emily McDowall
From:
Blair Chalmers <[email address]>
Sent:
Wednesday, 5 August 2015 6:55 am
To:
Subject:
Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Attachments:
IZ025700W0001-Issue.pdf
Good morning
I have attached the final assessment of the Bio Filter check.
Please let me know if there is anything missing. I sent you my report last week, Can you please confirm that you
have received this?
Regards
Blair Chalmers
Wellington Branch Manager
International Waste Ltd www.interwaste.co.nz
D: +64 4 237 6982 | M: +64 21 727 138 | F: +64 4 237 4695
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Emily McDowall
From:
Blair Chalmers <[email address]>
Sent:
Friday, 25 September 2015 11:24 am
To:
Subject:
RE: Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Thanks for reminding me
I’m so busy at the moment that sometimes I need a kick in the right direction to remember to reply to my emails.
We are about to change our autoclave system in the next two – three weeks and I have asked the engineer to look
into this and again once the new system is in place will need to adjust it to suit.
I should have it running to optimal performance by November. I have not made any changes to it yet as per advice
from Jacobs until the new unit is in place and operating.
Thanks again for your continued support.
Regards
Blair
From:
@gw.govt.nz]
Sent: Friday, 25 September 2015 10:04 a.m.
To: Blair Chalmers
Subject: RE: Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Hi Blair
Have you had a chance to ask about the flow rate with anyone about the flow rate through the Biofilter?
Regards
From:
Sent: Tuesday, 8 September 2015 4:50 p.m.
To: 'Blair Chalmers'
Subject: RE: Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Hi Blair
My apologies for the delay. Thanks for sending in the annual report and biofilter assessment.
As noted in the biofilter report (pg 10) – the flow rate is higher than the consent allowed (although the flow rate was
still within the recommended MfE guidelines and had a positive assessment).
Is this flow rate able to be altered or are you able to provide some information to say that the current flow rate
provides optimal filtration? Due to your location I believe that it is important to have the biofilter running as
optimally as possible.
I note that the expert opinion is that the “biofilter . . . performance should be adequate for removing odour from the
building for treatment in the biofilter” so I will look into the best way to relate the flow rate to the consent
condition.
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I would also like to thank you for your effort and for the improvements that have gone into the biofilter - such as the
lime, increased bed material and the automatic sprinkler system. It is very valuable progress.
I am on a training course tomorrow so will give you a call on Wednesday.
Regards
From: Blair Chalmers [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Tuesday, 8 September 2015 12:55 p.m.
To: Simon Hunt
Subject: RE: Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Good afternoon
Have you had a chance to look at our consent reports?
I look forward to your reply.
Regards
Blair
From:
@gw.govt.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, 5 August 2015 8:42 a.m.
To: Blair Chalmers
Subject: RE: Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Hi Blair
Thanks for sending this report through, I will have a look at it as soon as I can and get back in touch if I have any
questions.
My apologies for not confirming that I received the last report, I have that also and will have a look at the reports
together, hopefully early next week.
Regards
From: Blair Chalmers [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Wednesday, 5 August 2015 6:55 a.m.
To:
Subject: Bio Filter final assesment for Interwaste Wellington
Good morning
I have attached the final assessment of the Bio Filter check.
Please let me know if there is anything missing. I sent you my report last week, Can you please confirm that you
have received this?
Regards
Blair Chalmers
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Wellington Branch Manager
International Waste Ltd www.interwaste.co.nz
D: +64 4 237 6982 | M: +64 21 727 138 | F: +64 4 237 4695
ATTENTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are
not the named recipient and receive this correspondence in error, you must not copy, distribute or take any
action in reliance on it and you should delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Unless
otherwise stated, any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not represent those
of the organisation.
ATTENTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are
not the named recipient and receive this correspondence in error, you must not copy, distribute or take any
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of the organisation.
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Door operation (17)
All of our staff are trained that the entry and exit doors are not to be left open for any extended
periods of time following entrance or exiting of the plant.
This is a written policy in our Operations Manual, and we have regular reminders of this in our
weekly “Tool Box” meetings. There has been no noticeable periods of these being left open.
Complaints (19)
I am pleased to report that we have not had any complaints from neighbouring properties in
relation to odour issues over the last three years. We are fortunate to enjoy good relationships with
the neighbouring properties.
Please feel free to contact me at any time if you require any additional information.
Sincerely
Blair Chalmers
BRANCH MANAGER
Interwaste Wellington
12 Broken Hill Road
PORIRUA
Phone 04 237 9687
Mobile 021 727 138
Email
[email address]
International Waste Limited
P.O. Box 53 099, Auckland International Airport, Auckland, New Zealand.
Phone 64-9-256 8534 Fax 64-9-275 2380
Emily McDowall
From:
Blair Chalmers <[email address]>
Sent:
Monday, 27 July 2015 10:10 am
To:
Subject:
Interwaste Wellington Discharge to air report
Attachments:
GWRC Air Consent Report 27th July 2015.docx
Good morning
Happy 2015 and I hope all is well with you?
I have attached the report for 2015, I am just waiting on the final assessment report from
(Jacobs NZ
Ltd). He came in on the 15 to asses our Bio Filter but is just waiting on the lab results. I have explained all this in the
report.
We have topped this up with bark, added lime and have a water sprinkler system installed to tackle the issues that
were raised last year.
I will send you a copy of the report as soon as
sends this through.
Regards
Blair Chalmers
Wellington Branch Manager
International Waste Ltd www.interwaste.co.nz
D: +64 4 237 6982 | M: +64 21 727 138 | F: +64 4 237 4695
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