Appendix Two: Summaries of reports commissioned with ITP co-funding by Bioplant
Tairāwhiti
BioPlant Tairāwhiti Landscape and Visual Effects Assessment:
A landscape architect was
commissioned to undertake an assessment in August 2023, by visiting and photographing the site.
They concluded that the plant would introduce a low-moderate change to the site.
BioPlant Tairāwhiti Civil Design and
BioPlant Tairāwhiti Topographical Survey:
These two
documents include aerial photographs and detailed maps of the site features such as the boundary
lines, fence lines, power poles, overhead power lines, drains and stormwater pipes.
BioPlant Tairāwhiti Health Report: This report focussed on potential public health benefits or
risks of the project. Benefits noted include: the removal of decaying wood before it causes a
microbiological hazard; removal of allergens and irritants from wood debris and fungi; a reduction
in associated respiratory il health; and avoidance of hazardous contaminants in the environment.
Public health risks were assessed as negligible.
BioPlant Tairāwhiti Air Discharge Assessment: atmospheric dispersion modelling was used to
predict the highest ground-level concentrations of contaminants, based on emission estimates. It
was reported that off-site concentrations of almost all contaminants would be substantially lower
than all relevant assessment criteria. The report concluded that the adverse effects on human
health from discharges into air, dust or odour are negligible and/or would be adequately avoided or
mitigated by the proposed process and emissions controls.
BioPlant Tairāwhiti Cultural Impact Assessment: this report focussed on physical, cultural, and
spiritual impacts on land, sky, water and the people of the proposed site. The report recommended
that appropriate cultural input, experience, and expertise needed to be adequately acknowledged
and compensated. The report also recommended that activities to protect cultural resources be
undertaken.
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