Rule Activity Classification Conditions/Standards/Terms Control/Discretion Non-Notification
15-11 Abrasive blasting* within an enclosure The discharge^ of contaminants^ into air and any subsequent discharge^ onto land^ pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA from abrasive blasting* within a purpose-built enclosure that is not moveable. Permitted
  1. The blasting enclosure must be fully enclosed and air must be mechanically ventilated to air pollution control equipment that is designed and maintained to achieve a particulate matter concentration of no more than 100 mg/m3 (at 0°C, 1 atmosphere pressure, dry gas basis) at the point of discharge^.
  2. There must be no visible discharge^ of dust from the abrasive blasting* enclosure.
  3. The discharge^ must not result in noxious or dangerous levels of airborne contaminants^ beyond the property* boundary.
  4. Any abrasive media not in use must be covered and protected from water^ and wind.
 
15-12 Wet abrasive blasting* and water^ blasting The discharge^ of contaminants^ into air and any subsequent discharge^ onto land^ or into water^ pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA from wet abrasive blasting* or water^ blasting. Permitted
  1. Any sand or other material used for wet abrasive blasting* must contain less than 5% free silica on a dry weight basis.
  2. Any discharge^ of particulate matter must not be offensive or objectionable beyond the property* boundary.
  3. Any abrasive media not in use must be kept covered and protected from erosion.
  4. All material that is discharged^ to land^ from the blasting must be collected and removed from the site* to the extent practicable after blasting has been completed. The material must be disposed of to a facility that has authorisation to accept the contaminants^ in the material.
  5. Measures must be taken to prevent to the extent practicable the discharge^ of any hazardous particulate matter, or floatable or suspended material to any water body^.
 
15-13 Dry abrasive blasting* using a moveable source The discharge^ of contaminants^ into air and any subsequent discharge^ of contaminants^ onto land^ or into water^ pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA from dry abrasive blasting* using a moveable source. Discretionary    
15-14 Miscellaneous discharges^ into air from industrial or trade premises^ The discharge^ of contaminants^ into air and any subsequent discharge^ of contaminants^ onto land^ or into water^ pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA from the following activities on industrial or trade premises^:
  1. fume cupboards
  2. premises discharging steam, water^ vapour, energy and heat (except as a result of fuel combustion)
  3. the retail or wholesale distribution of automotive fuels, oils*, liquefied gases, gases, and fuels used for industrial processing and home heating
  4. funeral parlours, chapels, and stonemasons
  5. the manufacture of household, industrial, electrical and garden equipment and appliances, including the manufacture of concrete products, but excluding the manufacture of cement, rubber goods and processes involving the galvanising of steel
  6. the application of surface coatings, including printing or manufacture of packaging materials, and printing of paper
  7. the manufacture of furnishings, clothing and carpets, but excluding rubber underlay
  8. the sale, servicing, or repairs of motor vehicles, trains, trailers, boats or like equipment, including body and engine repairs, panel beating, fibre-glassing, and painting when carried out in a booth or enclosure that has been designed to contain any emission of paint overspray
  9. joinery, including the manufacture, restoration or finishing of furniture and wood crafts, and cabinet making
  10. the operation* of dry-cleaning, dying, laundering and cleaning facilities
  11. the manufacture of beverages, including soft drinks, extraction of fruit juices, fermentation of wine, distillation of spirits and alcoholic beverages
  12. food processing by deep fat frying or oil frying of any animal or vegetable matter where the processes have either singly or together a raw material capacity of less than 5 tonnes/hr
  13. the processing or storage of food including baking, cooking, refrigeration, freezing and canning, but excluding premises used for the production of milk powders using dryers with a water^ evaporation capacity greater than 300 kg/hr
  14. the storage, blending or distribution of bulk products including fertiliser*, fertiliser* mixing and the coating of existing fertiliser* product, animal feeds, roading materials, gardening materials, and concrete processing materials
  15. yards used to hold cattle or stock and buildings used solely for animal slaughtering
  16. the drying of grain or vegetable matter
  17. powder coating or spray painting
  18. sawmilling
  19. kiln drying
  20. the extraction, processing in fixed plant (crushing and screening), storage, or distribution of aggregates
  21. the development, maintenance*, use, upgrade*, or demolition of industrial or trade premises^ and which are not otherwise provided for by rules^ in this Plan, including site* development, subdivision and landscaping, and the installation, construction, maintenance*, use or demolition of roads^, paved areas, buildings, structures^ or equipment
  22. fixed asphalt plants.
Permitted
  1. The discharge^ must not cause a breach of any of the National Environmental Standards^ for ambient air* quality set out in Table 7.1 (in Chapter 7).
  2. The discharge^ must not result in any offensive or objectionable odour, dust, smoke or water^ vapour beyond the boundary of the property*.
  3. The discharge^ must not result in any noxious or dangerous levels of gases or particulates beyond the boundary of the property*.
  4. The discharge^ must not cause a reduction in visibility on any designated commercial or military flight path.
  5. The vertical velocity of the discharge^ must not exceed 4.3 m/s, at 60 m above ground level or the discharge^ must not penetrate the obstacle limitation surface of an aerodrome.
  6. The discharge^ of dust from the source at any site* where minerals or aggregates are dried or heated or prepared for the manufacture of hot mix asphalt must not exceed 5 kg/hr.
  7. Fixed asphalt plants must be equipped with temperature sensors and aggregate proximity sensors that limit and control operating temperatures within the drum.
  8. Air pollution control equipment for fixed asphalt plants must be designed so that the discharge^ of particulates must be no greater than 50 mg/m3 of particulates (corrected to 0°C, 12% CO2, 1 atmosphere, and a dry gas basis) except that this limit may be exceeded for a maximum of 30 minutes when starting the fuel-burning equipment from cold, providing the opacity of the discharge^ is minimised as far as practicable.
 
15-15 Flaring of hydrocarbons The discharge^ into air pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA of hydrocarbons from flaring on land^ associated with petroleum exploration^ for well-testing operations*. Controlled
  1. The well-testing must be limited to a duration of 45 working days.
  2. The flare point must comply with the following separation distances:
    1. 300 m from residences, marae, education facilities, public buildings and public recreation areas
    2. 300 m from any rare habitats*, threatened habitats* and at-risk habitats*
    3. 100 m from bores* ,surface water bodies^, public roads^ and the coastal marine area^
    4. 100 m from any historic heritage^ as identified in any district plan^ or regional plan^.
  3. No non-petroleum wellstream product is to be combusted.
  4. There must be no objectionable odour, dust or waste^ drift beyond the property* boundary.
  5. The discharge^ must not cause a reduction in visibility on any designated commercial or military flight path.
  6. The vertical velocity of the discharge^ must not exceed 4.3 m/s at 60 m above ground level or the discharge^ must not penetrate the obstacle limitation surface of an aerodrome.
Control is reserved over:
  1. the nature of the contaminants^ to be emitted during flaring and measures to manage effects^ including effects^ on sensitive activities
  2. duration of consent
  3. compliance monitoring.

Resource consent* applications under this rule^ will not be notified and written approval of affected persons will not be required (notice of applications need not be served^ on affected persons).

15-16 Discharges^ from specified mobile sources The discharge^ of contaminants^ into air pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA from:
  1. equipment to treat road^ surfaces by heat to remove impaired surfaces except where the burning of bitumen is involved
  2. mobile aggregate crushing and screening plants
  3. mobile asphalt plants
  4. earthmoving or harvesting equipment.
Permitted
  1. The discharge^ must not result in offensive or objectionable odour, dust, smoke or water^ vapour at the boundary of any sensitive area as defined in Policy 15-2(d).
  2. The discharge^ must not result in any noxious or dangerous levels of gases or particulates at the boundary of any sensitive area as defined in Policy 15-2(d).
  3. The discharge^ of dust from the source at any site* where minerals^ or aggregates are dried or heated or prepared for the manufacture of hot mix asphalt must not exceed 5 kg/hr.
  4. A mobile asphalt plant must not be located at any one site* or property* for more than 24 continuous months.
  5. Mobile asphalt plants must be equipped with temperature sensors and aggregate proximity sensors that limit and control operating temperatures within the drum.
  6. Air pollution control equipment for mobile asphalt plants must be designed so that the discharge^ of particulates (corrected to 0°C, 12% CO2, 1 atmosphere, and a dry gas basis) is no greater than:
    1. 50 mg/m3 for plants established after the date of notification of this Plan (31 May 2007);
    2. 150 mg/m3 for plants established on or before the date of notification of this Plan (31 May 2007); except that these limits may be exceeded for a maximum of 30 minutes when starting the fuel-burning equipment from cold, providing the opacity of the discharge^ is minimised as far as practicable.
  7. The discharge^ must not cause a reduction in visibility on any designated commercial or military flight path.
  8. The vertical velocity of the discharge^ must not exceed 4.3 m/s, at 60 m above ground level or the discharge^ does not penetrate the obstacle limitation surface of an aerodrome.
 
15-17 Other discharges^ The discharge^ of contaminants^ into air pursuant to ss15(1) or 15(2A) RMA and any subsequent discharge^ of contaminants^ onto land^ from activities which either:
  1. are located on industrial or trade premises^ and are not addressed by any other rule^ in this Plan, or
  2. do not comply with one or more conditions^, standards or terms of a permitted activity^ rule^, but which are not expressly classified as a controlled activity^, restricted discretionary activity^, discretionary activity^, non complying activity^ or prohibited activity^.
Discharges^ that are covered by this rule^ under (a) include, but are not limited to, those activities listed in the rule^ guide following this rule^ table.
Discretionary    

Rule Guide:
Activities covered by Rule 15-17 - Discharges into air that are a discretionary activity under Rule 15-17
(a) include but are not limited to discharges from the following industrial or trade premises or processes:
  1. solid waste* disposal, excluding farm dumps and offal holes
  2. crematoria
  3. manufacture of
    1. cement
    2. fertiliser*
    3. milk powder that is produced with dryers with a water evaporation capacity greater than 300 kg/hr
    4. other milk-derived products, or
    5. rubber goods
  4. manufacture of fibre board, pulp or paper
  5. mechanical drying of treated timber*
  6. rendering, tanning, fellmongering, skin or hide processing, or pet food processing
  7. manufacture of organic or inorganic chemicals, including pharmaceuticals
  8. hot dip galvanising
  9. manufacture or disposal of radioactive substances
  10. use of di-isocyanates or organic plasticisers
  11. manufacture of aluminium, steel, fibreglass, glass or frit
  12. sintering, calcining or roasting of metal ores
  13. smelting of any metal or metal alloy, including scrap metal
  14. carbonisation, gasification, refining, purification, or reforming of natural gas, petroleum oil*, shale, coal, wood, or other carbonaceous materials
  15. smelting or burning of calcium or calcium-magnesium carbonates to produce calcium or magnesium oxides or hydroxides.