Environmental Incidents

Calls to the Pollution Hotline are logged as environment incidents. The incidents are classified as minor incidents, resource consent incidents and serious environmental incidents/alleged offences. Based on the classification, as decision is made within 30 minutes on the appropriate response for each incident reported.

Minor incidents – reported incident has not, or is not likely to, result in a significant environmental effect or offence.
Resource consent incidents – reported incident relates to an activity authorised by resource consent.
Serious environmental incidents/alleged offences – an enforcement officer investigates incidents in this category, generally through a site visit. The first priority will be to minimise any adverse effects on the environment and then to investigate the incident.

Environmental Incidents from 1 April to 31 June 2008

A total of 956 incidents were reported through the pollution hotline between the 1 April and the 30 June effects.

Of the 956 incidents reported this quarter, 856 or 90% have been investigated and the complaints closed off. The other 100 complaints are in various stages of investigation. In total there are 224 complaints (some from previous quarters) that are still being investigated and are not closed off.

Image of Complaints Graph for April to June 2008

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