1. All restricted discretionary activities for discharges of contaminants to air will be subject to the normal tests for notification in the relevant sections of the RMA. 

1. The discharge must not contain contaminants that cause, or are likely to cause, adverse effects on human health, property or the environment beyond the boundary of the premises where the activity takes place.

2. The discharge must not cause noxious, dangerous, offensive or objectionable odour, dust, particulate, smoke or ash beyond the boundary of the premises where the activity takes place.

3. There must be no, dangerous, offensive or objectionable visible emissions.

4. There must be no spray drift or overspray beyond the boundary of the premises where the activity takes place.

1. Mechanical shredding of scrap indoors, (including the mechanical removal of plastic or rubber covering from cable, where discharges to air are through particulate control equipment:

a. before discharging to air, all emissions must pass through control equipment that achieves a particulate emission rate of no more than 10mg/m³ (STP, dry gas basis and 12 percent CO₂ by volume)

b. emissions control equipment must be maintained in accordance with manufacturers specifications. Where alternative maintenance programme is proposed, that programme must be certified by an independent chartered professional engineer to meet the above performance controls.

2. Thermal metal spraying, including the melting of any metal or metal alloy, where discharges to air are through particulate control equipment:

a. the process must be contained within a spray booth

b. before discharging to air, all emissions must pass through control equipment that achieves a particulate emission rate of no more than 30mg/m³ (STP, dry gas basis and 12 per cent CO₂ by volume).

3. Spray application of surface coatings containing diisocyanates or organic plasticisers:

a. the spray booth or room must be fitted with a suitable filter system to minimise air discharges of diisocyanates and organic plasticisers

b. vents from the spray booth or room must discharge vertically,at least 3m above the ridge height of the building and not be fitted with a rain excluder.

1.Small combustion sources established before 1 May 2014

a.this rule will cease to be in effect after 30 April 2024

b.the activity must have been lawfully established as a permitted activity before 1 May 2014

c.any change in the activity must not change the character or increase the scale or intensity of any adverse effects of the activity on the environment

d.there must be no visible emissions resulting from the combustion process other than heat haze and clean steam during normal operation

e.air discharges must be through a stack, the height of which must be determined by the procedures set out by the NSW Environment Protection Agency Guidelines for estimating Chimney Heights for small and medium sized Fuel Burning Equipment February 1993. If the stack height does not comply then the operator must demonstrate that the activity will not cause an exceedance of the relevant air quality standards beyond the site and must obtain a Certificate of Compliance to confirm the permitted activity status of the discharge

f.rain excluders must not impede the upward discharge of combustion gases

g.air discharges from combustion of wood, including untreated wood products such as wood chips and pellets, and coal combustion processes must discharge through particulate emissions control equipment such as a bag filter or electrostatic precipitator

h.the sulphur content of the fuel must be no more than 0.5 per cent by weight

i.the wood (including untreated wood products such as wood chips and pellets) must have a moisture content of less than 25 per cent by weight (dry basis)

j.any wood (including wood products such as wood chips and pellets) must not be not painted, tanalised (treated with copper, chrome and arsenic) or treated with preservatives or impregnated with chemicals, including chipboard

k.maintenance of combustion appliances must occur in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and maintenance records are made available to council officers on request

l.the council must be provided with the following information on 1 May 2016 and 1 May 2021:

i.location of combustion process and stack

ii.fuel source

iii.type of device and total generating capacity

iv.details of any particulate emissions control employed.

2.Small combustion sources established from 1 May 2014

a.the activity must not include combustion engines/generators

b.there must be no visible emissions resulting from the combustion process other than heat haze and clean steam during normal operation

c.air discharges must be through a stack, the height of which must be determined by the procedures set out by the NSW Environment Protection Agency Guidelines for estimating Chimney Heights for small and medium sized Fuel Burning Equipment February 1993. If the stack height does not comply then the operator must demonstrate that the activity will not cause an exceedance of the relevant air quality standards beyond the site boundary and must obtain a Certificate of Compliance to confirm the permitted activity status of the discharge

d.rain excluders must not impede the upward discharge of combustion gases

e.the sulphur content of the fuel is no more than 0.5 per cent by weight

f.maintenance of combustion appliances must occur in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and maintenance records must be made available to council officers on request

g.the council must be provided with the following information on 1 May 2016 and 1 May 2021:

i.location of combustion process and stack

ii.fuel source

iii.type of device and total generating capacity

iv.details of any particulate emissions control employed.

1. Blasting (dry abrasive) within a permanent facility (spray booth) using abrasive material containing less than 5 per cent dry weight free silica:

a. emissions must pass through a filtration system that achieves a particulate emission rate of 30mg/m³ (STP and dry gas basis)

b. emissions control equipment must be maintained in accordance with manufacturers specifications

c. a differential pressure gauge must be installed across the filtration system and the processing monitoring equipment must be fitted with audible alarms

d. the control equipment and maintenance programme must be certified by an independent chartered professional engineer to demonstrate that the control equipment is adequate to meet the criteria specified in a. and c. above

e. all work areas and surrounding areas must be kept clean and substantially free of accumulations of deposited blasting material and other debris

f. abrasive material used for the blasting must contain less than 2 per cent by dry weight dust able to pass a 0.15 mm sieve.

2. Blasting (vacuum) using abrasive material containing less than 5 per cent dry weight free silica:

a. material collected by the vacuum device must pass through a fabric filter or other collection system capable of achieving a non-visible discharge

b. all work areas and surrounding areas must be kept clean and substantially free of accumulations of deposited abrasive blasting material and other debris.

3. Blasting (sweep) using abrasive material containing less than 5 per cent dry weight free silica:

a. all work areas and surrounding areas must be kept clean and substantially free of accumulations of deposited abrasive blasting material and other debris.

4. Cement storage, handling, redistribution, or packaging, where cement is stored in fully enclosed silos:

a. silos must be fitted with an appropriate filtration system which is certified by an independent chartered professional engineer as being designed to have a maximum emission rate of 30mg/m³ (STP and dry gas basis)

b. cement must be delivered via a fully enclosed system

c. silos must be fitted with a high level alarm that has both an audible and visual indicator and when the alarm is triggered it will stop the filing of the silo.

5. Temporary crushing of concrete, masonry products, minerals, ores and/or aggregates on a development site, using a mobile crusher, at a rate of up to 60 tonnes per hour:

a. an effective watering system must be available to minimise dust emissions

b. operation of the crusher must occur on no more than 180 days over the duration of the development project, or

c. temporary crushing plant must be located on a development site and must only crush material originating from and to be utilised at the development site.

1. The solvent VOC application rate must be calculated from the proportion of the coating material that is a VOC (taking into account the volatility under the particular conditions of use) multiplied by the total application rate of the coating material.

2.For clarity, all substances that are subjected to temperatures in excess of their boiling point shall be considered volatile under the conditions of use.

1. Coffee roasting at a loading rate of green coffee beans between 50kg/hour and 250kg/hour with a total weekly production of more than 100kg

a. the operation must have been established prior to 1 May 2014:

i. any change in the activity must not change the character or increase the scale or intensity of any adverse effects on the environment as a result of air discharges from the activity.

b. the operation must have been established, or production increased, on or after 1 May 2014 and air emissions are discharged through an afterburner:

i. the afterburner must have a minimum operating temperature of 750 degrees C and a residence time of 0.5 seconds

ii. the afterburner must have a temperature gauge with readout easily accessible to the operator

iii. the afterburner must be interlocked with the coffee roaster burner control or a log must be maintained which clearly documents that the afterburner temperature is operating at 750 degrees C when the temperature of the coffee beans exceeds 120 degrees C during the roasting process.

1. The storage tank containing motor fuels must have been installed prior to 1 January 2007; or the storage tank containing motor fuels must have been installed or replaced (for existing tanks) from 1 January 2007, and must include measures to ensure that petrol vapour arising from storage tank filling is captured.

1. Burning of any material for the purpose of fire emergency service training and investigation:

a. all adjacent neighbours must be advised in writing at least 48 hours prior to the fire being lit

b. the Auckland Council Principal Rural Fire Officer must be advised at least seven working days in writing in advance of the location and duration of the fire and the contact details of the person overseeing the fire

c. the fire must be under the direction and supervision of the New Zealand Fire Service, council fire officers or the Auckland Airport Fire Service in the case of fires at Auckland Airport.

2. To minimise the discharge of contaminants into air from outdoor burning and burning within a backyard or single chamber incinerator such that it will comply with the general permitted activity control a fire must:

a. use wood or vegetation that is dry and well seasoned

b. be located as far as practicable from adjacent premises

c. be undertaken during daylight hours

d. be supervised

e. be located at least 3m from any combustible material including buildings, fences, hedges and trees

f. be undertaken in accordance with any instructions provided by the manufacturer if vegetation has been treated or sprayed by an agrichemical

g. be undertaken in suitable weather conditions, for example light winds

1. Green waste collection stations:

a. green wastes must be kept on-site for not more than three days from date of receipt

b. there must be no shredding of green waste.

2. Refuse transfer stations where less than 30m³ of refuse or 500m³ of green waste is kept on site

a. green waste must be kept on-site for no more than three days from the date of receipt

b. there must be no shredding of green waste.

3. Wastewater facility that is for the primary purpose of pumping or transfer or storage of raw or partially treated wastewater.

a. storage of wastewater must be within an enclosed tank of less than 4000m³; or

b. storage of wastewater must be within an enclosed tank of between 4000m³ and 10,000m³ that is fitted with an effective odour control system, such as a bio-filter.

1. Medium combustion sources established from 1 May 2014

a. there must be no visible emissions resulting from the combustion process other than heat haze and clean steam

b. air discharges must be through a stack, the height of which must be determined by the procedures set out by the NSW Environment Protection Agency Guidelines for estimating Chimney Heights for small and medium sized Fuel Burning Equipment February 1993

c. rain excluders must not impede the upward discharge of combustion gases

d. the wood, including untreated wood products such as wood chips and pellets, has a moisture content of less than 25 per cent by weight (dry basis)

e. any wood, including wood products such as wood chips and pellets, must not be painted, tanalised (treated with copper, chrome and arsenic) or treated with preservatives or impregnated with chemicals (including chipboard)

f. air discharges from wood, including untreated wood products such as wood chips and pellets, combustion must discharge through particulate emissions control equipment such as a bag filter or electrostatic precipitator that achieves a maximum total suspended particulate emission rate of 50mg/m₃ (STP, dry gas basis, corrected to 12 percent CO₂ by volume)

1. Intensive farming indoors of more than 25 pig equivalents or more than 10,000 poultry that was lawfully established or authorised before 21 October 2001:

a. any change in the activity must not change the character or increase the scale or intensity of any adverse effects of the activity on the environment

b. the activity must have a management plan recording all management, operational and monitoring procedures, methodologies and contingency plans necessary to comply with this rule

1. Refuse transfer station with more than 30m³ of refuse or 500m³ of green waste.

a. the refuse station must be located more than 300m from any dwelling or residential zone

b. the premises must be in an industrial or rural area and have either:

i. a minimum separation distance of 300m from any dwelling on another property or any residentially zoned area, or

ii. a minimum notional odour boundary of 300m through designation or an instrument registered against the land title of the owners of any residential property within 300m of the activity. Such designation or registered instrument must provide a restriction on the owners and occupiers of such land from complaining about any offensive or objectionable odour generated by the activity in respect of that property.

c. the refuse transfer station must be designed to ensure that litter and dust is kept to a practicable minimum and with sufficient capacity to hold all waste materials received on-site indoors or under cover, except green wastes

d. all access and transfer areas must be sealed and designed with sufficient room for the movement of vehicles within the yard area

e. the consent applicant must have clear protocols for:

i. acceptance criteria for materials delivered to the site

ii. odour, dust and litter mitigation

iii. storage, handling and disposal of all types of refuse accepted on the site

f. there must be no shredding of green waste

g. the activity must have an operations plan outlining the protocols developed in accordance with d. above and measures to mitigate or prevent adverse effects beyond the boundary of the premises.

1. Spray application of surface coatings in a spray booth and containing diisocyanates or organic plasticisers:

a. the spray application of surface coatings must be undertaken within a spray booth or room that is fitted with a suitable filter system to minimise air discharges of diisocyanates and organic plasticisers

b. vents from the spray room or booth must discharge vertically,at least 3m above the ridge height of the building and not be fitted with a rain impeder.

1. Medium to large combustion sources for the purpose of raising heat or energy

a. there must be no visible emissions resulting from the combustion process other than heat haze and clean steam

b. air discharges must be through a stack, the height of which must be determined by the procedures set out by the NSW Environment Protection Agency Guidelines for estimating Chimney Heights for small and medium sized Fuel Burning Equipment February 1993

c. rain excluders must not impede the upward discharge of combustion gases

d. the wood, including untreated wood products such as wood chips and pellets, must have a moisture content of less than 25 per cent by weight (dry basis)

e. any wood, including wood products such as wood chips and pellets, must not be painted, tanalised (treated with copper, chrome and arsenic) or treated with preservatives or impregnated with chemicals (including chipboard)

f. air discharges from wood, including untreated wood products such as wood chips and pellets, combustion must discharge through particulate emissions control equipment such as a bag filter or electrostatic precipitator that achieves a maximum total suspended particulate emission rate of 50mg/m³ (STP, dry gas basis, corrected to 12 per cent CO₂ by volume).

1. Cremation of human or animal remains, excluding the burning of animal remains covered by outdoor burning rules

a. the crematorium must be designed so that before discharge to air, all emissions from the crematorium chamber must be contained and must pass through an afterburner.

b. the afterburner must be capable of maintaining all gases passing through it at a minimum temperature of 850 degrees C in greater than 6 per cent oxygen for a design residence time of at least two seconds.

c. the afterburner must have a temperature probe installed to continuously monitor and record the temperature of the waste gases in the afterburner. The stack must have an opacity meter installed to continuously monitor and record the opacity of the discharge. All process monitoring equipment must be fitted with audible alarms.

d.  amanufacturer guarantee or certification by an independent chartered professional engineer that design of the afterburner system is adequate to meet the criteria specified ina., b., and c. above must be provided.

e. the following materials must not be burned:

i. coffins constructed or furnished with PVC or melamine

ii. cardboard coffins containing chlorine in the wet-strength agent

iii. chlorinated plastic packaging for stillbirth, neonatal and foetal remains

iv. coffins containing metals (except steel screws and staples) e.g. lead and zinc

v. halogenates and wax.

1.The solvent VOC application rate must be calculated from the proportion of the coating material that is a VOC (taking into account the volatility under the particular conditions of use) multiplied by the total application rate of the coating material.

2.For clarity, all substances that are subjected to temperatures in excess of their boiling point shall be considered volatile under the conditions of us.

1. The quarrying activity must be located at least 200m from any dwelling.

2. Discharges to air from the demolition of buildings containing asbestos materials must be undertaken in a way that avoids the discharge of asbestos and provides for the health and safety of all people, including those working on the site, and in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

3. For discharges or dust from earthworks or road construction and maintenance that do not meet permitted activity controls, a dust management and monitoring plan must be submitted to council that will shown the means by which dust will be minimised such that it does not cause nuisance beyond the boundary of the works.

1. Intensive farming established from 21 October 2001 housing between 10,000 to 180,000 chickens:

a. the premises, measured from the exhaust vents closest to the neighbouring site, must be located a minimum of 400m from the property boundary or notional property boundary. Notional property boundaries must be established through an instrument registered against the land title or any neighbouring property within the buffer area. Such registered instrument must provide a restriction on the owners and occupiers of such land from complaining about any offensive and objectionable odours or dust within the buffer area generated by the intensive livestock chicken farm

b. there must be a management plan for the activity detailing:

i. environmental objectives and targets, use of best practicable options, performance reviews, checklists

ii. shed management details including ventilation and litter management

iii. drinker and feeding systems operation

iv. waste management and litter disposal

v. complaints system and management including schedule of neighbouring properties and contact phone list.

1. Discharges to air from landfills receiving waste materials, including domestic and industrial wastes:

a. the landfill must have been issued with a resource consent or an application has been lodged to discharge contaminants into air prior to 1 January 2002 and the landfill is still receiving waste provided the footprint and contours of the landfill remain unchanged; or

b. the landfill operation must be able to maintain a minimum separation distance of one kilometre between the landfill footprint and nearest dwelling located in the urban area and zoned for residential activities; or

c. the landfill operation must be able to maintain a minimum notional odour boundary of one kilometre through designation or an instrument registered against the land title of any residential property within one kilometre of the landfill footprint for the active life of the landfill. Such designation or instrument must provide a restriction on the owners and occupiers of such land from complaining about any offensive or objectionable odour generated by the landfill in respect of that property.

1. Combustion activities

a. stack height, design and emission discharge velocity

b. fuel source, burning rate, emissions controls and maintenance.

2. Rural activities

a. location of activity

b. dust and odour mitigation methods

c. type of waste treatment.

3. Waste processes

a. location of activity and site layout and station design to ensure required indoor capacity and separation distances between any sensitive land uses

b. protocols for waste acceptance

c. odour, dust, and litter control measures

d. operation plan and its adequacy.

1. Measures to ensure that discharges to air are minimised as far as practicable, and where appropriate through:

a. use of low emission fuels

b. efficient use of energy

c. use of best practicable option

d. minimisation of fugitive emissions.

2. The degree to which conditions of consent can avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects on health, amenity, property and the environment including appropriate emissions control technology and best practice management.

3. Whether there are practicable location and method options that cause less adverse effects on health, amenity, property and the environment and can still achieve the applicant’s objectives.

4. Whether the duration of the consent should be limited to address:

a. limitations in the existing technology and emission management systems; and

b. future changes in the use and amenity of the neighbourhood.

1. General

a. offsets for discharges of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5

b. location of site/activity

c. site/plant layout.

2. Chemical and metallurgical processes

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. production capacity and material that can be burnt

d. emissions of odour, dust, visible emissions and hazardous air pollutant, including any mitigation measures

e. management plans

f. emissions control and plant maintenance.

3. Outdoor burning

a. location of the fire and duration

b. weather conditions for the burning

c. the need for the fire and the consideration of alternatives

d. quantity and type of material to be burnt and any effects arising from the fire

e. methods to control and minimise air discharges from the fire

f. how neighbours will be informed

g. sensitivity of downwind receiving environment.

4. Cremation and incineration processes

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharges

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. production capacity and material that can be burnt

d. odour, dust, visible emissions and hazardous air pollutant mitigation measures

e. management plans

f. emissions control and plant maintenance.

5. Drying and kiln processes

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. production capacity

d. odour, dust, visible emissions and hazardous air pollutant mitigation measures

e. effectiveness of the afterburner for emissions control.

6. Dust generating activities

a.quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. production capacity of activity

d. dust and odour mitigation measures

e. dust management plan and other management plans.

7. Food, animal, or plant matter processes

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. odour and dust mitigation measures.

8. Combustion activities

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharge

b. effect on meeting the Auckland Ambient Air Quality Standards

c. stack height, design and emissions discharge velocity

d. fuel source, burning rate, emission controls and maintenance.

9. Motor fuel storage

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. odour mitigation

d. risk assessment and methods to manage any residual risk.

10. Rural activities

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. previous complaint history

d. number of livestock

e. odour, dust, visible emissions and hazardous air pollutant mitigation measures

f. waste treatment

g. management plans

h. emissions control and plant maintenance.

11. Waste processes

a. quantity, quality and type of discharge and any effects arising from that discharge

b. sensitivity of receiving environment and separation distances between the activity and any sensitive land uses

c. station design to ensure required indoor capacity

d. previous complaint history

e. protocols for waste acceptance

f. odour, dust, visible emissions and hazardous air pollutant mitigation measures

g. management plans.

1. The degree to which Auckland Ambient Air Quality Standards and/or nationally and internationally accepted standards, guidelines and guidance are likely to be met.

2. Whether the amount of separation between the activity discharging to air and existing or potential activities sensitive to air discharges is:

a. appropriate to mitigate adverse effects on the environment, health and amenity; and

b. appropriate to mitigate reverse sensitivity effects; and

c. available for the duration of the consent.

3. The degree to which conditions of consent can avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects including appropriate emissions control technology and best practice management.

4. Where applicable, the degree to which offsetting can remedy or mitigate adverse effects considering the proximity of the offset to where the effects of the discharge occur and the effective duration of the offset.

5. Whether there are practicable location and method options that cause less adverse effects and can still achieve the applicant’s objectives.

6. The extent to which amenity provisions of any zone where the discharge is likely to have an effect are met.

7. Whether the assessment methods, including monitoring and modeling are appropriate to the scale of the discharge and any potential adverse effects.

8. Whether discharges to air are minimised as far as practicable, where appropriate through:

a. use of low emission fuels

b. efficient use of energy

c. use of best practicable option

d. minimisation of fugitive emissions

e. reduction, reuse or recycling of waste materials relating to waste processes.