National Environmental Standards

In 2004, National Environmental Standards for Air Quality were introduced under the Resource Management Act.

The standards:

  • ban particular activities that discharge significant quantities of dioxins and other toxics into the air;
  • set limits for allowable levels of air pollution;
  • require all new wood burners installed in urban areas to meet a design standard;
  • require landfills over 1 million tonnes of refuse to collect greenhouse gas emissions.

We use the following to meet our requirements under the Resource Management Act using the following:

  • policies to manage specific issues in our District;
  • Resource Consents for discharges for industrial and trade premises;
  • education campaigns and incentives to promote the use of cleaner domestic heating sources.

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