Activities Required to Use the Hazardous Facilities Screening Procedure |
a)
| Any hazardous facility: |
P |
| i. | Not otherwise identified within this table |
| ii. | With a quantity ratio that is equal to or below the quantity ratio for permitted activities in Rule 25.4.5.1 |
b)
| Any hazardous facility: |
D |
| i. | Not otherwise identified within this table |
| ii. | With a quantity ratio that is more than the quantity ratio for discretionary activities in Rule 25.4.5.1 |
c)
| Teaching and research laboratories with a quantity ratio that is more than the quantity ratio for permitted activities in Rule 25.4.5.1 and complying with relevant standards in Rule 25.4.4. This excludes: |
C |
| | i. | Activities undertaken outside the laboratory |
| | ii. | Bulk hazardous substances storage facilities |
| | iii. | Field tests |
Specific Activities Not Required to Use the Hazardous Facilities Screening Procedure |
| d) | The retail sale of liquid fuel in underground storage tanks with a storage capacity of up to: | C |
| | i. | 100,000 litres of petrol |
| | ii. | 50,000 litres of diesel |
| | iii. | Provided it can be demonstrated that compliance with relevant standards in Rule 25.4.4 and the requirements of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and regulations is achieved |
| e) | The retail sale of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) with storage capacity of up to: | C |
| | i. | 6 tonnes (single vessel storage) |
| | ii. | 1.35 tonnes cumulative capacity (exchange facilities for portable LPG cylinders) |
| | iii. | Provided it can be demonstrated that compliance with relevant standards in Rule 25.4.4 and the requirements of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and regulations is achieved |
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| f) | The use or storage of radioactive materials with a radioactivity level less than that specified as an exempt activity in the Radiation Protection Regulations 1982 | P |
| g) | Any activity using, storing or transporting radioactive materials for the medical and dental treatment of patients and the use of such radioactive substances is under the control of a person licensed under the Radiation Protection Regulations 1982 | P |
| h) | The use or storage of radioactive material with a radioactivity level more than that specified as an exempt activity in the Radiation Protection Regulations 1982, but less than or equal to 1000 terabecquerel | D |
| i) | The use or storage of radioactive material with a radioactivity level more than 1000 terabecquerel | NC |
BOD5 substances | |
| j) | Any storage of high BOD5 substances in quantities less than or equal to 10,000 litres (excluding the Te Rapa Dairy Manufacturing Site and Crawford Street Freight Village, Ruakura Agricultural Research Campus and Waikato Innovation Park) | P |
| k) | Any storage of high BOD5 substances in quantities more than 10,000 litres (excluding the Te Rapa Dairy Manufacturing Site and Crawford Street Freight Village, Ruakura Agricultural Research Campus and Waikato Innovation Park) | D |
| l) | Any storage of high BOD5 substances in quantities less than or equal to 100,000 kg, or 40,000 kg when within 30m of a water body (the Te Rapa Dairy Manufacturing Site and Crawford Street Freight Village, Ruakura Agricultural Research Campus and Waikato Innovation Park only) | P |
| m) | Any storage of high BOD5 substances in quantities more than 100,000 kg or 40,000 kg when within 30m of a water body (the Te Rapa Dairy Manufacturing Site and Crawford Street Freight Village, Ruakura Agricultural Research Campus and Waikato Innovation Park only) | D |
| All Hazardous Facilities |
| n) | Any activity identified in 25.4.3(a), (c) to (g) and (j) within a: | D |
| | i. | High Flood Hazard Area |
| | ii. | Medium Flood Hazard Area |
| | iii. | Low Flood Hazard Area |
| | iv. | Temple View Flood Hazard Area |
| | v. | Culvert Block Flood Hazard Area |
| | vi. | Geotechnical Waikato Riverbank and Gully Hazard Area |