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  • Checklist for the Removal of Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - April 2001

    A checklist for the removal of Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks that should be included as a coversheet for all contaminated site investigations of this nature.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guideline Schedule A: Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL)

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - January 2004

    A list of activities and industries that are considered likely to cause land contamination resulting from hazardous substance use, storage or disposal.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines : Checklist of Reporting Requirements

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - October 2003

    This checklist is taken from "Guidelines for Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand." This checklist should be included as a coversheet for all contaminated site investigations.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 1 - Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - October 2003

    This guideline details the type and amount of information required in a contaminated site report. Its aim is to ensure consistency in the reporting on contaminated sites.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 2 - Hierarchy and Application in New Zealand of Environmental Guideline Values

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - November 2003

    Guidelines developed to ensure the consistent selection and application of the environmental guideline values most commonly used in contaminated site assessments in New Zealand.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 3 - Risk screening system

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - February 2004

    Describes the background to and use of the Risk Screening System, which aims to provide a nationally consistent means of ranking sites that are, or are suspected of being, contaminated.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 4 - Classification and Information Management Protocols

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - June 2004

    The purpose of this guideline is to outline a nationally consistent process for classifying, managing and releasing contaminated site information held on council registers or databases.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 5 - Site Investigation and Analysis of Soils

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - February 2004

    Best practice for the sampling and analysis of soils on sites where hazardous substances are present or suspected in NZ soils and guidance on the principles governing interpretation of data obtained.

  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines – Schedule B: Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL) with Hazardous Substances

    Published by Ministry for the Environment - February 2004

    A list of activities and industries that are considered likely to cause land contamination resulting from hazardous substance use, storage or disposal.

  • Incorporating Maori Perspectives in Part V Decision Making (PDF 344KB)

    Published by Environmental Risk Management Authority - November 2004

    This Protocol outlines how the Environmental Risk Management Authority assesses Maori and Treaty of Waitangi information, pursuant to sections 6(d) and 8 of the HSNO Act.

  • Long-term Management of the Environmental Effects of Tailings Dams

    Published by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment - August 1997

    Illustrates how some current and past gold-mining operations in NZ have tailings dams that could potentially pollute the surrounding land and water for many years after the mine closes.

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