NAQP - PCA1 & Cl.20A

Status - Operative

The following proposed plan change was made Operative and has been incorporated into the Nelson Air Quality Plan (NAQP).

The purpose of this proposed plan change was to introduce some new rules, update some rules and maps, delete a rule and minor amendments to the Nelson Air Quality Plan.

Main Changes

Proposed Plan Change A1 consists of six parts:

A new rule to deal with the use of wood pellet fuel in industrial-scale fuel burning appliances.
Transitional provisions for domestic open fires and enclosed burners in rural properties which, through change in land use or rezoning, become subject to the Air Quality Plan’s ‘Urban Area’ controls. The new rule allows such fires to continue to be used and replaced in the future with clean air approved burners if the owners wish.
An update to the map showing what is ‘Urban Area’.
Correcting an error that prevents existing ‘Jetmaster’-type fires within the Urban Area (which can be used until 1 January 2013) from being replaced with a complying woodburner.
Deleting rule AQr.55A which allows the burning of certain agricultural plastics. There are now two product stewardship programmes that operate in the region enabling the recycling rather than burning of bale wrap and agrichemical containers.
A minor change to allow different stack (flue) arrangements for domestic burners running on diesel.
Other minor amendments under Cl.20A, Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act.