Corporate planning and reporting Regional policies, plans, strategies and bylaws Flood Protection Management Bylaw 2012 Urban Water Quality Strategy Rural Water Quality Strategy Regional Pest Management Strategy Regional Plan : Air Dunedin outdoor burning guide Water Management and Allocation in the Future: A Strategy for Otago Research and technical reports Farming and land management Climate and Pasture and Grow Otago Flood protection and drainage schemes The Regional Plan: Air for Otago (the Air Plan) assists us in managing Otago's air resource. If you want to carry out an activity that discharges contaminants to air, you must comply with the rules in the Air Plan. Find out about the plan and how to get a copy. Purpose of the PlanArea covered by the PlanStatus of the Plan including proposed changesWhy you should read the PlanDownloadGuide to domestic heating appliancesBurning outdoorsOrder a printed copy

Regional plan preparation is optional under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), except for the preparation of regional coast plans. We decided to prepare the Air Plan to assist us in carrying out our functions under the RMA. The purpose of the Air Plan is to promote the sustainable management of Otago's air resource. To achieve this, the Air Plan has policies and methods (which include rules) to address the air quality issues facing Otago.Back to top of pagealpine air purifier direct The Air Plan covers the entire Otago region, including Otago's coastal marine area.mammoth classic air purifier review This Council publicly notified the Air Plan on 28 February 1998. oreck car air purifierFollowing the process of submissions, hearings and appeals, Council made the Air Plan operative on 1 January 2003.

The Air Plan is due for full review on 1 January 2013. The table below lists changes to the Air Plan since it was made operative. Plan Change 1 (Fire Service Training) Plan Change 2 (National Environmental Standards) If you're thinking of carrying out an activity in Otago that discharges contaminants (such as smoke, odour or dust) to air, you should read the rules in the Air Plan to see: A resource consent is required for any activity the Air Plan states as being a discretionary activity. The Air Plan does not apply to the discharge of contaminants to air associated with the normal operation of ships within the coastal marine area. Such discharges are controlled by the Resource Management (Marine Pollution) Regulations 1998, rather than the Air or Coast Plans. However, the Air Plan does apply to the discharge of contaminants to air from abrasive blasting, spray painting and conveying of bulk materials.Read about the Coast Plan The Air Plan does not control the discharge of contaminants to air associated with the activities controlled by the Waste Plan.Read about the Waste Plan

The Regional Plan: Air for Otago is split into print quality chapters for more convenient downloading. You can also download the Plan as a single document in a lower resolution for faster downloading. All files are PDF. Regional Plan: Air for Otago, complete (14.0 MB) 2. Otago's air quality issues (0.5 MB) 3. Objectives and policies (1.0 MB) 5. Methods other than rules (1.3 MB) 6. Anticipated environmental results (0.5 MB) 7. Cross-boundary issues (0.6 MB) 8. Monitoring and review (1.0 MB) Schedule 1 - Regional ambient air quality guideline (1.5 MB) Schedule 2 - Maps showing Air Zone boundaries Individual maps available below. Schedule 3 - Hazardous air contaminants (0.4 MB) Schedule 4 - Good management practices for agrichemical application (0.2 MB) Schedule 5 - Good management practices to prevent or minimise the discharge of smoke from burning vegetation (0.2 MB) Schedule 6 - Setting chimney heights for industrial or trade processes   (0.2 MB)

Schedule 7 - Standard dispersion modelling procedure  (0.2 MB) Overview of Air Zones, also showing Air Zone 3 (0.2 MB) Schedule 3 - Hazardous air contaminants (0.4 MB)Schedule 4 - Good management practices for agrichemical application (0.2 MB)Schedule 5 - Good management practices to prevent or minimise the discharge of smoke from burning vegetation (0.2 MB)Schedule 6 - Setting chimney heights for industrial or trade processes  (0.2 MB)Schedule 7 - Standard dispersion modelling procedure  (0.2 MB) The following gives a guide to the status of existing domestic heating appliances in each Air Zone and states what domestic heating appliances you can install in a building in each Air Zone. A flow chart has been prepared to enable you to determine what restrictions apply to using your existing domestic heating appliance.Download a guide to the rules for discharges from domestic heating appliances in Otago (62 kb) Follow the installation guide to determine what domestic heating appliances you can installDownload the installation guide (100 kb)

People who wish to find a woodburner or pellet fire that has an emission standard of less than1.5 g/kg and thermal efficiency of 65% or more, need to look at the Ministry for the Environment's authorised burner lists. People who wish to install another type of domestic heating appliance that has an emission standard of less than 1.5 g/kg and thermal efficiency of 65% or more, need to look at Otago Regional Council's approved burner list.See ORC's approved burner list Order the plan by phone or email. There is no cost for copies of the Air Plan. View contact detailsOrder by emailThe National Environmental Standards for Air Quality include a design standard for wood burners in urban areas. The standards apply to wood burners, but not to cooking stoves that burn wood. Therefore our stoves are exempt from the National Standards throughout the majority of New Zealand and can be installed anywhere on any size property. Councils that have installed stricter standards than the National requirement are:

Auckland: if you look at Table 1 here, any property classed as ‘Rural’ is allowed to install a Homewood, as they fall under ‘Other domestic fires’. For other zones, resource consent approval may be required. Nelson: Rural properties greater than 2 hectares are allowed a Homewood wood stove, for other properties see here. Canterbury: Rural properties greater than 2 hectares that aren’t in a clean air zone are allowed a Homewood wood stove. If your property doesn’t meet this criteria you can apply for a resource consent from your council by emailing: ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz Otago: There are three air zones in Otago (Air Zone 1, 2 and 3) therefore the information that you need to look at will depend on where you are planning to install the wood stove. Check out the following air plan to find out which air zone you are in and what your air zone rules are: air plan If you are in Airzone 3 you are allowed a Homewood cooking stove. Hawke’s Bay: There are different air zones in the Hawke’s Bay (within the Napier and Hastings Airsheds) therefore the information that you need to look at will depend on where you are planning to install the wood stove.