CEMP - NZ Transport Agency

NZ Transport Agency
CSM2 & MSRFL
The specialist subject author contributing to the technical reports has been responsible for the
development of the appropriate SEMP. The SEMPs can be regarded as plans to either protect the
environment or manage a construction activity. In effect they are a combination of impacts and
operational management plans. The following outlines the SEMPs that are addressed within this
CEMP (refer Appendices A to F of this CEMP).
• SEMP 001 Air Quality Management (Dust)
• SEMP 002 Erosion and Sediment Control
• SEMP 003 Construction Noise and Vibration Management
• SEMP 004 Construction Traffic Management
• SEMP 005 Landscape Management
• SEMP 006 Accidental Aquifer Interception Management
2.1.3 General Control Statements
Below the SEMPs sits another layer of controls termed General Control Statements (GCS). The GCS
cover the less significant issues for the Project, could lead to a localised impact on the environment.
While a SEMP is a discrete management plan that is complementary to this CEMP, it is also a selfcontained
document that covers specific issues from the AEE. A GCS is a control statement that is
reliant on the CEMP for systems support
It is expected that prior to construction commencing that the Principal Contractor will need to
provide evidence to the NZTA that the following matters are covered in its own Environmental
processes.
• Hazardous Substances and Spillage Response
• Accidental discovery of contaminants;
• Terrestrial Ecological Protection;
• Construction lighting;
• Utilities management;
• Materials and Waste Management; and
• Good housekeeping (a general statement that covers issues and controls not considered
elsewhere).
In addition the contractor will need to provide evidence of its processes in relation to accidental
discovery of koiwi, taonga or archaeological material. Specifically an Accidental Discovery Protocol
covering NZTA New Zealand Regions 11 (Canterbury) and 12 (West Coast) is in place to manage any
such occurrences while NZTA have also adopted the Ngai Tahu Koiwi Tangata Policy 1993 relating
to unknown burials. The NZTA Accidental Discovery Protocol is attached as Appendix I.
2.2 Existing Environment
Prior to considering specific construction impacts it is important to provide the physical context.
The Project is located on the outskirts of Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region. There is a
diversity of urban and rural land use within the Project area, ranging from open farmland, rural
lifestyle blocks and urban areas. The residential communities in proximity to the alignment extend
from south west Christchurch, where Hornby is the dominant commercial centre, to the towns of
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