affected the
‘swimmability’ of rivers. To concerns raised about faecal matter from birds in waterways, Mr
Phipps pointed out that Council was able to break down the DNA of the matter to find out
whether it was from birds or other animals.
Mr Phipps said fine sediment in rivers and streams was an issue and was expected to get
worse because of the impact of climate change.
He also confirmed that phosphorus was present in our waterways, and preliminary
assessment indicates that this is
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recognised as not significant in terms of section 76 of the
Local Government Act 2002
e) determined that it has complied with the decision-making provisions of the Local Government
Act 2002 to the extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in accordance with section 79
of the Act, determined that it does not require further information, further assessment of
options or further analysis of costs and benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to
making a decision on
any instructions
regarding evacuation of your area.” It is not consistent with and does not reinforce the messages
that are issued via EMA. This can create confusion and may result in people delaying or not taking
critical life safety actions.
NEMA currently issues short EMA messages (under 90 characters) for land and marine tsunami
threats. The short EMA messages were used as some handsets experienced issues receiving longer
alerts when the EMA system was first rolled out.
monitoring results show that zinc concentrations have generally
declined over time and this year was one of the lowest results.
There were no visible emissions or odour observed during this year’s inspections, although visible emissions
were occasionally seen at other times of the year. The galvanising plant does not currently have an emission
control system and this would improve the ambient air quality and reduce visible emissions.
For reference, in the 2023/24 year consent holders were