Executive independently of
Councillors, this report includes information from
other planning and reporting documents such as
the 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan (LTP), Annual
Plans and Annual Reports.
While the Pre-Election Report has not been
audited, most of the financial information in it
has been reviewed by independent auditors
either as part of previous Annual Reports or the
2021/2031 LTP.
Whether you’re planning to stand for Council or
are planning to vote at the October elections, we
rainfall, faecal contamination can enter rivers,
lakes and the coast through run-off or via stormwater.
Faecal indicator bacteria
In rivers and lakes, Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the preferred
indicator organism; for beach sampling it is enterococci. By
themselves, these organisms don’t necessarily present a
human health hazard. However, they are indicative of the
presence of other harmful disease-causing bacteria, viruses
and protozoa that cannot be detected so easily.
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Let’s look at some specic scenarios
Click on the six scenarios below to learn more
about how the groundwater system works.
Where does rain go when it
alls on the ground? 11
How does groundwater interact
with streams and rivers?2
How does groundwater interact
with rocks and sediments?3
How do other liquids move through
the groundwater system? 4
What happens when we take
1920s. Afterwards some areas
remained forested while others were used for pasture
or pine plantations. Now, more than 80 years
later, the forest is covering the land once more.
Pukeiti’s Rainforest tracks take you through this
regenerating rainforest with remnant pockets of
mature forest and some ancient rimu trees. There are
spectacular views of the Tasman Sea, the Pouakai and
the Kaitake mountain ranges.
Be prepared for possible changes in weather conditions.
There are
Department, Taranaki Regional Council on telephone (06)765-7127 or email consents@trc.govt.nz.
Lodge the application by signing below and sending the completed form
to:
Mail: Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 713, Stratford 4352.
Attention: Consents Administration Officer
Email: consents@trc.govt.nz (if application is emailed please do not mail a hard copy unless
requested to do so by the consents department.)
If you have not received an email acknowledgement for this
the
charge appropriate to the task which they are undertaking. The charges are calculated as per the IPENZ method
with a multiplier of 2.1. All collection costs incurred in the recovery of a debt will be added to the amount due.
Overdue invoices will incur an interest charge at 12% per annum. All charges exclude GST. Effective from 1 July
2022.
SCHEDULE 2: FIXED MINIMUM CHARGES FOR THE PREPARATION OR CHANGE OF POLICY
STATEMENT OR PLANS AND THE PROCESSING OF RESOURCE
within
them, and the health of their ecosystems. A variety of
natural and human factors can affect freshwater systems.
Our use of land, stormwater run-off, industrial and
wastewater discharges can contribute contaminants to
our waterways, including excess nutrients, sediment and
bacteria. The activities within a catchment can interact and
have compounding or cumulative effects on downstream
receiving environments such as lakes and estuaries.
Understanding the
considered to be contaminated when hazardous
substances are at significantly higher concentrations than
their normal levels, and there is likely to be a risk to human
health or the environment. Potentially contaminated land
is land that has been used for an activity that is more likely
than other activities to cause contamination.
Many hazardous substances occur naturally in soil, air
and water. For example, lead and mercury occur because
of weathering of rocks or from
we describe river flows
using statistics known as the mean flow and the mean
annual low flow (MALF). Mean annual low flow is the
minimum flow recorded each year, averaged across the
entire data record for a site, and generally the minimum
flow needed to maintain a catchment’s natural character
and ecosystem health. It helps us set minimum flow
thresholds for rivers and streams, the point at which
consent holders need to reduce or cease taking water to
protect
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Groundwater quantity
Rainfall or river water that seeps from soils into the pore
spaces between fractures of solid rock or sediments, like
sand or gravel, is known as groundwater. Groundwater is
the largest source of accessible freshwater in the world,
accounting for around 98% of freshwater available for use
on Earth. While groundwater is generally hidden beneath
the land surface, many of the region’s springs, rivers and
lakes are sustained by groundwater