decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determines 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 this
matter.
Walker/Van Der Leden
8. Setting of Rates 2021/2022
8.1 Mr M J Nield, Director – Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum setting the
rates for the 2020/2021 financial year. The rates are driven from the adopted 2021/2031
while total nitrogen
showed a decreasing trend for the period 1996-2020. When analysed over the most recent ten year period,
decreasing trends in total phosphorus and chlorophyll-a, and an increasing trend in conductivity were
detected.
National Objectives Framework (NOF) attributes for total nitrogen and phytoplankton classify the lake in the
‘B’ band, or as being slightly impacted compared to reference conditions, while total phosphorus
concentrations classify the lake as being in the …
activities and operations conducted in the Company’s site/catchment.
Sections 2-14 separately detail each company’s onsite activities and performance.
In each subsection 1 (e.g. section 2.1) there is a general description of the industrial activity and associated
discharges, a photograph or map showing the location of the activity, and an outline of the matters covered
by the company’s permit/s.
Subsection 2 presents the monitoring results of the company’s activities during the period under …
section 48(1) of the Local Government Information and Meetings Act
1987, resolves that the public is excluded from the following part of the proceedings of
the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting on Monday 10 May 2021 for the
following reasons:
Item 6 - Public Excluded Minutes - 29 March 2020
That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the
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and surrounding the site featuring shelterbelt vegetation or other tall trees has
been manually classified as Forest Cover, which I consider appropriate to characterise the
shelterbelt(s). Within the site, cells occupied by sheds or concrete hardstand have been
manually classified as Urban Cover, reflecting the buildings and impervious surfaces consistent
with built/urban environments. The land use categorisation of cells in the area surrounding
the site has remained as Agricultural. The land
that in future they should look at holding one around the
Coast as the closest ones were in New Plymouth or Hāwera.
Resolved
That the Taranaki Solid Waste Management Committee:
a) receives the memorandum and notes the activities of the Regional Waste
Minimisation Officer.
Jamieson/Roach
3. South Taranaki District Council Mid-term WMMP Review
3.1 Ms R Martin, Environment and Sustainability Manager, South Taranaki District
Council, spoke to the memorandum
holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 81% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring
programmes, while for another 17% of the consents, a good level of environmental performance and
compliance was achieved.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a good or high level.
This …
catchment, as noted in the previous monitoring year, appears to
have been short-lived. It appears that there may also be an emerging trend of reducing metals
concentrations, particularly in dissolved copper and zinc, at the site below pond 4 and the bypass drain, as
well as at the coast.
During the period under review, the instream dissolved zinc and copper concentrations met the appropriate
USEPA acute or chronic exposure guidelines in 11 of the 12 samples. None of the 12 instream samples taken …
lower frequency of south-easterly
winds.
1.19 Without further investigation, the reason(s) for these differences is unclear.
They may reflect a real difference between the wind patterns at the two
sites, or a fault with the Poppas Peppers wind direction sensor. I viewed
the Poppas Peppers weather station on 17 February 2022 and noted no
obstructions to the south.
1.20 I do not consider that the wind data from Poppas Peppers validates the
airport data as stated by