breakdown of what you told us and what we decided as a result:
Delivering on NZ’s freshwater aspirations
At what pace should the Council respond to the Government’s Essential Freshwater package and the
extensive and expensive new requirements it brings? Should we move quickly to boost capacity to
meet Government requirement and public expectations (the preferred option)? Or should we move
gradually, doing only what is needed to meet requirements?
53 submitters expressed direct support
total nitrogen concentrations in shallow
groundwater. This is in part a result of heavy applications of nitrogen (effluent) early in the life of the plant.
Current effluent application is considerably lower than historic application rates. However, nitrate
concentrations in the soil profile underneath the irrigation areas and in the tributaries flowing through or
adjacent to the site remain elevated.
A narrow but concentrated plume of ammonia is present in the groundwater resulting from …
period under review George Family demonstrated an overall good level of environmental
performance.
An improvement was required in the environmental performance of Riddick, Downer (Veale Road)
and TPJ.
The Council's monitoring programme included 33 inspections, with each site receiving either two or three
scheduled inspections. The Council collected 15 water samples for physicochemical analysis during the
2019-2020 year.
No significant adverse environmental effects were observed as a …
allow it to take and use water, five
consents to discharge water or sediment into the Makara, Mangaotea and Mako streams, one consent to
discharge wastes to land around Lake Ratapiko and four land use permits for bed disturbance and
structures in the Manganui River, Mangaotea Stream and Lake Ratapiko. Seven additional consents allow
the Company to abstract water, and construct and maintain structures in the Mangaotea Stream.
During the period under review, the Company demonstrated a high …
scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
1 Todd Petroleum Mining Company Ltd hold Consent 9970-1.2.
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a. the neighbourhood or …
combustible gases, PM10 particulates, and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of
sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections.
During the year, GPL demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and administrative
compliance with the resource consents.
For reference, in the 2019-2020 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 81% of the …
Plan
e) determines that this decision be recognised as significant in terms of section 76 of
the Local Government Act 2020
f) determines 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, determines that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and benefits,
or advantages and disadvantages
and statistics relating to the
response. It does not cover outcomes, improvements or corrective actions, these are
included in the complementary report COVID-19 Corrective Action Plan .
1.1 Background to Activation
Our plan is simple. We can stop the spread by staying at home and
reducing contact. Now is the time to act.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing the move to Alert Level 4, 23 March 2020
In December 2019 a previously unidentified influenza like illness
background is provided.
2. Associated resource consents are listed with basic details including key dates.
3. The monitoring programme components are summarised.
4. The company’s environmental performance and administrative compliance is evaluated, including:
a. A summary of the company’s performance, regarding the site and wider environment.
b. If necessary, any incidents, investigations or interventions that occurred during the monitoring
period.
c. A direct assessment of the company’s …
activities, all adverse effects of the activity can be considered. Activities
classified as discretionary are recognised as being capable of generating a wide range of
effects and therefore the assessment of effects is not narrowed or limited in any way.
24. In restricting the consent to a limited notification consent it seems to us that the TRC has
unnecessarily limited its own powers to properly assess the application in the right context.
Lack of complaints
25. TRC’s judgment on