Risk Committee however the committee felt that it was best for this item to be
deferred to the Policy and Planning Committee.
5. Meeting Dates for August and September
The dates for the next six weekly round of meetings for August and September were
circulated for information.
6. Electoral Decisions
6.1 Mr M J Nield, Acting Chief Executive, spoke to the memorandum for Council to
consider whether to continue to use First Past the Post (FPP) or Single Transferable
Vote …
and Committee meetings suspended until after the
Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 expires.
The Policy and Planning Committee minutes of Tuesday 4 February 2020 were therefore,
confirmed at the Whole of Committee Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 7 April.
Agenda items from the cancelled meeting of Tuesday 17 February 2020 were either
received by the Ordinary Committee on Tuesday 7 April or Tuesday 19 May 2020 or
were held over for the return of the usual meetings and committee …
particulates, nitrogen oxides and the volatile organic compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and
xylenes 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 2018-2019 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of
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:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
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Section 3 discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2019-2020 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and 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
held by the companies in the Lower Waiwhakaiho area;
• the nature of the monitoring programme in place for the period under review; and
• a description of the activities and operations conducted in the Companies’ site/catchment.
Each company’s activity is then discussed in a separate section (Sections 2 to 7).
In the subsections for each company (e.g. Section 2.1) there is a general description of the industrial activity
and its discharges, an aerial photograph or map showing the
from composting
operations.
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6. The Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP) includes the following definitions:
Waste management processes means the treatment and disposal of any
waste by combustion, composting, the depositing of waste into or onto land
set apart for that purpose, or other processes intended to allow or facilitate
such disposal.
Composting means the biological reduction of organic waste to a relatively
stable product.
7. The application is to compost,
direction may be obtained from the person first reporting the spill, local
residents or fishing/recreational boats in the area. Additionally, weather forecasts can be
obtained from the Meteorological Office, phone 04-4700 700. In addition, Taranaki Regional
Council has a real time telemetry system that includes information on wind direction and
strength and is accessed through the Council’s computer systems (Hydrotel or Hilltop). The
Council’s Hydrology duty officer can provide specific advice on
Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2024
319 Bayly Road, RD 37, New Plymouth 4381 Review Dates: Jun 2021, Jun 2023
Activity Class: Discretionary
Location: 319 Bayly Road, Warea Application Purpose: Replace
To discharge farm dairy effluent after treatment in an oxidation pond system and
constructed drain, into Unnamed Stream 49
Rohe:
Taranaki (Statutory Acknowledgement)
Engagement or consultation:
Te Kahui o Taranaki Trust Provided with application …
8.3 Disturbance, deposition and extraction .................................................................89
8.4 Reclamation or drainage ..............................................................................................97
8.5 Taking or use .....................................................................................................................99
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8.6 General standards