integrated system for managing the risks and impacts of pests and other harmful organisms to the economy, environment and human health.
Agencies, community groups and individuals work cooperatively, taking an integrated, efficient and cost effective approach that is based on sound science and a social mandate to undertake that work.
Together we are making a significant contribution to protecting our region, people, economy and natural resources by preventing the introduction or establishment of
monitoring sites though annual programmes;
• the resource consents held by the companies in the Waitaha catchment;
• the nature of the monitoring programme in place for the period under review; and
• a description of the activities and operations conducted at each site.
Sections 2 -14 each company’s activity is discussed in detail in a separate section.
In each subsection 1 (e.g. section 2.1) there is a general description of the industrial activity and its
discharges, a photograph or map
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2015-2016 monitoring
year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
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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
responses
to those submissions.
Note, the recommendations presented in this report are officer recommendations
and have not yet been formally considered by the Council.
1.2 Scope and background
The Proposed Coastal Plan for Taranaki was publicly notified for submissions on 24
February 2018, with submissions closing on 27 April 2018.
Public notice calling for further submissions supporting or opposing the initial
submissions was made on 21 July 2018 and closed on 4
responses
to those submissions.
Note, the recommendations presented in this report are officer recommendations
and have not yet been formally considered by the Council.
1.2 Scope and background
The Proposed Coastal Plan for Taranaki was publicly notified for submissions on 24
February 2018, with submissions closing on 27 April 2018.
Public notice calling for further submissions supporting or opposing the initial
submissions was made on 21 July 2018 and closed on 4
Biosecurity Strategy (the Strategy), which addresses all harmful organisms (not just the
ones for which rules are required). The Strategy sets out non-regulatory programmes
and activities for achieving their control, including site-led programmes, advice and
information, or biological control.
The RPMP and Strategy were released for formal public consultation on 20 May 2017.
The deadline for submissions was 30 June 2017.
Ten organisations or individuals made submissions on the RPMP and
technical data.
Section 3 discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2016-2017 monitoring
year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
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1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or
levels of carbon
monoxide, combustible gases, PM10 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 boundaries during inspections.
During the period under review, OMV demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental
performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. The Maui Production
2018, with submissions closing on 27 April 2018.
Public notice calling for further submissions supporting or opposing the initial
submissions was made on 21 July 2018 and closed on 4 August 2018. Further
submissions may only be made in support of or opposition to the submissions already
made. A further submission cannot extend the scope of the original submission and can
only seek allowance or disallowance (in whole or in part) of the original submission.
Sixty-one initial submissions
cover in the
large pre-fill gully was maintained as were the silt controls. There were no discharges of unauthorised wood
waste or other materials found at inspection. There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-
compliance in respect of this consent holder during the period under review.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance
with the resource consent.
For reference, in the 2018-2019 year, consent holders were found