Minutes Ordinary Meeting Tuesday 26 February 2019
2. adopts the recommendations therein.
Lean/Walker
Matters arising
Councillor D L Lean noted Kathryn van Gameren’s resignation from the Council and
expressed thanks for her outstanding service to this Committee and the Council.
5. 2019/2020 Annual Plan: Statement of Proposal and Consultation Document
5.1 Councillor M G Davey declared an interest in agenda item 5 and took no part in the
discussions or deliberations.
1991 and monitoring 1.1.3
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:
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(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;
(c) ecosystems, including effects on
monitoring 1.1.3
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;
(c) ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether
complaints were investigated and found that no ‘objectionable’ and or
‘offensive’ odour was found to be emanating beyond the piggery boundary nor were there any
unauthorised discharges from the effluent treatment system discharging into the receiving
waters.
During the year the company demonstrated an overall good level of environmental
performance.
This report includes recommendations for the 2016-2017 year.
For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71% of consent holders in Taranaki
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 previous 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 and extends from a previous
leak in an effluent storage basin. This
Monitoring
Programme, for Fonterra Whareroa Dairy Factory and South Taranaki District Council Hawera Landfill, are
included in other monitoring programmes carried out by the Council.
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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 neighbourhood or the wider
1991 (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;
(c) ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or
generation upon
notification. It should be noted that the Company never knowingly generated when the lake level was at or
below the minimum authorised level during the reporting period, and that leakage was the principal cause
when a low lake level occurred.
There is still concern about the sand inundation of the head of Opunake Lake, and the reduced recreational
value that has resulted from this. The Company is continuing to investigate an array of options, including
reducing the potential for
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:
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
or the ability of the receiving formation to accept injected fluids, during the period under review. The results
of groundwater quality monitoring undertaken show no adverse effects of the activity on local groundwater
resources. Inspections undertaken during the monitoring year found sites being operated in a professional
manner and there were no Unauthorised Incidents reported in relation to the Company’s DWI consents.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of