interpretation, and their significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2013-2015 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 Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’
which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or permanent, past, present or
future,
government and:
Promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of communities in
the present and for the future.
Would not alter significantly the intended level of service provision for any significant
activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Council, or transfer the ownership or control
of a strategic asset to or from the Council.
Membership of the Ordinary Committee
Councillor D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
Councillor M P Joyce (Deputy Chairperson)
system worked effectively.
Owing to the distance of the wellsite to the nearest stream being approximately 13 metres, the
stream was visually inspected by an Inspecting Officer on each occasion. Chemical analysis or
a biomonitoring survey were unnecessary as no evidence of effects on the stream environment
were observed by the Inspecting Officer.
Staff on-site were cooperative with requests made by officers of the Council, with any required
works being completed quickly and to a
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:
page
2
(a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around a discharger, and may
include cultural and socio-economic effects;
(b) physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
(c) ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether
for pesticide analysis, and two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters. The Company
provided groundwater and air quality data from monitoring carried out by independent consultants.
The monitoring showed that DAS has had no significant impact on air quality in the vicinity of the plant or
on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. No complaints in relation to DAS’s activities were registered by
the Council. There were no Unauthorised Incidents recording non-compliance in respect of this
place to mitigate effects of any accidental spillage or discharge of contaminants.
For reference, in the 2011-2013 year, 35% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
performance and compliance with their consents, while another 59% demonstrated a good
level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents.
This report includes recommendations for the 2013-2015 monitoring period.
scientific 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 2018-2019 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,
scientific 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 2018-2019 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,
and monitoring
The Resource Management Act 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 a discharger, 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
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:
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