Regional Council (the Council) adopted a water
management plan for the river in September 1991.
At the end of the 2014-2015 monitoring period a total of 21 consents were held by the 13
industries monitored under this programme that discharge wastewater, stormwater and/or
leachate from the industrial area at Fitzroy, New Plymouth to the lower Waiwhakaiho River
and Mangaone Stream, or to land in the lower Waiwhakaiho and Mangaone Stream
catchments. The activities and impacts of the consent
surface and groundwater results indicate no adverse impacts from
stockpiling or spreading at this site. Ongoing monitoring of the site will ensure that any
consent limits that apply at the time of surrender, are satisfied at that time. There were three
Unauthorised Incident/s (UI/s) recording non-compliance in respect of this consent holder
during the period under review.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a poor level of compliance with various consent
conditions, and improvement is
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
terrestrial;
(d) natural and physical
still in place informing the public of the erosion and the dune
replanting efforts.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative
performance and compliance with the resource consents, and there were no unauthorised
incidents reported in relation to the motor camp. No adverse environmental effects were
observed as a result of the wastewater system or rock revetment structure.
This report includes recommendations for the 2015-2016 year.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2013-2014 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, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
Ltd to become
established. During this period no land or water discharges (from either party) took
place.
Transfer of consents between the two parties became effective on 1 December 2012.
One of the intents of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is that environmental
management should be integrated across all media, so that a consent holder's use of
water, air, and land should be considered from a single comprehensive
environmental perspective. Accordingly, the Taranaki Regional
intention to combust gas intermittently on
17 July 2012, 18 January 2013, 15 July 2013, 21 February 2014 and 24 March 2014. Following
these dates, gas combustion occurred intermittently over the course of a few days in
conjunction with well testing. No offensive or objectionable odours, smoke or dust
associated with activities at the wellsite were observed. The drilling fluids and cuttings were
disposed of at a consented off site facility.
The site was generally neat and tidy, although ongoing
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2014-2015 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, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation
support or opposition to the
initial submissions. Twenty-five further submissions were subsequently received.
The main issues/themes raised in submissions are: integrated management; coastal
management areas and the coastal environment boundary; use and development;
recognition of regionally important infrastructure; the identification of tangata whenua
principles, values and sites of significance; the protection of surf breaks: and the
protection of indigenous species; and rules
processes still
influence the site. Under appropriate management, it can remain
resilient to existing or potential threats
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Other values
Oaonui Beach has the following additional values:
• Recreational: the beach is internationally renowned for surfing and
windsurfing. The coastline is also a popular surf casting spot and
provides for a range of active and passive recreational experiences
• Cultural: several pa and occupation sites, as well as a spiritually