consent authority, as well as any interested and / or affected parties with the
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information required to understand the proposed activity including any “effects” it may have on
their interests or on the wider environment.
Remediation (NZ) Limited seeks a renewal period of 18 years.
It is also sought to amend some consent conditions as part of the renewal process to better reflect
site
shallow
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
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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:
(a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include
cultural and social-economic effects;
(b) physical effects on the
(another
site with significant indigenous biodiversity values). It provides a
buffer and enhances the ecological values of the National Park
Sustainability Positive In relatively good vegetative condition. Key ecological processes still
influence the site and, under appropriate management, it can remain
resilient to existing or potential threats
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Management threats and response
Potential and actual threats to the sustainability of the Alfred Road forest
increasing bureaucratic costs in our lives.
A firm believer and advocate for KISS management. I don't
believe our governments should be controlling our water or
enforcing your health requirements. Your land is your land, no
SNA or other should devalue your land without your permission
and compensation. I have an appreciation for the outdoors thus
Taranaki is where my heart is and I plan to make it a leader in
change
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New Plymouth General Constituency
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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 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
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 neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include
cultural
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;
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(d) natural and physical resources having
consent
holder for Council audit have been used in compiling this report.
The Council did not receive any complaints or register any unauthorised incidents
associated with any of the Company’s DWI activities during the 2012-2013 monitoring
period. The Company has demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and
compliance with the resource consents exercised during this period.
For reference, in the 2012-2013 year, 35% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
resilient to existing or potential threats
Management threats and response
Potential and actual threats to the sustainability of the Lake Kairura’s
ecological values are as follows:
Threats to ecological
values
Level of
risk
Comment
Pest animals Medium to
high
Possums, cats, mustelids, hedgehogs, and rats
Weeds Low
Habitat modification Low to
medium
Grazing is a threat on unfenced margins
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Site protection measures