UNIFORM ANNUAL GENERAL CHARGE
The Council proposes a uniform annual general charge
of $60.95 (GST inclusive) on all separately used or
inhabited parts of a rating unit in the region to produce
$3,262,654 (GST inclusive).
Separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit
(SUIP): A SUIP is defined as a separately used or
occupied part of a rating unit and includes any part of a
rating unit that is used or occupied by any person,
other than the ratepayer, having
discharge storm water and treated
production water into tributaries of the Patea or Waingongoro rivers. Provisions within the
Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki (2001) also apply.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the investigation under review included inspections
and 8 water samples representative of groundwater quality in the locality collected for
physicochemical analysis. A comprehensive suite of parameters were analysed.
The monitoring showed that there was no evidence of
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
investigation conducted at the site to confirm that there was no significant
environmental or health risk from naturally occurring radioactivity relating to wastes disposed
of at the site. This investigation indicated environmental/health effects were negligible, as
concentrations of radioactivity were less than encountered in ‘normal’ (background)
environmental conditions elsewhere.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and
compliance with the resource
fracturing fluids, and fluids returning to the wellhead post-fracturing, were also obtained for
physicochemical analysis in order to characterise the discharges and to determine compliance with consent
conditions.
The monitoring carried out by the Council indicates that the hydraulic fracturing activities undertaken by
STOS had no significant adverse effects on local groundwater or surface water resources. There were no
unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of the resource
consumers and decomposers.
Achievement Objective Level 6 Number 1
Investigate and describe examples of different types of helpful and harmful micro-
organisms.
Achievement Objective Level 7 Number 4
Research and develop a defensible position about a selected issue affecting the New
Zealand environment.
Making Sense of the Material World
Achievement Objective Level 3 Number 4
Research the use and purpose of technology in the disposal, or recycling, of some
common materials.
the
environment.
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.
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
early
detection, identification and assessment of
pests and unwanted organisms before they
become established. On a national level, this is
carried out by the Ministry of Primary
Industries, who carry out targeted and
pathway surveillance in known risk areas.
On a regional level, the Council oversees
surveillance for unwanted pests and
organisms through a range of avenues. This
includes responding to public reportings of
new organisms or organisms not established
in the region, e.g.
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Wetlands
Taranaki Regional Council
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February 2008
To the teacher
Wetlands
This unit of work focuses on wetlands and can be adapted to be used with pond
studies, marshes, swamps or even boggy areas within paddocks.
It aims to give children awareness, knowledge, skills and values to take
responsibility for this important part of the environment. The information within the
unit is aimed at Levels 3 and 4 but can be adapted to suit all class
to dry conditions for
agriculture and hence less demand for the Company’s products.
The monitoring showed that the Company has had no significant impact on air quality in the
vicinity of the plant or on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. No complaint in relation to
the Company’s activities was registered by the Council.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and
administrative performance.
For reference, in the 2013-2014 year, 60% of consent