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 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
temperature in the Kaupokonui Stream reached 24.8°C. Riparian planting
was maintained on the farms and factory site and a donation was received by the Council as per consent
conditions.
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Irrigation onto the two dairy farms was, in general, well managed, including the new dairy shed effluent.
Nitrogen loading on the farms was reduced due to a decrease in loading from factory wastewater. No effect
from irrigation was found during inspection, sampling or biological monitoring of
marine ecological survey, analysis of mussels for norovirus and heavy metals (two,
two site surveys for norovirus and one, three site survey for metals), and additional groundwater monitoring
associated with the sludge lagoon.
Norovirus levels in mussels at Waiwhakaiho Reef varied from low to high during the monitoring period.
There were no other significant detectable effects in the receiving environment resulting from or potentially
associated with authorised discharges from the plant.
workers,
stock and your business.
The term ‘dip site’ collectively refers to the sump, bath, vat
or shower, the draining platform, the disposal area for spent
dipping fluid, the scooping mound for sludge, the splash zone,
the run-out paddock, potentially contaminated timber rails and
posts and any other yards that may have been used to hold
treated sheep.
General management
Read Sheep Dip factsheets 1, 2 and 3.
Identify the location of the sheep dip site(s) on your
property.
Section 3 discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2016-2017 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,
2016-2017 monitoring
year.
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
discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the
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.
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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
the
following effects, at or beyond the boundary of the
property and on such parts of the electricity
transmission network that lie within the boundary
of the premises:
- an ambient concentration of hazardous,
noxious, dangerous, offensive or objectionable
contaminants such that any person, ecosystem
or structure is or is likely to be adversely
affected;
- the release of contaminants giving rise to
objectionable or offensive odours in the vicinity;
- the restriction of
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 a discharger, and may
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include cultural and socio-economic effects;
(b) physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
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 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