Kaponga, or Patea treatment systems on
adjacent receiving waters were recorded in late summer-autumn under low flow conditions
during the monitoring period (at which time the Waverley system had been desludged with
bio-bugs, the Manaia system had been upgraded with the addition of two wetlands, the
Kaponga pond subsurface discharge rate was very low and receiving water dilution very high)
in early winter under higher flow conditions (when the Patea upgraded ponds system
discharged continuously),
presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2017-2018 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 neighbourhood or the wider community around
procedural or process changes. It represents the second phase of the Government’s resource
management reform programme.
Major changes to the RMA arising from enactment of the Resource Legislation Amendment
Act concern national level policy making and direction, regional and district plan making
and the resource consents process.
Staff will be developing an implementation plan to give effect to the Resource Legislation
Amendment Act 2017 over the coming months.
Recommendations
That the
Competencies:
• Relating to others
• Thinking
Essential Skills:
• Communication
• Information gathering
• Work and study
Values:
• Equity
• Community and participation
• Respect
Make a list of people you could invite to your class to talk to you.
Your list could include:
1. Someone from your local bus depot or local bus driver.
2. Taranaki Regional Council Transport Services Manager.
3. New Plymouth District Council ‘Let’s Go’
sites. The main
factor influencing E.coli concentrations measured across the network is well construction, and inadequate
wellhead protection or isolation at some monitored locations. Drilled and screened wells installed
specifically for monitoring purposes recorded significantly lower numbers of E.coli detections and MAV
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exceedances in comparison to dug and/or unlined wells. These results are indicative of differing E.coli
transport pathways by well
sites. The main
factor influencing E.coli concentrations measured across the network is well construction, and inadequate
wellhead protection or isolation at some monitored locations. Drilled and screened wells installed
specifically for monitoring purposes recorded significantly lower numbers of E.coli detections and MAV
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exceedances in comparison to dug and/or unlined wells. These results are indicative of differing E.coli
transport pathways by well
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Changes in the NPS-FM require regional councils to monitor ecosystem health, maintain or
improve overall water quality, manage nitrogen and phosphorus, consider economic
wellbeing in freshwater decision-making and plan (with local iwi) for Te Mana o te Wai.
Where there
out by the Council indicate that the hydraulic fracturing
activities undertaken by GPL have had no adverse effects on local groundwater resources.
There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of the resource
consent, or provisions in regional plans, during the period under review.
GPL demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and
compliance with the resource consent over the reporting period.
For reference, in the 2014-2015
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2017-2018 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 neighbourhood or the wider
effects on local groundwater or surface water resources.
There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of the resource
consent, or provisions in regional plans, during the period under review.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative
performance with the resource consents.
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For reference, in the 2014-2015 year, 75% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance