determine whether there
is any consequent environmental or human health issue due to pesticides in surface waters
in Taranaki.
Executive summary
The Council’s Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki identifies the use of pesticides as an
activity that needs to be appropriately managed in order to safeguard the ecological health of
the region’s waterways and the health of those who rely on them, including through
municipal water supplies. Also, the National Environmental Standard for Sources of
October 2014
are presented in this report. Monitoring included groundwater sampling at five sites and
analysis of samples for a range of chemical and isotopic analysis.
The results of the monitoring carried out by the Council indicates that the hydraulic fracturing
activities undertaken by Todd 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
by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental
performance during the period under review, and the results and effects of the consent
holder’s activities.
The Council’s monitoring programme included three regular inspections and two biological
receiving water surveys. No intermittent wet weather overflows occurred during the period
under review.
Regular inspections indicated no problems with the ponds’ system maintenance or operation,
with no unauthorised
grazed pasture) filters
sediment out of surface runoff. Sediment
levels in waterways are thereby reduced.
Swamp vegetation (such as rush or sedge)
on or near streambanks helps remove
nutrients, particularly nitrogen, from
emerging groundwater before it enters
streams.
Where fences deny or restrict stock
access, animal dung and urine are
eliminated from waterways. Water
contamination by organic pollutants, and
also by associated pathogens, is
minimised.
Tall-growing riparian
river field trips planned last term, only two had
to be postponed because of bad weather or high
river levels; unfortunately both involved the
same school.
If you have been to Pukeiti recently you would
have seen the massive changes that are taking
place involving the car parks and many of the
buildings. Despite the action taking place, we
have been, and still are, able to host school visits.
It is extremely heartening to be involved with or
hear about the
action can be taken if there is any threat of an event. Taranaki is less likely to
experience earthquakes and liquefaction than other regions because of the geographical distance from New
Zealand’s major fault lines and the types of soil in the region. However, being on the coast means the region
could be affected by storm surges or earthquake-created
tsunami. The Taranaki coastline has high rates of erosion.
A number of national and regional agencies and
organisations are
Resource Management (National
Environmental Standards for Electricity
Transmissions Activities) Regulations
2009
Transmission line support structures:
Discharges from blasting and applying
protective coatings
Regulation 25 Permitted activities
(1) Blasting a transmission line support
structure of an existing transmission line, or
preparing the structure to receive protective
coatings, is a permitted activity if all of the
applicable conditions
site security and upkeep /
maintenance of the site in accordance with this Plan.
3. 1.3 Site operating hours
The operating hours of the site are generally 7:00am to 5:00pm daily but
may vary to cater for specific needs of clients1
3. 1.4 Internal roads & tracks
Internal roads and tracks are to be maintained to ensure that silt or spilt
waste does not enter the Haehanga Stream. The Site Manager to check
the tracks daily during rain events otherwise weekly
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Appendix C is
surf breaks included in the draft Coastal Plan for
Taranaki, 2016, (draft Plan) were those identified as ‘high quality’ or ‘high
value’ in the Regional Policy Statement for Taranaki, 2010 (Regional Policy
Statement). These surf breaks were identified by local surfers and all known
surf breaks were added to the Regional Policy Statement as no process for
determining regional significance was developed at this time.
As part of the development of the draft Plan and prior to
Research and examine some of the solutions to pollution on land and sea
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Taranaki Regional Council – Weather Unit 4
Social Studies Social Organisations and Processes Level 4
� Achievement objective
Understand and demonstrate ways people reshape their social organisations in response to challenge or crisis.
� Learning Activity
Level 4
Students interview a member of a civil defence organisation to find out how people in New Zealand prepare for
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