Quarterly Operational Report (QOR) for the three months ended 31 March 2019. The purpose of a QOR is to present
a snapshot of the Council progressing through the delivery of the programme of activities agreed to in that year’s annual plan
or long-term plan. It is designed to give a feel for how the Council is progressing and the forecast for the rest of the year.
This QOR presents the achievement of the programmes of work established by the Council for 2018/2019 in the 2018/2028
Industry Purpose
R2/7964-1.1 Burgess Crowley Partnership Take Groundwater Industry - Other
Consent Holder Subtype Primary Industry Purpose
R2/5797-2.0 Pihama Farms Limited Take Surface Water Irrigation
Consent Holder Subtype Primary Industry Purpose
R2/5546-2.0 New Zealand Transport Agency Structure - Culvert Road/Bridge Construction or Maintenance
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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council between 17 Aug 2018 and 27 Sep 2018
Coastal Permit
While using water to generate power is considered non-
consumptive because the water is returned to the river, it can
affect downstream flows. Permitted takes (for reasonable
domestic and stock use) also make up a portion of Taranaki’s
water allocation.
A key factor in water allocation decisions is the ‘mean annual
low flow’, or MALF, which is the lowest flow that could be
naturally expected on a year-to-year basis. A MALF is based on
intensive data from long-term
invasive, and is expected to eventually
become dominant, out-competing E. densa and L. major. While this is not expected to cause
significant impacts on the ecology of Lake Rotorangi or on the hydroelectric scheme, there is
now greater potential for it to spread to nearby lakes, where such impacts could be much
more severe e.g. Lake Rotokare. This may be the subject of further investigation by the
Taranaki Regional Council. The next survey is due to be performed in the 2014-2015 period.
over the lifetime of the
Strategy:
Pathway and exclusion programmes to prevent the
introduction of harmful plants and animals to the
region, and reduce the effects of existing pests.
Eradication programmes to target five harmful
species not yet established or widespread in
Taranaki.
Sustained control programmes to target 12 pests
that are having a regional effect on the
environment and agriculture, with rules (in the
Regional Pest Management Plan
and ambient air
quality in the region.
Nitrogen oxides
NOx, any mixture of nitrous oxide (N2O), nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), are produced from
soil, motor vehicles and industrial fuel combustion processes. Indoor domestic appliances (gas stoves, gas
or wood heaters) can also be significant sources of nitrogen oxides. NO and NO2 are of interest because of
potential effects on human health.
Nitric oxide is colourless and odourless and is oxidised in
domestic appliances (gas stoves, gas or wood heaters) can also be significant
sources of nitrogen oxides, particularly in areas that are poorly ventilated. NO and NO2 are of
interest because of potential effects on human health.
Nitric oxide is colourless and odourless and is oxidised in the atmosphere to form nitrogen
dioxide. Nitrogen dioxide is an odorous, brown, acidic, highly corrosive gas that can affect our
health and environment. Nitrogen oxides are critical components of photochemical
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the time of the 2015
survey, was not recorded to have extended beyond the mid-section in the 2018 survey. It had been
predicted that hornwort will eventually become dominant, out-competing E. densa and L. major. While this
is not expected to cause significant impacts on the ecology of Lake Rotorangi or on the hydro-electric
scheme, there is now greater potential for it to spread to nearby lakes, where such impacts could be much
more severe, e.g. Lake Rotokare. The next macrophyte survey of