Meet the 17 winners of the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Education
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Category sponsor: Contact Ōpunake High School and Ōpunake Loop Trail Trust - for incredible effort and enthusiasm for protecting and improving the local environment and inspiring others to take positive action The High School and the Trust are leading players in a massive environmental restoration project encircling Ōpunake
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months. No conclusions could be drawn about the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on air quality. The PM2.5 measure covers particles hundreds of thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. They can remain suspended in the air for days or months, and can contribute to major health problems when regularly inhaled. Inhalable particulate (PM2.5) monitoring report 2016-2020 Hydrologists go with the digital flowTechnology allowing the remote collection of river-flow data has been trialled by
Information about using your ID card and using the Total Mobility scheme locally and around the country. Where can my ID swipe card be used? Your ID swipe card can be used for travel anywhere within the Taranaki region where an approved Total Mobility transport provider operates. There is a Stratford-based provider, a Hāwera-based operator, three taxi operators in New Plymouth (covering Waitara and Bell Block) and two New Plymouth-based companion driving services, Driving Miss Daisy and Freedom
and reduces the amount of contaminated water you need to manage.
Monitor and maintain your runoff control measures. Reassess and adjust if necessary. Consent requirements
You won’t need a resource consent to discharge stormwater to land or to water if you can meet these requirements: The discharge is not into a significant wetland.
You have a stormwater interception system (a roof and guttering, for example) to keep rain from areas where there may be contaminants, if your site is bigger than half
and reduces the amount of contaminated water you need to manage.
Monitor and maintain your runoff control measures. Reassess and adjust if necessary. Consent requirements
You won’t need a resource consent to discharge stormwater to land or to water if you can meet these requirements: The discharge is not into a significant wetland.
You have a stormwater interception system (a roof and guttering, for example) to keep rain from areas where there may be contaminants, if your site is bigger than half
The Council responds 24/7 to environmental incidents to investigate, and clean up pollution and take enforcement action if necessary. To report a pollution incident, call the Council's environmental hotline, 0800 736 222 - switchboard is open 24/7. Environmental incidents include spills, accidents and situations where an industry or resource consent holder does not meet consent conditions or regional plan rules. More than half of the incidents that the Council investigates are reported by the
If you have any questions or would like to talk more about our project and how you can help we’d love to hear from you. Our contact details are below: Phone: 0800 736 222 Email: pftaranaki@trc.govt.nz Follow our Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Facebook page to stay up to date with the latest project news, celebrate its successes and connect with other supporters. While on our Facebook page why not join your local Restore group. Join up and use them as you wish – chat, share trapping tips and
Disposal of industry or trade waste to a land site is likely to require a resource consent (air discharge permit) covering odour, dust and litter control. Other considerations when weighing options for disposal of wastes to land include the possibility of seepage or runoff to water, and soil contamination. If you can’t meet any of the requirements set out below, you’ll need to take action to ensure you can meet the rules set out in the Council’s Plans, or you’ll need to apply for a resource
