General Policy that applies to all activities, including oil and gas
industries, within the coastal environment and regardless of which coastal
management area the activity may fall within. Officers further note that the potential
risks associated with oil and gas exploration and production activities are well
understood. In the main oil and gas exploration and production activities in the
coastal marine area are largely a Discretionary Activity or a Non-complying Activity.
River, Te
Henui Stream, Waimoku Stream, and less frequently at Lakes Opunake and Rotomanu,
were due principally to resident wild fowl populations in the vicinity of recreational usage
sites (as confirmed by inspections and more recently by DNA marker surveys).
In terms of E. coli, bacteriological water quality showed some improvements in the latest
survey period in comparison with historical surveys. The total number of samples falling
within the “Alert” or “Action” categories (26% of
be noted that
even with MfE’s overly optimistic analysis, we will fall well short of what is required as a
national average under the NPS-FM. This is despite the fact that through the Taranaki
Riparian Management Programme the region is investing and doing far more than the
NPS-FM requires and doing more than many other regions in New Zealand.
Since 1995, the percentage of Taranaki’s ring plain streams fenced has risen from 50%
to 85%, and the percentage planted has risen
current work are far below ambient
guideline values, and all results fall into ‘excellent’ Ministry’s air quality category. Two of the
four benzene results were within ‘excellent’ MfE’s category and another two results fell within
the ‘good’ category.
The Council has previously undertaken BTEX monitoring in Taranaki region. The outcomes
of those previous BTEX studies were discussed in the “Air monitoring survey of
hydrocarbon compounds (BTEX) in the Taranaki Region” report which may be
flat rich dairy land on uplifted marine terraces. Ropers Bush falls
within the 'Acutely threatened' LENZ environment (less than 10% indigenous
forest remaining) and is located in the Manawatu Plains Ecological District.
The KNE provides connectivity to other KNE sites such as Ngakotana Gorge
and Tarere Forest Extension.
Ecological features
Flora
The main forest canopy is dominated by tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa), pukatea
(Laurelia novae-zelandiae) and kahikatea (Dacrycarpus
Port Industrial Catchments consent monitoring Annual report 2016-2017
of at the site since the last inspection. The material
consisted of clay, dirt and a few stumps. There had been heavy rain over night prior
to the inspection and it was noted that there were no ponding, odour or dust issues
found at the time of inspection. The consent holder was informed that water samples
were collected at this inspection.
Results of receiving environment monitoring 2.2.2
Routine water quality sampling was undertaken on one occasion and the results are
presented
activity without a resource consent.
NES-F conditions
Passage of fish: The weir must provide for the
same passage of fish upstream and downstream
as would exist without the culvert, except as
required to carry out the works
Size: The fall height of the weir must be no more
than 0.5m
Slope: The slope of the weir must be no steeper
than 1:30
Face: The face of the weir must have roughness
elements that are mixed grade rocks of 150 to
200mm
certainty during the
consenting process and will minimise disputes and reduce costs for the
applicant and the Council.
More effective as Plan users will have greater certainty around whether their
activity falls inside/outside the coastal environment and the appropriate Policies
to consider.
More effective as each consent application will be addressed consistently and
reduces variation between consents.
There are no additional costs associated with this change.
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public use can
degrade the values associated with the site – little can or should be done to promote
coastal public access. Six (or 21%) of the coastal areas of local or regional significance
having poor public access fall within these two categories.
• For the two remaining limiting factors, these being lack of formal access or poorly
defined public access, more could be done to improve public access. Twenty-three (or
79%) of the coastal areas of local or regional significance having poor