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Policy and Planning Committee
Tuesday 3 September 2019
10.30am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the meeting of the Policy and Planning Committee to be held in the
Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 3
September 2019 commencing at 10.30am.
Members Councillor N W Walker (Committee Chairperson)
Councillor M P Joyce
Councillor C L Littlewood
Councillor D H McIntyre
Performance Future Performance
On target
Target may not be achieved
Target will not be achieved
Delayed
Overdue
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Resource management
QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2018 11
Resource investigations and projects
Providing relevant research information for resource management purposes.
Commentary/Highlights
Activities during 2018/2019 include exploring research and funding opportunities relevant to regional council activities in
identified and responses researched before they become critical. Various activities continue as planned, with a high level of
engagement exploring opportunities relevant to regional council activities with Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) towards the MBIE
research 2017 bidding process for environmental research funding, allocation of CRI core funding (Strategic Science investment funds),
and with several of the National Science Challenges- in particular the 'Our Land and Water', the
Access New
Consent Holder Subtype Industry Primary Industry Secondary Purpose Primary Activity Purpose
R2/11138-1.0 Greymouth Petroleum Turangi Limited Divert Energy Wellsite Exploration and Production New
Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council
between 01 Aug 2023 and 13 Sep 2023
Discharge Permit
Land Use Consent
Water Permit
Operations and Regulatory Committee - Resource Consents issues under Delegated Authority and Applications in Progress
onto land under any circumstances, unless
the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent, a rule in a regional plan, or by national
regulations.
The Company holds discharge permit 7884-1.1 to cover the discharge of wastes from hydrocarbon
exploration drilling operations with water based muds and synthetic based muds, and oily wastes from
hydrocarbon exploration and production activities, condensate storage tank wastewater, and well work-over
fluids (which includes fracturing
or from any industrial or trade premises onto land under any circumstances, unless
the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent, a rule in a regional plan, or by national
regulations.
WRS holds discharge permit 7795-1 to cover the discharge of drilling wastes (consisting of drilling cuttings
and drilling fluids from water based muds and synthetic based muds), from hydrocarbon exploration and
production activities, onto and into land via landfarming. This permit was issued
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Waste Remediation Services Limited
(WRS)
Symes Manawapou Landfarm
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2015-2016
Technical Report 2016-92
Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 1739413 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 1770901 (Pdf)
January 2017
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Executive summary
Waste Remediation Services Ltd (the Company) operates
Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-FW) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms and came into effect on 3 September 2020. As of 1 January 2025, these regulations were revoked and no longer apply. This means that resource consent is no longer required under the NES-FW for the conversion of non-dairy land to dairy farmland, however a consent may still be required under our Regional Freshwater Plan. If you are unsure or require clarification, please seek advice from Council on
the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Executive, Audit and Risk
Committee held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47 Cloten road, Stratford
on Monday 7 December 2020 at 10am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 15 December 2020.
Matters Arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document 2658894: Minutes Executive, Audit
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