through the refinement of methods
and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned
spoke to the memorandum to adopt the
Council’s 2019/2020 Annual Plan. Chairman MacLeod gave a brief background to the
process leading up today, and thanked management staff for their effort and hard
work required over this process.
Resolved
THAT the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives and acknowledges, with thanks, the submissions forwarded in response
to the Consultation Document on the 2019/2020 Annual Plan
b) confirms a nil general rates change for 2019/2020
c)
been rated as
Good, as although the performance against most consent conditions with respect to the
administrative compliance was high, issues around testing of the integrity of the water take
pipeline and meeting the requirements of the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting
of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 are yet to be resolved. Methanex have been open and
participative in their communication with regard to their progress on these issues.
For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71%
by past extraction from some rivers in the region,
which was occurring at a rate greater than the natural rate of supply.
It has been ten years since the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) adopted the Freshwater
Plan. The Freshwater Plan contains a suite of policies, objectives, and methods associated with
riverbed gravel extraction.
In 2011 the Council undertook a preliminary analysis of river aggradation1 in Taranaki. The
report entitled Aggradation in rivers and streams
right should be granted and no general authorisation
made in respect of the Hangatahua (Stony) River catchment where the effect of doing
so would be that the provisions of the Notice could not remain in force without change
or variation. The fourth provision of the Notice stated that the quantity and rate of flow
in the Hangatahua (Stony) River and its tributaries, and the quantity and level of natural
water in the ponds and tarns that form part of the protected waters, were to be retained
in
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
consent holder shall maintain a residual flow of not less than 400 litres / second in the
Manganui River immediately downstream of the diversion weir. The residual flow shall be
provided via the two fish passes located either side of the diversion weir.
3. The consent holder shall install and operate a monitoring device capable of measuring, at a
minimum of 15 minute intervals and with +/- 5% measurement accuracy, the diversion and
taking rate of water from the Manganui River
details of the performance and extent of compliance by the CCCWSL, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is concerned with CCCWSL’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
Waiwhakaiho, were the two most popular
river sites across the survey. Meanwhile, lake sites such as Lake Rotokare, Rotorangi and Ratapiko remain
popular for particular activities, including boating, jet skiing and camping.
Access to water recreational sites across the region was deemed to be relatively good, with 87% of
questionnaire respondents saying they had been able to access the sites they wanted, and 85% rating
overall levels of access as being good or excellent. The main factor determining …