shed, in order to control the shed temperature.
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Photo 2 Blastquip fabric filter air treatment system at Dialog Fitzroy
The ‘Blastquip’ system has since been inspected by an external consultant from JCL Air and Environment Ltd
in order to assess the feasibility and necessity of emission monitoring. Due to a number of factors, the
consultant determined that emission monitoring was not feasible. Furthermore, the system’s specifications
provided by Blastquip
We've broken down exactly what the Essential Freshwater rules mean for your farm. We're here to help If you would like more information about the new rules and how they might affect you please call 0800 736 222. If you have questions about whether you need resource consent, you can also email info@trc.govt.nz. Essential Freshwater booklet All the rules are in one place in a new Essential Freshwater rules booklet you can download:
Essential Freshwater Rules [PDF, 1.3 MB]
(effective June 2020) which will prevent the high loading via
trade waste, the majority of which was coming from outside the Stratford district. A Diatomix system has
been installed in Pond 2 in order to reduce phosphorus, nitrogen and algae levels. The Diatomix system is a
natural, biological process which may take up to 12 months to produce obvious results once installed.
1 The Council has used these compliance grading criteria for more
If you’re old enough to remember the ‘80s, chances are you’ll recognise the words “old man’s beard must go”. More than 30 years after that David Bellamy ad, it hasn’t all gone but we haven’t given up the fight. Old man’s beard remains one of our highest priority weeds. A vine that grows up to 20m tall, it creates a thick blanket that smothers trees and can destroy native forests. In Taranaki you must control any old man’s beard on your property. There are however a couple of exceptions to this
tracking tunnels, compared to 36% in 2018 and 16% in 2022. There have been significant improvements at several locations, with the Herekawe Stream site dropping from 70% to 10% and Huatoki Walkway from 60% to 10%. Programme Lead Nick Heslop says while there is still a lot of work to be done, New Plymouth is already seeing the benefits of fewer rats. “We’re hearing story after story of abundant birdlife in backyards and gardens, which is backed up by bird count and survey results. “As a community we can
the monitoring period, NPDC demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and high
level of administrative performance.
NPDC holds 20 resource consents relating to those water supply systems, which included a total of 159
conditions setting out the requirements that the consent holder must satisfy. This included seven consents to
take and use water, three consents to discharge to water, nine consents to maintain structures, and one
consent to discharge filter backwash onto and
tracking tunnels, compared to 36% in 2018 and 16% in 2022. There have been significant improvements at several locations, with the Herekawe Stream site dropping from 70% to 10% and Huatoki Walkway from 60% to 10%. Programme Lead Nick Heslop says while there is still a lot of work to be done, New Plymouth is already seeing the benefits of fewer rats. “We’re hearing story after story of abundant birdlife in backyards and gardens, which is backed up by bird count and survey results. “As a community we can
the large silt pond, May 2023
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1.2.1 Operational history relevant to on-going discharges and emissions
Waste disposal at this site occurred from the 1970s to October 2020, with the site developed for use in a
number of stages. Efforts are continuing to establish a clear three dimensional conceptual model for the
entire site, in terms of potential sources of contaminants from leachate, flow paths and receptors, in order to
inform the consent replacement
Last month in May, sites received 48% of the typical year's rainfall with 257.2 mm of rain. On average rainfall for May was 257.2 mm, 48% more typical May rainfall, and ranging from 11% more rainfall at Omahine at Moana Trig, and 86% more rainfall at Tawhiti at Duffys than a typical May. Year to date rainfall ranges from 11% more rainfall at Waitotara at Hawken Rd, and 78% more rainfall at Whanganui at Mataimona Trig, with an average of 36% more than normal. Compared to typical full year
Regional Council is committed to a process of continuous improvement in order to
achieve excellence in the management of health and safety at all of our workplaces. We recognise
the positive impact that the values and benefits of enhanced health and safety bring to the
organisation, our employees and our communities.
There are two key points to health and safety:
We will achieve these by:
Building a positive culture
Aiming for zero harm