conditions mean that both the water
carrying capacity of air and ventilation rates are lower. In these conditions the
improved climate control will allow greater control of internal humidity and litter
moisture content.
Impact of shelter belt vegetation
38 Mr Backshall has noted the impact of shelter belt vegetation on air flow
39 I agree that the shelter belt vegetation is likely to reduce the speed of air flow at
ground level and potential modify its direction at times.
management and, ultimately, 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 NPDC, this report
also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period under
review.
Environmental
the TRC to take up to 60,480
m3 per day at a maximum rate of 740 l/s of water from Lake Mangamahoe in the
Waiwhakaiho Catchment for municipal water supply purposes.
An aerial overview of the Mangorei HEPS is provided in Figure 1 below.
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Figure 1: Schematic of the Mangorei Hydro-Electric Power Scheme
Mangamahoe
Stream
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or rates notice)
Lot1 SS6265 Sub Sec 47 Borough of Opunake Blk IX Opunake SD
3.5 Assessment/Valuation number of property (refer to land title or rates notice)
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3.6 What is the name of the river or stream where the dam is to be installed?
Waiaua River
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3.7 The application must include an aerial photograph or clear map showing
the consent holders,
this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental and administrative performance. The interpretations for these ratings are found in
Appendix II.
For reference, in the 2021-2022 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 88% of the
administrative performance with respect to their resource consents.
The main rationale for the improvement required rating was due to the finding of objectionable odour on
two occasions within the monitoring period and the resultant issuing of an infringement notice.
For reference, in the 2017-2018 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 76% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring
programmes, while for
administrative performance with respect to their resource consents.
The main rationale for the improvement required rating was due to the finding of objectionable odour on
two occasions within the monitoring period and the resultant issuing of an infringement notice.
For reference, in the 2017-2018 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 76% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring
programmes, while for
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 the Company’s
approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and
tables” showing
the condition of 77 of the nation’s rivers, the Waitara is in big trouble.25 On one table
showing waterways’ suitability for swimming, it rates as the worst in the country. It
is more fouled, apparently, than the Manawatū, which in 2009 achieved the dubious
distinction of being “among worst in the West”, according to news headlines.26
However, it depends on which figures you choose when it comes to drawing
conclusions.
The Ministry tables are the result of sampling done by
holders have been assessed on environmental performance and on consent
compliance. The ratings for these consent holders in 2015/2016 were found to be 71% ‘high’ and 24% ‘good’. By the end of December
2016, 81 of 97 draft reports had been completed to the point of delivery to consent holders for final review, with staff anticipating that
by mid-January the remaining would have achieved this level. A similar number of specific programmes are being delivered in
2016/2017. The farm dairy