proximity, giving us access to
amenity, services and activities that people value. While urban environments share these common
characteristics, they also have unique local variations; the traits that make one urban environment
different from another. Urban environments often have high rates of population and economic
growth. Reflecting this, they are dynamic, and are constantly changing to reflect the needs of their
communities. This constant change can have both positive and negative impacts:
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3.4 Legal description of property at site of activity (refer to land title or rates notice)
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3.5 Assessment/Valuation number of property (refer to land title or rates notice)
within 12 months of the
granting of this consent, subject to conditions 1 and 2 of consent 5080.
3. That the consent holder shall install and operate a measuring device capable of
measuring, at a minimum of 15 minute intervals, the abstraction rate of water from
the Manganui River and shall make records of such measurements available to the
Chief Executive, at three monthly intervals.
4. That the abstraction shall be managed so as to ensure that when the flow in the
Waitara
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
a. The consent holder shall pay to the Taranaki Regional Council all the administration,
monitoring and supervision costs of this consent, fixed in accordance with section 36
of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Special conditions
1. The rate of discharge shall not exceed 3,900 litres per second.
2. The consent holder shall install and maintain signage, or other suitable facilities at the
site of discharge, for public safety purposes, warning the public that there may be a
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
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
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
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