consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14. As Greymouth Petroleum Limited was unable to estimate the rate or volume of the take, and as such, may exceed the limits of the permitted activity Rule [Rule 48 of the RFWP], the take of groundwater fell for consideration under Rule 49 of the RFWP as a controlled activity. The standards of Rule 49 require that: • The abstraction shall cause not more than a 10% lowering of
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 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
agricultural land use within the Taranaki region. The New Zealand Dairy Statistics (published by LIC and Dairy NZ) for the 2011-12 year indicate that the total area utilised for dairy farming in the Taranaki region is 170,968 hectares. The region supports a total of 1,731 dairy herds comprising a total of 484,204 cows. The average stocking rate across the region is 2.83 cows per hectare and average milk-solids production is 358 kg per cow. The Taranaki region accounts for approximately 10.4% of the
shall not exceed original SAR by more than 1.0 Sampling and records Yes 15. Maximum rate of chloride application after discharge must not exceed 800 kgCl/ha/yr No discharges during monitoring period N/A 16. Maximum rate of nitrogen application after discharge must not exceed 200 kgN/ha/yr No discharges during monitoring period N/A 17. Prior to expiry/cancellation of consent soil hydrocarbon content must comply with Ministry for the Environment guidelines Sampling
been an increase in the amount and rate of stream modification. The Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) and the wider community recognise the positive consequences of modifying small streams and that in some circumstances their modification may be appropriate. However, it is also recognised that small stream modification may result in significant adverse effects upon instream habitat and/or on other users and uses of freshwater, and that these effects should be avoided, remedied or
or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14. The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49 of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of the groundwater abstraction may have exceeded that of the permitted activity (Rule 48). Rule 49 provides for groundwater abstraction as a controlled activity, subject to two conditions: • The abstraction shall cause not more than a 10% lowering of
within twelve months; and soon after planting, if only a knock-down pre-plant herbicide was used. Further releasing may be needed depending on the growth rate of the plants. At least two years is usual; several years longer if the species is slow-growing. If possible, all weeds should be controlled before reaching ten centimetres height, either by spraying or handweeding. Where vegetation does become rank, hand-grubbing or line-trimming should be carried out prior. page When spraying,
and recorded a peak of 15.192m. The estimated return period at Riminui was a 1-in- 37 year event. However this was based only on stage, and not corrected for flow or changes within the river system. The channel clearing works may have increased the rate of flow and at the same time, normal continuous river bank erosion worked to slow it down. 7.2.1.1 River level data The topography of the Waitotara catchment makes it extremely difficult if not impossible to establish sites for river
Limited and five at New Zealand Oil Services Limited. Water samples were collected for physicochemical analysis on selected inspections. During the period under review, Port Taranaki Limited obtained a ‘good’ rating for environmental and administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents. There was one incident in relation to port maintenance and one breach of stormwater discharge limits which required further investigation. The environmental performance of Port Taranaki
expressly allowed for by resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14. The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49 of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of the groundwater abstraction might exceed that of the permitted activity (Rule 48). Rule 49 provides for groundwater abstraction as a controlled activity, subject to two conditions: •