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 consent holder/s during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating
as to GPL’s environmental and administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving
environment from the activities during the monitoring year.
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:
• The abstraction shall cause not more than a 10% lowering of static water-level by
interference with any adjacent bore;
• The abstraction shall not cause the intrusion of saltwater into any fresh water aquifer.
L & M Energy holds water permit 9361-1 to take groundwater that may
this period if farmers had not been
changing their practices. Likewise, significantly more sediment (30% more) would have
entered rivers from sheep and beef farms, over this period, had farmers not
implemented controls.
25. In terms of quantitative changes in contaminant loads to water since 1995 from pastoral
lands, sediment and phosphorus loads have reduced significantly, by about 25%, over
this period. Most of the reduction in phosphorus loss rates has come through mitigation
offensive to Taranaki Iwi, the
proposed activities include discharges to rivers and the coastal marine area. These discharges
represent a continuation of the existing discharge regime, which are to be considered to be
adequately performing with a rating of “good”. This is not sufficient in Taranaki Iwi’s view.
14. Based on the background, policies, values and potential effects set out in this submission, Taranaki
Iwi oppose the scheme in principle but support the
freshwater quality in these other places, but their
issues are not the same as those in Taranaki.
Using the industry-standard nutrient budgeting
model ‘Overseer’ to impose nutrient caps could
impose very high costs on the dairy industry in
Taranaki, to the detriment of the regional and
national economies. And the clear environmental
benefits would be uncertain and at present
unknowable. The inaccuracy rate for Overseer in
Taranaki is significantly higher than
supplemented by additional reporting as
required. This will enable councillors to raise any matters of concern.
20. The Council can revoke the delegation at any time or when the Covid-19 has clearly
passed.
21. For everyone's information the powers that cannot be delegated are:
the power to make a rate
the power to make a bylaw
the power to borrow money, or purchase or dispose of assets, other than in
accordance with the long-term plan
the power to adopt a long-term …
parameters
monthly at 77 river sites around New Zealand (Smith, et al, 1989). The programme
includes three sites in Taranaki (Figure 1); one upper/mid catchment site (Manganui
River at State Highway 3, incorporating some farm land area) and two lower
catchment sites (Waitara River at Bertrand Road and Waingongoro River at State
Highway 45).
Using data collected in the NWQN since 1989, NIWA scientists have analysed trends
over time for a number of parameters at the Taranaki sites and have rated
have analysed trends
over time for a number of parameters at the Taranaki sites and have rated them
relative to other New Zealand rivers (McBride, 1996, TRC, 2003 and TRC, 2009).
Water quality has been relatively stable at the Waitara River site compared with
national trends and, not surprisingly, water quality remains high at the upper/mid
catchment Manganui River site. A deterioration in aspects of water quality has
occurred at the site in the lower reaches of the Waingongoro River over
State Highway 3, incorporating some farm land area) and two lower
catchment sites (Waitara River at Bertrand Road and Waingongoro River at State
Highway 45).
Using data collected in the NWQN since 1989, NIWA scientists have analysed trends
over time for a number of parameters at the Taranaki sites and have rated them
relative to other New Zealand rivers (McBride, 1996, TRC, 2003 and TRC, 2009).
Water quality has been relatively stable at the Waitara River site compared with
national trends
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 with actual or likely effects on the receiving