Policy and Planning Committee - Freshwater Programme Update
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Project Risk/Opportunity Management
Description Effect Mitigation Strategy
Risk Rating
(unmitigated)
Actions currently being taken
Lack of a clear strategy
and timeline for
engagement on key
strategic issues.
Engagement in this sense is
the two way discussions
needed to obtain external
stakeholder input on key FW
programme and FW Plan
elements.
Engagement
obligations.
Comments and Recommendations
Option 1 was the Council’s preferred option. The regional community was evenly
split between the two options. If the Council were to move to Option 2, this would
result in an increase in budgets of $360,000 which would result in the increase in
total rates moving from 16.32% to 18.23%. It is recommended that Option 1 be
adopted and included in the 2024/2034 Long-Term Plan.
Recommendations:
That the Taranaki Regional
Agenda Operations Regulatory Committee 22 Nov 2022
environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by SDC over the last several years, this
compliance was achieved. A further 26 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
This report includes recommendations for the 2024/25 year, including a recommendation relating to an
optional review of consent 3865-4.1 in June 2025.
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Introduction 1
Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource Management Act 1991 1
1.1.1 Introduction 1
and reputation enhancement for companies that consistently attain good or
high levels of environmental performance. Informed feedback is appropriate and valuable, and
assists a proactive alignment of industry’s interests with community and Resource Management
Act 1991 expectations.
• A respectful and responsible regard for the Taranaki region’s environment and our management
of its natural resources. Reporting allows evaluation and demonstration of the overall rate of
achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a level that requires improvement.
This report includes recommendations for the 2023-2024 year, including a recommendation relating to an
optional review of consent
were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance
Agenda Consents Regulatory Committee 15 March 2022