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 SDC, 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
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 performance by the consent holder over
required to enter three incidents in relation to
irrigation consents over this period, which resulted in two infringement notices being issued. The overall
rate of non-compliance across all exercised consents was 5%, which was similar to that seen during the
2019-2020 period (4%).
During the 2020-2021 year, 84% of exercised irrigation consents in Taranaki achieved a high level of
environmental performance and compliance with their consents, 11% achieved a good level of performance,
while 5%
report and monitoring programme 10
2.1.2.4 Annual meeting regarding the Waingongoro River intake and
environmental performance 11
2.1.3 Discharge monitoring 11
2.1.3.1 Stormwater and raw water treatment discharges 11
2.1.4 Receiving environment monitoring 15
2.2 Land 16
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2.2.1 Inspections 17
2.2.2 Discharge monitoring 18
2.2.2.1 Effluent volume 18
2.2.2.2 Nitrogen application rates 18
2.2.3 Soil and herbage monitoring 19
2.2.3.1
operations and management including the timely
provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with
consent conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with regard to the performance rating applied.
For example loss of data due to a flood destroying deployed field equipment.
The categories used by the Council for
Consent 0231-4 12
Table 3 Summary of performance for Consent 5453-2 14
Table 4 Summary of performance for Consent 10314-1 14
List of figures
Figure 1 Oaonui Water Supply Ltd’s water service area 4
Figure 2 Seven-day volume (consent limit 28,000 m3) 7
Figure 3 Daily abstraction rate (consent limit 50 L/s) 7
Figure 4 Macroinvertebrate index results recorded in the Oaonui Stream in relation to the OWSL
Stream Weir, December 2020 9
Figure 5 Macroinvertebrate index
led to mass loadings of nitrogen per hectare that were well in
excess of those recommended by the Council and the description of N loadings previously provided by
RNZ. As was the case for the 2021-2022 year, the rates of application in 2022-2023 raise questions about
whether the ability of pasture to take up nitrogen could be or is being surpassed. On the other hand, the
timing and volume of irrigation events in 2022-2023 suggest that these inputs were being managed more
intentionally as a
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Foreword
We are pleased to present the Taranaki Regional Council’s 2020/2021 Annual Plan, which has a firm focus on
stability in uncertain times while taking into account the challenges and opportunities that will continue to arise
from the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re budgeting for no change in general rates (0% rather than 3.8% as originally proposed). With the disruption
caused by the
Plan.
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives this memorandum on the consideration and adoption of the 2020/2021
Annual Plan
b) confirms a nil general rates increase for 2020/2021
c) notes the balanced budget deficit for 2020/2021 and confirms the transfer from the
dividend Equalisation Reserve to fund the balanced budget deficit.
d) notes that the use of the Dividend Equalisation Reserve to fund the balanced
budget surpluses and deficits balances out …