abstraction rate from the Patea River during the low flow period. One incident was recorded
as a result and a letter requiring an explanation was issued. The subsequent response was
accepted.
During the year, SDC demonstrated a good level of both environmental and administrative
performance.
This report includes recommendations for the 2015-2016 year.
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1. Introduction 1
1.1 Compliance monitoring programme reports and the
considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holders,
this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental
Taranaki Regional Council – Pre-Election Report – July 2019
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Monitoring, using rat footprint tracking and a possum bite-mark index, show catch rates have
dropped; rats went from 33 per cent to 19 percent in the past year, while the urban New Plymouth
possum index has fallen from 25.6 to 1.4 per cent in the past four years. These results strongly suggest
the rapidly growing trapping network in urban New Plymouth backyards, parks and reserves is having
an impact,
site.
Inspection visits typically comprised of:
a visual inspection of the production bore, abstraction pipework monitoring equipment and
associated infrastructure; and
obtaining manual measurements of groundwater levels in the production and monitoring bores
and retrieving electronic data.
To monitor the exercising of consent 7470-1.2, abstraction volume and rate data are recorded electronically
at the site by a data logging system and transferred to the Council via telemetry,
the rest of
this Agenda Item:
The final option to be adopted for the repair/reinstatement and update of Yarrow
Stadium
The availability of the facilities for a multitude of users and sports at an affordable
cost
The Revenue and Financing Policy for Yarrow Stadium
The incidence of rates for industrial and commercial ratepayers in the New Plymouth
and North Taranaki constituencies
The incidence of rates for the Patea Ward of the South Taranaki District.
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general rates increases
have been at or below the rate of inflation for the past
few years. The Council’s balance sheet remains very
strong, with no public debt.
We gratefully acknowledge the efforts and
achievements of council staff during the year, ably
governed by a team of Councillors providing clear
direction, consistent with our mission.
David MacLeod Basil Chamberlain
Chairman Chief Executive
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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 environment from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is …
common terms and abbreviations 16
Bibliography and references 17
Appendix I Resource consents held by Oaonui Water Supplies Limited
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List of tables
Table 1 Resource consents held by the Company 4
Table 2 Summary of compliance with abstraction rates and data supply 7
Table 3 Incidents, investigations, and interventions summary table 10
Table 4 Summary of performance for Consent 0231-4 11
Table 5 Summary of performance for Consent 5453-2 12
compliance by the consent holders,
this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental and administrative performance. The interpretations for these ratings are found in
Appendix II
For reference, in the 2021-2022 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 88% of
budgeting for a 1.5%
rates rise in the 2013/2014 year on the back of a zero percent
rates rise in 2012/2013. This was assisted by improved
dividends from Port Taranaki Ltd, which is 100% owned by the
Council on behalf of the people of the region. The Council is
firmly committed to continued public ownership of the port.
Financially, the Council continued its strong financial
performance. Operating expenditure was 1.3% below budget.
On the resource management front, the Council had a busy
year