continually refined and enhanced. THE BOTTOM LINE The Council finished the 2017/2018 year with a surplus of $962,000 (total comprehensive income). Total expenditure was $26.6m. Overall it was a good result, noting that the general rates increases have been at or below the rate of inflation for the past few years (a 1% general rates increase in 2017/2018). The Council’s balance sheet remains very strong, with no public debt. All of the achievements outlined here
Overall it was a good result, noting that the 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
Resource consents held by Renewable Power Ltd Appendix II Enforcement Order List of tables Table 1 Results of gaugings undertaken in relation to the Normanby HEPS, 2016-2017 13 Table 2 Assessment of abstraction rate data accuracy using gauging results 14 Table 3 Assessment of residual flow data accuracy using gauging results 15 Table 4 Summary of performance for consent 7078-1 25 Table 5 Summary of performance for consent 6558-1 26 Table 6 Summary of performance for
unable to identify a viable cheaper option between options 1 and 2. General Funding Questions 31. A number of submitters infer or claim the increase in rates to pay for the repair and updates is on top of the rates already being levied for the stadium. This is incorrect. Existing rating mechanisms end and have been incorporated into the proposed rating system. 32. Some submitters have argued for alternative funding sources, such as the Provincial Growth Fund, TSB Community
The engineers, designers and architects involved in this project, were unable to identify a viable cheaper option between options 1 and 2. General Funding Questions 31. A number of submitters infer or claim the increase in rates to pay for the repair and updates is on top of the rates already being levied for the stadium. This is incorrect. Existing rating mechanisms end and have been incorporated into the proposed rating system. 32. Some submitters have argued for
longer periods rather than at high rates for short periods. The filter is backwashed once per week to a series of two soak holes. The capacity of the soak holes is more than adequate to deal with the volumes of backwash which they receive. 1.3. Resource consents SDC holds various resource consents for the water supply plants and structures that it operates, including water abstraction permits, discharge permits and land use consents. These consents are listed in Table 1 and
some minor issue in regards to abstraction rates during the brief intermittent periods of low flow restrictions in the Patea River, however, no environmental effects were noted. During the year, SDC demonstrated a high level of environmental performance. However SDC demonstrated a poor level of administrative performance due to the fact, that despite repeated reminders by Council staff, renewal applications for the weirs in the Konini Stream and Patea River, and for the backwash discharge
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and enhanced. THE BOTTOM LINE The Council finished the 2017/2018 year with a surplus of $962,000 (total comprehensive income). Total expenditure was $26.6m. Overall it was a good result, noting that the general rates increases have been at or below the rate of inflation for the past few years (a 1% general rates increase in 2017/2018). The Council’s balance sheet remains very strong, with no public debt. All of the achievements outlined here would not
to resource management and, ultimately, through the 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 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