inspection round. Problems usually peak early in the inspection round, and a clearer picture of the compliance rate will emerge as the inspections are completed around May, the Committee was told. The Council’s inspectors are visiting every dairy farm in the region, with repeat visits if non-compliance is found. It’s vital that farmers stay on top of their systems to ensure they comply with consent conditions and avert environmental impacts, the Committee was told. Next steps for new Coastal PlanThe
improvements are required, and how success is measured.
Dairy non-compliance up slightlyThe 2016/2017 round of dairy effluent system inspections has been completed, with 1721 farms inspected, the Consents and Regulatory Committee was told. The overall non-compliance rate was 7.4%, up from 5.8% the previous season and reflecting a wetter summer. Most of the breaches were relatively minor, with just 0.9% classed as ‘significant non-compliance’ in terms of their environmental effects. Enforcement action
at a number of sites, overall trends remain positive as time passes. Year-by-year fluctuations are natural and to be expected, the Committee was told. By almost all measures at most sites most of the time, the region’s water quality is ‘fit for purpose’, and especially when compulsory national criteria are considered. The exception was ‘swimmability’ criteria, where most sites fell below the strict 95% compliance rate required. However, most of these sites are too shallow, cold and/or small for
Council) to monitor and assess the Company’s
environmental performance and compliance with its resource consents during the period under review.
During the monitoring period the Company’s environmental performance was rated as ‘improvement
required’, but it received a ‘high’ rating for administrative performance, resulting in an overall rating of
‘improvement required’.
The Company holds five resource consents which include a suite of conditions setting out the requirements
that the
than one consent. Overall, the Council found a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 76%, with another 20% rated ‘good’ and the remainder requiring improvement. The monitoring reports are prepared by, and based on the work of, the Council’s experienced and qualified scientific staff. Consent compliance monitoring reports Getting with the planUseful initiatives promoting farm environmental plans have sprung from increased national interest in the concept, the Policy & Planning
achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 864 (89%) of a total of 967 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 75 (8%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and 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.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent
enforcement programmes have been rated very favourably in peer reviews, and the Council is working with iwi to develop its mātauranga Māori processes and capacity in this and other areas. Wastewater treatment plant compliance monitoring reports Coastal charges not for TaranakiThe Council does not intend taking up an opportunity to introduce a new occupation charges covering coastal structures such as moorings, jetties, wharves, sheds or boat ramps. An amendment to the Resource Management Act allows
compliance to 67.4% by 2030, though the Committee was told the Council’s own scientists consider 50-55% is more realistic, based on measured observations. Taranaki’s current swimmability rate is higher than most other North Island dairying regions and our projected gains from existing programmes and investments are the highest of any region in New Zealand, the Committee was told. But the Council is concerned that the swimmability requirements take no account of when people actually swim or the degree of
achieved. A further 26 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years at this HEP scheme, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance has remains at a high
level in the year under review.
This report includes recommendations for the 2024/25 year.
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and 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.
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 2024/25 year, including a recommendation relating to an