and cost recovery 39
11 Training 41
12 Quality assurance and control 42
13 Review and reporting 43
14 References 44
List of photographs
Photo 1 Farm dairy and cows 2
Photo 2 Condition based monitoring with portable device 27
Photo 3 Visual inspection to check condition of the irrigator and application rate 28
Photo 4 Collecting samples, recording temperature and entering sample information into the
laboratory database remotely 29
Photo 5 Officer completing inspection
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 concerned with the Company’s
approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
provision of information to Council (such as
high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance
with their resource consents as defined in Appendix II.
During the period under review, Downer EDI Works Ltd was issued with a high rating for their
environmental performance and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents,
as defined in defined in Appendix II, relation to its Rifle Range Road site.
During the period under review, Enviro NZ demonstrated a high level of environmental and
some upper catchments channel stability deteriorating at a faster
rate than others.
As all channels discharge through the occupied ring plain any changes in channel
condition may affect adjoining property, public and private assets, infrastructure and
communications. It is in relation to these matters that Council has statutory functions
and responsibilities.
Storm event related channel deterioration over the last few years has resulted in
Council taking action to provide assistance
due to the time it has taken to resolve the
loss of the McColl’s Quarry flow recorder in the June 2015 flood.
The monitoring showed that overall the scheme was operated well, and within resource consent
requirements, with no breaches of lake level requirements or rise and recession rate restrictions for the
lower Patea River. There were a small number of occasions when the residual flow in the Lower Patea River
dropped below the consented limit, but this was due in-part to a Transpower
Piggery 29
Appendix II Resource consents held by NZ Pure Bred Genetics Ltd Piggery 31
Appendix III Flow rating for Rumkeg Creek 33
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List of tables
Table 1 Location of sampling sites in Rumkeg Creek, a tributary of
the Manganui River 11
Table 2 Results from NZ Pure Bred Genetics Ltd and Rumkeg Creek
sampled on 14 August 2012 12
Table 3 Results from NZ Pure Bred Genetics Ltd piggery and
Rumkeg Creek, sampled on 19 June 2013 13
Table 4
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 and administrative 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,
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requirements, which
occurred following the lowering of lake levels for winter maintenance of a boat ramp. The Company was
issued an infringement notice in relation to this non-compliance. During the reported period, the Company
was fully compliant with their residual flow limits and the rise and recession rate restrictions for the lower
Patea River.
The Company was required to coordinate a number of investigations and reports during the reporting
period. The bulk of the monitoring work required in
Council is only mandated to act in respect
of Rugby Park in New Plymouth, we know that the Council is also aware that any decisions it
makes with regards to the rates it levies has a material impact on the residents of the Region
and therefore on the wider network of community facilities including those relating to sport
and active recreation.
Any decision the Council makes regarding the redevelopment of the Stadium has an opportunity
cost attached to it which impacts