wind direction was from the east to north-
east – that is, from the poultry sheds towards the Hibells. Notably, there were no further
complaints during this time, even though during this period there were times when shed
doors were open, ventilation rates were high, and birds were being removed.
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43. The Hibells lodged a second complaint with the Council, on 8 February at 5.39 pm. Again the
complaint
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
review can be summarised by the following main points:
Surface soils across the site are dominated by semi-porous silty clay-loams, overlying more
impervious clay soils
Soils below 2000 mm have not been characterised
Chloride concentrations in the soil beneath the irrigation zone are highly elevated compared
to non-irrigated areas
The shallow groundwater table is in direct connection with semi-porous loamy silty-clay
Due to high rates of irrigation loading, shallow
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
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 …
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 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 …
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 the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored
Environmental
and structures (natural and man-made) that fish are able to negotiate over (both up and downstream).
The diversion of water for abstraction poses another impediment to fish migration if there is no safe
passage back to the river.
Water diverted for hydro generation is potentially damaging for fish and lethal in some cases. Fish
passing through turbines are subjected to pressure changes, cavitation and shear damage, and
mechanical strike. The survival rate during turbine passage is
Management Plan
SPR Special Purpose Road
STDC South Taranaki District Council
STE Stock Truck Effluent
TEFAR Targeted Enhanced Financial Assistance Rate
TIO Transport Investment Online
TP Transport Programme
TRC Taranaki Regional Council
TSIG Transport Special Interest Group
VKT Vehicle Kilometres Travelled
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the monitoring year. The associated analyses indicated that CO2 emissions, steam use per
unit of gas, and metal depositions all exhibited reduced or similar levels to previous reporting from 2015-
2019.
Additional ambient air quality monitoring for carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was
conducted per the Company’s request under conditions 8 and 9 from consent 4087-2. The results indicated
the KGTP was rated in the Ministry for Environment National Environmental Standards and …