observable and/or ongoing effects upon soil and groundwater quality associated
with the land disposal process
• effective incorporation of material, application rates and associated earthworks
• integrity and management of storage facilities
• dust and odour effects in proximity of the site boundaries
• housekeeping and site management
• the neighbourhood was surveyed for environmental effects.
1.5.4 Chemical sampling
During the monitoring period the Council collected six composite
re-evaluate its approach
and that of consent holders 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 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
follow.
The current Cost Benefit Ratio has 10+ ratings whereas the new two stage
process has four.
A new Very High rating has been introduced.
Consultation is open until 21 April 2017. FR will draft a regional submission for
the RTAG to review via email. DCs indicated that they are unlikely to submit
separately at an organisational level.
The draft IAF for PT will be released on 27 April 2017.
Long Term Strategic View (LTSV)
WW introduced the LTSV, with key
exceed 11,950 m3, rate of
discharge not to exceed 138 L/s
Data submitted to TRC in monthly and annual reports
by NPDC (Appendix IV).
Yes
2. Cease discharge after Waitara to
New Plymouth pipeline is
commissioned
Pipeline due to be commissioned during summer 2014. N/A
3. pH 6-12 in at least 98% of discharge
samples over 12 month period
Data submitted to TRC in monthly and annual reports
by NPDC (Appendix IV).
Not quite:
97.3% pH 6-12
See Appendix IV
4.
ecology
inspection. The Company carried out air emission sampling and groundwater monitoring
through independent consultants and further storm water sampling, and forwarded the
results to the Council for audit and review.
Processing rates continued to increase during the period, particularly for herbicides.
The monitoring showed that the Company has had no significant impact on air quality in the
vicinity of the plant or on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. No complaint about odour
was
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 year. Administrative performance
Council to continually re-evaluate its approach
and that of consent holders 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 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
interventions and any evidence of a change in attainment of the NPS-FM
swimmability criteria; the very high rate of attainment of swimmability in Taranaki
if assessed against EU criteria instead of NPS-FM criteria; and the absence of any
correlation between nutrient trends and macroinvertebrate community health
trends
4. notes the report’s findings highlight the potential dangers of a ‘one size fits all’
problem analysis and solution imposition to water quality interventions at a
national level
Taranaki Regional Council meeting agenda February 2021 - Part 1
low flow conditions during the
monitoring period (at which time the Manaia system had been upgraded with the addition of
two wetlands, the Kaponga pond subsurface discharge rate was very low and receiving water
dilution very high, and the Patea upgraded ponds system discharged continuously), or on
other occasions when monitoring of impacts was required by specific consent conditions. This
monitoring continued the increased frequency of bacteriological receiving water surveys in the
lower