current MfE guideline value. Levels
of toluene and xylene are particularly low by comparison.
Number of NOx and BTEX monitoring sites falling into different air
quality categories. The Action BTEX concentrations were recorded at a
central New Plymouth petrol station.
Air quality in Taranaki
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) requires
councils to have regional plans to address regional
resource management issues. The Regional Air Quality
Plan for Taranaki (the Plan)
Ordinary Council Agenda June 2024
signed resource consent
please contact the TRC Consents department)
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Water abstraction permits
Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any water, unless the activity is
expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section 87(d) of the RMA.
Water discharge
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4.4 State the relevant regional plan[s] and rule[s] numbers this application falls under.
Regional Fresh Water Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
Regional Air Quality Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
Regional Coastal Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
Regional Soil Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
No Specific Rule [eg,
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4.4 State the relevant regional plan[s] and rule[s] numbers this application falls under.
Regional Fresh Water Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
Regional Air Quality Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
Regional Coastal Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
Regional Soil Plan Rule Number[s] ___________________________________
No Specific Rule [eg,
staying at Konini Lodge at Dawson Falls. The
Kaupokonui Stream has its source close to
Dawson Falls with several sites nearby suitable
for study. At a later date, many school groups
study the same river at several other sites
along its course. Data collected at each study
is then presented in various ways showing the
health of the river at its different points. Other
rivers such as the Waiaua River (west Taranaki)
and the Waiwhakaiho River (north Taranaki)
have suitable
Operations and Regulatory Committee Agenda 11 June 2024
generally located inland, between Inglewood and Eltham.
1.1.7 Irrigation systems
In general there are two types of irrigation methods; surface and pressurised. The majority of irrigation
systems currently in operation in the province fall in to the pressurised category. Pressurised systems can be
further differentiated based on the method of operation and equipment used. A summary of the systems
encountered in the region is given below.
K-line and long-lateral types – Impact sprinklers
hydrometric equipment $830.50 per year
Waitaha hydrometric equipment $8,091.60 per year
Rain Gauge Calibration $336.60 per deployment
Chlorine Meter $20.80 per use
Drone $132.00 per day
Multi-parameter Field Meter $112.20 per day
Haehanga hydrometric equipment $2,383.20 per year
EXPLANATION
This scale of charges is used to calculate the Council's actual and reasonable costs when carrying out functions
under the Resource Management Act 1991. Where those actual and
Ecological Values
Sustainability - Positive In good vegetative condition. Under appropriate management, the
forest fragments can remain resilient and continue to contribute to
the wider ecological context.
Representativeness - Low Cathie Native Bush is a good example of Rata, tawa, kamahi,
podocarp forest (MF7-2) and contains vegetation associated with
LENZ environment F5.3b. This type of forest is considered less
reduced and better protected in Taranaki due to extensive areas
falling under