Making decisions on priorities 23
Staffing levels 24
CME Policies and Procedures 30
Educating and Engaging with the Regulated Community 33
Acting on Non-Compliance 34
Prosecutions 39
Penalties 43
CME Reporting 47
PART 3 - REGIONAL SCORECARDS 48
APPENDIX 1 – METRICS SURVEY QUESTIONS 66
APPENDIX 2 - LONG FORM RESPONSES (QUESTION 3) 71
Table 1: Percentage and types of breaches 14
Table 2: Total consents that require monitoring 16
Table 3: Council FTEs for different
photosynthetic prokaryote organisms
that inhabit all natural waters. Cyanobacteria cells can multiply and form planktonic “blooms” under certain
conditions. These can be seen as bright green or blue-green globules in the water column or as surface
scums that can accumulate at lake edges. Many species of cyanobacteria are capable of producing toxins
knows as cyanotoxins. These natural toxins can pose a threat to people via contact during recreational
activities or by accidental ingestion.
There are
application and stabilisation of areas of the final cap has continued
during the year under review (Photo 1). A site closure plan has been prepared for NPDC that has been
reviewed and accepted by Council. This is discussed further in Section 2.1.3.
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Photo 1 Stabilised northern toe of Stage 3, May 2022
To enable sufficient cover material to be accessed from within the property boundary, works have been
undertaken In the south-eastern area of the site, in the
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Application
Number
Consent
Number
Applicant Lodged Date Application type Description Activity Type Location Catchment
22-11063-1.0 11063-1.0 PFI Property No 1 Limited 27-Oct-22 New consent To discharge stormwater & sediment onto land Discharge Permit Paraite Road, Bell Block Waiwhakaiho
22-01660-4.0 1660-4.0 BM Savage Trust No 1 27-Oct-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 932 Bird Road, Stratford Patea
As recorded in Assessment of Cultural Effects, 11 July 2018, contained in the AEE at Table 2, page 7
(Landpro Ltd).
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('stockpiled material') to land for use as a soil conditioner". But this activity has
not been applied for. In my submission, there is no jurisdiction to grant such an
authorisation.
65. The application document that forms the scope for these applications, was for:59
The discharge of: a) waste material to land for composting; and b) treated
discharge factory
wastewater to land, were varied in July 2015 to include dairy shed effluent which previously had been
discharged to surface water. Another two of the consents were granted in February 2016 to provide for the
discharge of farm dairy solids and pond sludge to land. Four of the Company’s consents expired in June
2017, with the applications put on hold so that the effects of these activities could be considered in
combination with the effects of the seven further activities for which
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Application
Number
Consent
Number
Applicant Lodged Date Application type Description Activity Type Location Catchment
22-06899-2.2 6899-2.2 Hall Family Partnership 20-Oct-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land and after treatment in an oxidation pond
system into Piakau Stream if the land disposal area is unsuitable for effluent disposal
Discharge Permit 545 Radnor Road, Midhirst Patea
22-05205-2.1 5205-2.1 New Plymouth District
online form at: [hyperlink to be confirmed] and be accompanied by
any fee as prescribed in the Long-Term Plan.
15.2 When considering any application for an authority, the Council shall have
regard to, but not be limited to, the following assessment criteria, in order to
ensure the effective operation and integrity of the flood protection and flood
control works:
a) drainage and flood flow capacity;
b) stability/scour/erosion risk;
c) on-going functionality;
d) …
form of nitrate to
surface water. This increase occurs irrespective of the facility discharging to land or water. The Inaha Stream
was graded as attribute state C as defined by the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
(NPS-FM). Whereby the facility is further increasing the concentration of nitrate nitrogen within the Inaha
Stream by 1-1.5 g/m3. While the increase of nitrate to surface water from the operation of the facility is
contributing to the elevated nitrate, the Stream
the Regional Land Transport Plan for Taranaki
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15. Once the RLTP 2021 is adopted, Waka Kotahi will decide which regional transport
activities it will include in the National Land Transport Programme. The Plan also
allows approved organisations and Waka Kotahi to bid for funding for land transport
activities in the Taranaki region from the National Land Transport Fund.
16. The form and content of the RLTP 2021 are based on the ‘core’ content requirements of a