scheme, the Carvers have planted exotic forestry and retired native bush on 47 hectares of highly erodible land. They’ve completed more than 3 kilometres of fencing, with another 3 under way. They’re stabilising slopes with poplar and willow poles they’re growing themselves. They’re also fencing and planting waterways on their dairy property. And the Carvers are retiring, covenanting, fencing and protecting 97 hectares of mature native forest with assistance from STDC, QEII Trust and the TRC’s Key
pre-existing TRC Farm Plan for the property and two years later it’s all but complete. With support from the STRESS erosion scheme they’ve erected 1500 metres of fences to retire 84 hectares of native bush, 29 hectares of reversion and 4.8ha of pine forestry on highly-erodible land. They’ve also stabilised soil in the easier hillcountry land by planting 100 poplar and willow poles. These allow grazing to continue but reduce the risk of eroded sediment contaminating waterways and making floods more likely.
well (Form 221)
Dairy discharge to land/water (Form 100)
Discharge from a poultry farm – land/water/air (Form 101)
Discharge to land or water (excluding dairy discharges) (Form 110)
Discharge stormwater (Form 111)
Discharge stormwater & sediment arising from earthworks (Form 112)
Discharge to air (Form 120)
Wellsite applications (Form 130)
Change to consent conditions – dairy and non dairies (Form 510)
Forestry activities (Form 230)
Structures & activities on the bed of a river, lake or the sea
consent. Clearing vegetation from land (except forestry logging)What you need to ensureIf you are clearing, cutting or burning small areas of vegetation (less than five hectares) and no part of the land has a slope of greater than 28 degrees, then you do not require a resource consent from the Council provided you comply with the following requirements to protect the soil resource from erosion and reduce effects on waterways: No more than 10% of the subsoil is exposed at any one time.
The area is
changes to environmental management may be expected following the change of Government, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. Developments in the next three years could have important implications for local government but the detail is yet to emerge, the Committee was told. Changes to climate policy at the national level, or in specific sectors, such as forestry and agriculture, would have flow-on effects for Taranaki, and any changes to the freshwater management regime would need to be assessed
start.
EXISTING RESOURCE CONSENTS
Resource consents issued before 3 August 2017 will continue to apply.
For consents issued after 3 August 2017, the new National Environmental Standards will
apply. If the activity is not deemed a permitted activity (i.e. no consent required if certain
standards are meet) under the new National Environmental Standard, a new resource consent
will be required.
If you’re in doubt, check with the Council’s Forestry Compliance
than a hectare that has been planted specifically for commercial purposes and harvesting. It covers eight core activities including planting, pruning and thinning, earthworks, river crossings, forestry quarrying, harvesting, mechanical land preparation and replanting. Fresh look at water suppliesThe region’s four Councils and the Taranaki District Health Board are jointly reviewing management of the region’s water supplies in the light of findings from last year’s contamination incident in Havelock
Items of interest from today's meeting of the Council's Policy and Planning Committee: River water a nod to farmers' efforts
A NIWA study has shown that river quality in farming areas is in better shape nationally than at urban sites, with predominant signs of improvement across most measures. The study was presented at the recent Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning meeting, and generally rated national river health as “excellent” at natural sites, “good” at exotic forestry and
would impose an additional and unnecessary charge. Climate-change moves bring implicationsThe Government’s climate-change initiatives are likely to have flow-on effects for the Council, particularly in its flood control, sustainable land management and freshwater quality programmes, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. More grants and other incentives to encourage forestry may benefit the Council’s sustainable land management and freshwater programmes, while farm livestock numbers may change
data needs more statistical testing and assessments. Two other reports propose changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and to the way forestry is treated under the scheme. The Committee was told that in its current work programmes, the Council meets its statutory duties and obligations to address climate changes issues, particularly around adapting to its effects. “Many of our statutory functions have co-benefits – that is, they are carried out for a range of reasons while also having