Since 2002 stock numbers have remained static, but there has
been an increase in the use of supplementary feed. There has also been a large increase in productivity
per cow (>20% gain). Stocking rate per ha has increased only 4% in the decade 2002-2012.
The net effect of the historical expansion and intensification of dairying in the region is to increase the
amount of nutrients, sediment, and animal effluent being applied to the land and dispersed into water
bodies traversing the
Stocking rates have also increased. The
increases in cow numbers, stocking rate and
total area in dairy farming has generated
greater volumes of farm dairy effluent
requiring treatment or disposal.
Since the adoption of the Freshwater Plan in
2001, there have been significant changes in
community expectations relating to the
maintenance and enhancement of
3 Ministry for the Environment, October 1999.
4 Dairy farming has
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Waste Free with Kate – parenting and food lovers classes *NPDC* *STDC*
The RWMO coordinated the online delivery of the Kate Meads Waste Free workshops in May,
rather than face to face due to Covid -19 restrictions.
In the Waste Free Parenting workshop in New Plymouth, 18 out of 25 tickets with
accompanying packs sold. The workshops were very well received with 30% responding
attendees rating it 5/5, and 70% rating it 4/5. While survey responders …
diammonium
phosphate, or sulphate of ammonia but does not
include a compost, soil treatment or fertiliser that is
derived from plant or animal waste or residue and is
minimally processed (e.g. by being composted,
mixed, dried and pelleted).
What is the nitrogen cap?
The synthetic nitrogen cap applies to land in
pastoral land use. The application rate for a
contiguous landholding of synthetic nitrogen must
be no more than 190kg/ha/year:
to all that land, as
discharge points; one freshwater
biomonitoring survey; two intertidal surveys; 30 deposition gauging samples; 8 nitrogen
oxides (NOx) samples and two periods of fine airborne particles (PM10) monitoring in relation
to air emissions, and auditing of monitoring data collected by Fonterra.
During the 2014-2015 year, Fonterra demonstrated a good level of environmental
performance overall.
Of the 21 consents for which compliance and environmental performance could be
categorised, 1 (5%) was rated
Guide to regulating oil and gas exploration and development activities under the Resource Management Act.
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
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 contingency plans and water take data) in accordance
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
how closely a proposal aligns with government
strategies and rates it Very High, High, Medium, Low; and
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Cost-benefit appraisal — which helps assess value for money (for improvements it
gives a score to represent their benefit-cost ratio, and for continuous programmes, it
uses efficiency benchmarking for a rating of Very High, High, Medium, Low).
The assessment