J Mack (Administrator Manager) Miss L Davidson (Committee Administrator) Apologies An apology from Councillor D L Lean for lateness was received and sustained. Notification of Annual Plan and rates to be discussed under general business. Late Items page 1. Confirmation of Minutes – 25 February 2020 Resolves That the Taranaki Regional Council: takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Ordinary Meeting …
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 performance Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holders, this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement
and administrative performance Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holder during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as to the company’s environmental and administrative performance. 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
to 21% (for nitrate nitrogen) would be captured. Even if the total loadings from only pastoral catchments were considered, the overall capture rate rose only to 23%: that is, over three-quarters of all contaminants originating from pastoral land would still enter waterways if the LAWF recommendations were fully implemented. When Prof McDowell ran the model for the Taranaki ring plain, he found there would be substantial differences in residual contaminant load entering waterways,
groundwater. More research is needed to find out where these connections may exist in Taranaki and the significance of any impacts from groundwater nutrient contributions in surface water systems. • Storing hazardous substances under cover, and on a sealed pad above ground • Correctly using pesticides and fertiliser to prevent leaching • Disposing of waste to appropriate recycling or landfill facilities • Spreading effluent onto land at a rate soil and plants can
level of environmental performance during the 2015-2016 year. Of the 20 consents for which compliance and environmental performance could be categorised, 2 (10%) were rated ‘improvement required’ and 18 (90%) were rated ‘high’. The site was generally well managed, however, two incidents resulted from procedural issues that have now been addressed. Water abstraction limits were adhered to. The stormwater system performed well and no impacts were detected in the receiving environments. There
an infringement notice issued as a result of one of the complaints received about the site. During the year, TBS Coatings Limited demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and a high level of administrative performance with the resource consent. An exceedance of the dust deposition rate was observed in two of the six gauges deployed, which may have been the result of re-suspended yard dust. The Company undertook a site clean up as a result of this non-compliance. No
Dispersant is applied at the rates and by the methods recommended by the manufacturer. Permitted Discharge of human sewage into water or onto land in the coastal marine area D2.3 • Discharge does not pass through soil or wetland; • Excludes discharges from ships and offshore installations. Prohibited 1.1(c), 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 5.4, 5.5, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 13.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3 Other discharges of water or contaminants into water or onto land in the
population of the South Taranaki district being Maori. 2013 Census figures show that the unemployment rate across the region is 5.6% with only small variations from one district to another. The rate of unemployment is below that for New Zealand which sits at 7.1%. Rates of unemployment among Maori are higher. Households without access to a motor vehicle is highest in New Plymouth district (7.2% of households) and lowest in Stratford district (6.6% of households). Households without access to a
that these trends are decreasing. Dialog Fitzroy demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents as defined in Appendix II. During the period under review, Downer EDI Works Ltd was issued with an improvement required rating for their environmental performance and administrative performance and compliance with their resource consents, as defined in defined in Appendix II, relation to its Rifle Range Road site.