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 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
activities as they arise. Consent holders are assessed on environmental performance
and on consent compliance. The rates for these consent holders in 2014/2015 was found to be 75% ‘high’ and 22% ‘good’.
The farm dairy effluent monitoring programme for the year has commenced with officers undertaking inspections and water
quality sampling to assess compliance with consent conditions. The non compliance rate is at a similar level to last year.
Monitoring inspections of permitted
various details of the performance and extent of compliance
by the consent holder/s during the period under review, this report also assigns a
rating as to each 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
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and
discusses the results.
STDC demonstrated a high level of administrative compliance with its resource consents. No
rating is given for environmental effects as no discharges or in-stream works have yet to occur.
No incidents were recorded by Council in regards to this site during the period under review.
For reference, in the 2013-2014 year, 60% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
performance and
research. Trapping success varied, but it can be easily
improved to increase capture rates and minimise impacts on live-caught animals.
Modifications to traps may be required to prevent moisture from urine or the environment
contacting animals. Edgar traps might also be considered in the future for easily accessible
areas, as these have nest boxes attached (although they are much heavier and more difficult
to deploy). Also, to minimise the time an animal spends in the trap, checking traps later in …
the farm or over sensitised neighbours.
The majority of complaints have occurred whilst the sheds are stocked or
there is spent litter still in the sheds. From a cursory review of the data, it
appears complaints are occurring primarily towards the end of the
batch/bird cycle. This is consistent with published/calculated odour
emission rates from broiler operations which increase as the birds grow in
age/mass.
1.24 In Mr Whiting’s A3 spreadsheet he has compared the
reasons for funding 68 10.2
Anticipated costs to the Council of implementing the Plan 68 10.3
General rate and investment revenue 69 10.3.1
Recovery of direct costs 69 10.3.2
Funding limitations 71 10.3.3
Glossary 73 11.
Appendices 77
Appendix A: Pest Management Line 84
Appendix B: Self-Help Possum Control Programme (as at May 2017) 86
Appendix C: Plants listed in the National Pest Plant Accord List 88
List of tables
Table 1: Animal organisms classified
reasons for funding 68 10.2
Anticipated costs to the Council of implementing the Plan 68 10.3
General rate and investment revenue 69 10.3.1
Recovery of direct costs 69 10.3.2
Funding limitations 71 10.3.3
Glossary 73 11.
Appendices 77
Appendix A: Pest Management Line 84
Appendix B: Self-Help Possum Control Programme (as at May 2017) 86
Appendix C: Plants listed in the National Pest Plant Accord List 88
List of tables
Table 1: Animal organisms classified
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 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
within twelve months; and
soon after planting, if only a knock-down pre-plant
herbicide was used. Further releasing may be
needed depending on the growth rate of the
plants. At least two years is usual; several years
longer if the species is slow-growing.
If possible, all weeds should be controlled before
reaching ten centimetres height, either by spraying
or handweeding. Where vegetation does become
rank, hand-grubbing or line-trimming should be
carried out prior.
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When spraying,