effect gradually extends along the
length of the updraft, and the speed of rotation or ‘twisting’ increases as the effective column
diameter diminishes.
Eventually, given enough time and a high-enough rate of spin and stretching, the tornado’s
funnel lengthens to the ground, and with it come the high-speed potentially-damaging winds.
By contrast, winds in the limited area at the middle of a tornado funnel are light, if not
approaching calm at the epicentre, as with the eye of a tropical
consent holder and unforeseeable (i.e. a
defence under the provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with
regard to the performance rating applied. For example loss of data due to a flood
destroying deployed field equipment.
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The categories used by the Council for this monitoring period, and their
interpretation, are as follows:
Environmental Performance
• High No or inconsequential (short-term duration, less than minor in severity)
1.3.2 Water abstraction permit (groundwater)
Section 14 of the Act stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of
the groundwater abstraction
observations of the experts. Importantly, there are fundamental changes
proposed to the poultry farm operations, which will reduce the impacts of the air
discharges applied for in this Application, including2:
(a) the discharge consent is sought for a free-range broiler operation with a
reduced stocked rate of a maximum of 15 birds per square metre (61, 020
birds);
(b) roof fans with misting devices will be installed on the roof of the existing
sheds (and will be at least 100m from the
Agenda for Taranaki Regional Council hearing on representation arrangments
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 …
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 performance is concerned with the Company’s
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
Economic Profile – GDP measured in 2020 prices.
3 Measured as the Modified Employment Count (MEC) to include both employees and working
proprietors
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20. New Plymouth is the dominant city in the region (with two-thirds of regional
population), with a network of rural service towns. Taranaki Region’s
population reached 124,600 people in 2020. Between 2000 and 2020 the
region’s population grew by 0.8% per annum, a lower rate than national
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 consent holder,
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