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 consent performance
Besides discussing the 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
2017-2018 33
Table 12 Irrigation area soil samples 2017-2018 34
Table 13 Summary of performance for consent 5838-2.2 49
Table 14 Summary of consent 5839-2 52
Table 15 Summary of consent 5893-2 53
Table 16 Summary of consent 5892-2.0 54
Table 17 Summary of consent 5938-2.0 55
Table 18 Summary of consent 6211-1 56
Table 19 Summary of consent 6212-1 56
Table 20 Summary of consent 10063-1.0 57
Table 21 RNZ consent compliance rating 2017-2018 59
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Mangaoraka Stream at
Corbett Road and Punehu Stream at SH45). Significant deteriorations in black disc clarity
were recorded at three sites, two of which reflected historical erosion events in the
headwaters.
The most improvement in long term water quality has been illustrated in the Waingongoro
River at SH 45, with significantly improving trends in DRP and total phosphorus, and with
reduction in nitrate and total nitrogen by slightly less than the rate defined as significant.
This improvement
improving or showing no significant
change, instream health does decline in the mid and lower
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Compulsory value How it’s measured How Taranaki’s water bodies rate
Unit A (Stony,
Maketawa, Rotokare)
Unit B (Mountain
& ringplain)
Unit C (Coastal
terraces)
Unit D (eastern
hillcountry)
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rs
Ecosystem
health
Nitrate toxicity A B B A
Ammonia toxicity
(two measures)
A A B A
A B B B
Dissolved oxygen A A A A
ground based applications), or a GROWSAFE®
Registered Chemical Applicator’s Certificate
(for commercial spray operators), and any pilot
undertaking aerial application shall hold as a
minimum, a current Pilot Chemical Rating
Certificate issued by Civil Aviation Authority
(CAA), or other similar qualifications that meet
the requirements of Appendix VI .
Should not spray if the wind speed over the
area to be sprayed is less than one metre per
second (3
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Taking, use, damming and
diversion of surface water
RULES
Taking and use of surface water
Activity Rule Standards/Terms/Conditions Classification Notification Control/Discretion Policy
Reference
Taking and use of surface
water19
15 The rate of abstraction for any one property described in a
particular certificate of title shall not exceed 1.5l/s; or 5l/s for
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 performance is concerned with the
appropriate locations and at appropriate rates to ensure nutrient losses
are minimised and do not have adverse effects on the Haehanga Stream;
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- The farm is managed to minimise nutrient losses overall (for example cut and carry of pasture
to remove nitrogen);
3. Remediation;
- Riparian planting and fencing (stock exclusion) will improve the water quality of the stream
and improve the overall stream values compared to what is there now, and what has been the
situation
Agenda for Policy & Planning Committee July 2017
frequency. There were one or more wells
with pesticides detected in 6 of the 13 participating regions (Table 4), with regional detection
rates varying from 0 to 83% (note that the higher rates were for a small number of sampled
wells). Pesticides were not detected in sampled wells from Bay of Plenty (25 wells) and
Hawkes Bay (14 wells). In 28 of these wells (10%) two or more pesticides were detected
(Table 4). The maximum number of pesticides detected in one well was six. Twenty-five