risky. b. Coastal processes will be impacted such as increased rate of erosion. c. Bio-diversity with be under increased pressures from changes in ocean acidity and therefore other effects, such as cumulative effects from fishing and seabed mining need to take this into account. 9. The precautionary approach should be applied to objectives and policies and rules in the plan that relate to oil and gas, fishing and seabed mining activities. Integrated Management 10.
trying to set new growth rate records. The staff have been working full on to keep ahead of the garden chores as well as tidy up after the contractors left. All the extra work the staff have had to cope with this year meant they were particularly appreciative of having the services of one of the Students the TRC employs over the academic holidays. Paul Stevenson, a Mechanical Engineer student, was excellent value and Andrew says he has set the bar very high for next year’s student.
Illegal dumping of waste in the Taranaki region 2014.
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 during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as to NPDC’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 NPDC’s …
issue of legal liability, the Council must be able to prove by investigation that the identified individual/organisation is indeed the source of the incident (or that the allegation cannot be proven). 1.1.5 Evaluation of environmental performance Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holders during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as to each company’s environmental and administrative performance during the
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 STDC’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
Offshore Petroleum Drilling Review (2015).
Accelerated erosion: movement of regolith and/or soil at rates more rapid than natural erosion rates, and due to human influence. The most important human activity promoting accelerated erosion in the eastern hill and sand country of Taranaki is vegetation clearance. Accelerated erosion is comprehensively reviewed for Taranaki by Hicks (1998). Area of interest (coastal sand country sites): the area of sand dunes and sand flats within the chosen sand country monitoring sites, and as defined by
skimmer pits and the final discharge point from the skimmer pits on to land and then any potential receiving waters. During each inspection the following are checked: • Weather; • Flow rate of surface waters in the general vicinity; • Flow rate of water take; • Whether pumping of water was occurring; • General tidiness of site; • Site layout; • Ring drains; • Hazardous substance bunds; • Treatment by skimmer pits/sedimentation pits; • Drilling mud; • Drill cuttings; • Mud pit