is ‘objectionable or offensive’ and thus in breach of Council’s Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP). The Council deals with about 200 air-quality complaints and incidents annually. The analysis, part of a review of the RAQP, found that there is generally good compliance by those with resource consents allow air discharges, with a non-compliance rate of 2%, mostly involving odour. Three consented sites have accounted for more than half of recent incidents and complaints involving consent-holders.
being reported. During this period, the Company was fully compliant with lake levels
and demonstrated good compliance with rise and recession rate restrictions for the lower Pātea River. The
Company provided adequate residual flows within the Pātea River at all times.
The Company successfully operated the trap and transfer system. During the 2023/24 season three ‘target’
fish species were trapped in the Pātea fish trap: longfin eels, shortfin eels and banded kōkopu. Kōaro were
not found
performance, while the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by NPDC over the last several years, this
report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a good level.
This report includes recommendations for the 2024/25 year.
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Introduction 1
Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource Management Act 1991 1
1.1.1 Introduction
Significant Surfing Area' (744 KB pdf) Info sheet: Where does the Coastal Plan apply? (390 KB PDF) Fact sheet: Protecting a surf break - what does it mean? (315 KB pdf) Coastal erosion inventory This 2009 report summarised the information on coastal erosion rates for the Taranaki coast that was already available from monitoring, surveying, aerial photographs and maps, and identified where further information-gathering should be focused. Coastal erosion information: inventory & recommendations for
inspection round. Problems usually peak early in the inspection round, and a clearer picture of the compliance rate will emerge as the inspections are completed around May, the Committee was told. The Council’s inspectors are visiting every dairy farm in the region, with repeat visits if non-compliance is found. It’s vital that farmers stay on top of their systems to ensure they comply with consent conditions and avert environmental impacts, the Committee was told. Next steps for new Coastal PlanThe
improvements are required, and how success is measured.
Dairy non-compliance up slightlyThe 2016/2017 round of dairy effluent system inspections has been completed, with 1721 farms inspected, the Consents and Regulatory Committee was told. The overall non-compliance rate was 7.4%, up from 5.8% the previous season and reflecting a wetter summer. Most of the breaches were relatively minor, with just 0.9% classed as ‘significant non-compliance’ in terms of their environmental effects. Enforcement action
and stormwater consents.
Ferndene Quarries Ltd received two abatement notices in relation to their groundwater consent. A
flowmeter had not been installed to record the rate of incidental groundwater take and an independent
monitoring programme had not been implemented to assess the effects of the quarry activity upon the
surrounding aquifer. The flowmeter was subsequently installed and data was telemetered to the Council
from October 2023. The Company was granted until 1 December 2024 to
land title or rates notice)
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6) Iwi Consultation
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at a number of sites, overall trends remain positive as time passes. Year-by-year fluctuations are natural and to be expected, the Committee was told. By almost all measures at most sites most of the time, the region’s water quality is ‘fit for purpose’, and especially when compulsory national criteria are considered. The exception was ‘swimmability’ criteria, where most sites fell below the strict 95% compliance rate required. However, most of these sites are too shallow, cold and/or small for