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
2023/2024 39
9. Setting of Rates 2023/2024 135
10. Appointment of Deputy Harbourmasters and Issuing of Warrants 143
11. Public Excluded
12. Public Excluded Recommendations 147
13. Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes - Operations and Regulatory April 2023 149
14. Confirmation of Public Excluded Minutes - Executive Audit and Risk 8 May 2023 152
15. Agenda Authorisation 155
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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
and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Williamson/Van Der Leden
8. Setting rates
8.1 Mr M J Nield, Director – Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum having
adopted the 2022/2023 Annual Plan earlier this meeting, the purpose of this
memorandum is to set the rates for the 2022/2023 financial year. The rates are driven
from the adopted 2022/2023 Annual Plan.
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) sets the following rates
than one consent. Overall, the Council found a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 76%, with another 20% rated ‘good’ and the remainder requiring improvement. The monitoring reports are prepared by, and based on the work of, the Council’s experienced and qualified scientific staff. Consent compliance monitoring reports Getting with the planUseful initiatives promoting farm environmental plans have sprung from increased national interest in the concept, the Policy & Planning
enforcement programmes have been rated very favourably in peer reviews, and the Council is working with iwi to develop its mātauranga Māori processes and capacity in this and other areas. Wastewater treatment plant compliance monitoring reports Coastal charges not for TaranakiThe Council does not intend taking up an opportunity to introduce a new occupation charges covering coastal structures such as moorings, jetties, wharves, sheds or boat ramps. An amendment to the Resource Management Act allows
compliance to 67.4% by 2030, though the Committee was told the Council’s own scientists consider 50-55% is more realistic, based on measured observations. Taranaki’s current swimmability rate is higher than most other North Island dairying regions and our projected gains from existing programmes and investments are the highest of any region in New Zealand, the Committee was told. But the Council is concerned that the swimmability requirements take no account of when people actually swim or the degree of
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8,000,000
Revenue from non-exchange transactions
General rates revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,801,335
Targeted rates revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,765,811
Direct charges revenue 99,055 187,111 -88,056 99,055 187,111 -88,056 11,229,886
Government grants 216,415 194,091 22,324 216,415 194,091 22,324 3,750,071
Vested assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total income 789,102 812,057 -22,955 789,102 812,057 -22,955 45,855,978
Operating surplus/(deficit) before finance