this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental and administrative performance. The interpretations for these ratings are found in
Appendix II.
For reference, in the 2021-2022 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 88% of the consents monitored through
River was confirmed
following the review of the RPS in 2010.
Policy 3.1.1 seeks to retain as far as possible in
their natural state, the quantities levels and rates
of flow of water and the quality of water within
the Hangatahua (Stony) catchment.
In addition to the objectives and policies seeking
to protect the Hangatahua (Stony) River, Policy
6.1.1 of the Freshwater Plan identified two other
catchments or reaches where the taking and use
of water
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damage caused by the June 2015 flood.
The monitoring showed that overall the scheme was operated well, and within resource
consent requirements, with no breaches of lake level requirements, residual flow requirements
or rise and recession rate restrictions for the lower Patea River. The Company coordinated a
number of investigations and reports during the reporting period. The bulk of the required
monitoring has been undertaken prior to the 2015-2016 period, although the current report
consent holders to resource management and, 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 performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holders,
this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under
measurements to the
Chief Executive, upon request.
Advice Note:
It is acknowledged that there is potential for inaccurate flow records associated with
measuring the residual flow using water level data, given that a change in the rating curve
may result in there being less flow at the water level recorder than when the previous rating
was in use was established.
As such, in the event that the Taranaki Regional Council identifies (via its river gauging) that
there is
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
approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and …
due to the time it has taken to resolve the
loss of the McColl’s Quarry flow recorder in the June 2015 flood.
The monitoring showed that overall the scheme was operated well, and within resource consent
requirements, with no breaches of lake level requirements or rise and recession rate restrictions for the
lower Patea River. There were a small number of occasions when the residual flow in the Lower Patea River
dropped below the consented limit, but this was due in-part to a Transpower
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3.3 Map Co-ordinates at point of discharge (either Longitude/Latitude or NZTM):
________________________ Longitude ________________________ Latitude OR
________________________ E ________________________ N (NZTM)
3.4 Legal description of property at site of activity (refer to land title or rates notice)
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some upper catchments channel stability deteriorating at a faster
rate than others.
As all channels discharge through the occupied ring plain any changes in channel
condition may affect adjoining property, public and private assets, infrastructure and
communications. It is in relation to these matters that Council has statutory functions
and responsibilities.
Storm event related channel deterioration over the last few years has resulted in
Council taking action to provide assistance