compliance by the consent holders,
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
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
the Council to continually re-evaluate its approach
and that of 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
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
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 administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by Methanex, 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
to significant sand inundation events in the past.
Waihi Reef, another site impacted by sand inundation, had a
very likely decreasing trend that did not change following a
correction for sand inundation, suggesting that this decline
is being driven by other factors. A very likely increasing
trend was found for the Manihi Reef site, and no trend
was found for Tūrangi Reef. The trend with the greatest
rate of change was the sand-adjusted trend at Orapa Reef,
which
due to work, family commitments and cost.
On average, men spent more days per year at beach, river and at lake sites.
Walking swimming and relaxing were the most popular activities at beaches and
rivers. Walking, relaxing and scenic appreciation were the most popular activities at
lakes.
Ninety percent of respondents thought public access to the coast, rivers and lakes was
about right. Ninety percent of respondents rated water quality at beaches as good or
excellent, 77% rated
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
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
The $20m 'shovel-ready' grant to the Yarrow Stadium
repair and refurbishment project is great news for the
region and its ratepayers, who can expect a reduction of
just over 40% in their Yarrow Stadium rates from July
2021.
Works were put on hold during the lockdown while we
conducted a thorough review of the project in the light
of changing circumstances. The review gave us a clearer
understanding of the stadium's prospects.
Work on the project began ramping up again shortly after
the