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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report summarises earthquake occurrence and ground deformation in Taranaki for the
period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. It compares the location and rate of earthquake
occurrence in the last year with recorded activity post-1994 and also examines the ground
deformation data. These are used in assessing the quiescent state of Taranaki volcano.
2.0 EVOLUTION OF THE SEISMOGRAPH NETWORK
The Taranaki Volcano-Seismic Network was
discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holder/s
during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’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 compliance is concerned with the Company’s approach
to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations
the monitoring year. The associated analyses indicated that CO2 emissions, steam use per
unit of gas, and metal depositions all exhibited reduced or similar levels to previous reporting from 2015-
2019.
Additional ambient air quality monitoring for carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was
conducted per the Company’s request under conditions 8 and 9 from consent 4087-2. The results indicated
the KGTP was rated in the Ministry for Environment National Environmental Standards and …
quality criteria. Irrigation of wastewater during the year led to mass loadings of
nitrogen per hectare that were well in excess of those recommended by the Council and the description of
N loadings previously provided by RNZ. The rates of application in 2021-2022 raise questions about
whether the ability of pasture to take up nitrogen could be surpassed, and the timing and volume of
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irrigation events suggest that irrigation is being used as a means to prevent the
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Charging policies
Resource Management Act charging policy
Schedule of charges pursuant to section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991
SCHEDULE 1: SCALE OF CHARGES FOR STAFF TIME
Rate for processing resource consents
and responding to pollution incidents.
Rate for all other Council work.
Professional staff $101/hr $96/hr
Professional/supervisory staff $128/hr $120/hr
Managers $185/hr $173/hr
Support staff
around the poultry farm by Mr Whiting. All of the birds
had been removed from the sheds prior to our visit. The litter had been
cleaned out from sheds 3 and 4, but this had not been completed for the
other two sheds due to the high winds and rain. These sheds were
ventilated, but at a lower rate than during a growth cycle.
Installation of the DACS system was continuing, as discussed in the TRC
Supplementary Officer Report dated 11 February. Mr Whiting showed us
through shed 3, where most of
1 Daily water abstraction by Ballance Agri-Nutrients, July
2013 – June 2014, m³ 16
Figure 2 Daily water abstraction by Ballance Agri-Nutrients, July
2014-June 2015, m³ 17
Figure 3 Irrigation areas 28
Figure 4 Nitrogen application rates on spray irrigation areas, January
1992 to June 2015 30
Figure 5 Locations of groundwater monitoring bores 34
Figure 6 Total nitrogen concentrations in groundwater beneath spray
irrigation areas (bores 10-2 and W1, and bore 10/5) 36
Figure 7
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 STDC, this report also
assigns a rating as to STDC’s environmental and administrative performance during the period under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from
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 Trust’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 accordance
showed that all daily volume limits and instantaneous abstraction rates were complied with.
During the year, NPDC demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative
performance with the resource consents.
For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through
tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
performance and compliance with their consents, while another 24% demonstrated a good
level of