right should be granted and no general authorisation
made in respect of the Hangatahua (Stony) River catchment where the effect of doing
so would be that the provisions of the Notice could not remain in force without change
or variation. The fourth provision of the Notice stated that the quantity and rate of flow
in the Hangatahua (Stony) River and its tributaries, and the quantity and level of natural
water in the ponds and tarns that form part of the protected waters, were to be retained
in
Table 13 Summary of performance for Consent 0597-3 56
Table 14 Summary of performance for Consent 4046-3 57
List of figures
Figure 1 Daily water abstraction by Ballance Agri-Nutrients, July
2015 – June 2016, m³ 16
Figure 2 Irrigation areas 26
Figure 3 Nitrogen application rates on spray irrigation areas, January
1992 to June 2016 28
Figure 4 Locations of groundwater monitoring bores 31
Figure 5 Total nitrogen concentrations in groundwater beneath spray
irrigation areas
established chlorophyll
a sampling protocols differ from those established more recently in the NOF, and results
cannot be directly translated to NOF bands.
Trend analysis was performed by applying a LOWESS fit (tension 0.4) to a time scatterplot
of the percentage cover of thick mats, and long filaments of periphyton for all sites and by
testing the significance of any trend using the Mann-Kendall test at the 5% level, followed by
Benjamini-Hochberg False Discovery Rate (FDR) analysis.
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
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 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 …
details of the performance and extent of compliance by the CCCWSL, 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 CCCWSL’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
projects and
expectations remain high.
Strong financial position
The Council finished the 2015/2016 year with a surplus of
$963,000 (total comprehensive income). Expenditure was
$373,000 over budget, in large part due to the Council
providing unbudgeted emergency funding to assist those in
need following the severe winter storm damage. Overall it
was a good result, noting that general rates increases have
been at or below the rate of inflation for the past few years.
been rated as
Good, as although the performance against most consent conditions with respect to the
administrative compliance was high, issues around testing of the integrity of the water take
pipeline and meeting the requirements of the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting
of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 are yet to be resolved. Methanex have been open and
participative in their communication with regard to their progress on these issues.
For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71%
gardens and horticulture. They assess their member’s
gardens and provide visitors with information that truly reflects the garden
experiences. The NZGT assessment is an assurance that you are visiting a
quality garden.
Tūpare has been awarded a six-star rating by NZGT. This rating means Tūpare provides one of New
Zealand’s top garden experiences. These gardens achieve and maintain the highest levels of
presentation, design and plant interest throughout the year. They are the complete
gardens and horticulture. They assess their member’s
gardens and provide visitors with information that truly reflects the garden
experiences. The NZGT assessment is an assurance that you are visiting a
quality garden.
Tūpare has been awarded a six-star rating by NZGT. This rating means Tūpare provides one of New
Zealand’s top garden experiences. These gardens achieve and maintain the highest levels of
presentation, design and plant interest throughout the year. They are the complete