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6.1.1 Larger earthquakes .......................................................................................... 7
6.1.2 Long-term distribution ..................................................................................... 10
6.1.3 Long-term rate ................................................................................................ 10
6.2 Volcanic significance ................................................................................................... 10
maintained on the stream for the continuous measurement of flow rate and temperature.
Silver Fern Farms Ltd (meat processing plant) demonstrated an overall good level of environmental
performance.
Silver Fern Farms Ltd holds six resource consents, to allow it to maintain a dam in and to take water from
the Tawhiti Stream; to discharge to the stream and to land; and to discharge emissions into the air.
During the period under review, there were no incidents reported in relation to
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
consents.
Surface water abstraction was compliant with daily rate and volume. Process water discharges were
compliant with consent defined parameters. Surface water monitoring indicated negligible impacts from the
discharge of process waters. The thermal tolerances within the receiving waters were not exceeded for the
duration of the monitoring period.
Emissions monitoring results from the Taranaki Combined Cycle (TCC) were within consent defined
specifications for the full duration of the
health ratings from ‘very good’ to ‘fair’ in ring
plain streams. The MCI state of the environment
monitoring programme continued during the year under
review, with results for the 2017/2018 year to be reported
during 2018/2019.
Measure: Microbiological state of inland waters and
coastal waters at bathing sites.
Target (Years 1-10): Maintenance or increase in number
of sites compliant with the 2003 Ministry of Health
contact recreational guidelines.
Baseline: There are
at the plant
site.
During the monitoring period, Riverlands demonstrated an overall good level of
environmental performance.
Monitoring is carried out by both Riverlands and the Council. Riverlands monitors water
abstraction rate, effluent flow rate and composition, receiving water quality, odour at the plant
boundaries, and effluent loadings, soil, and herbage for irrigation areas. The Council
undertakes inspections of the plant site and irrigation areas; effluent quality checks and
includes links to all the detailed reports and other explanatory material relating to the
items considered by Councillors.
Significant matters
No rates change: The Council is budgeting for no change in general rates for the 2020/2021
financial year, rather than 3.8% as originally considered). “With the disruption caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic uppermost in mind, we’ve carefully tuned and trimmed our spending
and programmes while keeping any impacts to an absolute minimum,” says
on population productivity. Similarly, Armstrong et al.
(2006) found that the nesting success, fecundity, adult female survival and juvenile survival of
North Island robins in the Paengaroa Mainland Island declined as rat tracking rates increased;
although 40 robins were reintroduced to Paengaroa in 1999, none of these were found in 2010—
likely as a result of rat predation. South Island robin (Petroica australis) numbers have also been
found to be strongly correlated with rat abundance in
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 review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental and administrative performance. The interpretations for these ratings are
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by
the consent holder during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as
to Methanex’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
performance is concerned with Methanex’s approach to demonstrating consent
compliance in site