3.6 Anticipated Environmental Results

Anticipated Environmental Result	Link to Policy	Indicator	Data Source
Increased efficiency of the end use of energy and increased generation of energy from renewable resources in the Region.	Policies 3-6 and 3-7	Efficient end use of energy in the Region Amount of energy generated from renewable energy resources in the Region	Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and Territorial Authority monitoring of building and resource consent applications to improve energy efficiency Monitoring of the quantity of installed generation capacity in the Region
Urban growth occurs in a strategically planned manner.	Policy 3-4	Urban growth	District plan variations and changes
Class I and II versatile soils are retained, where appropriate for productive use.	Policy 3-5	Urban growth and rural residential subdivision	District plan variations and changes
By 2017, the amount of residual waste* per capita generated in the Region will be less than prior to this Plan becoming operative.	Policies: 3-8, 3-9 and 3-10	Volume or weight of residual waste* per capita	Territorial Authority monitoring of solid waste* strategies
No “clean” sites* prior to this Plan becoming operative will become contaminated by 2017.	Policies: 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13 and 3-14	Number of clean sites becoming contaminated	Regional register of contaminated land Regional Council’s incidents database
Priority contaminated sites* are remediated appropriately prior to change in land use.	Policies: 3-14 and 3-15	Number of remediated sites	Regional register of contaminated land

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Chapter 3: Infrastructure, Energy, Waste, Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Land