3.5 Methods

Many of the policies in this chapter will be implemented by Territorial Authorities in district plans and in decisions on resource consents and designations. The policies in this chapter will also be implemented by methods in other chapters in this Plan.

Managing the environmental impacts of waste*, hazardous substances* and contaminated sites* is a mix of regulatory and non-regulatory approaches. Part II of this Plan contains regional rules relating to the waste* activities described in this chapter. The key non-regulatory methods the Regional Council will pursue are outlined below.

Method 3-1	Regional Territorial Authority Waste Forum
Description	The aim of this method is to work with the Territorial Authorities to achieve a regionally consistent approach to waste* and to progress Region-wide waste* issues and implement agreed initiatives, including: hazardous waste* disposal facilities recycling facilities resource recovery network waste* exchange public information waste* education in schools consistent waste* data collection and reporting development of Region-wide waste* reduction targets in line with the New Zealand Waste Strategy 2002 cleanfill* management and monitoring waste* minimisation and cleaner production in business/trade sectors economic instruments including incentives for waste* reduction.
Who	Regional Council and Territorial Authorities.
Links to Policy	This method implements Policies 3-8 to 3-12.
Targets	Continue Regional Territorial Authority Waste Forum Implement initiatives Report to central Government on New Zealand Waste Strategy targets on a two-yearly basis.

Method 3-2	Public Information - Waste*
Description	Easily accessible information will be developed and provided to increase public awareness on waste* issues generic to the Region, including: cleanfill* management and guidelines waste* minimisation availability of waste* disposal and recovery facilities (including for campervans) fly tipping hazardous substances* burning of waste* offal pits and farm dumps septic tank discharges composting*
Who	Regional Council and Territorial Authorities.
Links to Policy	This method implements Policies 3-8 to 3-13.
Targets	Information provided via website and available in paper form by 2008.

Method 3-3	Contaminated Land - Information System
Description	The Regional Council will seek to work with Territorial Authorities to develop and implement a regionally consistent recording and category system and a procedure for the consistent handling of information for registered contaminated land. Appropriate information will be supplied on land information memoranda (LIM). A regional register of contaminated land will be maintained and updated.
Who	Regional Council, Territorial Authorities and Ministry for the Environment.
Links to Policy	This method implements Policies 3-14 and 3-15.
Targets	Regionally consistent recording and category system implemented by all Territorial Authorities by 2010. Regional selected land use register linking to appropriate information held by Territorial Authorities by 2010.

Method 3-4	Contaminated Land - Identification of Priority Sites*
Description	The Regional Council, together with Territorial Authorities, will identify areas of land where pressure for residential development exists and those areas where there is potential for contaminated land issues according to land use activities listed on the Hazardous Activities and Industries List (Ministry for the Environment, 2004a), in particular horticultural sites* and sheep dip sites*.
Who	Regional Council, Territorial Authorities and Ministry for the Environment.
Links to Policy	This method implements Policy 3-14.
Targets	Pressure areas identified by 2008.

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