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Post Operational Report for an Aerial

1080 Operation

Operation Management

Operation Name Piopio East Aerial

Size (ha)

Report Submitted By (Organisation) Waikato Regional Council

Date Submitted (dd/mm/yy)

Funding Agency Waikato Regional Council

Operation Management (organisation) Waikato Regional Council

Principal Aerial Contracting organisation Ecofx

Purpose of the Operation

control of possums to improve biodiversity

Individual Aerial Treatments

Treatment Area Name

Size of Treated Area

(Ha)

Pio pio East 1,450

Did the aerial 1080 application take place on public or

private land?

Public land and private

land

Permissions & Consents PERMISSIONS / RESOURCE CONSENTS

Permission Authority Issue date (dd/mm/yy) Unit/ Office

Application Identification Code/ File Reference

MOH 24/02/2017 Waikato DHB

17-2448-CM-WAPH-ECOFX-

Piopio East Aerial

DOC

Regional Council 23/03/2017 Te Kuiti 2982657

Territorial Local Authority(s)

North Island South Island

Waitomo District Council

Regional Authority

Environment Waikato

Complaints and Incidents

Were there any complaints about this operation? No

Were there any incidents resulting from this

operation? No

Incidents

Date (dd/mm/yy) 4/04/2017

Initiated by? Landowner

Alleged effect By kill in target area

Alleged Cause By kill in target area

Alleged Compliance Issues

Other (non HSNO)

Investigated by Regional Council

Outcome of Investigation

Settled between parties

Description of events

Landowner reported dead (farmed) sheep - on site visit was undertaken on 7/4/17 with WRC and sheep were found to have access to the treatment area. Bait was in a non palliative mushy state. Sheep were buried. No further action required.

Date (dd/mm/yy) 4/04/2017

Initiated by? Landowner

Alleged effect By kill in target area

Alleged Cause By kill in target area

Alleged Compliance Issues

Other (non HSNO)

Investigated by Regional Council

Outcome of Investigation

Settled between parties

Description of events

Landowner reported dead feral deer and 1 bullock, a vet was contacted by the landowner to have a sample taken for testing and the deer was buried. Awaiting test results. No further action.

Monitoring Results and Outcomes EFFECTS ON SPECIES TARGETED FOR THE OPERATION

Target Species Possum

Target species numbers prior to operation Piopio East 7.85% RTC

Objective Reduce possum number to 3% or below

Effect of the operation on Target Species numbers Met objective

EFFECTS OF THE OPERATION ON SPECIES TO BENEFIT

Common

Name

Species to Benefit

Cattle

Deer

Was monitoring of Species to Benefit undertaken? Yes

Effect of the operation on Species to Benefit Reduced predation & resource competion for native species. Low possum numbers impart less risk of spreading Bovine Tb between possums and on to domestic livestock.

EFFECTS OF THE OPERATION ON OTHER SPECIES

Were any other species identified in the operation

area? No

EFFECTS OF THE OPERATION ON WATER QUALITY

Was water quality monitoring undertaken? No

If water sampling was undertaken, how many samples

were taken?

How many water samples were above the Method

Detection Limit?

Were any of the detected samples above the TEL (3.5

µg 1080/litre)?

Effect of the operation on water quality No effect on water quality

Treatment Details

TREATMENT 1 Pio pio East

Block Size (Ha) 1450

PRE- FEED APPLICATION

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Date(s) of Application 15/03/2017

Type of bait Cereal Baits

Sowing Rate 1.5

kg bait /Ha

1080 APPLICATION

Type of bait 0.15% 1080 Pellets

Target toxic loading 0.15 % 1080

Sowing Rate 1.5

kg bait /Ha

Lures added Cinnamon

Repellents added EDR

Day

(dd/mm/

yy)

Wind Speed Range(km/hr)

Wind Direction

Date(s) of Application Day 1

31/03/2017

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

End of Caution Period (dd/mm/yy)

30/11/2017

Aircraft type Helicopter

Type of Navigational Guidance

system used TRACKMAP

Consultation and Notification DESCRIBE WHAT DIFFERENCES CONSULTATION MADE TO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN

Consultation with landowners identified areas to be taken out of the aerial treatment block, these will be treated using ground control methods. Additional area was identified by landowners and added to the

aerial treatment area. Some area

COMUNICATION TIMELINE

Date (dd/mm/yy) Stakeholder Group Activity Method/Tool

24/11/2016 Iwi Consultation email

25/11/2016 Recreation Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 Police Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 Medical Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 Local government Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 Hunting Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 Fish and Game Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 Community information Consultation Letter

25/11/2016 School Consultation Letter


14/12/2016 Landowner Consultation On Site Meeting

21/12/2016 Affected party Consultation Letter

23/12/2017 Landowner-adjoining Consultation On Site Meeting

17/01/2017 Landowner Consultation Letter

23/01/2017 Landowner-consent Consultation Phone Call






24/01/2017 Medical Consultation email

24/01/2017 Landowner-consent Consultation On Site Meeting


25/01/2017 Landowner-adjoining Consultation Phone Call

















































3/02/2017 Local government Consultation email


8/02/2017 Other Consultation Phone Call










9/02/2017 Other Consultation email














10/02/2017 Landowner-adjoining Consultation text











14/02/2017 Landowner-adjoining Consultation email









15/02/2017 Landowner-consent Consultation email



15/02/2017 Affected party Consultation Letter


22/02/2017 Landowner-adjoining Consultation Off Site Meeting




















03/03/17 Landowner-adjoining Consultation Text







07/03/17 DOC Consultation Phone Call








08/03/17 Local government Consultation email






16/10/56 Consultation email






Consultation

14/03/17 DOC Notification fax

14/03/17 Medical Notification fax

14/03/17 Local government Notification email

14/03/17 Notification email

14/03/17 Landowner-adjoining Notification Phone Call

14/03/17 Landowner-adjoining Notification Text



























14/03/17 Medical Notification Phone Call










































22/03/17 Affected party Consultation email






22/03/17 Landowner-consent Consultation Text






















28/03/17 Landowner-consent Consultation Letter





































30/03/17 DOC Notification email

30/03/17 Medical Notification fax

30/03/17 Local government Notification email


30/03/17 Other Notification Phone Call










30/03/17 Landowner-adjoining Notification text







30/03/17 Landowner-adjoining Notification text



04/04/17 Landowner-consent Notification Phone Call



05/04/17 Landowner-consent Notification text






06/04/17 Local government Notification Phone Call



06/04/17 Landowner-consent Notification Text






06/04/17 Landowner-consent Notification email

06/04/17 Landowner-consent Notification email




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