Compliance Monitoring Activity

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More than 2000 resource consents are monitored in Canterbury each quarter. Every time a condition of a resource consent is monitored a compliance grade is recorded. The consent holder is notified of the grades for each condition by a compliance monitoring report. The compliance grades are assessed to determine the frequency of monitoring required. Consistent, full compliance with the conditions of a resource consent is likely to result in the consent holder being monitored less frequently. Conversely, persistent or major non-compliance is likely to result in enforcement action being initiated by Environment Canterbury.