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Definitions in plans
A
Agrichemical
Appeal
Area 1 (Regional Soil Plan)
Area 2 (Regional Soil Plan)
Areas of important conservation value
Areas of significant conservation value
Artificial watercourse
Assessment of effects on the environment
B
Beach recontouring
Bed
Bed recontouring
Bore
Bulk earthworks
C
Clean ballast water
Cleanfill
Coastal marine area
Coastal permit
Coastal water
Contaminant
Contaminated site
Controlled activity
D
Defence against water
Discharge
Discretionary activity
Dry abrasive blasting
E
Effect
En route
Environment Court
Erosion Prone Land
External Sound Insulation Level (DnT,w + Ctr)
F
Fertiliser
Floodway
Foreshore
Fresh water
G
Garbage
H
Habitable room
Harmful substances
Hotel, motel or other accommodation activity
I
Industrial or trade premises
Industrial or trade process
Intermittently flowing
L
Lake
Land
Ldn
Leq
Lmax
M
Maintenance dredging
N
Noise Sensitive Activity
Non-complying activity
Noxious liquid substances
O
Occupy
Oil
P
Permitted activity
Person
Plastics
Platform drainage
Port Noise Control Line
Port Related Activities
Prohibited activity
R
Residential Activity
Restricted coastal activity
Restricted discretionary activity
River
River crossing
Roading or tracking activities
S
Schedule 4 of the Resource Management (marine pollution) Regulations
Segregated ballast water
Ship
Soil
Soil disturbance
Stopbank
Stormwater
Subdivision
T
Territorial authority
Treated sewage
U
Upgrade
V
Vegetation disturbance
W
Water
Water body
Wet abrasive blasting
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