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MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
We have nature as a backyard.
From the south cost to ridgeline walks, the city’s parks,
gardens and coastline are a natural playground. They
provide locations for relaxation, recreation, enjoyment,
and spaces for community gatherings and events.
Our overall aim is to ensure that the city continues
to offer high-quality outdoor environments that are
attractive, accessible, and enhance the city’s unique
‘sense of place’.
Our aim is to balance ecological
needs with opportunities for
enjoyment.
• We look after the city’s parks and gardens,
including the Wellington Botanic Garden, Otari
Wilton’s Bush, Bolton Street Memorial Park, Truby
King Park, and many other reserve areas – these
areas provide beautiful, high-quality venues for
recreation and community festivals/events (the
Wellington Botanic Garden alone has more than
1.3 million visitors a year)
• We protect native plants through our work in the
gardens and at the Berhampore Nursery, which
grows around 80,000 plants each year for use in
parks, gardens and open spaces
• We look after the city’s beaches and coastline,
from the wild south coast to Oriental Bay Beach
– this work includes dune protection, planting,
erosion control and maintenance of boat ramps,
slipways and jetties.
GARDENS AND BEACHES
Our targets for 2008/09 are:
• 90% of residents surveyed have visited
a park at least once in the previous 12
months, and 80% of those rate the quality
and maintenance of the parks as good
or very good (unchanged from our
2007/08 targets)
• 80% of residents surveyed have visited one of
the city’s four botanical gardens at least once
in the previous 12 months (unchanged)
• 90% of the plant collection held by the
botanical gardens meet our defined WCC
plant performance standards for health and
quality (unchanged)
• 75% of residents surveyed have visited one
of the city’s beaches or used wharves, jetties
or boat ramps in the previous 12 months,
and 85% of those rate the cleanliness and
maintenance of the city’s beaches and
coastline as good or very good
(unchanged).
PROPOSED VARIANCES
For the 2008/09 financial year, we are
proposing the following variance from our
2006-16 long-term plan: Wellington Botanic
Gardens – defer $1 million of capital spending
for the replacement of the nursery buildings
until 2009/10 (this will allow the heritage status
of the nursery buildings to be confirmed and
for our designs to reflect that).
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
4.1.1 Local parks and
open spaces
(397)
6,874
7,271
925
4.2.1 Botanical gardens
(370)
3,720
4,090
523
4.2.2 Beaches and coast
operations
(54)
843
897
561
Total for 2008/09
(821)
11,437
12,258
2,009
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WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 08/09
MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
Wellington is literally surrounded
by nature.
One-eighth of Wellington’s area is reserve land,
much of it rugged and covered in bush. This
land, protected for generations, is a vital part of
Wellington’s landscape. It contributes to the city’s
identity, and offers opportunities – within minutes
of downtown – for walking, mountain biking and
other outdoor recreation activities.
Our long-term vision is to substantially improve
natural biodiversity on the Town Belt, Outer
Green Belt land and other reserve land. We aim
to protect these areas from development, restore
native ecosystems, provide opportunities for
enjoyment that do not compromise environmental
values, and maintain these areas in ways that
enhance the city and make it more attractive for
residents and visitors.
We recognise that the key to protecting the city’s
open spaces is for Wellington residents to feel a
sense of ownership and kaitiakitanga/guardianship
over those spaces, and we aim to foster that feeling
by sharing information and supporting volunteer/
community initiatives.
The Town Belt and other natural
areas need to be protected – and,
over time, enhanced through the
regeneration of native bush.
We:
• look after the city’s 34.7 square kilometres of
Wellington Town Belt, Outer Green Belt and other
reserve land
• look after more than 300km of tracks extending
throughout the city’s open space areas – including
160km of walking tracks, 25km of mountain bike
tracks, 14km of four-wheel-drive tracks, and 100+
kilometres of dual use tracks
• remove exotic trees that may be in danger of
falling during storms and replace them with
native trees – one example is the mass planting of
northern rata, with their distinctive red flowers,
on Tinakori Hill
• support community volunteers who help to
look after reserve land – each year, volunteers
plant 18,000-25,000 eco-sourced native plants
throughout the city
• provide grants for projects that benefit the city’s
environment, promote sustainability, raise
awareness of environmental issues, or otherwise
contribute to our environmental objectives
• work with community groups to restore and
protect the city’s streams and surrounding areas
• support facilitators to implement the national
Enviroschools programme in Wellington schools
• protect native ecosystems by controlling weeds
and pest animals such as possums and goats on
open space land
• maintain roadside verges and clean city and
residential streets, keeping them safe and
attractive, through litter collection, planting,
mowing, and controlling pest plants and
other weeds.
GREEN OPEN SPACES
Our targets for 2008/09 are:
• to carry out four hectares of restorative
planting on Wellington Town Belts
and reserves (unchanged
from our 2007/08 target)
• 60% of residents surveyed have visited the
Wellington Town Belt or Outer Green Belt
at least once in the previous 12 months,
and 85% of those who had visited rate
the cleanliness and maintenance of the
Wellington Town Belt and Outer Green Belt
as good or very good (targets unchanged)
• for community groups and volunteers to plant
26,000 (a 1,000 increase from our 2007/08
target) eco-sourced native plants supplied
by the Council
• 80% of residents surveyed rate the
maintenance and quality of open space
walkways and tracks as good or very good,
and 80% of the walkway and track network
meet required quality service standards
(targets unchanged)
• to apply Project Kaiwharawhara model,
including regulatory tools, to Porirua and
Owhiro catchments, and develop and
implement catchment plans
• to continue existing service levels for weed
and pest management (based on pest
management plans for 15 areas defined
as ‘key native ecosystems’)
• 95% compliance with performance standards
for CBD street cleaning (unchanged)
• 83% of residents surveyed agree that street
cleaning in central Wellington is of a good
or very good standard (unchanged)
• 83% of residents surveyed agree that roadside
vegetation is maintained to a good or very
good standard (unchanged).
We also record the number of environmental
grant applications we receive, the number
receiving grants, and the total budget
allocation. Our target is for all environmental
grants to be distributed in accordance with
eligibility criteria.
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We’re proposing to increase our
protection for native wildlife.
Wellington has a wide range of native plants,
insects and birds, from little blue penguins to giant
weta to native grasses and giant trees. Animal
pests such as possums, rats and stoats eat native
plants, trees and prey on native insects and birds,
while weeds strangle or take over habitat from
native plants.
Since 2005, we have been working with volunteers
who give thousands of hours each year to remove
weeds and animal pests from 12 ‘key native
ecosystems’ (areas of environmental significance)
around the city.
Under our Biodiversity Action Plan, developed in
2007 with the aim of protecting and enhancing the
city’s natural areas, we aim to extend our weed and
pest control work to an additional three key native
ecosystems each year.
To achieve this, additional funding is required.
We propose to increase our pest management
budget by $74,000 in the coming year. In total,
we’re investing more than $7 million to manage
pest plants and animals over the next eight years.
We’re also proposing to increase funding by
$20,000 from 2009/10 onwards for work related
to classifying reserves.
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
2.3.2 Roads Open Spaces
(546)
7,456
8,002
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4.2.3 Town belts
(236)
4,319
4,555
786
4.3.1 Community
environmental initiatives
–
346
346
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4.4.1 Walkways
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420
420
422
4.7.1 Stream protection
–
15
15
21
4.7.2 Pest plant and
animal management
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871
871
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Total for 2008/09
(782)
13,427
14,209
1,229
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WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 08/09
MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
WATER
Water is a fundamental need.
It’s crucial for people’s health, and for quality of
life. A city cannot survive without a steady supply
of clean, safe, drinkable water.
It’s also a resource that’s in limited supply. Before
it can be supplied to Wellington households, it has
to be gathered in rainwater catchments, stored,
and treated to ensure it is free of contamination. It
is then piped to Wellington city. All of this requires
extensive and costly infrastructure – reservoirs,
pipes, treatments stations and so on.
Already, every day, more than 450 litres of water
is consumed per person in Wellington city. And
consumption has been increasing. If a one in 50 year
drought occurs anytime from this year, the region’s
water supply may not be able to meet demand.
Our goal is to continue to provide safe, drinkable
water to all households and businesses – while
also moving the city towards a more sustainable
approach in which water is used wisely and
without waste.
We own and operate the water
supply network, and promote
conservation measures.
We:
• own a water supply network that includes
75 reservoirs, 34 pumping stations and about
1,000km of underground pipes
• contract Capacity, a company that we own jointly
with the Hutt City Council, to manage, maintain,
monitor and operate the network and carry out
upgrades and renewals
• buy more than 30,000 million litres of water per
year from the Greater Wellington and supply the
water to Wellington properties.
We are currently investigating future water needs
and conservation targets in conjunction with three
councils in the region. As these plans are finalised,
decisions will need to be made about what water
conservation tools are implemented in each city.
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
4.5.5 Water network
(30)
16,644
16,674
11,610
4.6.1 Water collection and
treatment
–
13,187
13,187
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Total for 2008/09
(30)
29,831
29,861
11,610
Our targets for 2008/09 are:
• 97% (unchanged from our 2007/08 target)
of service requests relating to the
water network are responded to within
one hour of the request being received
(‘response’ includes initial investigation
and prioritisation of work) (this target is
unchanged from 2007/08)
• 75% (unchanged) of residents surveyed about
water network service are satisfied with work
carried out
• all water delivered to Wellington properties
complies with Drinking Water Standards for
New Zealand (2005)
• no more than 18% (1% decrease since
2007/08) of water in the network is
unaccounted for.
PROPOSED VARIANCES
For the 2008/09 financial year, we are
proposing the following variances from our
2006-16 long-term plan:
• water reservoir/pump station renewals –
reduce capital spending by $1 million by
deferring the final stages of the Messines
Road water reservoir until 2009/10 (this will
allow for further consideration to be given to
the best option for the project)
• water reservoir/pump station upgrades
– reduce capital spending by $50,000 by
deferring the water reservoir/pump station
upgrade project (delays to the project in
2007/08 have led to consequential delays for
the 2008/09 programme).
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We want to safeguard public
health and safety, and protect the
city’s waterways from pollution.
Wellington’s stormwater network keeps residents and
property safe by protecting the city from flooding. Each
year, the network carries about 80 million cubic metres
of runoff from roofs, paths, kerbs and channels and
drains to streams and the harbour.
The sewage network, which carries about 29
million cubic metres of wastewater a year, protects
human health and the environment by removing
wastewater from homes and treating it to make it
safe for disposal.
In this work, our key aims are safety and
sustainability: wastewater should be disposed
of in ways that protect public health and don’t
compromise ecosystems.
To achieve this, we provide
comprehensive stormwater
drainage and sewage networks.
We:
• own the city’s stormwater and wastewater
network, including thousands of kilometres of
piplines, as well as pumping stations and sewage
treatment plants
• contract Capacity, a company that we own jointly
with the Hutt City Council, to manage, maintain,
monitor and operate the networks and carry out
upgrades and renewals
• ensure that sewage and trade waste is treated to
safe levels before disposal
• monitor and regulate trade wastes to ensure that
harmful substances don’t enter the sewage system.
We’re planning improvements to
the Moa Point wastewater plant.
We have lodged an application with Greater Wellington
Regional Council to renew our resource consent to
operate the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant.
As part of our resource consent application, we have
committed to two projects that will reduce the risk and
impact of discharges from the plant’s short outfall.
• We plan to add to the capacity of the Moa Point
inlet by increasing the number of pumps, and
make improvements to the screens and grit
removal systems to handle the increased flow
– we have budgeted $1 million for this work in
2008/09 and $1 million in 2009/10
• We also plan to treat any bypass flows – overflows
that can occur during very heavy rainfall – with
ultra violet light. This two-year pilot will be met
from existing budgets, and funding requirements
for a full-size UV treatment plant will be confirmed
as part of an assessment of the effectiveness
of the pilot.
WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER
Our 2008/09 stormwater management
targets are:
• 97% (unchanged from 2007/08 target) of
service requests relating to the stormwater
network are responded to within one hour
of the request being received (‘response’
includes initial investigation and prioritisation
of work)
• 75% (unchanged) of residents surveyed about
stormwater network service are satisfied with
work carried out
• stormwater discharges are free of scums
or foams, floating or suspended material,
abnormal colour or clarity, and fats or gross
solids, on 100% (unchanged) of sampling days
• annual faecal coliform counts are less than
1,000 per 100ml at 90% (10% increase from
2007/08’s target) of monitored freshwater
sampling sites (lower levels of bacteria mean
the water is cleaner)
• water quality at monitored bathing beaches
comply with Ministry for the Environment
guidelines on 90% (unchanged) of sampling
days (green status).
Our 2008/09 wastewater network (sewage
collection and disposal) and treatment
targets are:
• 97% (unchanged) of service requests relating
to the wastewater network are responded to
within one hour of the request being received
(‘response’ includes initial investigation and
prioritisation of work)
• 75% (unchanged) of residents surveyed about
wastewater network service are satisfied with
work carried out
• annual median faecal coliform counts
are less than 2,000 per 100ml at 80%
(unchanged) of monitored harbour/coastal
sampling sites (lower levels of bacteria mean
the water is cleaner)
• 100% (unchanged) of businesses producing
trade waste are inspected throughout the year
• no infringement notices are received for
breaches of resource consents relating to
wastewater treatment plants (unchanged).
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
4.6.2 Stormwater
management
(8)
12,730
12,738
3,354
4.6.3 Sewage collection
and disposal network
(650)
15,091
15,741
8,865
4.6.4 Sewage treatment
(736)
19,635
20,371
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Total for 2008/09
(1,394)
47,456
48,850
12,219
What it will cost
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Sustainability is about meeting
today’s needs in ways that don’t
cause future harm.
A truly sustainable city meets its energy needs from
renewable supplies. It uses resources efficiently,
and it finds ways to re-use or recycle instead of
adding to the amount of rubbish sent to landfills.
Wellington can’t yet claim to be a truly sustainable
city – but in some areas we are heading in the right
direction. The city’s recycling volumes, for example,
have been steadily increasing in recent years.
We want Wellington to be a
sustainable city.
We:
• provide weekly household recycling collections in
suburban areas and the CBD – residents strongly
support this work and the vast majority recycle
• provide weekly rubbish collections from
households and daily collections in the CBD
• operate the Southern Landfill, with the aims of
minimising the amount of waste disposed of
and ensuring that waste is disposed off safely
– the landfill operates a transfer station where
recyclables are separated, a Second Treasure
Shop where second-hand items can be dropped
off, and facilities for collection and disposal of
hazardous waste such as paints, batteries, gas
bottles, garden chemicals, oils and solvents
• manage the city’s 30+ closed landfills to reduce
any environmental impacts
• provide residents with information about waste
reduction, and carry out research about the impact
of waste on the city
• operate a Kai to Compost programme, collecting
food scraps from restaurants, hotels and
other businesses
• enforce waste bylaws (which can include fines for
disposing of waste in inappropriate ways)
• are working to encourage energy efficiency in the
city by looking for ways to reduce our own energy
use, and by developing guidelines on sustainable
building covering areas such as water conservation,
energy reduction and waste reduction.
In 2008/09, we’ll be investigating
the viability of turning sewage
sludge into energy using
a bioreactor.
We are committed to reducing our impact on the
environment and in 2008/09 we’ll undertake a
feasibility study that will canvass options for the
future disposal of Wellington’s sewage sludge.
The feasibility study will assess both the financial
and environmental costs and benefits of any
options investigated. The study will focus on the
following two options:
• converting organic waste (primarily sewage sludge)
into electricity or LPG using a bioreactor
• working with the Porirua City Council in a joint
approach for the disposal of sewage sludge using
a sewage drying plant.
We’re budgeting $50,000 to undertake the
feasibility study.
We’ll also investigate whether it’s
feasible to establish micro wind
turbines in Carey’s Gully
We take climate change seriously and are committed
to implementing measures that will contribute to
our long-term goal of becoming a carbon neutral
city. The development of renewable energy has
become a priority in recent years and wind energy
technology has matured to become a major source
of sustainable energy.
In 2008/09, we’re proposing to look at the feasibility
of establishing a commercially viable micro wind-
farm within Carey’s Gully – the site of the Southern
Landfill. If viable, we will look to partner with a
commercial energy company on the development
of the project. We’re budgeting $50,000 for the
feasibility study.
WASTE REDUCTION AND ENERGY
CONSERVATION
Our targets for 2008/09 are:
• collect 13,500 (a 900 increase from our
2007/08 target) tonnes of kerbside recycling
• 86% (1% increase) of residents surveyed say
they have used kerbside recycling weekly in
the previous 12 months
• 77% (1% increase) of residents surveyed
say our kerbside recycling service is good
or very good
• divert 35,500 (1600 increase) tonnes of
recyclable waste from the landfill, while total
waste to the landfill will be maintained at no
more than 65,000 tonnes (unchanged from
our 2007/08 target)
• maintain domestic waste collection once a
week and inner-city waste collection six
days a week (excluding Christmas, New Year
and Easter)
• landfill and hazardous waste facility
open 9.5 hours a day, seven days a week,
52 weeks a year (excluding Christmas,
New Year and Easter)
• landfill resource consent quality standards
are met on all occasions
• 94% (18% increase) of closed landfills that
need monitoring systems have systems in
place measured as a percentage of all known
landfills requiring such work (NB: our long-
term target is 100%).
We have set a long-term target of stabilising
Wellington City Council (corporate) greenhouse
gas emissions at 2003 levels by 2009/10 and
reducing them by 40% by 2020. Our goal is to
be carbon neutral by 2012.
We’ll also monitor greenhouse gas emissions
for the city (we have set a target of stabilising
emissions at 2001 levels by 2010 and reducing
them by 30% by 2020).
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PROPOSED VARIANCES
For the 2008/09 financial year, we are
proposing the following variance from our
2006-16 long-term plan: Southern Landfill
Improvements – reduce capital spending
by $700,000 (previously planned tunnelling
work is no longer required because we have
identified a more cost effective solution).
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09 $000
Expenditure 2008/09
$000
4.5.1 Energy efficiency
and conservation
–
109
109
124
4.5.4 Waste minimi-
sation, disposal and
recycling management
(8,218)
1,045
9,263
759
Total for 2008/09
(8,218)
1,154
9,372
883
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Nature is one of Wellington’s
biggest attractions.
In the Karori Sanctuary and Wellington Zoo,
Wellington has two facilities that play crucial roles
in wildlife conservation, and educating people
about nature. The sanctuary has a 500-year vision
of restoring pristine native forest and bird life in a
valley just minutes from the city.
The Zoo has a programme of breeding and
rearing endangered species from New Zealand
and abroad. In the next few years, these facilities
will be joined by the Aquarium of New Zealand –
Te Moana Tamariki. Together, these will make vital
contributions to conservation while also benefiting
the economy by positioning Wellington as a centre
of nature-based visitor attractions.
We’re supporting initiatives that
put conservation at the heart of
the city‘s visitor experience.
We:
• support the sanctuary by providing land and
offering to provide a loan to contribute to
development of new visitor facilities
• fund Wellington Zoo (which attracts more than
160,000 visitors each year)
• are supporting the development of the proposed
Marine Education Centre, to be known as the
Aquarium of New Zealand – Te Moana Tamariki,
by offering to provide a loan.
We’re proposing to provide
transitional funding to the Karori
Wildlife Sanctuary over the next
two years
The Karori Wildlife Sanctuary is a world-first
conservation attraction located minutes from
downtown Wellington. We have previously
agreed to provide a loan to contribute towards the
development of a new visitor centre that would
allow the Sanctuary to generate revenue. Delays to
this project have meant that revenues will now be
recognised later than expected. We’re proposing
to provide transitional funding to the Sanctuary
to ensure they can continue to operate. We’re
budgeting $300,000 in 2008/09 and $700,000 in
2009/10 for this work.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
ATTRACTIONS
Our targets for 2008/09 are:
• Karori Wildlife Sanctuary will attract 90,000
visitors. We had previously indicated 180,000
visitors but this increase was linked to the
opening of the (now delayed) visitor centre.
We will also monitor the number and type of
endemic bird species recorded at the Karori
Wildlife Sanctuary.
Performance measures for Wellington Zoo are
shown in the council-controlled organisations
section of this annual plan – see the appendix.
PROPOSED VARIANCES
For the 2008/09 financial year, we are
proposing the following variance from our
2006-16 long-term plan: defer $1 million
(to 2009/10 ) of our $8 million loan to the
Karori Wildlife Sanctuary for their Visitor Centre
project and rephase our $7 million loan to the
Marine Education Centre to 2010/11 to reflect
updated information on when this will likely
be required.
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
4.8.1 Environmental and
conservation attractions
4,424
4,424
2,272
Total for 2008/09
4,424
4,424
2,272
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Wellington needs roads and other
infrastructure.
The Kiwi Point Quarry’s output is needed for
the region’s roads and other infrastructure. It
contributes to a community goal of ensuring that
‘Wellington’s long-term environmental health
is protected through well-planned and well-
maintained infrastructure’.
We ensure raw materials are provided for this
infrastructure, while also aiming for long-term
restoration of the environment.
We own the Kiwi Point Quarry in Ngauranga Gorge
and manage a contract for the operation of the
quarry, which provides aggregate to the local
construction market. Each year, about 250,000
tonnes of rock are extracted for use on roading
and other infrastructure. In our management of
this resource, we aim to minimise environmental
impacts by restoring and developing the area while
contributing to the city’s development needs.
QUARRY
Our targets for 2008/09 are to meet all
commercial objectives, and to comply with
all District Plan, resource consent and quarry
licence requirements.
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net
surplus
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
4.5.2 Quarry
(497)
(288)
209
–
Total for 2008/09
(497)
(288)
209
–