EIA Permit
An Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is a management tool used to identify the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project prior to decision making.
An Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Permit is the permission granted to an Applicant that is conducting an activity, project or development that is likely to cause significant environment impact.Â
The EIA permit is to protect the environment by ensuring that the regulatory authority objectively considers all potential environment impacts and their mitigation measures.Â
The EIA process provides an opportunity for all relevant stakeholders, including the public, to participate in the decision-making procedures of the proposed project.Â
This is specified in Tier 3 of the Environmental Compliance Services;
- Water Reticulation System instalmentÂ
- Stream Development – relating to rock revetments, gabions and diversion
- All dredgingÂ
- Foreshore Development and Protection (Gabions, rock revetments and Groynes and Coastal Protection Units)
- Filling of Wetlands
- Excavation of sloping landÂ
- Introduction of new species or biocontrol
- Tourism and Commercial Development
- Motu Development
- Manufacturing Industries
- Construction of an airport, airstrip or helicopter pad
- Construction of a harbour, port, jetty, slipway, dock, wharf, pier or bridge
- Mining
- Construction of a dam, reservoir, artificial lake, hydro-electric scheme, or large-scale irrigation projects
- Large-scale alternative energy production
- Commercial logging or a saw milling operation
- Reclamation of the sea, foreshore, streams or creeks
- Waste management facilities, or treatment, including storage, disposal and transfersÂ
- Trans-boundary movement of waste or pollution
This is the process for an EIA Permit:
Environment Impact Assessments (EIA) Applications
Applicant: Mr Ngatupuna Rere
Application: Construction of Dwelling
Land: Matiekura Part Section 110, Takuvaine.
Submissions can be made in either English or Cook Islands Maori and sent to nes@cookislands.gov.ck or delivered to the NES office no later than Monday 19th February 2024.Â
Applicant: Mr. Micheal Connal
Application: Tikioki Property Coastal Protection
Submissions can be made in either English or Cook Islands Maori and sent to nes@cookislands.gov.ck or delivered to the NES office no later than Monday 19th February 2024.Â
Applicant: Mr. Teariki Taia Short
Application: Vaimaanga Property Coastal Protection
Submissions can be made in either English or Cook Islands Maori and sent to nes@cookislands.gov.ck or delivered to the NES office no later than Monday 19th February 2024.Â
Registration Form - Science & Technical Expert
The National Environment Service (NES) requires all Science & Technical Experts involved with NES’s application and permitting process, to be registered with NES for approval.Â
The purpose of this registration process is to create a directory of approved science and technical advisers and experts that provide advice to NES in these two stages – application and assessment:
- In the application stage, to register any persons who will prepare environmental impact assessment, engineering reports or other related reports, in a project application to NES;
- In the assessment stage, to register any persons who will provide science and technical advice, including conditions of approval and monitoring activities to NES as part of its assessment of a project application
The information collected will be used to register Science & Technical Experts with NES and update its Directory of Science & Technical Experts. All registered experts will provide independent and expert advice as requested from time to time by NES or the Permitting Authority.
NES will manage any potential, actual or perceived conflicts of interest that may arise and will ensure proper declaration of any conflict of interest is maintained in a Conflict of Interest Register. For example, a technical expert who wrote an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for an application cannot be a part of the assessment process for the same project application.Â
LIST OF ENGINEERS
| NAME | BUSINESS / COMPANY | PHONE NUMBER | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Teokotai Nooapii | MOH | 29110/54001 | teokotai.nooapii@cookislands.gov.vk |
| 2. Paul Maoate | ICI | 20321/56363 | paulmaoate@gmail.com |
| 3. Atatoa Herman | PRIVATE | 22869/55534 | atamonaherman@gmail.com |
| 4. Tenga Epi | ICI | 23077/76526 | tenga3498@gmail.com |
| 5. Ben Parakoti | Tepu-Uri Consultants | 28078/77815 | ikurangi@avaikimail.com |
| 6. Teariki-Taoiau Rongo | Tui Te Matangi ltd | 22420/75176 | tiutematangi@yahoo.com |
| 7. Chris Manu | KDE Consult Ltd | 24475/52531 | cmanu@kdeconsultltd.com |
