Environment Waikato Resource Use Authorisation Management System (RUAMS)

The database includes coastal consents and applications covering marine farms, marinas, dredging and other activities that affect the Coastal Marine Area. Purpose: A database to record, track and administer all resource consents, navigational safety by-laws applications, and selected permitted activities in the Waikato region.

RUAMS contains 25,000 Records. Fields viewed in the database include Holder details, location details, consent type and subtype, application details and dates, consent event dates, ANZSI classification, selected parameters relating to authorisations, annual charges, consent history details.

Waikato Region

Delineated by the boundaries of the Waikato.

Contains consent data since 1975

Applications for resource consents are made on standard forms, information from these forms are entered into the database. Application forms are stored on files. The database was installed in September 1997 and includes data from the WATERS Rdb database. Frequency of collection: As applications are received and as granted

None reported Gaps in collection: Not reported Data quality: Quality is achieved through data entry validation and regular reporting to Regulatory Committee, Ministry for the Environment and for the Regional Council Resource Consent Survey. The database is integrated with other corporate databases. Attribute accuracy: N/A Completeness: Information is up to date.

Digital, hard copy files Digital Format: RUAMS is an Oracle database with a Powerbuilder user interface

Consent tracking, administration, resource use assessment

No restrictions on access to information. Sensitivity/Confidentiality: None

On going maintenance.

RUAMS is integrated with other Environment Waikato corporate Oracle databases. Land use consents (well constructed) are recorded in RUAMS (since July 1999) they were previously recorded in the PERMITS Rdb database. Additional comments: Information is often duplicated in the hard copy form as files Related information: Major consents (mostly restricted coastal activity consents) are described individually in this database.