Activity Group: Environmental Management Capital Projects Capital expenditure for the Environmental Management Group of Activities represents $5 million of total Council expenditure over the next 10 years. Information about the major budgeted capital projects is included under the respective Activities sections. Activity Major Capital Projects Inflated value (Millions) Environmental Management Environmental Science and 2019-22 Multi-beam seabed mappgpj $3.1 Monitoring Operating Costs Environmental The operating costs for the Environmental Management Group of Activities Science and 2018-28 Telemetry field equipment. $1.7 represents $116 million of total Council expenditure. Monitoring Rationale for Delivery of this Group of Activities Marlborough’s social and economic well-being relies on the use, development and protection of natural and physical resources. The Environmental Management Activity group is responsible for enabling appropriate use of land, water, air, indigenous ecosystems and the built environment, while protecting the environment within which resource use occurs. This service is delivered through the implementation of the Resource Management Act (RMA) requirements. Each Activity delivers separate services under the RMA, but each of these services plays an integral role in a wider system of environmental management. This system can be described as the Plan-Do-Monitor-Review cycle and is represented by the following diagram: 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Page 105