of high rainfall the flow can come directly from the skimmer pits rather than flushing out
the sediment settling pond.
Sampling of the discharge from the Kaimiro Production Station was undertaken twice during the 2022-2023
monitoring period.
Photo 4 An additional unlined settling pond has been added in series with the existing two lined pits to
further settle out suspended sediment prior to discharge
Table 3 presents the results along with the limits stipulated by consent
Waitaha catchment consent monitoring report 2017-2018
Tawhiti Catchment combined consent monitoring report 2019-2020
Methanex consent compliance Annual report 2016-2017
Anzco Eltham consent monitoring Annual report 2016-2017
Methanex consent compliance monitoring report 2015-16 - Taranaki Regional Council.
pasture. Average annual rainfall for the site is 1,043 mm (taken
from the nearby ‘Patea’ monitoring station). As with the other South Taranaki coastal
sites, the Geary site is subject to strong winds.
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Site data
Location
Word descriptor: Geary Road, Manutahi, Taranaki
Map reference: E 1718754
(NZTM) N 5606372
Mean annual rainfall: 1,043 mm
Mean annual soil temperature: ~15.1°C
Mean annual soil moisture: ~32.9%
Elevation:
1 Wastewater irrigation areas, surface water monitoring and point source discharge locations in
the Inaha Stream and tributaries
Stormwater generated in the main yard, garage and raw material reception areas is diverted to a stormwater
treatment system (near B, Figure 1) before being discharged via a pipe (E) into the Firewater Pond which
itself discharges into the Inaha Stream. The stormwater discharge only occurs under high rainfall conditions
and so samples are collected from the
of a good standard. Monitoring of the microfloral component of the tertiary cell of the
secondary pond (using chlorophyll-a measurements) indicated that the system had a low algal content,
particularly following heavy rainfall events. Microfloral populations have not indicated poor performance of
the treatment system to date and generally indicate an improvement in conditions in the tertiary cell since
the last WWTP upgrade.
During the consent renewal process, SDC investigated a number of …