collected and levels of suspended solids, pH, and chlorides all complied with
consent conditions.
21 March 2018
Turangi Production Station: A site inspection took place a week or so after very heavy, torrential rain, with
showers prior to the inspection. All stormwater was observed to be diverted to the skimmer pits, and there
was no evidence of any silt/sediment build up in the pits as a result of the rainfall experienced. The water
within the skimmer pits was clean and ring drains and all
Taranaki District Council, which operates the Eltham municipal wastewater
treatment system located to the east of Eltham in the Mangawhero catchment, holds a
resource consent to allow it to discharge treated wastewater to the Mangawhero Stream
under high rainfall conditions only. The consent for the discharge of emissions into the air
expired in mid 2011 when it was no longer considered necessary as the nature of the
biological processes at the plant met a ‘permitted’ category in the Regional Air
Todd Energy Mangahewa-E wellsite content monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Todd Energy Mangahewa-D wellsite consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
estuaries such as the Tongaporutu, Waitara
and Pātea rivers, and the confines of Port Taranaki.
The Taranaki region has a temperate climate with
generally abundant rainfall. The incised nature of
ring plain streams means that flooding is not a
major problem. However, occasional intense rainfall
events can lead to rapid rises in river levels and
flooding in hill country valleys and elsewhere.
Figure 1: The Taranaki Region
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The people
Figures from the 2018 census
Ballance Kapuni consent monitoring report 2017-2018
Policy & Planning Committee agenda March 2019
STDC Kaponga, Manaia, Patea and Waverley waste water treatment plants consent monitoring report 2017-2018