Executive summary
Contact Energy Ltd (the Company) operates the Stratford Power Station (SPS) located on State Highway 43
near Stratford in the Patea catchment. This report for the period July 2020 to June 2021 describes the
monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the
Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report
also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the
applicant for comment before the decision
is finalised.
Would you like to see a draft report for comment? Yes
Processing timeframes
The RMA specifies timeframes for processing resource consent applications (for example 20 working days for a non-notified
application), however these timeframes can be extended with the applicant's agreement.
Do you agree to the Taranaki Regional Council extending RMA
consent processing timeframes?
NA
Surrender of existing consent
consent) under any relevant regional plan(s)
Assessment of the activity against any relevant National Policy Statement(s) and National
Environmental Standards
Provided an assessment of your proposed activity against the matters sent out in Part 2 of the RMA
Site plan, engineering plans and calculations
Consent duration sought
Provided a site sediment and erosion control plan if required
Applied for any district council consents that are also required for your
decision
is finalised.
Would you like to see a draft report for
comment?
Yes
Processing timeframes
The RMA specifies timeframes for processing resource consent applications (for example 20 working days for a non-notified
application), however these timeframes can be extended with the applicant's agreement.
Do you agree to the Taranaki Regional
Council extending RMA consent
processing timeframes?
NA
Surrender of existing consent
Please note that your existing
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Taranaki Regional Council Monthly Rainfall and Environmental
Data Report for March 2024
Note: The data presented here are provisional data only and may change as a result of quality control at a later date.
1. Rainfall
Map 1: March total rainfall (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
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Map 1a. Total rainfall 1 January to end March (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
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Table 1: Rainfall March
for the period July 2020 to June 2021 by the Taranaki Regional Council (the
Council) describing the monitoring programme associated with 13 industries within the catchment of the
Mangati Stream, Bell Block.
Overall, a high level of environmental performance was achieved by the consent holders in the industrial
area of the Mangati Stream catchment.
The Mangati catchment has, in the past, been heavily utilised for the disposal of stormwater and
wastewaters from a large number of
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Biosecurity was in the spotlight at the
beginning of the year with the discovery
Anof a red-eared slider turtle in Bell Block.
invasive pest species
July 2020 to June 2021 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
The Company holds five resource consents, which include a total of 67 conditions setting out the
requirements that the Company must satisfy.
Q1. What is a regional council?
A A regional council is one type of local authority
and generally looks after region-wide issues
rather than local issues.
It is different from a territorial authority
(which is either a city or district council), but
there are no differences in the way that they
generally operate.
Q2. What do regional councils do?
A Regional councils’ responsibilities include:
- managing the effects of using freshwater,
land, air and coastal waters
the "Documents" step:
No
Site Address
Refer to land title Manganui River
Assessment/Valuation Number 0
If the discharge is to water, name the river or stream that the
discharge goes to or for discharges to land the name of the
closest river or stream to the discharge site:
Manganui River
Application Details
Activity Details
If you have discussed this proposal with a Council staff
member, please give the person's name here:
Sarah Miller
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