occurring at the
site and everything was secure.
16 March 2018
The inspection was undertaken following very heavy rainfall during the preceding week. The stormwater
system at Cheal Production Station was operating effectively, with all stormwater conveyed to the two big
lined skimmer pits. There was no discharge to the nearby stream observed during the inspection.
Flaring was observed at the time of the inspection and this was giving rise to a small amount of smoke in
the immediate
rainfall >5 days prior to
sampling, however sampling results on 11 February 2013 correlated with elevated
Waitara River flows a week preceding sampling (Figure 7). Conductivity results
were high at the time of sampling indicating no freshwater influence (Figure 3).
At Turanga Reef, ‘Alert’ mode was reached on 18 February (320 cfu/100ml, Figure
11); again this result was unexplained and did not coincide with any elevated
Waitara River flows during the days preceding (Figure 7).
Tawhiti catchment consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Greymouth Petroleum Turangi B consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Waitaha catchment (Bell Block industrial) consent monitoring report 2019-2020
alternating layers of sand and clays. Bore
construction also revealed localised peat layers within some augured cores
(approximately 4–8 m below surface). Average annual rainfall for the site is 1043 mm
(taken from the nearby Patea monitoring station).
Origin Energy Ltd’s Kauri D wellsite is situated in the eastern corner of the site, and
there is a small coastal lake inland and to the northeast (up gradient) of the storage pit
area. Both of these features are presented in Figure 1.
A summary
Kea Oil and Gas Puka-1 consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
pits was questioned, it was likely that these were leaking. Staff agreed to
monitor this following the next heavy rainfall event to determine if a leak was present. Both flares were
clean burning with no smoke or odour noted.
31 March 2022
Cheal Production Station and Cheal-A wellsite: The site was generally tidy and clean. Staff advised that
further measures would be implemented to improve the setup of the temporary works by improving
infrastructure and bunding capabilities. Flaring
review no unacceptable material was dumped at the Patea Beach green waste
discharge site. There has been no leachate observed discharging from the sand dune area or the stockpiled
green waste during the period under review, or in previous years. These factors, combined with the sandy
substrate and low rainfall at the beach would be restricting the production of leachate from the green
waste. It is therefore considered that, so long as STDC continues to monitor for and remove exposed
unacceptable …
The site was
found to be generally well maintained and tidy during inspections, and all consent conditions were being
complied with. No objectionable dust or odour effects were observed, bunding was well maintained and site
contouring was adequately directing all quarry runoff to the stormwater settlement ponds. Discharges after
heavy rainfall were clear.
Photo 1 AA Contracting Ltd quarry settlement pond January 2020
The Council monitors for possible effects on stream life by …