boundary during any of the four routine inspections.
Results of effluent monitoring
With the diversion of wastes to the Hawera WWTP in the 2010/11 period, discharges from the Eltham
WWTP now occur only as a result of high rainfall events that exceed the storage capacity of the primary and
holding ponds, and the pumping capacity of the reticulated system to Hawera.
Analysis of the primary pond effluent was not required during the monitoring period, although the
condition of the pond and
daily average results fell
into the Ministry's 'excellent' or 'good' categories and 41% of the results met the 'acceptable'
category. Six daily results from the total 138 of days monitored fell into the ‘alert’ category. It
is noted that all of those six results happened during moderate to heavy rainfall events, and
in the majority of cases, during fresh onshore winds. These findings confirm those of the
previous inhalable particulate surveys that found sea salt spray to be a major PM10 source.
variation of annual
rainfall
mm y-1r
usRainDays10 Catchment average frequency of rainfall > 10 mm days month-1
usRainDays20 Catchment average frequency of rainfall > 20 mm days month-1
usRainDays100 Catchment average frequency of rainfall > 100 mm days month-1
segAveTCold Segment mean minimum winter air temperature degrees C x 10
Hydrology MeanFlow Estimated mean flow m3 s-1
nNeg Mean number of days per year on which flow was less
than that of the previous day
Year-1
boundary – bank erosion
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Table of contents
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1. Purpose 1
2. Introduction 1
3. Background 1
3.1 Ring plain 1
3.2 Elevation 2
3.3 Stability 3
3.4 Rainfall 3
3.5 Run off 4
3.6 Channels 4
4. Legal status and background 6
4.1 Ownership 6
4.2 Control 6
4.3 Land ownership 6
4.4 Catchment authorities 7
4.5 Regional Water Boards 7
4.6 Control of gravel extraction 7
5. Geology 8
6. Watercourses 9
7. Event/effect relationship 10
2019-2020 monitoring year, with most
commencing irrigation in late October and concluding in March. Rainfall recorded at the Council’s
monitoring locations over the summer irrigation period ranged between 85% and 114% of historical mean
values. Total usage during the 2019-2020 irrigation season, across all exercised irrigation consents was 8,835
ML. This was more than that used during the preceding 2018-2019 monitoring year, when 56 irrigation
consents were exercised, and a total usage of 6,906 ML. …
cyanobacteria were higher than in the previous
three seasons, and similar to the preceding two seasons, probably a reflection of the relative amounts of
rainfall causing freshes that scour streambeds of periphyton.
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Timely reporting of the results of bacteriological water quality and cyanobacteria numbers/cover was
undertaken by use of the Taranaki Regional Council website (www.trc.govt.nz) and LAWA website
(www.lawa.org.nz), as well as liaison with territorial local
(the Council) to assess the environmental
performance during the period under review, and the results and effects of the consent
holder’s activities.
The Council’s monitoring programme included three regular inspections, one additional
inspection, and two biological receiving water surveys. Three short duration overflows (four
to nine days) following prolonged and intensive rainfall events, occurred between mid April
and late June 2015.
Regular inspections indicated no problems
rainfall sites recorded figures well above their
averages for the three winter months. Our site
at Patea recorded rainfall figures that were 167%
above its average amount for those months, yet
it was still the driest of our 27 rainfall monitoring
sites around the region. Perhaps you could spare
a thought for the people working in the Dawson
Falls area, as a staggering 2,723mls of rain fell at
that site over the winter period.
Congratulations to the 55 schools, 51 early
2018-June 2019) 9
Figure 4 Daily abstraction volumes under consent 7470-1.2 (July 2009-June 2019) 10
Figure 5 Maximum daily abstraction rate under consent 7470-1.2 (July 2009-June 2019) 10
Figure 6 Observed groundwater levels GND2102 and rainfall (July 2018-June 2019) 11
Figure 7 Observed groundwater levels GND2102 and abstraction (July 2018-June 2019) 12
Figure 8 Observed groundwater levels GND2103 and rainfall (July 2018-June 2019) 12
Figure 9 Observed groundwater levels
2.3 Mr B Pope, Compliance Manager, in response to the question regarding Clark Peters
Farms Limited, advised that every dairy effluent discharge application is assessed on a
case by case basis and there are a number of environmental factors that are looked at
including land area, land size, and rainfall in the area.
2.4 Mr K Holswich, Iwi Representative, noted that the reporting provided by officers in
relation to consent applications are appreciated, it is very useful for hapū