There were plenty of April showers last month with nearly 775mm of rain at the North Egmont Visitors Centre and 574.5mm at Dawson Falls. Rainfall was on average 101.8% of the long-term average, and ranged from 65% at Taungatara at Eltham Rd and Oeo u/s Awatuna Wetland, to 192% at Matarawa at Matarawa Valley. Year to date rainfall is sitting between 103% (Mangati at SH3) and 206% (Matarawa at Matarawa Valley) with an average of 139.7% of normal. Mean river flows were 133.8% of typical values,
presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c.
Rainfall for June was on average 146.5% of the long-term average, and ranged from 96.4% at Kahui Hut to 205.8% at Pohokura Saddle in East Taranaki. Rainfall was elevated on the southern side of the Maunga and central and northern hill country. Year to date rainfall is sitting between 95.5% (Kotare at OSullivans) and 198.8% (Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse) with an average of 126.9% of normal. Mean river flows for June were way up from May, and are generally above typical June averages at around 159.2%
documents set out the Council's guidelines for the design, construction and maintenance of an effective spray irrigation system for dairy shed wastes. Design, construction and maintenance guidelines for the spray irrigation of dairy shed waste - contents & introduction (490 KB pdf) More Design, construction and maintenance guidelines for the spray irrigation of dairy shed waste - contents & introduction (490 KB pdf) Consents, systems & collecting & receiving (1.6 MB pdf) Diagrams, maintenance, other
documents set out the Council's guidelines for the design, construction and maintenance of an effective spray irrigation system for dairy shed wastes. Design, construction and maintenance guidelines for the spray irrigation of dairy shed waste - contents & introduction (490 KB pdf) More Design, construction and maintenance guidelines for the spray irrigation of dairy shed waste - contents & introduction (490 KB pdf) Consents, systems & collecting & receiving (1.6 MB pdf) Diagrams, maintenance, other
The Connector, Southlink’s coastal service, and Route 20
(Bell Block / Waitara) were most frequently mentioned
in this regard.
The desire to improve access to a range of after-school or
after-work activities was clearly stated, by Sport
Taranaki in particular.
This will be covered within
the SSBC, but should be
strengthened with more
specifics within the RPTP
and BTCS.
More direct
bus routes
A number of submitters are also in favour of more
direct/straightforward
weekly reports which detail the Nitrogen loading
status across each paddock were implemented. The Company has been contacted to investigate and explain
the exceedances. The Council monitors environmental effects of wastewater irrigation to land. No significant
adverse effects were detected in surface water sites or groundwater bores during the monitoring year under
review.
During the 2023/24 monitoring year, Council sampling recorded one minor exceedance above the
recommended drinking water
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desirable that specific faecal coliform testing is added to the Company’s suite of analytes as total coliforms
incorporate species which would naturally be present in the environment, and which may not necessarily be
linked to the irrigation of wastewater.
There were no issues found in relation to the discharges to air from either the plant site or the irrigation
activities.
For reference, in the 2023/24 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of
The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on plants,