stream found that although there were measurable changes in some parameters, most of
these would have resulted in only minor transient effects at most. In terms of guidelines, there was no
exceedances of guidelines for pH, ammoniacal nitrogen, or biochemical oxygen demand. Dissolved copper
results were below the USEPA acute guideline. Dissolved zinc concentrations were above the USEPA acute
guideline in most of the discharge and stream samples.
Overall, most consented discharges in the
consented limits for their washwater and stormwater consents. A third
abatement notice was issued for failing to telemeter water take data to the Council and for exceeding
consented take limits.
Issues with environmental performance across sites generally related to exceedances of consented limits,
stormwater catchments and cleanfill extents. Issues with administrative performance generally related to
failing to update management plans or to supply data.
For reference, in the 2022/23 year,
monitoring period a total of 19 consents were held by the 14 industries monitored
under this programme that discharge wastewater, stormwater and/or leachate from the industrial area at
Fitzroy, New Plymouth to the lower Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaone Stream, or to land in the lower
Waiwhakaiho and Mangaone Stream catchments. The activities and impacts of the consent holders upon
water quality are discussed, as is the extent of their compliance with their permits, and their overall
environmental
use of this document by a third party is without liability. No part of this document may be copied without the
written consent of either Taranaki Regional Council or Taith Consulting Limited.
1. Introduction
Taith Consulting Limited has been commissioned by Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) to undertake
a public transport network review, for the following services which are contracted to private
operators:
• New Plymouth (Citylink urban and school routes);
• Ōpunake - Hāwera –
eight resource consents which include 139 conditions setting out the requirements that
the Company must comply with. The Company holds two consents which authorise discharges to
contaminants air land and water from composting and irrigation (both of which expired in 2018). Another
consent authorises discharges of stormwater contaminants from a quarry elsewhere on the site, and there
are four land use consents for the erection, modification or use of culverts on site. Applications to replace
the
yellow, yellow to green, or green to blue).
A joint taskforce of central and local government representatives sought to use the best
information available to model on a regional and national scale:
The improvements that will be made to water quality in rivers and lakes under
programmes that are planned or underway, on a region-by-region basis;
When the anticipated water quality improvements will be achieved; and
The likely costs of all interventions, and where these costs will
bibliography, are 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
install a flowmeter at the point of discharge as per
condition 8 of Consent 1113-5.1. From the Council’s perspective, the current flowmeter configuration
captures data for groundwater abstraction as both flowmeters record pumping of groundwater from the
main excavation pit to the settling ponds. The Company makes no distinction between groundwater take
and discharge or the emergency discharge rate which Consent 1113-5.1 makes concession for in
condition 2.
For reference, in the 2023/24 year
with select hard fill,
including coastal erosion protection in the form of concrete anchor mass blocks and
armour protection. Drainage measures are also proposed, including subsoil drains
within the engineered fill and a concrete dish drain or kerb and channel along the edge
of the state highway closest to the slope.
5. The use of concrete mass blocks requires excavation of the soft estuarine sediments at the
base of the wall. Large angular rock is to be placed in this cutting to
Environment Court’s 2014 Practice Note. I have read and
agree to comply with that Code. This evidence is within my area of expertise,
except where I state that I am relying upon the specified evidence of another
person. I have not omitted to consider material facts known to me that might
alter or detract from the opinions that I express.
2. RELEVANT PLANNING CONTEXT
Taranaki Regional Air Quality Management Plan
2.1 As noted in 7.2 of the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC)