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Application Details
Consent number of expiring consent 2053-3.2
If you have discussed this proposal with a Council staff
member, please give the person's name here:
Anna Johnston and Colin McLellan
What is the source of the water? Name the river, stream or
lake.
Waiwhakaiho River
What purpose will the water be taken for? Other
Give details Hydro-electricity generation
Trustpower proposes to take up to 7,787 l/s of water from Lake
Ratapiko for hydro-electricity generation purposes. The take will
occur via an intake tunnel located in the bed of Lake Ratapiko.
Further details of the activity are provided in the attached
Assessment of Environmental Effects. This application is being
made concurrently with 16 other applications relating to the
continued operation and maintenance of the Motukawa HEPS.
Is a structure on, under, or over a river bed required? Yes
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Form No: A
Administration
All sections must be completed in full and accompanied by the initial deposit fee and the relevant activity form
(Form B). Failure to do so may result in your application not being accepted and/or returned.
Please name the Consents Officer or TRC staff
member you have discussed your application with
1) Applicant Details - Please complete either (A), (B) or (C)
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Office use only
Consent Number: 20-04888-2.0
Job Number: 10102
Date Received: 25 November 2020
Document Number:
New/Renewal/Change: Replace
Resource Consent Application - Discharge to Water or
Land
Application Purpose: Renewal of expiring consent
Online reference number: CA201105062
Completed on: 25 November 2020
Online application terms and conditions are accepted? Yes
The applicant is a: Company
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Consent Number: 10895-1.0
Job Number: 10102
Date Received: 25 November 2020
Document Number:
New/Renewal/Change: Replace
Resource Consent Application - Structures
Application is for Excavate, drill, tunnel, disturb or deposit material on the bed of
a river or lake (Form 220)
Online reference number: CA201146783
Completed on: 25 Nov 2020
Online application terms and conditions are
river,
stream or lake.
Unnamed watercourses that drain into the Motukawa Race and Lake
Ratapiko
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What purpose will the water be taken for? Other
Give details Hydro-electricity generation
Is the taking from a dam or weir (either existing or yet
to be constructed)?
No
Describe the method of taking in detail
(TrustPower) owns and operates the Motukawa Hydroelectric Power Scheme
(Motukawa HEPS, or “MTK”) which is located mid-catchment in the Waitara catchment, between the
main stems of the Manganui and Waitara Rivers.
The majority of the current resource consents for the operation of the Scheme were originally
granted by Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) on 19 September 2001. Further consents were granted
on 27 July 2004 to enable the diversion and use of water for hydroelectric power generation
purposes along
significance for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2022-2023 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a 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
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, animals, or habitats,
2023. There appear to be some legacy issues that are affecting
the water quality in the receiving environment. These have resulted in some consent non-compliances,
however, they have not resulted in any non-compliant results in the surface waters or had significant
adverse effects on the receiving waters during the year under review. Monitoring requirements have been
revised and evaluation is on-going. Additional investigations are also being undertaken by NPDC, when
required, to ensure that