2019-2020 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 neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
consents 7557-1 and 7558-1
to discharge emissions to air from flaring at this site, and consent 7932-1 to discharge
contaminants in association with hydraulic fracturing.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the period under review included 11 inspections of
the site and surrounding environment. Samples were collected for physicochemical analysis.
No bio-monitoring surveys of receiving waters or ambient air quality analyses were carried
out. In each case, inspections found further specific
physicochemical analysis, two bio-monitoring surveys of
receiving waters, and two ambient air quality analyses.
The monitoring showed that site was managed in a proactive and acceptable manner; this was
detailed by the Council’s Inspectorate Officer. Bio-monitoring of the Kapuni Stream also
indicated the stream had little or no measurable adverse effects as a result of the discharges of
storm water from the Site, with the health of the stream rated as ‘good’ to ‘better than
expected’. The
uncommon in Taranaki. Lakes provide
important habitat for coastal birds including migratory birds.Also
provides core habitat for Australasian bittern and little black shag,
and other indigenous birds
Sustainability Positive Recently replanted regenerating vegetation. Key ecological
processes still influence the site. Under appropriate management it
can remain resilient to existing or potential threats
Management threats and response
Potential and actual threats to the sustainability
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.
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1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This document is entitled ‘Regional Stock Truck Effluent Disposal Strategy for
Taranaki’ (this Strategy). The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the strategic
and planning framework for avoiding or minimising stock truck effluent
discharges onto roads in the Taranaki region.
professional opinions expressed within this document relate only to the requirements communicated to
Waterlink Ltd by the client and may not be applicable to other contexts. Assumptions relied upon in preparing this report includes information
provided by the client and other third parties, some of which may not have been verified. Waterlink Ltd undertakes no duty, nor accepts any
responsibility, to any party who may rely upon or use this document other than the client. This disclaimer shall
2014-2016 monitoring
period.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
1.2 Compliance monitoring and the Resource Management Act
1991
The Resource Management Act 1991 (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
nine incidents which resulted in discharges from the
wider wastewater network to waterways. Five of these incidents were related to pipe blockages or
breakages, two were related to mechanical or technical failures and two were related to power outages. No
unauthorised discharges were caused by high rainfall events during the year under review. The number of
incidents has continued to decrease from recent years (40 incidents in the 2014-2015 year, 24 in 2015-2016,
20 in 2016-2017 and 16 in
the plant. Current effluent application is considerably lower than previous
application rates. However nitrate concentrations in the soil profile underneath the
irrigation areas and in the tributaries flowing through or adjacent to the site remain
elevated.
A narrow but concentrated plume of ammonia is present in the groundwater and extends
from a previous leak in an effluent storage basin. This basin has since been repaired. A
second more recent and more concentrated ammonia plume extends