kg N/ha, with six over 400 kg
N/ha and five over 500 kg N/ha. The largest combined application in this period was 587 kg
N/ha, on paddock 40.
Groundwater nitrate concentrations in some of the wastewater specific groundwater
monitoring wells remained high in this monitoring period, namely wells GND1346, 1347, 1348
and 2226. These wells held concentrations close to or above 60 g/m3 N. This indicated that
these locations are not capable of managing this level of application of wastewater
largely met the requirements of their resource consents. They have also demonstrated a high level of
commitment in regard to addressing environmental matters related to their operation, with various
mitigation measures either planned or underway.
The contamination of groundwater as a result of TBP’s activities has been reported on in previous years.
During this monitoring period it was evident that some of the effects of this contamination have persisted
and some further contamination has
team, as the weather conditions
meant the demand for irrigation was not high, with irrigation starting in November or December for many.
The Council carried out compliance monitoring inspections at 67 sites during the 2016-2017 irrigation
season, with 100% of all of the active consents being visited. The inspections included visual checks of the
intake structures, screens, staff gauges, fencing around the pump sheds, downloading of data and stream
gaugings.
For the summer irrigation period,
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, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d. natural and physical resources having special
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state of our rivers and streams show most
measures are improving or not changing significantly
and again are the best since measurements began.
At a time when much national media commentary
highlights a negative view of New Zealand’s freshwater
resources, it is noteworthy that many indicators in
Taranaki collectively indicate that the region is making
excellent progress towards enhancing our already good
environment.
This is no accident. The Taranaki
abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are
presented at the end of the report.
1.2 The Resource Management Act 1991and monitoring
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 a discharger, and may
include cultural and socio-economic effects;
related to discolouration of the streams, either from natural causes or from
short-term works being undertaken in or around the streams. There was no evidence during
the period under review of any effects due to discharges from the consent holders
monitored within this programme.
During the year, Companies monitored within the Hongihongi and Herekawe catchments
overall demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and compliance with
resource consents, however in the case of Molten
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-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including