well-maintained with approximately ten small stockpiles of sawdust waiting to be spread. The area was
intact, with no cracking or slumping evident on either the fill area or the tip face. No unauthorised material
was noted. There was no ponding observed, despite heavy rain the previous day, and the material was damp
underfoot. The pre-fill gully was well grassed with no sign of exposed soil or sediment runoff. The stage 1 fill
area was damp underfoot and had been recently grazed, and showed no sign of
minor amount of erosion at one point that was likely to have been caused by the heavy
rain in the previous week.
The stormwater ponds were all nearly full, with approximately 0.3-0.5 m of freeboard.
The contents were a relatively clear brown colour, and the lowest pond had an iron
oxide sheen present on the surface. The downstream stormwater drain had recently
been cleared of vegetation and there were no obstructions to flow. Silt controls were in
place, and appeared to be effective as the
the
time of the inspection with 5 mm of rain over the past three days.
Significant earthworks were being undertaken at the site. The contractor on-site
outlined that the whole area was being prepared for eventual filling. Pipe had been laid
down the length of both channels to pipe the spring water. Stormwater pipes and risers
had also been installed to intercept stormwater from the surrounding pasture. At the
time of the inspection, the contractor was digging a retention/silt pond for
this area.
The truck wash area looked to be working well. The settling ponds at the truck wash
area were full with a small clear discharge to the drain. There was some evidence of
fines in the drain due to recent rain and the pump having broken down which was
being repaired. The slurry area at the back of the yard was full which would need to
be emptied soon. The main drain through the yard had been cleaned out. Overall the
site looked to be well maintained and managed at the time of
tidy.
31 January 2012
The site was unmanned at the time of inspection. There was processing equipment
onsite. The hill that had been pushed into the quarry pit for reinstatement had been
graded and contoured. There was no dust found beyond the boundary of the property.
There was no runoff from the site occurring at the time of inspection. The site was tidy.
14 May 2012
The site was unmanned at the time of inspection. It was raining and windy at the time
of inspection. The reinstated
rule in a regional plan, or by national
regulations. Methanex currently holds a consent for a flood control structure in the
Waitara River.
Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
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… levels are $8m per annum over the ten years of the 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan.
Dividends are a significant portion of the Council’s revenue streams. Port Taranaki Ltd operates in a highly-competitive
trading environment and there are no guarantees that it will be able to continue to deliver forecast dividend levels.
Accordingly there is a risk that profits and dividends may fall at some future point. This is the biggest risk to the delivery
of the proposed programmes.
Over the 10
… hydrometric equipment (upper) $973.00 per year
Waingongoro hydrometric equipment $755.00 per year
Waitaha hydrometric equipment $7,356.00 per year
Rain Gauge Calibration $306.00 per deployment
Chlorine Meter $18.90 per use
Multi-parameter Field Meter $102.00 per day
EXPLANATION
This scale of charges is used to calculate the Council's actual and reasonable costs when carrying out functions under the
Resource Management Act 1991. Where those actual and reasonable costs exceed any specified
roles in stream ecosystems on top
of their intrinsic biodiversity value. They convert primary
energy inputs to streams, from leaves that fall in and algae
and bacteria growing on the streambed in response to light
and ‘catchment tea’ (dissolved carbon from soils), into
food for fish such as whitebait, eels and trout, and birds.
In the process they keep the streambed clean and recycle
nutrients, keeping the stream healthy and productive.
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