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.
Sufficient volumes of water within streams and rivers to protect aquatic habitat is a
primary concern of the Regional Council with respect to water abstraction permits.
Water abstraction for quarries is primarily only required for the washing of aggregate,
and in this regard the Council encourages the recycling of both washwater and
stormwater to
a copy of the signed resource consent
please contact the TRC Consents department)
page
Water abstraction permits
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. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section 87(d) of the
late items
Late items on the agenda. The Councils response is also noted:
Mana Whakahono a Rohe decisions – These decisions are not in
the scope of this committee and fall under the full Council.
Review of Delegated Authority Manual – This will be discussed
at the Māori relationships going forward workshop as there was
confusion as to whether the request referred to the Delegations
Manual or the Committee Terms of Reference. It was noted that a
Governance Handbook is being …
ground in the log
and coal storage areas. When it rained this material would wash into the stormwater system, resulting in
high suspended solids. In order to minimise deleterious effects on the receiving environment, Port Taranaki
Ltd (Port Taranaki) have implemented a number of preventative measures since 2012, including upgrading
the stormwater treatment system and improving stormwater management procedures.
Table 1 Port Taranaki log exports 2015 - 2019
Financial year Japanese
particularly
Campylobacter, but also Cryptosporidium oocysts, Giardia cysts, Norovirus, other human enteric
viruses, and/or Salmonellae (McBride and Soller 2017; MfE 2017). Faecal contamination of water by
livestock or other animals can occur via direct deposition, runoff from pastoral land, and piped
discharges from farms. Human contamination of water can occur due to leaking sewage pipes or
septic tanks, poorly treated sewage, and overflow of storm water systems during heavy rain
McKechnie Aluminium consent monitoring Annual report 2016-2017
summary, it was concluded that there was minimal use of the stream for food-
gathering or recreational purposes, and that the public health risk was minimal under
heavy rain overflow conditions.
Wet weather in August 2015 and September 2015 raised pond levels but not to
overflow levels indicating that work done to reduce stormwater infiltration and inflow
has had a marked effect.
No additional trade wastes connections to the sewerage reticulation were recorded
during this monitoring period.
Ordinary Council meeting agenda May 2021
indicated that all discharges had occurred when the river flow was above the
consented 5 m³/s.
The Waiongana Stream hydrology displays a natural rapid rise and fall (typical of Taranaki ring plain
streams) which allows for a limited window of opportunity when treated wastewater can be discharged
above the minimum consent limit. The consent holder has access to the Taranaki Regional Council web site
(www.trc.govt.nz), which provides current river flow and water levels for the Waiongana Stream
requirement of consent 9608, held by DR Wilson for abstraction of groundwater at a location across the
Waitotara River for irrigation of pasture land. Consent 9608 requires that abstraction ceases if the water
levels in the Silver Fern Farms supply bores GND0585 and GND1195 fall below 104 and 109 m respectively.
Consent 2261-3.1 requires that the Company record continuous water level data, to an accuracy of ±10 mm
in a dedicated monitoring bore and any operational abstraction bores.
The