adverse impact on
the viability of many farms because of imposed reductions in fertiliser use and soil fertility (per
constraints on both nitrogen and superphosphate usage), regardless of any suggestions of a
compliance timeframe of ‘a generation’. This would impact on the economic and social well-
being of the wider community, urban as well as rural. The financial burden will not be spread
equitably but would fall predominantly on those farming activities in wetter areas,
period 22 May 2020 to 30 June 2020.
Councillor D McIntyre arrived at 9.40am
2.2 It was noted that there have been a few people informing Councillors they have made
a complaint but nothing has been done and they have not heard back from anyone. It
was clarified that if the complaint is left anonymously then officers cannot contact the
person back.
2.3 The dumping of tyres was passed on to the District Councils as this falls under illegal
dumping (littering).
2.4 Councillors D N …
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for water users.
The number of days with total restriction depends on the minimum flow, as generally no take is
allowed once the river flow falls below the minimum flow. Allocation affects the number of days
there is likely to be partial restrictions with a 10% increase in allocation increasing the number of
days per year with partial restriction by about 10 days.
Minimum flow and allocation options in Table 1 are based on maintaining ecosystem health at a
prescribed level. In assessing
detail in Section A1. In addition, flood events in the
Waiwhakaiho River display a ‘flashy’ nature, with flows rising and falling rapidly, discussed further in
Section 3.2.
The Waiwhakaiho River is an incised wandering, mixed bed river characterised by bed and bank
material comprised of large boulders, cobbles, coarse gravels and fine sediment. The true left bank
near the intake structure is bedrock (conglomerate), and on the true right, there are erodible banks
of cobbles held in a loose
and enhancement activities (well workovers).
1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit (groundwater)
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 resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
GPL holds water permit 7067-1 to take groundwater during hydrocarbon exploration
and production operations from up
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 RMA.
Water discharge permits
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any
sedimentary rock is softer than the laharic material of the ring plain coast.
There are a number of small estuaries at the mouths of Taranaki’s larger rivers. These
estuaries are well flushed, with little diversity in the way of intertidal and subtidal habitats.
Sedimentation has a major influence on the region’s estuaries, the factors behind which
include rain fall and modified land use. The large number of rivers and the erosion of
Mount Taranaki generally bring a lot of sediment to