unacceptable wastes being exposed by coastal
erosion. This resulted in the site being closed to the public in 2017. Any further dune stabilisation will be
done using green waste disposed of at the Patea transfer station.
Patea Beach is an elevated site which for most of the time is dry. Rain that does fall on the site drains away
at a very rapid rate. The site does not suffer from flooding from rain or tidal action, due to its elevation.
Bus travel will be free across Taranaki on Friday 20 September, as Taranaki Regional Council celebrates World Car Free Day. The annual event, recognised by more than 2000 cities worldwide, encourages people to leave their cars at home and embrace sustainable travel options, promoting a cleaner and healthier future. World Car Free Day officially falls on Sunday, 22 September, however public bus services do not operate on Sundays. The Council’s Transport Engagement Manager, Cheryl Gazley, says
until the site had stabilised.
Cheal Production Station and Cheal-A wellsite: Heavy persistent rain and strong winds proceeded the
inspection, with rain still falling during the visit. The sites were tidy and processes appeared to be well
managed as no spills or stains were evident on the ground. Operationally good practices were being
adhered to, with drip trays and chemical bunding in use. The skimmer pits were free of hydrocarbon sheens
and no effects were noted below the discharge
to repair the shed. The front of the site was very clean. A leaf blower had been purchased
to clean the hard stand area and it was noted that this was free from debris during the inspection. Broken
pipe work had been repaired. No discharge was occurring from the treatment system. All windrows were
covered and no odour was detected on site or beyond the boundary of the property at the time of the
inspection.
17 August 2021
Very heavy rain had occurred prior to the inspection and the
g/m3 at site HHG000100 and site HHG000150. The
consent also states that the irrigation of pond fluids shall not cause an adverse rise in
chloride in the Haehanga Stream.
2.1.4.1 16 August 2012
The sampling run done on 16 August 2012 was done under high flow conditions
with 21 mm rain falling over the previous 48 hours. As a result, a reduced run was
undertaken. CBODF levels in the discharge were quite low and this is reflected in the
water quality down stream of the discharge. On
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL MONTHLY RAINFALL AND RIVER REPORT FOR May 2021
Provisional Data Only
Note: some sites record a number of parameters
Table 1: Rainfall at 27 sites throughout the region
Station Sub-region
Monthly Year to Date
Records Began Number of rain
days (>0.5mm)
Total Monthly
Rainfall (mm)
% of Monthly
Normal (%)
Total to date
(mm)
% of Normal for
year to date
% of average full
calendar year
Nth Egmont
disposed of at the Patea transfer station.
Patea Beach is an elevated site which for most of the time is dry. Rain that does fall on the site drains away
at a very rapid rate. The site does not suffer from flooding from rain or tidal action, due to its elevation.
1 The Council has used these compliance grading criteria for 15 years. They align closely with the 4 compliance grades in the
MfE Best Practice Guidelines for Compliance,
the Hawera waste water treatment plant.
2.2 Results
2.2.1 Inspections
One inspection was carried out in the 2012-2013 monitoring year.
16 October 2012
A site visit was made to conduct an inspection and to take groundwater samples. The
weather was fine with 16 mm rain over the previous 72 hours. The cap on the landfill
was well vegetated and appeared sound. The level of leachate in the collection sump
was higher than usual and had approximately 3 cm of foam on it. A sample was
ring drain had been upgraded since the last
inspection.
The discharge from the WTS was noted as slow and clear.
Overall, the site was considered to be compliant with the consent conditions, although with some site
improvements were required.
16 August 2023
The inspection occurred during periods of rain and hail and the culverts and downstream riffles were found
to be functioning well and providing for fish passage. There were no signs of erosion around the structures,
and they were
visit. The flow meter read 21.7 L/s, which was slightly over consent limits. The sample
taken from the discharge was only slightly turbid. Further samples were taken from upstream, downstream
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and unnamed tributary sites. The downstream sample results exceeded consent limits for turbidity, however
no enforcement actions were taken at this time due to sampling methodology errors.
01 April 2022
No rain proceeded prior to inspection. At the time of inspection, the