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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
Fonterra Whareroa consent monitoring report 2019-2020
needed to maintain a catchment’s natural character and
ecosystem health however, as this measurement is an ‘average’, flows do naturally fall below MALF during
prolonged periods of dry weather or drought.
Estimations of MALF are made using long term flow records but, if no records are available, it can also be
estimated using records from hydrologically similar streams. When developing estimates of MALF, flow
records are first ‘naturalised’. Primarily this involves removing the
leachate generated on site converge, the discharges cannot be
meaningfully separated. No rules within the RFWP specifically provide for the
discharge of leachate and, as such, the discharge of leachate and stormwater onto and
into land [where contaminants may enter water], and into water, fall for consideration
under Rules 44 and 43 [respectively] of the RFWP as discretionary activities.
13. The Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki [RAQP] details Council policies relating to
fresh air. The
associated
with significant coastal structures were not adequate to deal with potential adverse effects on the
environment and/or they were not aligned with current best practice and expected levels of
environmental performance.
The outcome of the review was to include the following four conditions into each of the consents:
1. The consent holder shall maintain the structure in a safe and sound state such that:
• It does not fall into a state of disrepair and continues to function
GPL Southern Sites Annual Report 2023-2024
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Taranaki Regional Transport Agenda September 2023