a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14.
The Company holds water permit 1795-4 to cover the taking of water from the Waiaua River in association
with the Opunake hydroelectric power scheme. This permit was issued by the Council on 13 October 2006
under Section 87(d) of the RMA. It is due to expire on 1 June 2018.
Special condition 1 defines the maximum rate of abstraction (3,900 L/s).
Special condition 2 requires the Company to
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.
The Company holds water permit 1795-4 to cover the taking of water from the Waiaua
River in association with the Opunake hydroelectric power scheme. This permit was
issued by the Council on 13 October 2006 under Section 87(d) of the RMA. It is due to
expire on 1 June 2018.
Special condition 1 defines the maximum rate of abstraction (3,900
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
Freshwater ecological monitoring state of the environment report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Ordinary Council Meeting 21 February 2022
Mangati catchment consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
tunnels, where the water flows from the river into the canal. It is likely that flow velocities through the tunnels
are the primary influence on fish passage, although during low lake levels, water will fall into the intake, which
smaller fish will struggle to negotiate.
Previous survey data show that smelt and torrentfish have been recorded upstream of the weir, with torrentfish
recorded more frequently, though not in abundance. In addition, the station owner/operator reports observing
schools
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Appendix I
Resource consents held by
Nova Energy Ltd
(For a copy of the signed resource consent
please contact the TRC Consents department)
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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
7-day period across all the
recorded years. MALF is generally the minimum flow 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