being withdrawn and guilty pleas
entered on those which remained. In the circumstances I allow a discount of 25 per
cent for the guilty plea.
Remorse
[72] Ms de Silva submitted the efforts made by Herd Properties to address the issue
fall into the category where no credit should be given, as described by the High Court
in Thurston.24
[73] Ms Hughes disagreed and submitted as follows:
(a) Mr Hunte was regularly inspecting the site and found no breaches of the
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at the time of inspection. There was no
evidence of untreated water exiting either this or the bunded areas. The truck wash
area was found to be well maintained and it was noted that it did not appear to be
the source of any untreated discharges. The ponds at the truck wash area were full
and discharging a clear, low flow to the wetland. There was some evidence of fines
in the wetland due to the recent rain and the pump having broken down. It was
noted that the slurry area at the back of
had been repaired was inspected and the repair appeared to be
satisfactory. Recent heavy rains had brought the fluid level up to the repair. Surface
oils were observed to have wind blown to the eastern side of the cell. The north
western cell was perceived to contain mainly storm water with a small volume of
emulsified surface oils. The north eastern cell seemed to have plenty of free-board
available and a small volume of surface oils at the eastern end, the liner appeared in
good shape.
a copy of the signed resource consent
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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