Waitaha Catchment Annual Report 2020-2021
Waitaha Catchment Annual Report 2020-2021
Waitaha Catchment Annual Report 2020-2021
be well managed. However, one discharge sample taken during the year under review was non-compliant with consent condition 7. The reading of 172g/m3 exceeded the consent limit of 100g/m3. The consent holder was notified and asked to investigate the cause of the exceedance. The investigation found that the yard settling pond contained a large amount of sediment, which resulted in an increase in turbidity after heavy rain events. The settling pond underwent a deep clean and subsequent testing
remediation pad. Any rain run-off and leachate that is generated, drains into a series of ponds for treatment. Between each pond there is a baffle that skims off any floating hydrocarbons as the leachate passes through. These ponds also treat the leachate and stormwater from pad 1 where remediated drilling wastes are stored and/or processed further. The treated liquid from the pond treatment system (PTS) is then irrigated to cut and carry pasture on two irrigation areas. Run off and leachate
those that are potentially more suitable to be managed under other frameworks such as the Building Act (e.g. ash fall impacts on buildings). In collaboration with Taranaki councils, we call on the Government to support further work in this area to ensure volcanic hazards are appropriately managed. • Note further work is also needed around how the resource management regime can support the resilience of primary production to the impacts of natural hazards. Policy and Planning
the NPS- FM objective. Given that the Council can only consider policies that relate to the matters over which the Council has reserved control through the plan itself, the Council is unable to take into account matters that fall outside this scope. You will be aware that, with few exceptions, when a dairy consent involving a discharge to water is replaced, the Council only allows the water discharge to continue until 1 December 2022, then the only discharge allowed is to land.
sea, but these are generally few in number and only the rare spills have a major and indeed measurable impact on seafoods in the area. “Indirect” discharges is a term used to generally describe the effects of rivers on the coast, and therefore include the considerable amounts of faecal bacteria, nutrients and solids carried down the Waitara River after rain on the farms and hill country upstream (now seen as the major source of these in local seafoods). The material and
SDC Stratford WWTP Annual Report 2022-2023
Site inspections 17 December 2021 - The camp was quiet at the time of inspection with only one bus, one motorhome and two caravans in residence. The STDC officer noted that the holding tanks had been full as a result of heavy rain but had reduced the following day. While there have been odour complaints in the past, at the time of inspection there were no odours or visual issues near the WWTP or trenches. The sea was a turbid brown at the time, and there had been lots of rain preceding the
SDC Stratford WWTP Annual Report 2021-2022
is approximately 6.1 km2. The length of the catchment, from the headwaters between Paraite and Corbett Roads to the sea at Bell Block beach, is approximately five kilometres. The industrial area at Bell Block is situated mid-catchment (Figure 1). Historically, the industrial areas were located predominantly on the western side of the stream however ongoing development since 2016 has resulted in more sites on the eastern side. These sites fall under permitted activity rules and are not