Waiongana River systems. The total catchment area 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
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
stormwater falling on the non-process areas of the western half of the site (Figure 1) is
directed by “v” ditches running alongside the roads to a dam/pond and then out to the Tasman Sea via the
Manu Stream. Stormwater falling on the eastern side of the site is directed to unnamed tributaries of the
Waihi Stream via outfalls and a small sedimentation pond.
Sludge from the storm pond, off-spec pond and blow down pond stored in lagoons 2, 3, and 4 was
removed during 2006. The sludge in lagoon 1 is …
review of the Regional Freshwater Plan, the Committee was told. Overseer was never designed or intended for use as a regulatory tool, but solely for use at individual farm-management level. Seven regional councils currently make use of Overseer as a regulatory tool in some way. TRC is among the nine which do not use it. PCE's report on Overseer Nutrient Management Tools/Models (2015 report for TRC) Value of native bush recognisedA fifth of the privately owned native bush in Taranaki now falls under
sound? Are they practical, efficient and reasonable? And most importantly, what impacts will they have on families and communities? The information supplied so far by the Government and its advisers would appear to fall short of adequately answering these questions. We hope that Wellington will give the Taranaki experience the careful consideration we believe it deserves. A major concern is that as they stand, the Government’s proposals would frustrate and set back the good work happening here. The
during an exceptional rain event. Investigation found compliance
with the relevant consent.
Abstraction volumes complied with the consent limit. Telemetry of abstraction data to
Council was installed in October 2012, with provision for transmission of cooling water flow
and temperature data in the future, if required.
Graeme Lowe Protein Ltd (meat rendering plant) demonstrated an overall high level of
environmental performance.
The Company holds four resource consents, to allow it to
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1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
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
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category, DH Lepper Trust holds water permit 0188-3 to cover the take of water from an
significant costs but with little purpose or community benefit.
Proposed broad-brush national requirements for excluding stock from waterways fall short of what is actually required to reduce faecal contamination, and risk undermining successful and proven local initiatives such as Taranaki’s award-winning riparian planting and fencing programme.
It should be up to councils working with their local communities to decide which rivers and lakes are most important for swimming, whether and how urgently
being undertaken to reduce the footprint of the pad. This would greatly reduce the volume of stormwater
collected within the pad. Consequently there would be less pumping to the wetland treatment system and
therefore, generally an increase of retention time within the treatment system. RNZ were instructed to
ensure that uncontaminated storm water runoff was unable to enter the paunch pad, so that only the rain
that falls into the pond is required to be pumped through the wetland treatment
systems currently in operation in the province fall in to the
pressurised category. Pressurised systems can be further differentiated based on the
method of operation and equipment used. A summary of the systems encountered in
the region and some of their advantages and disadvantages are summarised below:
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K-line and long-lateral types – Impact sprinklers mounted on moveable laterals
(Photograph 1).
Advantages:
• low capital cost;
• are simple in