main method of effluent application, depths applied (~3 mm)
2. ‘Weta’ travelling rain gun – used to apply effluent to the Sand Dune block at 8-10 mm depths during
7 months of the year.
2.3.2.4 Type of crops grown
Two crops were grown under the cut and carry system in 2022-2023. Maize Silage paddocks (37.2 ha) which
were cultivated in October and harvested in March, yielding around 21.3 tonnes DM/ha.
An annual Ryegrass was planted as a crop cover over the cooler and wetter months.
(Pohokura AEE Vol 3).
f. Cliff erosion
Sedimentary rocks in cliffs in the ‘papa’ areas of north and south Taranaki are relatively
young geologically speaking, so are soft, unconsolidated and easily eroded. Cliffs with
waves lapping at the base at high tide are vulnerable to episodic erosion events with the
steep faces falling away catastrophically. Compounding this process is groundwater seepage
through the cliffs which intensifies after heavy rain. When the top layers are saturated, they
is less than 1 % of the allocated take through resource
consents.
Rain water is also collected and stored for stock and domestic use.
There are 21 rural water supply schemes in the region that serve stock, domestic water
and in some cases industrial use and mean farmers do not have their own intake
systems. In this case the
take is concentrated at
one point rather than
being spread through a
catchment.
Figures 1 and 2 show
rural water supply
K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Apologies Councillor M P Joyce
Notification of Late Items
Item Page Subject
Item 1 4 Confirmation of Minutes
Item 2 11 Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes
Item 3 18 Policy and Planning Committee Minutes
Item 4 24 Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Minutes
Item 5 30 Consultation Document and Supporting Documentation for the
2018/2028 Long-Term Plan
Item 6 102 Policy and Planning Committee - vacancy Taranaki
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 covered
by this monitoring report. Upstream, land use is pastoral and horticultural. Downstream, the Mangati flows
through the residential area of Bell Block.
PM2.5 concentration 17
Figure 13 Comparison of the diurnal variation in PM2.5 concentration during different seasons 17
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Figure 14 Pearson’s correlation matrix of PM2.5 with different meteorological variables 18
Figure 15 Pollution rose for entire monitoring period 20
Figure 16 A comparison of wind roses for days falling into different PM2.5 air quality categories 20
Figure 17 Daily time series of PM2.5 for the monitoring period. 21
Figure 18 …
year-round monitoring and
compliance, even at times when it would
be foolhardy to swim because of weather
and/or dangerous currents and flows,
imposes 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
SDC Stratford WWTP Annual Report 2020-2021
sensor system, the Company can monitor the residual flows in the Manganui River, water levels in the
race and lake, and how much rain is falling locally. This has allowed the Company to manage race flows to
minimise flooding and has greatly improved the Company’s compliance with residual flow requirements.
Resource consents
The Company holds 13 resource consents, the details of which are summarised in the table below.
Summaries of the conditions attached to each permit are set out in Section
operating
procedure. Notifications to Council were expected throughout the entire process. All resource consent
conditions were compliant at the time of inspection.
11 May 2021
A site inspection was carried out in overcast weather with light wind conditions. Heavy rain had been noted
in days prior to the visit, and this had resulted in some ponding within the bunded areas, however there
were no visible hydrocarbons present. All major works to re-line the bunds had been completed, with only