inspection of the well sites associated with the MMPS was carried out to check for compliance
with resource consent conditions. Heavy and persistent rain had fallen the previous night. Well sites
inspected were Mangahewa-A, C, D, and E; Pouri-A; Pukemai-A; Tuhua-A, B, C and D; McKee B, C, D and E;
Toetoe-A, B and C; and Mystone-A. In general, the sites were tidy and clean with minimal activity occurring.
The sites were being maintained with weed spraying evident on the site and in some places within
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Notification of Late Items
Item Page Subject
Item 1 3 Confirmation of Minutes
Item 2 10 Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes
Item 3 15 Policy and Planning Committee Minutes
Item 4 21 Regional Transport Committee Minutes
Item 5 27 Executive Audit and Risk Committee Minutes
Item 6 31 Joint Committee Minutes
Item 7 46 Taranaki Stadium Trust: Yarrow Stadium Major
the later (eastern) portions.
The most significant structures/components within the Race and lake are summarised within
Table 2 and are discussed further as follows.
Table 2: Race and Lake Structures/Components
Component Race Chainage (m) Comment
Manganui River 0 Upstream end of race.
Intake Structure 90 Controls abstraction from the Manganui
River into race.
Tariki Weir 720 Weir assists race flow measurements.
Drop Structure 1270 Race invert level falls by
and suspended solids.
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2 Results
2.1 Water
2.1.1 Inspections
07 December 2020
An inspection was undertaken to assess compliance with resource consent conditions. It was raining at the
time of the inspection. Four samples were obtained; one downstream (clear), one upstream (clear), one from
the storm water discharge pipe (turbid) and one form the head waters adjacent to the storm water
discharge pipe, at this location there was a visible sheen. The
the tractor up
to the pond. If the tractor slopes back too far, lubricating oil in the tractor engine will fall
away from the front crank bearing, damaging the engine.
When using contractors or hiring equipment, make sure that the equipment used has been
cleaned before use on your farm. This is so diseases are not transferred within the effluent
from one property to another.
There are two types of contracting operations - pump spreaders and vehicle spreaders
(honey wagons). It is the
Standard) in 2020-
2021 (Figure 1). In the period 2022-2023, log exports accounted for over 1,000,000 JAS, showing a slight
decrease compared to the previous year.
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Figure 1 Port Taranaki log exports 2015 - 2022
The move to bulk cargo resulted in an increase in material deposited on the ground in the log and coal
storage areas. When it rains this material washes into the stormwater system, and discharges into the
harbour via the numerous piped outlets (Figure 2).
December 2022
The camp was quiet at the time of inspection with only one caravan on site. There were no odours or visual
issues near the WWTP or trenches. The sea was rough (BF3) with strong onshore winds. The WWTP
appeared to be operating in compliance with its consent conditions at the time of inspection.
19 January 2023
The monitoring inspection was completed late this month due to heavy rain prior which may have masked
any effects from the WWTP. The camp was reasonably busy at the
rain throughout the catchment. At the time of
sampling the stream was in fresh (recession) and running at a moderately high flow rate at 7.3 m3/s. The
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stream was turbid and brown in colour. The piggery wastewater flow rate from the final pond was
estimated to be at 14 L/s.
The wastewater discharge from the final pond had no visual downstream environmental impact on the
Waiongana Stream at the time of the survey. The consent holder continued to discharge for a
abstraction permit (groundwater)
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.
Petrochem Limited holds water permit 10295-1 to cover the taking of groundwater, as ‘produced water’,
during hydrocarbon exploration and production activities at the Kowhai-D wellsite. This permit was issued
by the
by NPDC that relate to the Colson Road landfill 14
Table 2 Monitoring programme objectives and programme development methodology 15
Table 3 Summary of monitoring activity for 2022-2023 16
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Table 4 Chemical analysis of Colson Road landfill combined site leachate discharge 33
Table 5 Results of analysis of under liner drainage for the year under review. 35
Table 6 Results of rain event monitoring – discharge and Puremu Stream samples, 1 June 2023 40