reduced as rain
eased. An incident report was
provided by NPDC. An
infringement notice was issued.
2.3.2 Sewage pump station incidents
There were no unauthorised discharges from sewage pump stations (SPSs) during the 2023/24 monitoring
year.
2.3.3 Reticulation overflow incidents
Five unauthorised discharges to surface water occurred due to overflows in the reticulation network during
the 2023/24 monitoring period (Table 18).
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NPDC has continued work
Councillor B K Raine
Councillor C S Williamson
Councillor D L Lean (ex officio)
Councillor D N MacLeod (ex officio)
Representative Ms E Bailey (Iwi Representative)
Members Mr J Hooker (Iwi Representative)
Mrs B Muir (Taranaki Federated Farmers)
Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council)
Mr M Ritai (Iwi Representative)
Apologies Councillor G Boyde (Stratford District Council)
Councillor R Jordan (New Plymouth District Council)
Notification of Late Items
Item
the management of any stormwater and leachate.
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2 Results
2.1 Inspections
6 June 2017
A site inspection was carried out during fine weather. The site was relatively dry (110 mm of rain had fallen
over the past month).
A small amount of green waste had been deposited by Fulton Hogan and Ingrams Contracting. No green
waste had been deposited from the STDC Patea green waste holding facility (the Patea transfer station).
Most of the green waste had
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1.4 Resource consents
1.4.1 Water abstraction
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.
Sufficient volumes of water within streams and rivers to protect aquatic habitat is a
primary concern of the Taranaki Regional Council with respect to water abstraction
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
Resource consents
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
categories set out in Section 14.
Civil Quarries Ltd holds water permit 10247-1.0 to cover the abstraction of groundwater incidental to
quarry operations and for aggregate washing purposes. This permit was issued by the
Lower Waiwhakaiho Annual Report 2020-2021
5.23 The northern irrigation area, which is closest to the receptors is irrigated
using the tanker, which has a release height of approximately one metre
and produces larger droplets which fall close the point of irrigation,
therefore it is unlikely for odour to be experienced off-site from the
irrigation of wastewater.
Paunch Pad and Vermiculture Operation
5.24 The paunch grass that is fed to the worms is composted in relatively small
static piles for up to six
Road 6.5 29.1 1,891.5
Arawhata 21.0 16.3 3,423
Centre 34.0 12.2 4,146
Ron’s 14.0 29.8 4,172
Sand dunes 21 31.6 6,636
Cliff tops 8.5 24.3 2,065.5
Total 105 - 22,334
2.3.2.3 Method of irrigation
The effluent from the piggery is pumped to storage pond prior to land application. The Company
communicated that three different delivery systems were used during the 2020-2021 monitoring year:
1. ‘Weta’ travelling rain gun, this was utilised to apply effluent at depths of
SDC Stratford wastewater treatment plant consent monitoring report 2018-2019