or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of
the groundwater abstraction may have exceeded that of the permitted activity (Rule
48). Rule 49 provides for groundwater abstraction as a controlled activity, subject to
two conditions:
• The abstraction shall cause not more than a 10% lowering of
levels in the race and lake and how much rain is
falling locally. This has allowed Trustpower to manage race flows to minimise
flooding, and has greatly improved Trustpower’s compliance with residual flow
requirements.
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Figure 1 Main features of the Trustpower Motukawa HEP Scheme including relevant consents
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1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam
Waitaha catchment consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
19 August 2022, 11:30am
Civil Defence responds to severe weather event
Taranaki’s Civil Defence Emergency Co-ordination Centre (ECC) and the New Plymouth Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) have activated in response to the severe weather event that is hitting the region.
More than a metre of rain has fallen on Mount Taranaki causing significant flows down all rivers resulting in several families voluntarily
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
discharges treated water from the final aerobic pond
into the neighbouring Waiongana Stream in compliance with the conditions of Consent 0715-4.
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Figure 1 Location of DH Lepper Trust piggery and Lepperton
1.3 Resource consents
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
NPDC NP wastewater treatment plant consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
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).
McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Apologies
Notification of Late Items
Item Page Subject
Item 1 5 PowerCo Presentation to the Taranaki Regional Council -
PowerCo's 2018-2023 Investment Proposal
Item 2 19 Confirmation of Minutes
Item 3 26 Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes
Item 4 32 Policy and Planning Committee Minutes
Item 5 38 Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Minutes
Item 6 44 Draft 2017/2018 Annual Plan - Statement of Proposal