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Let’s look at some specic scenarios
Click on the six scenarios below to learn more
about how the groundwater system works.
Where does rain go when it
alls on the ground? 11
How does groundwater interact
with streams and rivers?2
How does groundwater interact
with rocks and sediments?3
How do other liquids move through
the groundwater system? 4
What happens when we take
Tawhiti
Stream
2022 2028
5598-2 To discharge stormwater
into the Tawhiti Stream 2022 2028
5599-2 To discharge emissions
into the air 2022 2028
2.2.1 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.
Silver Fern Farms holds water permit 1091-4 to
spills having occurred. The peripheral
drains around the site appeared to be clear of any sewage contaminants. The sludge disposal area had been
reinstated with vegetation following the disposal operation that occurred in 2019-2020. In June 2021, the
TDF was shut down temporarily in order to replace a damaged seal. Otherwise, NPWWTP staff noted that
the plant had been operating well and that there had been no major performance issues.
Heavy rain had preceded the first inspection, which
nothing dull
about the new entrance to the
gardens. The covered entrance to the
Rain Forest Pavilion is refreshingly
clean-lined and generous in size. It
leads to the café past an interpretation
area in which the history of Pukeiti
and a focus on rhododendrons is inter-
actively displayed. The entrance-way
has grand views across the lawn to the
sea, and to the side, a newly planted
row of rhododendrons surrounds The
Founders Garden which has been
grassed with instant turf. Dominant at
Stream, were due principally to resident wild fowl populations in the vicinity of
recreational usage sites (as confirmed by inspections and more recently by DNA marker
surveys).
In terms of E. coli, bacteriological water quality in the latest survey period was similar in
comparison with historical surveys. The total number of samples falling within the “Alert”
or “Action” categories (28% of samples) was equal to the long-term average and was
strongly influenced by samples at two urban sites
Policy & Planning Committee agenda November 2021
was no sign of recent overflow discharges into the Kurapete Stream. The WWTP and facilities were
operating satisfactorily, with the pond perimeter tracks recently mown. No odours were noted onsite.
20 May 2019
An inspection was conducted in fine weather with light wind. Rainfall of 276 mm of rain was recorded at the
Inglewood WWTP Council weather station in the month prior.
The primary screen was operating and wastes were fully contained. The primary aeration pond was a turbid
brown
Urenui & Onaero motor camps consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
mornings the two week rain forecast is received from ‘WeatherWatch’, a
professional weather forecasting business.
9.3 The irrigation model is updated using this information and emailed to Uruti.
9.4 The Uruti Site operator records the level in the irrigation pond Monday morning.
9.5 The Site Manager plans the weeks irrigation based on the irrigation pond level, the rain
forecast, and the application rate (rates are attached see Irrigation Areas/Rates). This
information is posted on the