Resource consents
2.2.1 Water abstraction permits
Section 14 of the Resource Management Act 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.
Origin Energy holds water permit 5749-1 to take water from the Manawapou River
for hydrostatic testing of pipelines and crude oil tanks. This permit was issued by the
increasingly popular as storage system, which is easy to install, reduces odour and no
rainfall into the tank means you can considerably reduce the amount of storage needed, an option to consider
in high rain fall areas.
Typically, farm dairy effluent is directed to a sand trap then tank with pump system, effluent is then applied
directly to land or to the bladder.
The Bladder will have a return valve, effluent is gravity feed from the bladder back to the tank, were it is then
applied to land
relatively high (300
mm below the concrete waveband), and this was light green and slightly turbid. There was a mild odour in
the area. Numerous Canadian Geese and mallard ducks were observed on the pond surface.
The wetland pond levels were high and the wetland sump pump was operating at the time of the
inspection. The ponds were pale green in colour and relatively clear.
Surface water from overnight rain was discharging via two of the open trenches to the coast. Works
undertaken to ensure …
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5599-2 To discharge emissions
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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 take water from a dam and intake structure on the Tawhiti
Stream for general use in a meat
area for many generations and have seen the slow
demise of the Uruti valley and consequently, the Mimi River.
Because of the now-barren steep hill-country and valleys and
the draining of most swamp areas from Mt Messenger to the
sea, the valley can no longer cope with it's unique weather
patterns of which it is so locally famous for. In the first instance,
frequent torrential downpours and constant rain though the
winter resulting in regular flooding and flash-floods which now
run uninterrupted
Coastal water quality monitoring report 2018-2019
ammonia g/m³N 0.0005 2.9 0.0006 0.025 g/m³ (d/s)
Dissolved reactive
phosphorus g/m³P 0.015 23 0.014
Suspended solids g/m³ <3 310 <3
Turbidity NTU 1.22 100 1.38
Nitrogen (TKN) g/m³ - 106 -
Nitrogen (TN) g/m³ - 125 -
Potassium (TP) g/m³ - 260 -
Appearance Clear Turbid green Clear
Survey of 18 June 2020
Samples were collected approximately five hours after the discharge had commenced during overcast wet
weather conditions after a period of heavy rain …
innovative
solar power farm, farmers and a group
who have worked to safeguard freshwater
and efforts to improve biodiversity in the
eastern hill country.
Our work to let people know if it’s safe for
a dip in the sea, a river or a lake ramped up
for the summer with weekly Can I Swim
Here? monitoring at 41 popular swimming
spots. The message is for people to wait
three days after heavy or prolonged rain
and check our website for warnings. Water
users such as boaties,
inspection, with the drain due to be cleaned out the
following week. The stone baskets appeared to be functioning well. There was no evidence of any spills or
sheens on site and unauthorized burning occurring, There were no discharges of untreated stormwater or
dust occurring. The site was compliant at the time of inspection.
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23 May 2022
Light rain had occurred in the days prior to inspection. A visual inspection of the drains found no sheens or
foam, though the