from each
of the subcommittees and a representative from the
TRC, all with a three-year term.
2 pm: Gordon Bailey is the speaker and will address
the meeting on re-establishing the overseas connections.
Please note the Rainforest Eatery will be open Wednesday
to Sunday, from 10am to 4pm: Ph 067524143
Members’ Garden Visits
S U N D AY S E P T E M B E R 2 2
Please bring the usual personal items such as rain
jacket, umbrella etc, a picnic lunch, nibbles to share
and drink of
STDC STDC Kaponga, Manaia, Pātea, and Waverley wastewater treatment plant monitoring report 2019-2020
good bunding practices were observed. There was no discharge from the site to the
river. A pilot flare was operating with no visible sign of flame, smoke, or heat haze noted.
9 June 2022
The site was tidy and well managed with drip trays and chemical bunding in use and no spills or stains
evident. Persistent heavy rain had preceded the inspection and the stormwater system was coping well with
all stormwater being collected and directed for treatment prior to discharge from the site.
NPDC Coastal Structures Biennial Report 2022-2024
environment extends beyond the coastal
marine area (that part of the environment
regulated via that Coastal Plan) and may
include parts of rivers and streams where
there are significant coastal processes,
influence or qualities. Such areas would also
fall under the scope of the Freshwater Plan.
Of particular significance to the issue of
Freshwater Plan review are policies 21 and
23(1) of the NZCPS:
“Policy 21: Enhancement of water quality
Where the quality of water in the coastal
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
State of the Environment Report 2015
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
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 …