sample collected on 10 March 2016 (380 cfu/100 ml) i.e. two consecutive samples
exceeded 280 cfu/100 ml. It had not rained for the few days preceding and
conductivity of the sample taken on 8 March 2016 (4690 mS/m) did not indicate strong
freshwater influence. King high tides occurred on both dates (3.6 m 8 March, 3.9 m 10
March). In previous years certain high counts at the two Waitara beach sites were also
associted with king tides (e.g. Waitara East Beach: 250 cfu/100 ml 3.8 m high tide on
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S R Hall (Director-Operations
A D McLay (Director-Resource Management)
G K Bedford (Director-Environment Services)
R Ritchie (Communications Manager)
P Ledingham (Communications Officer)
Ms J Mack (Committee Administrator)
One member of the press
Apologies The apologies from Councillors M G Davey, B K Raine and N W
Walker were received and sustained.
Notification of
Late Items There were no late items of business.
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Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council, held
Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47
Cloten Road, Stratford, on Monday 7 May
2018 at 10.00am to hear submissions to the
2018/2028 Long-Term Plan.
Present Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
D L Lean (Deputy Chairperson)
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S
A J L W C R G T A Q I K
K Z G G W R Y X E L T T O B Y R T P
P I R D X S S J U U T Y M V K U N E
STEAM
SWIM
TIDE
WAVE
WET
BOTTLE
COLD
DRAIN
DRINK
DRIP
GLACIER
ICE
ICEBERG
LIQUID
OCEAN
POOL
RAIN
RIVER
SEA
SPLASH
True/False water statements
You will be doing really well to get all ten of these statements
correct. But, give it a go and the best of luck to you.
If it is any consolation, Mr Archer only got 8 correct!
beach showed the highest
level of bacteria, but the median was still well within the guidelines.
Does our water meet national standards?
10km
upgraded sewage collection and treatment systems, and by farmers
fencing and planting streambanks to control stock access and reduce
pasture runoff go a long way to improving water quality in Taranaki.
During heavy rain and high flows many rivers can be dangerous and
may contain debris, sediment and pathogens in runoff from homes,
muelleriana should be considered second choice to E.
laevopinea.
Eucalyptus muelleriana yellow stringybark
Yellow stringybark requires well drained soils. It will
grow on clay over sandstone, on warm sand dunes and
old rain forest soils. It needs sheltered moist valleys,
with surrounding vegetation to help draw the stems up
and reduce its tendency to form multiple leaders. It
grows best on slopes with north and west aspects.
Initial close stocking rates are beneficial if planted as a
pure stand,
who can learn
about topics such as the water cycle, food chains,
the importance of habitat, human impacts and
how to get involved in conservation activities.
Wetland quiz
Wetlands act like giant sponges, storing excess
water during heavy rains and releasing it slowly,
thereby preventing flooding. As a result, areas
downstream of wetlands still receive water when
rainfall levels are low. Wetlands help stabilize
shorelines and river banks.
Flood control
Historical
threshold without affecting the assigned attribute state.
The Council’s existing monitoring programme only collects chlorophyll a once a year,
during summer (worst case flow conditions). Therefore, a comparison against the new
attribute’s standards cannot be made. An analysis to compare with the new NoF guideline is
presented below, for indicative purposes only. It should be noted that since the Council is
sampling under worst-case conditions, then clearly if such a result falls into an A, B, or
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
NEW PLYMOUTH
ELTHAM
MANAIA
Tota (mm)l monthly rainfall
KEY
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
114%
162%
213%
1 %58
202%
221%239%
252%
272%
231%
288%
236%
267 335
432
270
1165
1003
259
280
257
300
301
205%