of beach (at low tide only),
any waters emerging from the cliff would be swiftly mixed and dispersed. Any effects on groundwater
quality or coastal water quality would be negligible. In general the creation of stable interlocked layers of
green waste ensures that it does not fall off or get blown off the cliffs and down onto the coastal marine
area or into the sea.
The effect of the sand movement from the lack of dune systems has seen the degradation in the land
available for farming on
abstraction permits
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. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section 87(d) of the RMA.
Water discharge permits
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant into water,
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
apply to help defray costs.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Karl Rossiter with
names and numbers: Email: karl@rossiter.co.nz / Telephone
or Text: 021 425 010. Seating is limited.
Pukeiti Visitors
Visitor numbers continue to grow. An estimated 85,000 visited
in the last twelve months. Reviews last month on the
TripAdvisor website by 265 travellers rated the visit as:
Excellent 72% Very Good 24% Average 3% Poor 1%
Café Hours
The Rain Forest Café is now open during
(Director-Corporate Services)
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,
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
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,