fertilizer bags which were stored away from the stream and were
to be removed when site access was safe. The area was slippery as a result of recent
rain and was steep, limiting access.
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3.38 A number of containment points were established below the discharge point with
the primary containment point being at the culvert about 400 m below the
discharge point (Figure 2). Photographs were taken.
Figure 2 Rimu A pipeline leak response and contingency plan details
Photo 1 Waihapa Production Station
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1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 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.
TWNLP holds water permit 3767-2 to take water from the Ngaere Stream in the Patea
catchment for utility and firewater
option to minimise
effects on the environment.
Conditions 6 and 7 are lapse and review provisions.
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.
SENZL holds coastal permit 5992-1 to take produced water and associated heat from
aquifers in the coastal marine area
Appendix I of this report.
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1.3.2 Water abstraction permit (groundwater)
Section 14 of the Act stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the
Northern Quarries Combined Biennial Report 2022-2024
previous monitoring carried out between 2016 and 2020
that show PM2.5 concentrations are consistently very low at the Central School site.
25. Under MfE’s grading criteria, 96% of daily mean concentrations measured at the site
achieved either an ‘excellent’ or a ‘good’ grading across the 2016 to 2021 period, with all
but one day of the remaining 4% falling into the ‘Acceptable’ category.
26. The annual mean concentration of PM2.5 at the Central School site across the 2016-2021
period was 4
Wai iti Beach Retreat Annual Report 2022-2023
rain and other water percolating through the composting material.
Leaf and Yard Waste - Includes waste consisting of plant materials but not tree limbs or other
woody materials in excess of 7 centimetres in diameter.
Maturity - A condition of compost that results from the thorough decomposition of the feedstock
materials, and as a result exhibits very limited biological activity, which enables the compost to be
stored and handled without adverse effect, including offensive odours, and used
surface waterway via a settling pond (or tank), or are contained in cartridges disposed of at
landfills.
1.3 Resource consents
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.
Section 15(1) (a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant into water, unless
the
monitored
by the Council on 24 and 13 separate occasions respectively between early November 2017 and early April
2018.
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2 Results
2.1 Inspections
18 August 2017
An inspection was conducted in fine weather with light northerly wind conditions, following recent heavy
rain throughout the catchment.
The influent screen was operating and wastes were fully contained. The primary pond level was high,
approximately 150 mm below the concrete waveband. The pond