2.4 Irrigation to Land of Leachate
Situated north of the compost and vermiculture operations is a series of leachate ponds that collects
run-off from these activities. In addition to the collection of leachate and stormwater that falls in the
composting area, wash down water from the truck wash is also collected in this pond; which further
dilutes the compost leachate.
Figure 2 highlights the area in purple, where water from these ponds are irrigated to land. Typically
irrigation
NPDC coastal structures consent monitoring report 2018-2019
9). This issue was raised with STDC at the time of the inspection and they arranged for a
contractor to remove the builders to eliminate the risk of them falling onto the beach. During the 2023
inspection, the erosion at the northern end had worsened from previous monitoring period, posing an
imminent risk to the dwelling located there.
STDC also carried out inspections of this structure during the year under review. Their report was
provided to Council on 30 June 2023. Recommendations
into the process sewers which flow to the
storm pond. The stormwater falling on the non-process areas of the western half of the site (Figure 1) is
directed by “v” ditches running alongside the roads to a dam/pond and then out to the Tasman Sea via the
Manu Stream. Stormwater falling on the eastern side of the site is directed to unnamed tributaries of the
Waihi Stream via outfalls and a small sedimentation pond.
Sludge from the storm pond, off-spec pond and blow down pond stored in lagoons
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.
GPL holds water abstraction permit 5384-2 to take groundwater from the Matemateaonga Formation for
use in enhanced hydrocarbon recovery activities at the Kaimiro-O wellsite. This permit was first issued by the
Impact Assessment & Cost-Benefit Analyses of Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan.
Taranaki Regional Council Annual Plan 2017/2018.
Draft Annual Plan 2017/2018.
Trustpower Mangorei hydro scheme consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.