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
Taranaki Regional Council Annual Plan 2017/2018.
Draft Annual Plan 2017/2018.
Impact Assessment & Cost-Benefit Analyses of Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan.
Trustpower Mangorei hydro scheme consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
Trustpower Mangorei hydro scheme consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
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Photo 3 Ngatoro-B wellsite
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2. Kaimiro Production Station
2.1 Resource consents
2.1.1 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.
During the period under review, GPL held water
extended-duration
nuisance blooms reflecting high nutrient
enrichment and/or significant alteration
of the natural flow regime or habitat.
* The productive class is defined by River Environment Classification (REC) types, with a combination of dry climate categories
and soft-sedimentary, volcanic acidic and volcanic basic geology. All sites that do not fall in these categories are in the default
class.
1.3 Periphyton
Periphyton is the ‘slime’ and algae found on the beds of lakes and rivers. This
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