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.
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
The site is approximately 2.4ha in size
and comprised of cutover semi-coastal Tawa, kohekohe, rewarewa, hinau, podocarp forest remnants on
hill slopes, flat land and stream terraces. The remnants are of a native forest type that is classified as
'Chronically Threatened' in Taranaki and falls within 'Acutely Threatened' Land Environment (LENZ)
F5.2b. Remnants such as this provide important habitat for common, rare and threatened species. Barrels
Creek contributes good connectivity with other
Council has reserved control through the plan itself, the Council is unable to take into account matters
that fall outside this scope.
You will be aware that, with few exceptions, when a dairy consent involving a discharge to water is replaced,
the Council only allows the water discharge to continue until 1 December 2022, then the only discharge
allowed is to land.
Consents and Regulatory Committee - Resource Consents Issued Under Delegated Authority and Applications in Progress