size of the actual problem.
Recent research has cast doubt on the reliability of E. coli as an indicator of faecal contamination, resulting in a review of the current ‘danger’ threshold of 540 E. coli per 100 ml. The review is continuing but the Government is still using this threshold as the basis for its 2040 swimmability targets.
Requiring year-round monitoring and compliance, even at times when it would be foolhardy to swim because of weather and/or dangerous currents and flows, imposes
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believe will make the greatest difference. These include stronger leadership and clearer lines of accountability; new measures to build on what regional councils do best; better monitoring and prioritisation; planning and delivering joined-up action; and legislative and regulatory changes to establish modern, fit-for-purpose frameworks. The Council is already implementing many of the suggested measures, the Committee was told. The report was jointly commissioned by regional councils and will be taken
data that limit understanding and may be leading to poor policies and significant damage to society and the economy as well as the environment. The Committee was told that for many years, the Council had been calling for a nationally agreed set of core environmental indicators and for appropriate funding for monitoring. The Council’s own monitoring and reporting programmes have been designed for regional, not national, purposes, and have been assessed as fit for purpose. The Government’s own
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Figure 5: TRC flow hydrograph for Waitara River at Tarata, 4 days in March 2021 ......................................... 22
Figure 6: TRC flow hydrograph for Waitara River at Bertrand Road, 4 days in March 2021 ............................ 22
Figure 7: Waitara and Manganui kayaking map, Egarr (1989) ......................................................................... 32
Figure 8: Bathing quality monitoring sites and state (LAWA, Jan 2020)
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triggered by rainfall
events. Table 4 shows the results obtained during the 2017-2018 monitoring year. In all samples
hydrocarbons, suspended solids and chloride levels were all below the limits set by consents 5997-1 and
6269-1, and were indicative of a consistently clean discharge. The pH was slightly
rainfall events.
Table 4 shows the results obtained during the 2022-2023 monitoring year. In all samples pH, hydrocarbons,
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and suspended solids levels were all within/below the limits set by consents 5997-1, 6269-1 and 10933-1,
and were indicative of a consistently clean discharge.
Table 4 Results of stormwater samples collected by OMV during the 2022-2023 year
Date
No.
pH Hydrocarbons
g/m3
Chloride
g/m3
Suspended solids
g/m3
Median Max
Herengawe, locally known as Lupton’s Lake, a popular boating spot near Waverley. Recently Council officers doing routine lake monitoring spotted it in a third lake, Lake Mangawhio, about 30km north east of Waverley. There are concerns it could spread further within the region, infesting other Taranaki lakes and waterways. Council Environment Services Manager Steve Ellis says hornwort gets caught on boats, boat trailers, kayaks, fishing gear, eel nets and duck shooting equipment so it’s crucial lake users