the Council was not required to undertake significant additional investigations and
interventions, or record incidents, in association with STDC’s conditions in resource consents or provisions in
Regional Plans for the Kaponga WWTP.
Figure 2 Biomonitoring sites in the Kaupokonui River in relation to the Kaponga
WWTP discharge with taxa number, MCI scores and SQMCI scores for
each site
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Discussion
2.5.1 Discussion of site performance
The Kaponga
the Company’s
approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with
consent conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with regard to the performance rating applied.
For example loss of data due to a flood
rugby including a number of top nights when the All Blacks came to Taranaki but also NRL league games, FIFA Under-20 World Cup and Phoenix football matches and motorsport events. Why not just use the planned Multi-Sport Hub? We think there’s room for a range of high quality sports venues across our region. Yarrow Stadium will be the premier regional sports venue while the Multi-Sport Hub planned for Pukekura Raceway will provide a home for community level sports. Both projects will be complementary
with STDC’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely provision of
information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with consent
conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with regard to the performance rating applied.
For example loss of data due to a flood
customary fishing practices.
Resource consents are now required for new structures in rivers that do not comply with permitted activity standards for fish passage under the NES-FW. New instream structures which need a resource consent must meet minimum maintenance and monitoring requirements. If a structure is replaced (you swap out a culvert) then the NES-FW comes in to effect, so you must meet the requirements of the NES-FW and the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki. When installing a structure in a
backwash wastewater
Condition requirement Means of monitoring during period under
review
Compliance
achieved?
7. Chlorine concentration limit
beyond mixing zone Samples collected Yes
8. Discharge to occur within two
hours of high tide Inspection Yes
9. Contingency plan Plan reviewed in June 2016 Yes
10. Option for review of consent Requested in June 2022 N/A
Overall assessment of consent compliance and environmental performance in respect
of this consent
Overall
6. Implementation and review of a
contingency plan
MASL Environmental Management Manual
includes contingency plan Yes
7. Maintenance of a stormwater
management plan
Updated Stormwater Management Plan
received September 2016 Yes
8. Notification
to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely provision of
information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with consent
conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with regard to the performance rating applied.
For example loss of data due to a flood destroying deployed field
Taranaki operation will disrupt fuel supply.
There are also many scenarios outside the
region that can affect fuel supply (Marsden
Refinery outage, international supply
disruptions, etc).
A regional fuel contingency plan is being
prepared to outline how fuel shortages would
be managed.
Transport
Key Critical Infrastructure Facts Hazard Vulnerabilities
Taranaki’s road network includes several places
where critical routes and bridges have limited
for this purpose. Following on from
recommendations in previous monitoring reports, trout were captured at the head of the true right bank
fish pass during the autumn and early winter of 2016 and tagged. The trapping was reported in the 2015-
2016 monitoring report (TRC, 2016), while any tag returns, where fisherman report catching tagged fish, will
be documented in subsequent reports.
A provisional fish survey was planned to be carried out during the current monitoring period, however, it