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
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Consent processing and administration ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Compliance monitoring programmes ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Pollution incidents and response
Taranaki District Council, which operates the Eltham municipal wastewater
treatment system located to the east of Eltham in the Mangawhero catchment, holds a
resource consent to allow it to discharge treated wastewater to the Mangawhero Stream
under high rainfall conditions only. The consent for the discharge of emissions into the air
expired in mid 2011 and is no longer considered necessary. This report for the period July
2012 to June 2013 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki provides an opportunity for your school to make a real difference safeguarding native species in your local green space and helping the region move towards being predator-free. Here are some of the activities we can provide support for to help you and your students become experts in predator control: Towards Predator-Free Taranaki presentation covering the native species we aim to protect, pests we need to remove, how to monitor and trap invasive predators and
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Compliance monitoring programmes ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Pollution incidents and response ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
State of the environment monitoring
venue is well worth considering.
Earlier last term, I talked to two classes from
Central School in New Plymouth about air
quality in Taranaki, New Zealand and indeed the
world. The lessons were particularly relevant to
the classes at Central School, as late last year
the Council, with the agreement of the school,
erected an air quality monitor in the school
grounds. A number of air quality monitoring
sites are strategically placed around our region.
They
surf breaks and the country’s busiest west coast port. Coastal water qualityThe Council monitors the quality of seawater at popular coastal beaches every summer. Results at our beaches are consistently better than the national average and in 2015/16, 99% of samples were within Ministry for the Environment guidelines for seawater quality. The Council is one of more than 20 organisations or agencies involved in managing activities on the land, coast and other areas of the marine environment.
The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the
The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the
collaboratively with tangata whenua and our community to preserve our environment now and for future
generations.
We work to make our mission a reality every day: restoring native habitats, checking the health of our rivers,
supporting sustainable farming, promoting riparian planting, controlling predators and pest plants, providing
public transport, maintaining the world-class Pukeiti, Tūpare and Hollard Gardens, monitoring rainfall,
investing in Yarrow Stadium and much more.
Achievements