resource
consents as defined in Appendix II of this report. In the first half of the monitoring year, the Company
exhibited minor issues with the installation and maintenance of silt retention structures, which were resolved
during the rest of the monitoring year. In regards to the administrative performance, the required erosion
and sediment control plan was still outstanding at the end of the monitoring period. However, the Council
has since received the plan in August 2022 as required by the
1991. Staff time is recovered at the
charge appropriate to the task which they are undertaking. The charges are calculated as per the IPENZ method
with a multiplier of 2.1. All collection costs incurred in the recovery of a debt will be added to the amount due.
Overdue invoices will incur an interest charge at 12% per annum. All charges exclude GST. Effective from 1 July
2023.
SCHEDULE 2: FIXED MINIMUM CHARGES FOR THE PREPARATION OR CHANGE OF POLICY
STATEMENT OR PLANS AND THE
Contact Energy Ltd (the Company) operates the Stratford Power Station (SPS) located on State Highway 43
near Stratford in the Patea catchment. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the
monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the
Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report
also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the
discharge water or sediment into the Makara, Mangaotea, and Mako streams, one
consent to discharge wastes to land around Lake Ratapiko and four land use permits for bed disturbance
and structures in the Manganui River, Mangaotea Stream and Lake Ratapiko. Seven additional consents
allow Trustpower to abstract water, and construct and maintain structures in the Mangaotea Stream.
During the period under review, Trustpower demonstrated a high level of environmental
performance at the Motukawa power
consists of a large bowl shaped valley, which makes it well
suited to use as a landfill site. The proposed landfill foot print is in the shape of a horseshoe and contains
the headwaters of two unnamed tributaries that eventually feed into the Waingongoro River, approximately
two kilometres northwest of the site. The northern landfill tributary is permanently flowing and has some
established riparian planting. The southern tributary is currently ephemeral and the sediment ponds serving
the stage …
Meet the 19 winners of the 2022 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Environmental action in educationCategory sponsor: Contact Matapu Preschool - for empowering tamariki to take action to protect and restore the environment. Tamariki at Matapu Preschool in South Taranaki learn about kaitiakitanga (guardianship) through a ngahere (forest) bush corridor they have created and care for. The ngahere helps them understand Papatūānuku (Mother Earth) and their role as caretakers of our
Here are the details about the seven winners and 14 highly commended awardees in the 2023 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Environmental action in educationCategory sponsor: Contact Matapu Preschool - for empowering tamariki to take action to protect and restore the environment. Tamariki at Matapu Preschool in South Taranaki learn about kaitiakitanga (guardianship) through a ngahere (forest) bush corridor they have created and care for. The ngahere helps them understand
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Phone: 06 765 7127
www.trc.govt.nz Working with people | caring for Taranaki
Developing a programme to make Taranaki predator-free
The Taranaki Regional Council wants to initiate an innovative
change in managing predators to benefit our native plants
and wildlife, and the economy.
Introduced predators are a major threat to our native species
and economic well-being, but Taranaki is
lactose manufacturing factory plant located on Manaia Road at
Kapuni, in the Kaupokonui catchment. The plant processes milk and whey permeate from dairy product
manufacture around the North Island. There is also an inhalation grade lactose (IGL) plant on the site
operated by another entity, with stormwater discharges from the areas around this activity combined with
those of the lactose plant under consents held by the Company. Wastewater from the factory site is
disposed of by irrigation onto
October was a relatively dry month for most of Taranaki with 115mm of rainfall – 30% less than usual. There was 48% less rain than normal at Brooklands Zoo in New Plymouth and the site also had the highest air temperature for the month at 25.6°C. Year to date rainfall ranges from 13% less rainfall at Uruti at Kaka Rd, and 10% more rainfall at Omaru at Charlies, with an average of 3% less than normal. Mean river flows for October were 28.3% lower than typical values while mean river