1732056E-5684927N
STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF
DAVID PAUL GIBSON
DATED 9 March 2021
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Environmental Consultancy:
Landpro Limited
57 Vivian Street
New Plymouth 9342
Attention: Kathryn Hooper
Tel: 027 759 2044
Email: kathryn@landpro.co.nz
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Introduction
My full name is David Paul Gibson. Remediation (NZ) LIMITED ( RNZ) employs me as
General Manager-Special Projects and Resource Consents. I have held that position
since August 2019.
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2017/18 7,137 124 11.1 50 Not required
2016/17 19,077 119 28.8 55 47
2015/16 30,615 186 15.3 53 52
2014/15 16,960 137 14.0 56 49
2013/14 24,885 191 10.9 76 44
Note * reporting of average injection pressures are not required under consent 7897-1
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Figure 6 Kaimiro-11 well: Historical injection volumes and injection pressures (2015-2024)
Figure 7 Kaimiro-11 well: Daily injection volumes and pressures (2023/24)
2.4.4
Council (STDC) operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
located on Castle Street at Eltham, in the Waingongoro catchment. This report for the period July 2018 to
June 2019 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the
Council) to assess the STDC’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 STDC’s
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Appendix II
Chemical analyses reports
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R J Hill Laboratories Limited
1 Clyde Street
Private Bag 3205
Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
+64 7 858 2000
+64 7 858 2001
mail@hill-labs.co.nz
www.hill-labs.co.nz
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This Laboratory is accredited by International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), which represents New Zealand in the International
Laboratory Accreditation
4.3.4 Evaluation of performance 53
Seaport Land Company Ltd 54
4.4.1 Site description 54
4.4.2 Results 54
4.4.3 Incidents, investigations, and interventions 55
4.4.4 Evaluation of performance 55
Discussion 56
4.5.1 Discussion of site performance 56
4.5.2 Environmental effects of exercise of consents 56
4.5.3 Evaluation of performance 56
4.5.4 Recommendations from the 2022/23 Annual Report 56
4.5.5 Alterations to monitoring programmes for 2024/25 56
consents 51
4.2.1 Water use permit 52
4.2.2 Water discharge permit 52
4.3 Monitoring programme 53
4.3.1 Site inspections 53
4.3.2 Chemical sampling 53
4.4 Results 53
4.4.1 Water 53
4.4.1.1 Inspections 53
4.4.1.2 Results of discharge monitoring 54
4.4.1.3 Results of receiving environment monitoring 54
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4.5 Investigations, interventions, and incidents 55
4.6 Discussion 55
4.6.1 Discussion of plant performance 55
4.6.2 Environmental effects of
2016-2017 monitoring period 52
Table 22 GND2225 2016-2017 monitoring period 53
Table 23 GND2226 2016-2017 monitoring period 54
Table 24 Burial pit specific groundwater monitoring wells 2016-2017 55
Table 25 Summary of discharge consents held by Taranaki By-Products related to this biological
survey 56
Table 26 Biomonitoring sites in the Inaha Stream and in an unnamed tributary of the Inaha Stream 57
Table 27 Requirements for reports and plans imposed by conditions of consent 67
(Tikorangi) tornado, 15 August 2004 35
6.5 Annual variation of tornadoes in Taranaki 44
6.6 The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation, and
tornadoes 46
6.7 The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and tornadoes in Taranaki 46
6.8 The Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) and tornadoes in Taranaki 47
6.9 High Risk Areas 48
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6.10 Knowledge gaps and future research 49
7. Climate change and high winds 50
8. Summary 51
References 53
9. New Plymouth District Council 53
9.1. Introduction 53
9.1.1. Process description 53
9.1.2. Water discharge permit 54
9.2. Results 55
9.2.1. Inspections 55
9.2.2. Results of discharge monitoring 55
9.2.3. Investigations, interventions, and incidents 56
9.2.3.1. NPDC Annual Reports 56
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9.3. Discussion 56
9.3.1. Discussion of site performance 56
9.3.2. Environmental effects of exercise of consent 56
9.3.3. Evaluation of