Executive summary
Todd Petroleum Mining Company Ltd (the Company) operates a gas treatment plant, Kapuni Gas Treatment
Plant (KGTP), located on Palmer Road at Kapuni, in the Kapuni catchment, South Taranaki.
This report for the period July 2022 to June 2023 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
E Bailey, Iwi
Representative, clarified that the assessments undertaken for environmental effects for
incidents of a digger in a river on Weld Road and a hydrocarbon discharge at Port
Taranaki were both visual assessments. An incident report provided by Port Taranaki
will be emailed to Ms E Bailey.
3.5 Councillors D N MacLeod and C L Littlewood declared a conflict of interest in relation to
Port Taranaki Limited.
Recommended
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
Unit 1 Waihi Stream to Pariokariwa Point 8
Coastal Unit 2 Pariokariwa Point to Waiau Stream 10
Coastal Unit 3 Waiau Stream to Bell Block 12
Coastal Unit 4 Bell Block to Paritutu 14
Coastal Unit 5 Paritutu to Oakura River 16
Coastal Unit 6 Oakura River to Hangatahua (Stony River) 18
Coastal Unit 7 Hangatahua (Stony River) to Stent Road Beach 20
Coastal Unit 8 Stent Road Beach to Oaonui (Sandy Bay) 22
Coastal Unit 9 Oaonui (Sandy Bay) to Mangahume Stream 24
Coastal Unit 10 Mangahume Stream
Unit 1 Waihi Stream to Pariokariwa Point 8
Coastal Unit 2 Pariokariwa Point to Waiau Stream 10
Coastal Unit 3 Waiau Stream to Bell Block 12
Coastal Unit 4 Bell Block to Paritutu 14
Coastal Unit 5 Paritutu to Oakura River 16
Coastal Unit 6 Oakura River to Hangatahua (Stony River) 18
Coastal Unit 7 Hangatahua (Stony River) to Stent Road Beach 20
Coastal Unit 8 Stent Road Beach to Oaonui (Sandy Bay) 22
Coastal Unit 9 Oaonui (Sandy Bay) to Mangahume Stream 24
Coastal Unit 10 Mangahume Stream
Compliance with guidelines 44
3.2.8.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 45
3.2.8.3 Cyanobacteria 45
3.2.9 Timaru Stream at Weld Road (near mouth) 46
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3.2.9.1 Compliance with guidelines 48
3.2.9.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 48
3.2.10Waimoku Stream at Oakura beach 50
3.2.10.1 Compliance with guidelines 52
3.2.10.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 53
3.2.11Oakura River below SH45 54
3.2.11.1 Compliance with guidelines 56
3.2.11.2 Comparison
2014-2015 period 21
Figure 7 Water temperature monitoring sites (W1, W5, W7) in the lower
Waiwhakaiho River catchment 24
Figure 8 Aerial location map of monitoring sites 25
Figure 9 Water temperature (˚C) in the Waiwhakaiho River (Egmont Village – SH3
(upper), Hydro Road (centre), and Rimu Street (lower)), for the period 1
July 1992 to 30 June 2015 27
Figure 10 Instantaneous water temperature differences (˚C) between Waiwhakaiho
River sites during the monitoring period – SH3 and
3.2.10.1 Comparison with guidelines 51
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3.2.10.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 51
3.2.10.3 Cyanobacteria 52
Timaru Stream at Weld Road (near mouth) 52 3.2.11
3.2.11.1 Comparison with guidelines 55
3.2.11.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 55
Oakura River below SH45 56 3.2.12
3.2.12.1 Comparison with guidelines 58
3.2.12.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 59
Waitara River at the town wharf, Waitara 60 3.2.13
3.2.13.1
concrete products manufacturing premises into the
Waitaha Stream
9 01 Jun 2032 June 2020
Energyworks Ltd 9606-1.1
To discharge emissions into the air associated with abrasive blasting operations, spray
painting and associated activities at a permanent site at Connett Road East, Bell Block
and from mobile operations throughout the Taranaki region
19 01 Jun 2020 -
Energyworks Ltd 9962-1 To discharge stormwater via the New Plymouth District Council reticulated stormwater
system into
Location of proposed well
Other bore/wells within 500m of proposed bore/ well
Direction of ground slope
Location of septic tanks/offal pits
Waste disposal area
Effluent Ponds
Access road
Local Roads
Property boundaries
Any other relevant features
5 Details of the Activity
5.1 If you have discussed this proposal with council staff, please give the person’s name here:
production station and
adjacent wellsite, located on Lower Otaraoa Road at Motunui in the Waipapa and Manu
catchments. This report for the period July 2015 to June 2016 describes the monitoring
programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the
Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also
details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the
Company’s activities.
The Company holds a