Granted: To discharge contaminants associated with hydraulic
fracturing activities into land at depths greater than
3425mTVD beneath the Mangahewa-C wellsite at or about
(NZTM) 1713435E-5676634N
Expiry Date: 1 June 2014
Review Date(s): June 2013
Site Location: Mangahewa-C wellsite, Tikorangi Road East, Waitara
[Property owners: PG & BM Bourke]
Legal Description: Lot 9 DP 408656 (Discharge source & site)
Catchment: Waiau
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Consent 7971-1
GPS: 1714808X & 5673547Y
Bioclimate Zone: Semi-Coastal
Habitat: Forest Remnant
LENZ: F5.2a Acutely threatened
Local: Significant Natural Area
National: Priority 1 – Threatened Land
Environment
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
Chronically threatened 10-20%
left
Catchment: Onaero (398)
Ecosystem Type WF13: Tawa, kohekohe,
rewarewa, hinau, podocarp
forest
General Description
The Two Sisters forest remnant is located off Otaraoa Road
conducted by Todd Energy Limited (Todd) at their Mangahewa-C wellsite. The wellsite is located
on Tikorangi Road East, Tikorangi and lies within the Waiau Catchment. This report also assesses Todd’s
level of environmental performance and compliance with the resource consents held in relation to the
activity.
Todd hold resource consent 7971-2, authorising the discharge of water based hydraulic fracturing fluids
into land at depths greater than 3,290 metres true vertical depth subsea (TVDss)
(NZ) Limited. During this period, two wells (B9 and B10)
were drilled, tested and are now producing. In addition, other pre-existing wells at
the Cheal-B wellsite were also re-worked during the period under review.
This report covers the results and findings of the monitoring programme
implemented by the Council in respect of the consents held by TAG Oil (NZ) Limited
that relate to exploration activities at Cheal-B wellsite located off Taylor Road in the
Stratford District.
One of the
for a petrochemical production station located on Upper
Durham Road at Inglewood, in the Waitara catchment. The Sidewinder Production Station
processes oil and gas from the Company’s adjacent Sidewinder wellsite. This report for the
period July 2012-June 2014 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki
Regional Council to assess the Company’s environmental performance during the period
under review, and the results and environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
make an annual payment to the Taranaki
Tree Trust for the purpose of providing riparian management in the lower Patea River
catchment.
Conditions 15 and 16 set out the allowable rise or recession rates for discharges of
greater than 95 cumecs, with reference to the inflows at the time.
Condition 17 states that the consent holder shall financially contribute to the
maintenance of the Patea River at Skinner Road and Mangaehu Stream at Bridge
hydrographic stations.
Condition 18 is a
may indicate the degree of adverse effects (if any) caused by water abstractions.
A summary of each report is given below and copies of biomonitoring reports for this site are available from
the Council upon request.
2.4.1.1 Kapuni Stream macroinvertebrate survey (Hawera WTP)
11 February 2019
This survey was the eighth to follow full commissioning of the Hawera WTP. The discharge point is now
located just upstream of the Skeet Road bridge, and the sampling sites were consequently