Council, thought he’d snagged something with his oar one day. He had - when he
hoisted the blade out it was entangled in a sheep’s guts.1
The river flushed such detritus away into the sea, but sometimes too vigorously.
As farmers cleared bush and drained swamps, the land lost its ability to absorb
deluging rainfall and the Waitara developed a habit of flooding rapidly and massively,
endangering the township in 1965, 1967, 1971 and 1990.
The river belches a dirty plume into the Tasman Sea, and
opportunities and strategies for regional
councils, to enhance knowledge base for policy development
and implementation. Projects with clear relevance and benefit
to Taranaki to be adopted by "Envirolink" and other funding
opportunities (advocacy to be reported through Council's
annual report processes).
Envirolink projects are underway: a revised national High Intensity
Rainfall Design System, and development of Discrete Water
Quality Sampling Standards, farm scale
facility was also inspected. This area was found to be in a satisfactory
condition with no odour or unauthorised waste disposal issues noted.
27 November 2017
An inspection was conducted in showery weather with very light wind conditions. The monthly rainfall was
60.5 mm of rain as recorded at the Stratford TRC weather station.
The step screen was operating and wastes were fully contained. The influent flow rate was measured as 37.6
m3/hr (17 L/s). The pond was a turbid green colour,
NP wastewater treatment consent monitoring report
properties of the
stringybark group.
High ringplain
The high ringplain area can be considered to include
areas above Inglewood, around the Wiremu Road, and
other similar altitudes that experience higher than
average rainfall and colder temperatures. Species suited
Eucalyptus microcorys (tallow-
wood) being trialled by a farm
forestry enthusiast
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to planting in these areas are quite
limited, although if a
high tide, no exposed visual inorganic material was sighted from walking
the coastal boundary.
6 December 2018
A site inspection was carried out at the disused Patea green waste site during heavy rainfall conditions .No
green waste had recently been deposited at the site. Signs and barriers remained in place. Stormwater
erosion was becoming evident in the south eastern area near the top of the carpark that required attention.
Photo 1 Stormwater erosion in south eastern area of the
production. The
concentration in the effluent also varies depending on the current level of rainfall runoff. There are also
minute quantities of other chemicals that are used from time-to-time for research purposes.
Table 1 Factory wastewater composition (approximate) when in operation
Component
Quantity
used per
month
Weight of
chemical
discharged
(kg/month)
Percentage
of process
effluent
g/m3 of
process
effluent
Percentage
of total
discharge
g/m3 of
1 indicates the types and quantities of process chemicals that are discharged
when the factory is operating. These absolute quantities vary from week-to-week
depending on the level of production. The concentration in the effluent also varies
depending on the current level of rainfall runoff. There are also minute quantities of
other chemicals that are used from time-to-time for research purposes.
Table 1 Factory wastewater composition (approximate) when in operation
Component
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5 An 88-year rainfall record tumbled at Dawson Falls on
Taranaki Maunga during July, with the highest 24-hour
rainfall total since 1933. Details and more maps here:
https://www.trc.govt.nz/…/monthly-rainf…/july-2021-
rainfall/... (more)
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airflows prevail
and sea breezes occasionally occur along the coast during summer.
The mountain and ranges have a strong influence on rainfall in the area by attracting
orographic type events which are often associated with frontal systems and depressions
moving through the Tasman Sea. Annual rainfall on the upper slopes of the northern
Egmont National Park ranges from 1500 to 5000mm.
Although the annual totals are quite high, the way in which rainfall is delivered is more
significant. Also