Taranaki Regional Council Private Bag 713 Stratford April 2010 #537059 page page i Executive summary Taranaki has a very dense drainage network, the natural consequence of its frequent and plentiful rainfall and of gravity’s effects upon water driving it downhill to the sea. Stream flows become the habitat of freshwater ecology and gain value for their in-stream uses and benefits. In Taranaki as in other parts of New Zealand, land clearance and associated
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considered necessary to define what the acceptable error is for each relevant consent condition. This discussion between the Council and the Company is ongoing, and it may be determined that it is better to define this error through the consent renewal process, which is anticipated to begin in 2021. In the 2017-2018 period there was only one occasion where such limits were breached. This occurred on 27 July 2017 during a severe weather event. Significant rainfall occurred in the Mangaotea
sand and vegetation growth consists mostly of pasture. Test pitting and the logging of boreholes on site indicated a relatively shallow water table. Test bores were augured to 10 m both around the waste holding pit area and to the south-western site boundary, revealing alternating layers of sand and clays. Bore construction also revealed localised peat layers within some augured cores (approximately 4–8 m below surface). Average annual rainfall for the site is 1,043 mm (taken from the nearby
the Eltham municipal wastewater treatment system (WWTP) located to the east of Eltham in the Mangawhero catchment. STDC holds a resource consent to allow it to discharge treated wastewater to the Mangawhero Stream under high rainfall conditions only. Previously STDC also held a consent for the discharge of emissions into the air but this expired in mid 2011 when it was no longer considered necessary as the nature of the biological processes at the plant met a ‘permitted’ category in the
mobilised a cleanup crew, machinery and equipment. Spill booms and hay bales were put in place to contain the spill and the Oscar unit from the Port Taranaki storage site was also mobilised. 2.6 Mr Steele first noticed an irregularity with the unnamed tributary a week prior but assumed it to be discolouration due to heavy rainfall until viewing it again on the 8th October. 2.7 The leak was notified to Ngati Ruanui Iwi, under the OENZ spill notification procedure, at 4.10 pm on 8th October
stream. The full survey reports are attached in Appendix II. page 11 2. Results 2.1 Water 2.1.1 Inspections Seven inspections were undertaken at the Waihapa Production Station and associated sites during the period under review. The following was found during the inspections: 23 July 2013 The site was inspected after recent rainfall and it was observed that ring drains and bunds were all secure and clear of contaminants; however some wind-blown debris
rainfall for the site is 1,043 mm (taken from the nearby ‘Patea’ monitoring station). As with the other South Taranaki coastal sites, the Geary site is subject to strong winds. Site data Location Word descriptor: Geary Road, Manutahi, Taranaki Map reference: E 1718754 (NZTM) N 5606372 Mean annual rainfall: 1,043 mm Mean annual soil temperature: ~15.1°C Mean annual soil moisture: ~32.9% Elevation: ~40 m Geomorphic position: Cliffed coast / dune
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