NPDC Colson Road Landfill Annual Report 2021-2022
NPDC Colson Road Landfill Annual Report 2021-2022
NPDC Colson Road Landfill Annual Report 2021-2022
ANZCO Eltham (Riverlands) consent monitoring report 2017-2018
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
and rats are increasingly subject to co-ordinated management by landowners through Council programmes and by other agencies and organisations. Rabbits, hares and hedgehogs are also common in the agricultural landscape and while they can thrive in drier conditions, such as well-drained sandy soils on the coast, their populations are variable across the years owing to the region’s relatively high rainfall climate. 2018 after the discovery of myrtle rust, due to
Executive, Audit & Risk Committee agenda June 2020
predictions are made at the scale of the overall lake. Uncertainty is a component of any freshwater monitoring or modelling. For example, river flows and levels fluctuate throughout the day, and nutrient levels will vary depending on how much rainfall and runoff is occurring. Pathogens and algae will grow in response to a range of factors, such as temperature, light and river flow. This uncertainty is described in terms of ‘confidence’. For example, how certain it is that water quality is
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
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
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