For all the rules around the Essential Freshwater regulations, see the Land & Farm Hub. Additional factsheets are below.
Telemetry information for consent holders
Water-use data must be sent by consent holders to the Council daily. This can be achieved using telemetry, which is explained in this leaflet.
Guidelines for spray irrigation of dairy shed effluent
These documents set out the Council's guidelines for the design, construction and maintenance of an effective spray irrigation system for dairy shed wastes.
Guidelines for dairy oxidation ponds
This booklet sets out the Council's guidelines for the design, construction and maintenance of an effective oxidation pond system for dairy shed wastes.
Design, construction and maintenance guidelines for oxidation pond treatment of dairy shed and feedpad wastes - contents & introduction (537 KB pdf) MoreGuides to restoration planting in Taranaki
These guides provide information on restoring and enhancing the indigenous vegetation cover which as been lost from Taranaki. They help to enable landowners, community groups and practitioners to restore ecosystems by planting native species.
Restoration planting guide - Matemateaonga ecological district (2 MB pdf) More guides & mapSheep dip fact sheets
These fact sheets were prepared by Sally Gaw and Graham McBride for Tasman District Council through a Foundation for Research Science and Technology Envirolink grant. Sally is a lecturer in environmental chemistry at the University of Canterbury. She has 10 years' experience in managing contaminated land and was a member of the Ministry for the Environment’s Pesticide Advisory Group. Graham is a farmer with national and international experience with managing legacy chemicals from agriculture. He initiated research into sheep dips in New Zealand.
Fact sheet 1: Sheep dips in NZ (2.9 MB pdf) More fact sheetsGuidelines for earthworks in the Taranaki region
The Taranaki guidelines are currently under review and until it is completed, refer to the Waikato Regional Council guidelines, which also apply in this region. The document here has links to those guidelines.
Guidelines for earthworks in the Taranaki region (129 KB pdf) (single document only)