People heading out to swimming spots across Taranaki this summer are being encouraged to wait a few days after heavy rain before diving in. Taranaki Regional Council’s summer “Can I Swim Here?" monitoring programme starts this week, running through until the end of March 2024. Every Tuesday staff will take water samples at 41 popular swimming spots at lakes, rivers and beaches across the region. Results take two days to come back from the lab, and are posted on the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa
This year’s trend for lower rainfall continued with an average of 135.2mm in Taranaki in July, 23% less than usual. Among all locations, Taungatara at Eltham Rd had the lowest rainfall compared to its average, with 39% less rain, while Dawson Falls had the highest, with 9% more than usual. Year-to-date rainfall is lowest at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 41% less rainfall than normal, Motunui M39 at Weston W3 has had the highest year-to-date rainfall with 4% less normal rainfall, on average there
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Taranaki Regional Council
New Plymouth Constituency
Electing 5 Regional Councillors
Bev RAINE
My principal place of residence is in the New
Plymouth Constituency area.
Thank you for electing me to the TRC in 2016.
I am proud to have been involved in the
achievements of this Regional Council which, I
believe, sets standards envied by counterparts
throughout New Zealand.
Excellent relationships with the rural community have enabled
the Council to protect river quality
rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
October Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 19 625.5 85.4 4948.9 84.7 71.6 1995
Dawson Falls 17 569.5 100.4 4825.0 88.1 75.4 1999
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 21 490.5 102.4 3868.5 87.0 73.6 2006
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 18 250.5 80.6 2469.0 80.8 65.8
Rainfall September and year-to-date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
September Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 23 492.7 73.5 4323.4 84.6 62.5 1995
Dawson Falls 24 483.5 76.1 4255.5 86.7 66.5 1999
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 25 452.0 89.8 3378.0 85.2 64.2 2006
Mangorei Upper at
August and year-to-date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
August Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 19 1064.2 156.0 3830.7 86.3 56.5 1994
Dawson Falls 18 967.5 145.5 3772.0 89.1 58.8 1998
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 24 650.5 123.4 2926.0 84.5 58.4 2005
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 18
year-to-date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
July Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 17 592.5 84.8 2774.5 73.6 39.9 1991
Dawson Falls 19 672.5 109.2 2821.0 83.3 47.4 1933
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 20 356.0 61.7 2279.0 77.8 43.4 2006
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 17 257.0 63.3 1493.5
and reduces the amount of contaminated water you need to manage.
Monitor and maintain your runoff control measures. Reassess and adjust if necessary. Consent requirements
You won’t need a resource consent to discharge stormwater to land or to water if you can meet these requirements: The discharge is not into a significant wetland.
You have a stormwater interception system (a roof and guttering, for example) to keep rain from areas where there may be contaminants, if your site is bigger than half
and reduces the amount of contaminated water you need to manage.
Monitor and maintain your runoff control measures. Reassess and adjust if necessary. Consent requirements
You won’t need a resource consent to discharge stormwater to land or to water if you can meet these requirements: The discharge is not into a significant wetland.
You have a stormwater interception system (a roof and guttering, for example) to keep rain from areas where there may be contaminants, if your site is bigger than half
October continued this year’s trend for lower than average rainfall – but only just! There was an average of 158.2mm – that’s 1% less than usual – for the month, ranging from 26% less rain at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd, and 22% more at Waitotara at Hawken Rd. On average there has been 12% less rainfall than normal across all rain gauges, with year-to-date rainfall lowest at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 26% less rainfall than normal while the Pohokura Saddle has had the highest year-to-date rainfall