types of irrigation methods; surface and pressurised. The
majority of irrigation systems currently in operation in the province fall in to the
pressurised category. Pressurised systems can be further differentiated based on the
method of operation and equipment used. A summary of the systems encountered in the
region is given below:
K-line and long-lateral types – Impact sprinklers mounted on moveable laterals
(Photo 1).
These are the most common systems found in the region, as they are a
Policy and Planning Committee Agenda August 2023
plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant into water, unless the
activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or by national regulations.
Methanex currently holds six water discharge consents.
Section 15(1)(c) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge
regulations. Methanex currently holds a consent for a flood control structure in the
Waitara River.
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Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any water, unless the activity is
expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant
into water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in
a regional plan, or by national regulations. Methanex currently holds
stock access to
streams as a probable primary contributor to these elevated numbers although the
cumulative impacts of consented dairy pond discharges also contribute, particularly
under lower flow conditions]. Water temperatures varied over a moderate range of
7.8°C with a maximum (mid-morning) temperature of 17.4°C in February 2014
during a period of very low flow conditions. Dissolved oxygen saturation did not fall
below 88% during the period, with this minimum recorded under a period of
way that reflects the level of risk the subject
activity (risk-based approach) may pose to the environment and/or the wider community and given the
relatively robust basis for cost recovery of consent monitoring, there is no good reason why councils should
fall significantly short of fulfilling this expectation. For some, resourcing may simply be inadequate for the task,
which places undue stress on staff and management and should be addressed at a council level.
control at
water intake 9/03/2000 - Expired*
01/06/2017
7 5736-2 Discharge treated wastewater to
land (Eltham Road) 9/07/2012 June 2023 1/06/2026
8 5739-2 Structure for pipeline crossing of
Waingongoro River 14/12/2000 June 2023 1/06/2035
9 6455-1 Structure for piping of unnamed
tributary 20/09/2004 - 1/06/2023
Note-* Consent expired and did not require renewal as the activity now falls under the permitted activity rules
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
Section 14 of the
plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Company holds three permits to abstract water.
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1.3.1.1 Waingongoro River
The Company holds water permit 0596-3 to take water from the Waingongoro River
for operation of an ammonia/urea plant. This consent was issued by the Council on
31 August 2012 under Section 87 (d) of the RMA. It is due to expire on 1 June 2035.
There are fifteen special conditions attached to this
requirement of consent 9608, held by DR Wilson for abstraction of groundwater at a location across the
Waitotara River for irrigation of pasture land. Consent 9608 requires that abstraction ceases if the water
levels in the Silver Fern Farms supply bores GND0585 and GND1195 fall below 104 and 109 m respectively.
Consent 2261-3.1 requires that the Company record continuous water level data, to an accuracy of ±10 mm
in a dedicated monitoring bore and any operational abstraction bores.
The