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 8.7°C with a
maximum (mid-morning) temperature of 16.8°C in January 2012 during moderately
low flow conditions at that time. Dissolved oxygen saturation did not fall below 93%
during the period.
Brief comparison with the previous 1995-2011 period
Aesthetic stream water quality at this site during the
Taranaki
Mt Taranaki together with Egmont National Park is the primary visitor asset in Taranaki.
Yet the connections to the Park are suffering from under investment. Uncertainty about who
is to take financial responsibility for roading operations and maintenance within the Park is
not helping. North Egmont, Stratford and Dawson Falls roadends are currently 100%
funded by the Crown through the New Zealand Transport Agency but this has been under
review for some time with no
responsibility to ensure non-work
related people, including children and visitors, do not come to
harm from the dip site. Accidental drowning has occurred at
a plunge dip and personal injury has been known to happen
from falls and trips around dips sites. Some dip sites are situated
in ‘amenity land’ - areas of public land or public access (e.g.
camping grounds) and owners and occupiers need to ensure
visitors and residents are not exposed to unnecessary risk.
Locating former sheep dip sites
There
uncorrected chimney height
Consideration of locality
17 The initial step is to consider the character of the
surrounding district which for this purpose will be
regarded as falling into one of the following
categories:
A a rural area, and no other comparable
industrial emissions within 1 kilometre of the
chimney under consideration;
B a partially developed area with scattered
houses, and no other comparable industrial
emissions within 1
104 matters.
The Taranaki Regional Council may consider any matter allowed under section 104,
including all effects on the environment. If the resource consent is granted, the Taranaki
Regional Council may set any conditions on the permit that fall within the Taranaki
Regional Council's powers under section 108 of the Act.
A non-complying activity is an activity (not being a prohibited activity) which is either
defined in the rule as a non-complying activity, or, contravenes a rule
condition and the amount
of investment required to return the road to a “reasonable track” standard.
One option put forward is to set up a trust as part of the Whangamomona
committee, to seek funding. More work to do and no decision as yet.
Plateau carpark is sealed and completed aside from one small drain.
Dawson Falls – an ecological study was done by DOC regarding removing
1,000m2 of bush (formerly a bridleway) in order to realign the road. The
Minister has said no. An
resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14.
TBP holds two water permits that provide for abstraction of water, one from the Inaha Stream and one from
groundwater.
Surface water extraction
TBP holds water permit 2051-4 to cover the abstraction of up to 50 L/s of water from the Inaha Stream for a
rendering operation. This permit was issued by the Council on 31 May 1999 under Section 87(d) of the RMA.
It is due to
Freshwater physicochemical environmental monitoring report 2016-2017
the bibliography.
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Photo 1 Opunake Hydro Limited scheme on the Waiaua River
1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
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.
Opunake Hydro holds water permit 1795-4 to cover the taking of
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1.1.9 Irrigation systems
In general there are two 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 and some of their advantages and disadvantages are summarised below:
K-line and long-lateral