no person may take, use, dam or divert any
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of
the groundwater abstraction may have exceeded that of the permitted activity (Rule
48). Rule 49 provides for
were consolidated at a new shed on Kohiti Road from
which wastewater is transferred to the treatment system for the nearby rendering
operations. Consent 3117 now applies to a small shed used for sick cows on Katotauru
Road.
1.3.1 Water abstraction consent
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
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sleepers are awakened
and a few people alarmed. Small objects are shifted or overturned, and pictures
knock against the wall. Some glassware and crockery may break, and loosely
secured doors may swing open and shut.
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Felt by all. People and animals are alarmed, and many run outside. Walking steadily
is difficult. Furniture and appliances may move on smooth surfaces, and objects fall
from walls and shelves. Glassware and crockery break. Slight non-structural damage
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dilution ratios had been maintained and were compliant with special condition
16 of Consent 0715-4.1.
The discharge records indicated that all discharges had occurred when the river flow was above the
consented 5 m³/s.
The Waiongana Stream hydrology displays a natural rapid rise and fall (typical of Taranaki ring plain
streams) which allows for a limited window of opportunity when treated wastewater can be discharged
above the minimum consent limit. The consent holder has access to the
Water abstraction permits
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. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section 87(d) of the RMA.
Water discharge permits
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any