however the bung was missing allowing rainwater and possibly contaminants to discharge onto the ground.
One solution would be to place an oliophillic mat below the pump to capture any hydrocarbon while
allowing rainwater to drain, this was discussed with staff at the time of the inspection. Also discussed was
the purposed and use of plastic matting under the rig. For some areas plastic matting is suitable, however
for others the matting needs to be used to capture solid/liquid that falls from the
prevent leachate from entering surface waterbodies, groundwater or stockwater.
Site silage stacks so that overland flow of water from heavy rain cannot enter the stack.
Site feed areas away from waterways.
Distribute feed so as to minimise soil damage (from farm equipment and animals) and potential surface run-off to waterways, i.e. avoid Critical Source Areas.
Deer: Make sure silage is made at the optimum moisture content to reduce possible leaching, recommended at 30% dry matter or more.
Outdoor
site. The consent (7645-1) is held by Alby M Limited,
and compliance monitoring of consent 7645-1 is not included in this report
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Results
2.2.1 Inspections
21 September 2022
It was raining with a light breeze at the time of the inspection. The cap was in good condition and was
showing no signs of slumping. There was some ponding present, but the inspection was during a rain event,
thus this would be expected. There was evidence of good stock rotation and
Remediation hearing - submitters' expert evidence - Ngāti Mutunga (Anne-Maree Mckay attachment to evidence)
Punehu to Werekino
Pouakai - Stony to Te Henui
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3.3 Stability
The Kaitake Range is stable but in recent times landsliding has occurred on steeper
southern slopes during high intensity rain storms resulting in downstream channel
damage.
The Pouakai Range is also displaying evidence of more recently increased
landsliding and some channel deterioration in the north-eastern area in the upper
Oakura River catchment. The majority of the range is stable.
The least
These legal submissions are made on behalf of Taranaki Regional Council (TRC)
and address the following questions that have arisen during the hearing:
(a) Does the existing environment include the effects of the existing consent?
(b) Is it open to the hearing panel to apply a permitted baseline?
(c) Does the proposed activity fall within Rule 52 of the Regional Air Quality
Plan for Taranaki (RAQP)?
(d) Is possible future residential zoning of the surrounding area part of the
Consents & Regulatory Committee agenda February 2021
approval and the environmental effects are minor, a decision on the application will be made by the Council’s Director-Resource Management. It’s important to note that although most applications fall into this ‘non-notified’ category, hundreds of parties are consulted by resource consent applicants in Taranaki each year. If the effects are more than minor or an affected party does not give written approval, the application will have to be notified. People may then make submissions on the application.
identify and
remove unacceptable wastes being dropped at the site by third party users, prior to the
green waste being discharged onto the dunes. The discharge site is approximately 120
metres long and 25 metres wide, and is shown in Figure 2.
Patea Beach is an elevated site which for most of the time is dry. Rain that does fall on
the site drains away at a very rapid rate. The site does not suffer from flooding from
rain or tidal action, due to its elevation. Monitoring over the past four
discharge site is approximately 120
metres long and 25 metres wide, and is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1 Regional map showing location of the Patea green waste site
Patea green
waste site
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Figure 2 Aerial view of the Patea Beach green waste disposal area
Patea Beach is an elevated site which for most of the time is dry. Rain that does fall on
the site drains away at a very rapid rate. The site does not suffer from flooding from
rain or tidal action,