Resource consents held by
Westown Haulage/Westown Agriculture
(For a copy of the signed resource consent
please contact the TRC Consents department)
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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
heavy rain in August 2022, several rivers were affected with the Waitara sitting
about 1m below the stop banks at its peak. Support was provided to several families due to localised
flooding.
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Section 1 | Budget Performance
Operational and Capital budget performance is reported for TEMO, funded under apportionment
arrangements by the
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
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7-day period across all the
recorded years. MALF is generally the minimum flow needed to maintain a catchment’s natural character and
ecosystem health however, as this measurement is an ‘average’, flows do naturally fall below MALF during
prolonged periods of dry weather or drought.
Estimations of MALF are made using long term flow records but, if no records are available, it can also be
estimated using records from hydrologically similar streams. When developing estimates of MALF, flow
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
associated
with significant coastal structures were not adequate to deal with potential adverse effects on the
environment and/or they were not aligned with current best practice and expected levels of
environmental performance.
The outcome of the review was to include the following four conditions into each of the consents:
1. The consent holder shall maintain the structure in a safe and sound state such that:
• It does not fall into a state of disrepair and continues to function