Taylor report has also avoided commenting on how controls should be enhanced
and where existing controls might become less effective under the new operation. In terms
of equipment that AFT have to mitigate effects of odour and dust, these are all based on
having birds contained within a negative pressure maintained enclosed space.
25. Likewise the TRC in its assessment of the Application appears to make a similar error of
omission to conclude that the consent application falls
introduced to the litter
resulting in greater chance of odours; and
(iii) It has less wear on the building as the air is balanced and seals are
not put under pressure continuously;
(i) Water consumption is alarmed, so that any irregularities in water usage is
automatically flagged up to on duty staff;
(j) Use of nipple drinkers to avoid water falling on litter. Constant monitoring of
water usage to avoid leakage or overflow, and audits 4-5 times daily to detect
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 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
Greenfern Hydro Scheme Annual Report 2022-2023
activity without a resource consent.
NES-F conditions
Passage of fish: The weir must provide for the
same passage of fish upstream and downstream
as would exist without the culvert, except as
required to carry out the works
Size: The fall height of the weir must be no more
than 0.5m
Slope: The slope of the weir must be no steeper
than 1:30
Face: The face of the weir must have roughness
elements that are mixed grade rocks of 150 to
200mm
be noted that
even with MfE’s overly optimistic analysis, we will fall well short of what is required as a
national average under the NPS-FM. This is despite the fact that through the Taranaki
Riparian Management Programme the region is investing and doing far more than the
NPS-FM requires and doing more than many other regions in New Zealand.
Since 1995, the percentage of Taranaki’s ring plain streams fenced has risen from 50%
to 85%, and the percentage planted has risen
current work are far below ambient
guideline values, and all results fall into ‘excellent’ Ministry’s air quality category. Two of the
four benzene results were within ‘excellent’ MfE’s category and another two results fell within
the ‘good’ category.
The Council has previously undertaken BTEX monitoring in Taranaki region. The outcomes
of those previous BTEX studies were discussed in the “Air monitoring survey of
hydrocarbon compounds (BTEX) in the Taranaki Region” report which may be
flat rich dairy land on uplifted marine terraces. Ropers Bush falls
within the 'Acutely threatened' LENZ environment (less than 10% indigenous
forest remaining) and is located in the Manawatu Plains Ecological District.
The KNE provides connectivity to other KNE sites such as Ngakotana Gorge
and Tarere Forest Extension.
Ecological features
Flora
The main forest canopy is dominated by tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa), pukatea
(Laurelia novae-zelandiae) and kahikatea (Dacrycarpus
to prevent drips from falling and the area
below the hose was stained and contained hydrocarbon.
Kauri-E: The ring drain was in need of redefining as some of the culverts were becoming blocked. An orange
layer of sludge was noted in the ring drain. This appeared to be iron oxide that had discharged onto site
from a neighbouring property. The pipe had since been disconnected. It was noted that a storage bund had
sand in the base that smelled of hydrocarbon when disturbed. The consent …
approximately 300 L/s of the
residual flow past the weir (constructed in 2002). The remaining residual flow passes through an old (and
mostly ineffective) fish pass on the true left bank of the weir.
Much of the scheme is monitored and operated remotely by the Company. Through an automated water
level sensor system, the Company can monitor the residual flows in the Manganui River and Mangaotea
Stream, water levels in the race and lake and how much rain is falling locally. This has allowed the