a primary contact site or falls within other specified rivers
or lakes.
The NPS-FM also anticipates that the quality of freshwater is to be improved so that it is
suitable for primary contact more often.
More detail on the swimmability targets and what these mean for Taranaki will be presented
to the Committee on the day. Basically where there are grazing animals, particularly dairy
cows, and it rains reasonably frequently causing pasture runoff, the new standards will not
be met
is approximately 6.1 km2. The length
of the catchment, from the headwaters between Paraite and Corbett Roads to the sea at Bell Block beach, is
approximately five kilometres.
The industrial area at Bell Block is situated mid-catchment (Figure 1). Historically, the industrial areas were
located predominantly on the western side of the stream however ongoing development since 2016 has
resulted in more sites on the eastern side. These sites fall under permitted activity rules and are not
The onset of warmer, drier weather brings a greater chance of smoke and dust issues, and Taranaki businesses and households are urged to take care to avoid falling foul of environmental requirements. “Everyone has a duty to comply with measures required to protect the quality of Taranaki’s air,” says Bruce Pope, Compliance Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council. Objectionable smoke and dust can create traffic hazards, soil surrounding properties and pose a risk to animal and human health. Mr
controls as to how it is to be managed.
Implementing much of the NPS-HPL will fall to territorial authorities through their
District Plans.
13. Set out below is a summary of the overall policy direction to be implemented by
Councils:
13.1. Restrict rezoning of highly productive land, but allowing tier 1 and 2 territorial
authorities to consider rezoning subject to requirements of the NPS-HPL.
13.2. Avoid rezoning of HPL for rural lifestyle and avoid subdivision generally of HPL,
NPDC Inglewood oxidation ponds consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
objections able to be lodged up until 29 October. The final proposal must then be submitted to the Local Government Commission for approval, as the Stratford population to member ratio again falls outside the guidelines. This has previously been approved by the Commission. If appeals are received, these will also be considered by the Commission. It will have until 11 April 2022 to make its determination.
monitoring period, issues were found with unacceptable wastes being exposed by coastal
erosion. This resulted in the site being closed to the public in 2017. Any further dune stabilisation will be
done using green waste disposed of at the Patea transfer station.
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
brown.
Naturally, it’s more intricate than that.
Down near the mouth, if the tide is coming in and the light’s just right on a fine
autumn morning and there hasn’t been any rain for a day or two, the water is the
deep, dark green of pounamu as it slides past the town.
Upstream at the graceful Bertrand Road swing-bridge, it has the hues of a weak flat
white coffee, and in Tarata country at Pūrangi Bridge, it’s army camouflage.
In the high hill country, north of the “republic” of
monitoring inspection and to take
groundwater samples. It was raining with 8 mm of rain over the past 24 hours.
The newly capped area was starting to grow grass but was still largely uncovered
and quite soft underfoot (waterlogged). The northern batter was inspected and found
to have a minor amount of exposed rubbish where drainage works were undertaken.
This should be attended to once the new cap has stabilised and been grassed over.
There were some areas where there was some minor
the final aerobic pond into the neighbouring Waiongana Stream in
compliance with the conditions of Consent 0715.
Figure 1 Location of DH Lepper Trust piggery and Lepperton
1.3 Resource consents
Water abstraction permit 1.3.1
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