installed as per manufacturer's specifications or as outlined in the Water Measurement Code of Practice. You must provide an installation certificate to the Council following any new installation. Verification of water metersFor measuring and reporting to be useful, we must be able to rely confidently on the water-take data we get. All water meters that fall under the national regulations or under resource consent requirement must be verified to be accurate to within ± 5%.
Verification is required
installed as per manufacturer's specifications or as outlined in the Water Measurement Code of Practice. You must provide an installation certificate to the Council following any new installation. Verification of water metersFor measuring and reporting to be useful, we must be able to rely confidently on the water-take data we get. All water meters that fall under the national regulations or under resource consent requirement must be verified to be accurate to within ± 5%.
Verification is required
Standard) in 2020-
2021 (Figure 1). In the period 2022-2023, log exports accounted for over 1,000,000 JAS, showing a slight
decrease compared to the previous year.
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Figure 1 Port Taranaki log exports 2015 - 2022
The move to bulk cargo resulted in an increase in material deposited on the ground in the log and coal
storage areas. When it rains this material washes into the stormwater system, and discharges into the
harbour via the numerous piped outlets (Figure 2).
process areas and roadways, the stormwater collection and retention systems, stormwater sampling and
release records and inspections of the discharge point and receiving waters in the Herekawe Stream.
Scheduled inspections were carried out on 21 August and 5 November 2020, and 11 February and 20 May
2021.
Notes from these visits are summarised below. Records of production and incinerator operation were
inspected and found to be satisfactory.
21 August 2020
It was raining during the
the contained area or soak hole, even in
the heavy rain occurring at the time of inspection. Overall the site looked tidy and appeared to be well
managed at the time of inspection.
21 February 2019
The site has had a few new loads of green waste placed on it. There was no evidence of any stormwater or
leachate discharge on site and there was nothing collected in the contained corner of the site. Overall the
site was being managed in an appropriate manner at the time of inspection. …
sites were inspected on three occasions
during the monitoring year. A summary of the notes made during these inspections is
given below.
2.1.1 9 August 2012
A site visit was made to conduct a compliance monitoring inspection. It was raining at
the time of the inspection with 14 mm falling over the past 72 hours.
A meeting was held at the site office with the director of the Company to discuss the
new consents. The requirement to provide management plans was also discussed.
Monk
Results
2.1 Inspections
14 July 2020
A winter Inspection was carried out during fine weather following a period of heavy rain throughout the
catchment. The influent screen was operating and wastes were fully contained. The main pond was
green/brown in colour with a slightly turbid appearance. Odour was noted as being ‘slightly noticeable’. In
excess of 250 Mallard ducks were present on the pond.
Both wetland pond levels were slightly high. These were green/brown in colour and slightly
be added as late items
Late items on the agenda. The Councils response is also noted:
Mana Whakahono a Rohe decisions – These decisions are not in
the scope of this committee and fall under the full Council.
Review of Delegated Authority Manual – This will be discussed
at the Māori relationships going forward workshop as there was
confusion as to whether the request referred to the Delegations
Manual or the Committee Terms of Reference. It was noted that a
Governance Handbook …
during an exceptional rain event. Investigation found compliance
with the relevant consent.
Abstraction volumes complied with the consent limit. Telemetry of abstraction data to
Council was installed in October 2012, with provision for transmission of cooling water flow
and temperature data in the future, if required.
Graeme Lowe Protein Ltd (meat rendering plant) demonstrated an overall high level of
environmental performance.
The Company holds four resource consents, to allow it to
5206-1 To discharge emissions to air from a piggery
operation and associated practices.
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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
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category, DH Lepper Trust holds water permit 0188-3 to cover the take of water from an