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.
Contact Energy Limited holds two consents for the abstraction and use of water in
relation to SPS.
Water Permit 4455-1 allows the take and use of up to 19,440 cubic metres/day (225
litres/second averaged over 15 minutes) of water on a continuous basis from the
Patea River for use of power stations. This permit was originally
Trustpower Patea Hydroelectric Power Scheme consent monitoring report 2018-2019
for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14.
Water permit 5437-3 covers the take and use of water from the Waingongoro River for stock drinking, yard
wash down and miscellaneous purposes. This permit was issued by the Taranaki Regional Council on 7 July
2012 under Section 87(d) of the RMA. It is due to expire on 1 June 2029. The review condition was exercised
during the monitoring period, as recommended in the
on recommendations in US EPA (2002). The procedure was:
a. A random number generator was used to generate two random numbers
between 0 and 1.
b. The random numbers were converted into co-ordinates by multiplying them by
the width and length of the site being investigated. Because the sampling
area had an irregular shape, randomly generated points falling outside of the
sample area were not used.
The above process was continued until the required number of sampling
falling within the “Alert” or “Action”
categories was almost half that of the previous season. Of note, very few high counts were
recorded during the 2010-2011 season. Fewer exceedances of MfE guidelines (‘Alert’ and
‘Action’) modes were coincidental with drier early season conditions and a reduction in
dairy shed pond systems treated wastes discharge rates noted from field inspections during
that time.
One site (Waimoku Stream at Oakura beach) continued to record all of its single samples in
Taranaki.
1.2.2. 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.
There are 5 monitored quarries in Taranaki that hold water abstraction consents.
1.2.3. Discharges of wastes to land
Sections 15(1)(b) and (d) of the RMA stipulate that no person may
Whareroa site.
Photograph 1 The Fonterra Whareroa site
1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 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.
Fonterra holds water permit 0047 to cover the abstraction of water from the Tawhiti
Stream (Photograph 2), a
Regional cleanfills consent monitoring 2019-2020
South Taranaki water supplies resource consent monitoring report 2018-2019
Policy & Planning Committee agenda October 2020