unacceptable materials, the stability of the green
waste stacks (against wind), and the management of any stormwater and leachate.
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2. Results
2.1 Inspections
27 August 2014
The site was inspected in fine conditions with a moderate southerly breeze. The last
rain was five days prior to this inspection.
The consent holder was met off site prior to the inspection. The consent holder outlined
that the last delivery of green waste from Ingram’s was about three or
rain throughout the catchment. At the time of
sampling the stream was in fresh (recession) and running at a moderately high flow rate at 7.3 m3/s. The
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stream was turbid and brown in colour. The piggery wastewater flow rate from the final pond was
estimated to be at 14 L/s.
The wastewater discharge from the final pond had no visual downstream environmental impact on the
Waiongana Stream at the time of the survey. The consent holder continued to discharge for a
the tractor up
to the pond. If the tractor slopes back too far, lubricating oil in the tractor engine will fall
away from the front crank bearing, damaging the engine.
When using contractors or hiring equipment, make sure that the equipment used has been
cleaned before use on your farm. This is so diseases are not transferred within the effluent
from one property to another.
There are two types of contracting operations - pump spreaders and vehicle spreaders
(honey wagons). It is the
Consents & Regulatory Committee agenda April 2021
activities
It is possible that flaring may occur during the following activities:
• Well testing and clean-up;
• Production testing;
• Emergencies; and
• Maintenance and enhancement activities (well workovers).
1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit (groundwater)
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 resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls
abstraction permit (groundwater)
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.
Petrochem Limited holds water permit 10295-1 to cover the taking of groundwater, as ‘produced water’,
during hydrocarbon exploration and production activities at the Kowhai-D wellsite. This permit was issued
by the
Councillor B K Raine
Councillor C S Williamson
Councillor D L Lean (ex officio)
Councillor D N MacLeod (ex officio)
Representative Ms E Bailey (Iwi Representative)
Members Mr J Hooker (Iwi Representative)
Mrs B Muir (Taranaki Federated Farmers)
Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council)
Mr M Ritai (Iwi Representative)
Apologies Councillor G Boyde (Stratford District Council)
Councillor R Jordan (New Plymouth District Council)
Notification of Late Items
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on 2 May 2018 38
Table 8 Chemical analysis of the Puremu Stream, sampled on 31 May 2018 40
Table 9 Results of metal analysis undertaken on 2 May 2018 41
Table 10 Results of metal analysis undertaken on 31 May 2018 42
Table 11 Results of rain event monitoring – discharge and Puremu Stream samples, 28 June 2018 44
Table 12 Results of rain event monitoring - Manganaha Stream, 28 June 2018 45
Table 13 Biomonitoring sites in the Puremu and Manganaha Streams related to the
5.23 The northern irrigation area, which is closest to the receptors is irrigated
using the tanker, which has a release height of approximately one metre
and produces larger droplets which fall close the point of irrigation,
therefore it is unlikely for odour to be experienced off-site from the
irrigation of wastewater.
Paunch Pad and Vermiculture Operation
5.24 The paunch grass that is fed to the worms is composted in relatively small
static piles for up to six
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