the management of any stormwater and leachate.
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2 Results
2.1 Inspections
6 June 2017
A site inspection was carried out during fine weather. The site was relatively dry (110 mm of rain had fallen
over the past month).
A small amount of green waste had been deposited by Fulton Hogan and Ingrams Contracting. No green
waste had been deposited from the STDC Patea green waste holding facility (the Patea transfer station).
Most of the green waste had
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1.4 Resource consents
1.4.1 Water abstraction
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.
Sufficient volumes of water within streams and rivers to protect aquatic habitat is a
primary concern of the Taranaki Regional Council with respect to water abstraction
Resource consents
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
categories set out in Section 14.
Civil Quarries Ltd holds water permit 10247-1.0 to cover the abstraction of groundwater incidental to
quarry operations and for aggregate washing purposes. This permit was issued by the
Lower Waiwhakaiho Annual Report 2020-2021
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
Road 6.5 29.1 1,891.5
Arawhata 21.0 16.3 3,423
Centre 34.0 12.2 4,146
Ron’s 14.0 29.8 4,172
Sand dunes 21 31.6 6,636
Cliff tops 8.5 24.3 2,065.5
Total 105 - 22,334
2.3.2.3 Method of irrigation
The effluent from the piggery is pumped to storage pond prior to land application. The Company
communicated that three different delivery systems were used during the 2020-2021 monitoring year:
1. ‘Weta’ travelling rain gun, this was utilised to apply effluent at depths of
SDC Stratford wastewater treatment plant consent monitoring report 2018-2019
or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of
the groundwater abstraction may have exceeded that of the permitted activity (Rule
48). Rule 49 provides for groundwater abstraction as a controlled activity, subject to
two conditions:
• The abstraction shall cause not more than a 10% lowering of
levels in the race and lake and how much rain is
falling locally. This has allowed Trustpower to manage race flows to minimise
flooding, and has greatly improved Trustpower’s compliance with residual flow
requirements.
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Figure 1 Main features of the Trustpower Motukawa HEP Scheme including relevant consents
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1.3 Resource consents
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam