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
Waitaha catchment consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
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19 August 2022, 11:30am
Civil Defence responds to severe weather event
Taranaki’s Civil Defence Emergency Co-ordination Centre (ECC) and the New Plymouth Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) have activated in response to the severe weather event that is hitting the region.
More than a metre of rain has fallen on Mount Taranaki causing significant flows down all rivers resulting in several families voluntarily
Consents & Regulatory Committee agenda February 2021
discharges treated water from the final aerobic pond
into the neighbouring Waiongana Stream in compliance with the conditions of Consent 0715-4.
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Figure 1 Location of DH Lepper Trust piggery and Lepperton
1.3 Resource consents
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
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).
McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Apologies
Notification of Late Items
Item Page Subject
Item 1 5 PowerCo Presentation to the Taranaki Regional Council -
PowerCo's 2018-2023 Investment Proposal
Item 2 19 Confirmation of Minutes
Item 3 26 Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes
Item 4 32 Policy and Planning Committee Minutes
Item 5 38 Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Minutes
Item 6 44 Draft 2017/2018 Annual Plan - Statement of Proposal
site was going to be scraped to remove proppant, and to also level out the site post drilling campaign.
Heavy rain earlier in the week had carried sediment into the ring drains and down to the wetland. Some of
the ring drains were visibly turbid, while others contained clear water as the sediment had been filtered
since the rain event. The bank separating the wetland from the site had undergone major works to stabilise
it and had been covered with coconut matting and hydroseed. The wetland had
NPDC NP wastewater treatment plant consent monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
December 2022
The camp was quiet at the time of inspection with only one caravan on site. There were no odours or visual
issues near the WWTP or trenches. The sea was rough (BF3) with strong onshore winds. The WWTP
appeared to be operating in compliance with its consent conditions at the time of inspection.
19 January 2023
The monitoring inspection was completed late this month due to heavy rain prior which may have masked
any effects from the WWTP. The camp was reasonably busy at the