working satisfactory. Effluent sumps were checked twice daily by the piggery
staff. Gernhoefer contracting had just finished desludging the first pond and spray
irrigated effluent to the flatter paddocks above the ponds. The desludged pond was
displaying massive microbial actively (boil ups) at the time of inspection due to the
volume of digested sludge removed. Only a slight discharge was occurring from the
final aerobic pond and the Tawhiti Stream level was high due to recent rain
throughout
Coastal bathing beach water quality summer 2019-2020
from the normal discharge point along with the discharge immediately above it.
A slight odour was detected on site. No offensive or objectionable odour was detected offsite at the time of
the inspection. An abatement notice may be issued and the compliance rating would be pending sample
results.
16 June 2021
Inspection was undertaken as part of routine compliance monitoring, after a period of very heavy rain
overnight. The worm beds were all covered. There was evidence of a large
Waitaha Catchment Annual Report 2022-2023
load out area were clear and stormwater was not discharging offsite.
No smoke or odours were noted.
19 September 2016
The site was neat and tidy at the time of the inspection. Ring drains and skimmer pits were clear of
contaminants, with no discharge offsite.
No flaring or smoke were observed.
16 January 2017
The skimmer pits contained clear water despite quite heavy rain fall during the previous few days. Frogs and
other aquatic species were in residence which may
Freshwater Management 2014 (NPS-FW), by
far the greatest number of attribute measurements at each site already fall into the ‘A’ NOF
category, with most of the remainder falling into a ‘B’ category. There is a single ‘C’ result and
no ‘D’ result: that is, there is no attribute at any site that falls below the compulsory bottom
lines established within the NOF.
Before the NOF was released, the Council had in preparation for the review of its RFWP
commissioned NIWA to develop regionally
Pukeiti 2,814 (+207) 3,644
Hollard Gardens 2,161 (+125) 2,278
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki 1,601 (+16) 10,314
Yarrow Stadium 3,713 (0) 1,946
Enviroschools 482 (+25) 19
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1 Wowzers. It won't surprise anyone to see there was A LOT of
rain in February. Most of it fell over just a couple of
weekends, the 5th to 7th and the 11th to 13th. Our sites
recorded between 178% and 702% of normal rainfall, with an
average of 354%.
[Taranaki
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 Councillor G Boyde (Stratford District Council)
Mr J Hooker (Iwi Representative)
Councillor R Jordan (New Plymouth District Council)
Mr P Muir (Taranaki Federated Farmers)
Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council)
Mr M Ritai (Iwi Representative)
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Let’s look at some specic scenarios
Click on the six scenarios below to learn more
about how the groundwater system works.
Where does rain go when it
alls on the ground? 11
How does groundwater interact
with streams and rivers?2
How does groundwater interact
with rocks and sediments?3
How do other liquids move through
the groundwater system? 4
What happens when we take
bacteriological water quality in the latest survey period was lower than
normal in comparison with historical surveys. The total number of samples falling within
the “Alert” or “Action” categories (36% of samples, or 40% if the samples of the Waimoku
are included) across the 16 recognised bathing sites was the highest recorded. However, it
should be noted that the “Action” category is the only category for which swimming is not
recommended. In the 2016-2017 season, 86% of all samples (ie excluding the