spills having occurred. The peripheral
drains around the site appeared to be clear of any sewage contaminants. The sludge disposal area had been
reinstated with vegetation following the disposal operation that occurred in 2019-2020. In June 2021, the
TDF was shut down temporarily in order to replace a damaged seal. Otherwise, NPWWTP staff noted that
the plant had been operating well and that there had been no major performance issues.
Heavy rain had preceded the first inspection, which
national
regulations. Methanex currently holds a consent for a flood control structure in the
Waitara River.
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.
Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
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Section 15(1)(a) of the
Freshwater bodies of outstanding or significant value in the Taranaki region,
Waiwhakaiho River and Te Henui Stream, and less frequently at Lake Opunake, were due
principally to resident wild fowl populations in the vicinity of recreational usage sites (as
confirmed by inspections and more recently by DNA marker surveys).
In terms of E. coli, bacteriological water quality in the latest survey period was similar in
comparison with historical surveys. The total number of samples falling within the “Alert”
or “Action” categories (29% of samples) was 1% higher than the long-term
State of the Environment Report 2015
Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan 2018-2023
Fonterra Kapuni Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2021-2022
Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki 2011