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
Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan 2018-2023
carried out to check for compliance
with resource consent conditions. Light rain fell intermittently throughout the day. Well sites inspected were
Mangahewa-A, C, D, E and G; Pouri-A; Pukemai-A; Tuhua-A, B, C and D; McKee B, C, D and E; Toetoe-A, B
and C; and Mystone-A. In general, the sites were tidy and clean with minimal activity occurring. The sites
were being maintained with weed spraying evident on the site and in some places within the ring drains.
The majority of ring drains were
Regional Council gave an update on the current weather
forecast and any actionable items as a result. MetService advised a watch and the
warning was taking place due Cyclone Dovi, the warnings are for Heavy Rain
Warning – Orange as well as Strong Wind Watch.
1.1 Mr T Velvin, Regional Manager, Taranaki CDEM to coordinate a meeting to be held
between all districts the morning of 11 February 2022 to ensure that all communications
are aligned and additionally to understand and
climate, with abundant rainfall and high sunshine hours, makes the region lush, green
and fertile.
Rainfall
Annual rainfall varies throughout the region. Some coastal areas receive less than 1,400 mm annually, while
the summit of Mount Taranaki receives around 7,500 mm.
Heavy rainfall events do occur and there can be extremes. In 2012 heavy rain caused a number of slips on
the coastal road around Mount Taranaki, including a large slip at Oākura that covered the road, burying a
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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
main building is transported across the paddocks to Manhole 1
1 The Council has used these compliance grading criteria for more than 20 years. They align closely with the four compliance
grades in the MfE Best Practice Guidelines for Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement, 2018
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(Figure 1). During heavy rain overflow from the settling pond also discharges into the same manhole and
enters the piped tributary (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Taranaki
natural form and character, mahinga kai, fishing,
irrigation and food production, animal drinking water, wāhi tapu, water supply, commercial and
industrial use, hydro-electric power generation, transport and tauranga waka. Attributes for these
values are categorised into four states, A, B, C or D, reflecting different levels from A-excellent to D-
unacceptable. D is the attribute that falls below the national bottom line and the NPS-FM requires
that the freshwater management unit is
Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council, held in the
Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47
Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 1
October 2019 at 10.30am
Present Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
D L Lean (Deputy Chairperson)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Attending Messrs B G Chamberlain (Chief Executive)
M J Nield (Director -
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