inspection, with the drain due to be cleaned out the
following week. The stone baskets appeared to be functioning well. There was no evidence of any spills or
sheens on site and unauthorized burning occurring, There were no discharges of untreated stormwater or
dust occurring. The site was compliant at the time of inspection.
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Light rain had occurred in the days prior to inspection. A visual inspection of the drains found no sheens or
foam, though the
environment extends beyond the coastal
marine area (that part of the environment
regulated via that Coastal Plan) and may
include parts of rivers and streams where
there are significant coastal processes,
influence or qualities. Such areas would also
fall under the scope of the Freshwater Plan.
Of particular significance to the issue of
Freshwater Plan review are policies 21 and
23(1) of the NZCPS:
“Policy 21: Enhancement of water quality
Where the quality of water in the coastal
Resource consents
2.2.1 Water abstraction permits
Section 14 of the Resource Management Act 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.
Origin Energy holds water permit 5749-1 to take water from the Manawapou River
for hydrostatic testing of pipelines and crude oil tanks. This permit was issued by the
telemetered to the Council and reviewed for compliance.
During the period under review CCCWSL complied with the normal operational abstraction limit of 69L/s for
99.8% of the time. There was one occasion when CCCWSL was required to use its exceptional use limit of 79
L/s due to the reservoir levels falling below 80%. Figure 2 shows CCCWSL’s abstraction rate for the 2023/24
monitoring period.
Figure 2 CCCWSL abstraction rates for 2023/24
2.1.4 Hydrological monitoring and residual flow
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Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council, held
Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47
Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 11
December 2018 at 10.30am.
Present Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
C L Littlewood
D H McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Attending Messrs B G Chamberlain (Chief Executive)
G K
before being pumped to a nearby reservoir. The water supply is reticulated to approximately 2,300 separate
customers.
Filter backwash is discharged via a large pond. The outlet from the pond is an inverted pipe located at the
opposite end of the pond from the inlet. The discharge from the pond emerges from the pipe to fall over a
small waterfall. At the base of the waterfall the discharged water runs down a natural cobbled channel
beneath native riparian vegetation for approximately 10m
relatively high (300
mm below the concrete waveband), and this was light green and slightly turbid. There was a mild odour in
the area. Numerous Canadian Geese and mallard ducks were observed on the pond surface.
The wetland pond levels were high and the wetland sump pump was operating at the time of the
inspection. The ponds were pale green in colour and relatively clear.
Surface water from overnight rain was discharging via two of the open trenches to the coast. Works
undertaken to ensure …
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These records indicate that the treated effluent discharge into the Waiongana Stream was well managed on
all occasions with all discharging occurring when stream flow was above 5m3/s.
The Waiongana Stream hydrology displays a natural rapid rise and fall (typical of Taranaki ring plain
streams), which allows for a limited window of opportunity when treated wastewater can be discharged
above the minimum consent limit. The consent holder has access to the Council web site, which