previous monitoring carried out between 2016 and 2020
that show PM2.5 concentrations are consistently very low at the Central School site.
25. Under MfE’s grading criteria, 96% of daily mean concentrations measured at the site
achieved either an ‘excellent’ or a ‘good’ grading across the 2016 to 2021 period, with all
but one day of the remaining 4% falling into the ‘Acceptable’ category.
26. The annual mean concentration of PM2.5 at the Central School site across the 2016-2021
period was 4
was well managed
and that good wastewater dilution ratios had been maintained by discharging when the stream flow was
above 5 m³/s (special condition 16 of consent 0715-4.1).
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 Taranaki Regional Council web site,
which
The forest is of a type that is classified as 'At Risk' in Taranaki and falls within 'Acutely
Threatened' Land Environment (LENZ) F5.2a. Remnants such as this provide important habitat for rare
and threatened species. The site also offers good connectivity to other nearby habitats, covenants and
Key Native Ecosystems in the area such as Mudfish 3 and the Ngaere Swamp Forest KNEs.
Ecological Features
Flora
The forest remnant canopy is dominated by tawa with
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a regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set
out in Section 14.
Section 15(1)(a) of the Resource Management Act stipulates that no person may
discharge any contaminant into water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by
a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or by national regulations.
Section 13(1)(a) of the Resource Management Act stipulates that no person may use,
erect, reconstruct, place, alter, extend, remove or demolish any structure or
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Address 147D Wills Road
Bell Block
New Plymouth , Taranaki 4312
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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.
Ballance holds three permits to abstract water.
1.3.1.1 Waingongoro River
Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Kapuni) Ltd holds water permit 0596-3 to take water from
the Waingongoro River for operation of an ammonia/urea plant. This consent was
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issued
Consents & Regulatory Committee agenda June 2021
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fertilizer bags which were stored away from the stream and were
to be removed when site access was safe. The area was slippery as a result of recent
rain and was steep, limiting access.
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3.38 A number of containment points were established below the discharge point with
the primary containment point being at the culvert about 400 m below the
discharge point (Figure 2). Photographs were taken.
Figure 2 Rimu A pipeline leak response and contingency plan details