Stay within the limits if you want to drill a well or bore, and take and use groundwater without needing resource consents. Key points There are two aspects related to wells and bores - drilling them, and then taking groundwater from them. If certain conditions are met, both can occur without the need for a resource consent.
A well is less than 20m deep. A bore is more than 20m deep. What you need to ensure
Drilling for groundwater
You do not need a resource consent to drill a well or bore for
Stay within the limits if you want to drill a well or bore, and take and use groundwater without needing resource consents. Key points There are two aspects related to wells and bores - drilling them, and then taking groundwater from them. If certain conditions are met, both can occur without the need for a resource consent.
A well is less than 20m deep. A bore is more than 20m deep. What you need to ensure
Drilling for groundwater
You do not need a resource consent to drill a well or bore for
management practices for discharge of agricultural effluent (397 KB pdf) Appendix 8: Guidelines for groundwater bores and wells (122 KB pdf) Appendix 9: Defined urban catchments (1.5 MB pdf) Appendix 10: Statutory acknowledgements (965 KB pdf) Rules of the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki These documents set out and explain the 87 rules contained in the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki Introduction and guide to regional rules (279 KB pdf) See and download all the Plan rules Introduction and
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The proposal is consistent with Part 2 of the RMA (the focus of which is to promote sustainable
management of natural resources). The Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki generally supports
drilling and constructing of wells and bores if aquifer cross-contamination and contamination from the
surface is avoided. These requirements can be met by including reasonable conditions
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6 Assessment of Part 2 Matters and Policy
The proposal is consistent with Part 2 of the RMA (the focus of which is to promote sustainable
management of natural resources). The Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki generally supports
drilling and constructing of wells and bores if aquifer cross-contamination and contamination from the
surface is avoided. These requirements can be met by including reasonable conditions
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File note
30 November 2007
Document: 385580
Patea Freezing Works – Investigation of existing bores
On 29 November 2007 Andres Jaramillo (Geo-hydro Scientific Officer) and I visited the site
to establish the location and current status of the 11 bores/wells identified on the 1973 plan.
Two were open and require capping to protect against potential contamination
Two still had pumps in place
Four had pipework in place which has not been blanked off and may have
groundwater monitoring 2002-2012 (2.9 MB pdf) Pesticides in shallow groundwater monitoring report 2011 (2.5 MB pdf) Learn all about how the groundwater system works To learn all about how groundwater works, we have an interactive map. Click on the link below to go the learning tool: How Groundwater Works Related links State of the Environment Report 2022 Regional Fresh Water Plan Water & Soil Plan review Guidance for users - wells, bores & groundwater
1.8 MB] 260 - Stockholding area and assoicated discharge of contaminants [PDF, 1.2 MB] Discharge Consents Form 100 - Dairy discharge to land and water (new and renewal) [PDF, 1.6 MB] Water Permits Form 300 - Take and use surface water - general [PDF, 1.1 MB] Form 301 - Take and use surface water - irrigation [PDF, 1.1 MB] Form 310 - Take and use groundwater from an existing bore [PDF, 1.1 MB] Wellsites Form 130 - Wellsite [PDF, 1.7 MB] Coastal Permits Form 400 - Excavate, drill, tunnel, disturb,
225.0 74.2 20.3 1994
Patea at Bore 3 12 64.8 59.8 248.2 76.8 21.0 2006
Waitotara at Hawken
Rd 8 50.6 53.1 211.6 59.4 17.8 2016
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1.2 Long-term data patterns
Figure 1.1: This year’s and last year’s data set in context of historic record at selected rain
gauge sites in Taranaki.
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1.3 Monthly Bar Charts
Figure 1.2: Monthly rainfall totals for this month and the mean of all previously recorded
months.
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2. River Flow
Map
maximum 15 minute average groundwater abstraction rates 2022-2023,
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Table 4 Chemical monitoring results for the irrigation pond 2022-2023 18
Table 5 Groundwater monitoring sites 20
Table 6 Water quality results for monitoring bores October 2022 to September 2023 20
Table 7 Water quality results for monitoring bores on the Longview irrigation area from October 2022
to September 2023 21
Table 8 Chemical composition of Te Kiri o Rauru Spring 25
Table 9 Incidents,