The New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) operates a wastewater treatment plant
(NPWWTP) located on Rifle Range Road between New Plymouth and Bell Block. This
report for the period July 2012 to June 2014 describes the monitoring programme
implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess NPDC’s
environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and
environmental effects of NPDC’s activities.
In relation to the operation of the NPWWTP, NPDC holds six
washwater
into the Waiwhakaiho River 14
Table 3 Summary of performance for Consent 3900-2 to discharge cleanfill 15
Table 4 Summary of performance for Consent 7236-1 to discharge treated
stormwater 16
List of figures
Figure 1 Whitaker Civil Engineering, Waiwhakaiho Road quarry (northern
side of river) - location of sampling sites 5
List of photographs
Photo 1 Approximate location of the Whitaker Civil quarry, Waiwhakaiho
Road 4
Photo 2
other. What’s more, it is fun and it means fewer
cars on the road with less congestion around
school gates before and after school
Walking chool usess b
Some Citylink buses have a rack (see photo) on
the front for cyclists to hang their bikes on when
travelling on the bus. The racks are still being
trialled and if they prove to be popular more will
be fitted.
Bikes on buses
Travelling to school
It costs less than taking a car.
There is less pollution and energy use,
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South Taranaki District Council (STDC) operates a green waste disposal area located on Beach Road at Patea
Beach. The site was established as a public facility that could accept green waste for sand dune stabilisation
purposes. The site is consented to accept green waste from the Patea community and from STDC’s kerbside
and transfer station collection. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes
fertiliser) at
two sites: Waitara Road in the Waiongana catchment and Pennington Road, in the Waitara
catchment. RNZ also operates a composting and vermiculture operation at Mokau Road,
Uruti, in the Mimi catchment.
This report for the period July 2013-June 2014 describes the monitoring programme
implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s
environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and
environmental effects of the Company’s
previous summer surveys 58
4.9.3 Cyanobacteria 59
4.10 Lake Opunake 60
4.10.1 Comparison with guidelines 61
4.10.2 Comparison with previous summer surveys 62
4.10.3 Long-term trend analysis 62
4.10.4 Cyanobacteria 63
4.11 Timaru Stream at Weld Road (near mouth) 64
4.11.1 Comparison with guidelines 67
4.11.2 Comparison with previous summer surveys 69
4.11.3 Long-term trend analysis 69
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4.11.4 Cyanobacteria 70
4.12 Waimoku
Trustpower Motukawa hydro scheme consent monitoring report 2017-2018
maintains two reinstated landfills, one at Inglewood and one at
Okato. Both of these sites are now used as transfer stations and are held in reserve to accept refuse, if
required, as a contingency. The Inglewood landfill is an active cleanfill site; located on King Road at
Inglewood, in the Waiongana catchment. The Okato landfill is an active cleanfill and green waste disposal
site; located on Hampton Road at Okato, in the Kaihihi catchment.
NPDC also maintains a closed landfill, Marfell Park …
AGS to SPS 58
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Table 31 2015-2016 skimmer pond discharge results 63
Table 32 Summary of performance for Consent 3681-2 68
Table 33 Summary of performance for Consent 7432-1 69
Table 34 Summary of performance data for Consent 7746-1 69
List of figures
Figure 1 Physico-chemical, biological sampling sites, discharge sites
and abstraction site 21
Figure 2 Patea River flow at Skinner Road (m3/s), July 2015–June
2016 23
Figure 3 Ahuroa B
landfill located on Victoria Road at Stratford, in the
Patea catchment. The landfill was closed to the public on 11 March 2002, and to commercial disposers on
23 March 2002. The site has more recently been used to dewater and dispose of oxidation pond sludge
from the adjacent municipal wastewater treatment plant. This activity ceased in early 2006, and the landfill
was recapped and reinstated. The only external material now accepted at the landfill is soil from a local
sawmill site remediation …