description
The Company’s operations include a composting, quarrying and vermiculture operation at Mokau Road,
Uruti, and vermiculture operations at Waitara Road. The Waitara Road site also has a processing facility
which blends and refines the finished products. Compliance at the Waitara Road facility is now reported
separately.
The Mokau Road, Uruti composting site was established in late 2001, following removal of composting
operations from the old Winstone Aggregates quarry site, Manutahi
summary
The New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
located on Lincoln Road at Inglewood, in the Kurapete catchment. This report for the period July 2020 to
June 2021 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the
Council) to assess NPDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under
review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the
Kakaramea in South Taranaki. The wetland is located in the
Manawatu Plains Ecological District in the Mangaroa Stream catchment.
General description
The wetland area is 1.7 hectares in size and is predominantly a coastal
palustrine raupo dominated wetland with a small area of open water at the
western end. The wetland is in close proximity to other coastal wetlands in
the area including Regionally Significant wetland such as the Spence Road
Pond and Lake Kaikura.
Ecological features
Number Section
☐ Functional need not required because there will be no loss of river values (see
☐ Is there a functional need for the structure?
☐
For the reason that the structure is currently authorised, it
is not practicable to remove it.
☐
For the reason that associated infrastructure, such as a
road or other access, must cross the river at this location.
☐
For other reasons I have detailed in the attached
documentation
Policy & Planning Committee agenda November 2020
CDEM Joint Committee Agenda March 2023 Web
Stratford 4332 or steve.osullivan@xtra.co.nz
Location: South Road (State Highway 45), Opunake
Consent No: 1795-5.0
Application lodged: To take water from the Waiaua River in association with the Opunake hydro
electric power scheme
Consent No: 1796-4.0
Application lodged: To take and use water from Lake Opunake for hydroelectric power
Consent No: 1797-4.0
Application lodged: To discharge sand and silt deposists from a diversion canal sand trap via a
spillway to the Waiaua
Committee - Confirmation of Policy and Planning Minutes - 18 July 2023
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1. Confirmation of Minutes Policy and Planning Committee 14 March 2023
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) took as read and confirmed the minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee of
the Taranaki Regional Council held at 10.30 on 6 June 2023 at Taranaki Regional
Council 47 Cloten Road Stratford
b) noted the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional
Council on
results of the
monitoring programme associated with an air discharge permit held by New Plymouth District Council
(NPDC) to cover emissions to air from NPDC’s crematorium on Junction Road (State Highway 3), 5 km south
of New Plymouth.
Since 1 October 1991, with the enactment of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Council has
been the agency with primary responsibility for air quality management in the Taranaki region. Early in 1992,
the Council initiated air quality monitoring
July 2017 to June 2018 by the Council and describes the results of the
monitoring programme associated with an air discharge permit held by New Plymouth District Council
(NPDC) to cover emissions to air from NPDC’s crematorium on Junction Road (State Highway 3), 5 km south
of New Plymouth.
Since 1 October 1991, with the enactment of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Council has
been the agency with primary responsibility for air quality management in the Taranaki region. Early in