Performance against guidelines at Lake Opunake 62
Table 35 Cyanobacteria counts (cells/mL) at Lake Opunake [Health warning: >1.8 mm3/L] 63
Table 36 Statistical summary for Timaru Stream at Weld Road 66
Table 37 Performance against guidelines at Timaru Stream at Weld Road 67
Table 38 Statistical summary for Oakura River below SH45 72
Table 39 Performance against guidelines at Oakura River below SH45 73
Table 40 Percentage benthic cyanobacteria cover, detached and exposed mats at the
Egmont Ntnl Park (North) 7 264.0 63 1201.5 101 17 Nov 1990
Dawson Falls Ntnl Park (South) 5 315.5 85 1262.0 123 21 Feb 1933
Kahui Hut Ntnl Park (West) 6 235.0 73 821.0 96 16 Nov 2005
Mangorei Upper Near bushline 5 158.5 - 949.5 - - Feb 2017
Hillsborough 6 140.0 99 468.5 139 27 Feb 2012
Brooklands New Plymouth 6 94.2 72 404.8 132 25 Jan 1872
Mangati Bell Block 6 109.0 105 399.2 145 27 Oct 2012
Weston's Farm Motunui 5 68.6 69 351.6 123 22 Feb 1998
Waiwhakaiho Egmont
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previous summer surveys 71
4.13.3 Long-term trend analysis 72
4.13.4 Cyanobacteria 72
4.14 Waitara River at the town wharf, Waitara 73
4.14.2 Long-term trend analysis 77
4.15 Urenui River at the estuary 78
4.15.1 Comparison with guidelines 80
4.15.2 Comparison with previous summer surveys 80
4.15.3 Long-term trend analysis 81
4.16 Manganui River at Everett Park (downstream of Kurapete Stream) 82
4.16.1 Comparison with guidelines 85
4.16.2 Comparison with
Investigation of air quality arising from flaring of fracturing fluids (2012) - appendices.
sites) and Summer 2020 (142 sites)
TRC Grading MCI
Spring 2019 Summer 2020
No. DS
sites
% DS No.
sites
% sites No. DS
sites
% DS No.
sites
% sites
Excellent ≥140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good 120-139 8 62 13 12 3 33 9 6
Good 100-119 17 65 26 25 28 72 39 27
Fair 80-99 26 72 36 34 32 68 47 33
Poor 60-79 21 78 27 26 33 79 42 30
Very Poor <60 3 100 3 3 5 100 5 4
Compliance monitoring sites with ‘very poor’ or ‘poor’ health were typically either in …
and 2.1 - 1,000 41.6 85 -
2022-2023 No fluid injection - - - -
2021-2022 1,297 46 23.0 76 61
2020-2021 13,586 48 27.3 77 73
2019-2020 11,876 65 39.9 70 40
2018-2019 11,818 70 40.0 68 45
2017-2018 9,310 71 35.5 85 71
2016-2017 2,000 77 26.0 85 64
2015-2016 9,919 92 36.8 70 59
Consent limit
5312-1 - - - - -
2014-2015 13,403 58 18.3 119** 74
2013-2014 15,299 69 18.0 93** 72
Note ** Maximum injection pressures were recorded during reporting periods
receiving waters.
No odour issues were noted during the inspection.
The following action was to be taken:
• Check all drains and silt traps and clean out/repair if required.
• Remove dead goats
2.1.1.2 12 October 2012
A site visit was made to conduct a compliance monitoring inspection and to take
water samples. It was fine at the time of the inspection with 7.5 mm rain over the
previous 72 hours. The Haehanga Stream was at moderate to low flow at the time of
the inspection.
Waiwhakaiho Egmont Village 18 225.5 103 1697.0 111 72 Aug 1990
Manganui Everett Park 15 201.0 106 1388.0 105 68 Jan 1987
Oxi' Ponds Inglewood 16 185.5 87 1450.0 97 62 May 1999
TRC Stratford 16 249.0 127 1459.0 112 74 Jul 1998
Mangaehu Toko (Huinga) 15 167.0 109 1071.0 105 69 Jul 1998
Kotare Tongaporutu 17 184.0 98 1243.0 94 58 Jan 1998
Kaka Rd Okoki 17 238.5 121 1289.5 93 58 Aug 1990
Pohokura Saddle Pohokura 15 186.5 98 1207.0 97 61 Aug 1990
Stony Mangatete Rd 20 202.0 105
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REACH TOTAL ENGAGEMENT
NPDC FB POST- Take a
pledge.
5 July
4180 34
NPDC FB POST –Simple
Swaps.
20 July
4,496 32
NPDC event posting
July
3,001 56
REACH TOTAL ENGAGEMENT
STDC FB POST- Take the
challenge.
24 June
2,090 72
STDC FB POST – Reusable
coffee cups.
20 July
1,143 18