been an increase in the
amount and rate of stream modification.
The Taranaki Regional Council (the
Council) and the wider community
recognise the positive consequences of
modifying small streams and that in some
circumstances their modification may be
appropriate. However, it is also
recognised that small stream modification
may result in significant adverse effects
upon instream habitat and/or on other
users and uses of freshwater, and that
these effects should be avoided, remedied
or
or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of
the groundwater abstraction may have exceeded that of the permitted activity (Rule
48). Rule 49 provides for groundwater abstraction as a controlled activity, subject to
two conditions:
• The abstraction shall cause not more than a 10% lowering of
and recorded
a peak of 15.192m. The estimated return period at Riminui was a 1-in- 37 year event.
However this was based only on stage, and not corrected for flow or changes within
the river system. The channel clearing works may have increased the rate of flow and
at the same time, normal continuous river bank erosion worked to slow it down.
7.2.1.1 River level data
The topography of the Waitotara catchment makes it extremely difficult if not
impossible to establish sites for river
Limited and five at New Zealand
Oil Services Limited. Water samples were collected for physicochemical analysis on selected
inspections.
During the period under review, Port Taranaki Limited obtained a ‘good’ rating for
environmental and administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents.
There was one incident in relation to port maintenance and one breach of stormwater
discharge limits which required further investigation. The environmental performance of Port
Taranaki
expressly allowed for by resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
The Council determined that the application to take groundwater fell within Rule 49
of the Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) as the rate and daily volume of
the groundwater abstraction might exceed that of the permitted activity (Rule 48).
Rule 49 provides for groundwater abstraction as a controlled activity, subject to two
conditions:
•
of compliance by
the consent holder during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as
to the consent holder’s environmental and administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving
environment from the activities during the monitoring year. Administrative
performance is concerned with the consent holder’s approach to demonstrating
consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely
performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by
the consent holder during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as
to the Company’s environmental and administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving
environment from the activities during the monitoring year. Administrative
performance is concerned with the Company’s approach to demonstrating consent
resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is concerned with the …
development of the region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by
the consent holders, this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s
environmental and administrative performance during the period under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving
environment from the activities during the monitoring year.
waters were typically disposed of by release into surface streams.
Today, approximately 95% of produced waters in the US are disposed of via underground
injection at an estimated volumetric flow rate on the order of 10 million m3/day (Otton and
Mercier, 2012).
2.1.1 Regulatory Scheme
USEPA regulations are the minimum foundation for the regulation of DWI in the US. Given
the size of the US and the various industrial operations that occur there and utilize DWI for
the disposal of waste