Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
Annual report 2006-2007 - Taranaki Regional Council
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unnamed tributary of the Piakau Stream and into the Kahouri Stream. This permit<br />
was issued by the <strong>Taranaki</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on 25 May 1994 under Section 87(e) of<br />
the Resource Management Act. It expires on 1 June 2028.<br />
Special conditions 1 and 3 define discharge contaminant limits and the effects that<br />
shall not be observed in the receiving water below a 5 metre mixing zone.<br />
Special condition 2 requires that the consent holder provide a contingency plan.<br />
Special condition 4 defines the lapse period if the consent is not exercised and<br />
condition 5 is a review condition.<br />
The permit is attached to this <strong>report</strong> in Appendix I.<br />
7.2.2 Discharges of wastes to land<br />
Sections 15(1)(b) and (d) of the Resource Management Act stipulate that no person<br />
may discharge any contaminant onto land if it may then enter water, or from any<br />
industrial or trade premises onto land under any circumstances, unless the activity is<br />
expressly allowed for by a resource consent, a rule in a regional plan, or by national<br />
regulations.<br />
Contact Energy Limited holds discharge permit 5063 to cover the discharge of<br />
domestic septic tank effluent through a soakage field onto and into land in the vicinity<br />
of the Kahouri Stream. This permit was issued by the <strong>Taranaki</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on<br />
16 December 1997 under Section 87(e) of the Resource Management Act. It is due to<br />
expire on 1 June 2028.<br />
Special condition 1 requires the septic tank and field soakage effluent treatment<br />
system to be installed according to plans submitted with the application.<br />
Special condition 2 states that the discharge shall not enter a surface water body.<br />
Special condition 3 is a review condition.<br />
The permit is attached to this <strong>report</strong> in Appendix I.<br />
7.3 Monitoring programme<br />
The monitoring programme for Contact Energy Ltd consisted of two primary<br />
components in addition to programme liaison and management.<br />
7.3.1 Site inspections<br />
The Contact site was visited four times during the monitoring period. With regard to<br />
consents for the discharge to stormwater and septic tank discharges, the main points<br />
of interest were plant processes with potential or actual discharges to receiving<br />
watercourses. The neighbourhood was surveyed for environmental effects.