[2017] NZEnvC 141 NZ Energy Ltd v Manawatu Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 622 KB]
...could not confidently comment on the likely actual effects on water clarity from the information available. He supported establishment of a monitoring regime consistent with that recommended in the technical JWS at Attachment 6. [42] Mr Beale, environmental scientist and planning consultant for NZEL, considered that turbidity monitoring of the Orautoha Stream above and below the discharge from the powerhouse was more appropriate than monitoring turbidity at the head pond. He put f...