Proposed Resource Consent Conditions

118 12 The Consent Holder shall manage the selenium concentration in the discharge to ensure that the following trigger are not exceeded as a result of the discharge: Whole body fish flesh trigger limits, mg/kg (dry weight) Bullies 8.4 Eels 8.5 Compliance with this condition shall be assessed by the monitoring regime described in Condition 15, Table 5. In the event of an exceedance of the fish flesh trigger limit, the Consent Holder shall: a. Advise Waikato Regional Council within 48 hours of receipt of the results, and b. Reduce the selenium concentration in the discharge, 0.04 g/m3 for Regime A, 0.03 g/m3 for Regime B ,0.05 g/m3 for Regime C, 0.02 g/m3 for Regime D and 0.02 g/m3 for Regime E unless otherwise agreed with Waikato Regional Council in writing. Within 10 working days of advising Waikato Regional Council of an exceedance of the fish flesh trigger limit, the Consent Holder shall submit a report to Waikato Regional Council that summarises: c. Selenium concentrations in the treated water and receiving water and the results of any additional selenium monitoring required by this consent over the previous three months or as otherwise agreed with Waikato Regional Council, d. Any operational events during the same period that might be related to the exceedance, and, e. Any recommended actions as a result of the exceedance and the reported and assessed selenium concentrations. The recommended actions shall be implemented following consultation with and the approval of Waikato Regional Council. 13 Except as provided for by Condition 15, Table 5 and Condition 12, the Consent Holder shall not sample and analyse eels unless otherwise agreed with Waikato Regional Council in writing. Monitoring 14 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Waikato Regional Council, the Consent Holder shall undertake the following programme of water monitoring (Table 4). Table 4: WTP Discharge Monitoring Frequency Site Parameters Continuously WTP Discharge Frendrups Torrens (Ruddocks) Flow (at both discharge sites), turbidity, conductivity, pH temperature Flow, temperature

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