Part A: Introduction and Definitions 2

Part A: Introduction and Definitions

Section 1: Introduction and How the Plan Works 3

Section 2: Definitions 5

Part B: Regional Policy Statement for Freshwater

Section 3: Regional Policy Statement For Freshwater 31

Part C: Regional Freshwater Plan

Section 4: Water Quantity and Allocation 42

Section 5: Water Quality and Discharges to Water and Land 48

Section 6: Activities in the Beds of Rivers and Lakes 83

Section 7: Riparian Margins, Wetlands 100

Part D: Regional Schedules

Schedule 1: Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbodies 109

Schedule 2: Migrating and Spawning Habitats of Native Fish 124

Schedule 3: Regionally Significant Wetlands 126

Schedule 4: Outstanding Waterbodies 128

Schedule 5: Significant Recreation Areas 130

Schedule 6: Watercourses in Land Drainage Areas with Ecological Values 133

Schedule 7: Protected Watercourses 134

Schedule 8: Marine Areas of Coastal Significance as Defined in the CoastalEnvironment Plan 160

Schedule 9: Aquifers in the Gisborne Region 161

Schedule 10: Culvert Construction Guidelines for Council Administered DrainageAreas 162

Schedule 11: Requirements of Farm Environment Plans 164

Schedule 12: Bore Construction Requirements 166

Schedule 13: Irrigation Management Plan Requirements 174

Schedule 14: Clearances, Setbacks and Maximum Slope Gradients for Installationof Disposal Systems 175

Schedule 15: Wastewater Flow Allowances 177

Schedule 16: Unreticulated Wasterwater Treatment, Storage and DisposalSystems 181

Schedule 17: Wetland Management Plans 182

Schedule 18: Requirements for AEE for Emergency Wastewater Overflows 183

Schedule 19: Guidance for Resource Consent Applications 185

Part E: Catchment Plans

General Catchment Plans 190

Waipaoa Catchment Plan 192

Appendix - Maps for the Regional Freshwater Plan

Appendix - Maps for the Regional Freshwater Plan 218

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Have Your Say

Before commenting on the Proposed Fresh Water Plan please complete this sectionby clicking Make Submission.

Privacy information: Please note that all submissions will be made publicly availableat Council offices and the HB Williams Memorial Library. A summary of submissionsincluding the name and contact details of the submitter may also be madepublicly available including posting on the Council website. Personal informationwill also be used for administration relating to the subject matter of the submissions,including notifying submitters of hearings and decisions. All information will beheld by Gisborne District Council with submitters having the right to access andcorrect personal information.

1.1 Introduction

We all need plenty of clean freshwater, now and in the future. Our surface waterand groundwater resources underpin food production that sustains us and contributesto the region’s economy. Our waterways and their margins are home to a widerange of plants and animals. For tangata whenua, awa are viewed as taonga andthe preservation of the mauri and wairua of a waterbody is integral in enabling theexpression of kaitiakitanga obligations.

The Council has prepared this Freshwater Plan to meet the objectives for managingwater quality and quantity for the region. The Plan also meets the requirements ofthe Resource Management Act (1991) (RMA) and the National Policy Statementfor Freshwater Management (2014). The Plan identifies the policies and methodsneeded to achieve the objectives and provides a framework for the processing ofresource consent applications.

Managing freshwater resources is complex and many issues are interconnected. The current environment has been modified by both past and current activities,many of which cannot be easily changed without significant costs to people andcommunities. There is no ‘quick fix’ to solve existing issues and a range of responsesare required. The Plan provides a long term approach to managing these issues.

1.2 How the Plan Works

The Freshwater Plan contains the Regional Policy Statement and the Regional Planprovisions for freshwater. This reflects Councils status as a Unitary Authority.

The structure of the Plan is broken down into five parts; Parts A - E.

Part A is comprised of the introduction, how the plan works and definitions.

Part B is the Regional Policy Statement for Freshwater. It includes the Regional PolicyStatement Objectives, which are also the Objectives for the Regional Plan. It alsoincludes strategic policies grouped around the themes of working together,catchment planning, integrated management and research and monitoring.

Part C is the Regional Freshwater Plan which contains the policies, rules, and methodsused to manage activities. This is the main operational part of the plan that regulatesactivities.

Part D is the Regional Freshwater Plan Schedules which support the interpretationof the policies and the rules.

Part E is the Catchment Plans, containing the objectives, limits and targets forfreshwater quality and quantity. The first Catchment Plan is the Waipaoa CatchmentPlan.

The maps for the Regional Plan are contained in the Appendix.

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1.2.1 Guide to Rules

The rules in the Plan implement the objectives and policies. The rules are legallybinding and determine whether a person needs to apply for a resource consent,or whether the activity can be undertaken without a resource consent – as apermitted activity.

There is a strong relationship between the classification an activity is given in a ruleand the environmental outcomes sought to be achieved by the policies andobjectives. The RMA provides for the following classifications:

Permitted Activities - do not require a resource consent but may have standardsthat need to be met.

Controlled Activities - require a resource consent but must be granted. Anassessment of identified matters will be required and resource consentconditions imposed.

Restricted Discretionary and Discretionary Activities may or may not beappropriate in any given circumstance, depending on the effects of theactivity. Restricted discretionary means that the consent assessment is restrictedto certain matters.

Non-complying Activities are generally inappropriate or unanticipated, andany application will need to demonstrate that they are consistent with theobjectives and policies of the Plan or that the effects of an activity are nomore than minor.

Prohibited Activities are not appropriate in any circumstance, and no resourceconsent application may be made for a prohibited activity.

1.2.2 General Rules

Most of the rules are arranged in tables. However, there are also General Rules thatare listed in front of the Rule Tables. General Rules are of two types:

1. Rules that apply to all Permitted Activities within a section and are ongoingrequirements that must be met for the activity to be permitted.

2. Non-notification clauses. These state whether there are activities where aconsent application could be considered without notification, and/or withoutthe need to obtain the written approval of affected persons.

1.2.3 Rule Tables

Within each of the rule tables there are four columns headed as follows:

1. Rule Contains the rule number.

2. Activity Describes the activity. For the activity to be considered under this ruleit must be consistent with the description contained in this column, and meetany criteria contained in the conditions/standards/terms column.

3. Classification Contains the classification of the activity under section 77A ofthe RMA, i.e. permitted, controlled, restricted discretionary, discretionary,non-complying or prohibited.

4. Permitted Activity Standards/Matters for Control/Discretion. This columncontains:

Permitted Activity Standards. These are ongoing requirements that mustbe met for an activity to be a Permitted Activity Failure to comply withthe conditions mean that the activity will require a resource consent.

Matters for Control/Discretion. These are relevant for Controlled Activitiesand Restricted Discretionary Activities. It is a list of things that the Councilcan consider when assessing a resource consent for that activity.

1.3 Development and Review of Catchment Plans

Catchment plans provide a framework for identifying freshwater values andestablishing specific objectives, limits and targets that ensure those values areprovided for. Policies and methods (regulatory and non-regulatory) may also beincluded to help give effect to the regional provisions and respond tocatchment-specific issues.

Where a catchment plan contains specific policies and rules, these will takeprecedence over the general regional policies and rules. Catchment plans will bedeveloped progressively across the region to give effect to the National PolicyStatement for Freshwater Management 2014. The Waipaoa Catchment Plan is thefirst.

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2.0 Definitions

These definitions are both Regional Policy Statement and Regional Plan definitions. The definitions in italics below are from the legislation, and those underlined are fromthe Combined Plan and are reproduced here for information purposes.

DefinitionWord

The Resource Management Act (RMA)Act

Adverse effects caused by a toxic agent occurring within a short time following exposure to that agent.Acute toxicity

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means septic tank(s) and/or secondary treatment process comprising aerobic biologicalprocesses and solids control. Secondary treatment may comprise aeration/clarification units, bio filter/clarification units, orsand filter units.

Advanced on-site wastewater-treatmentunit

Any substance, whether inorganic or organic, man-made or naturally occurring, modified or in its original state, that is usedin any agriculture, horticulture or related activity, to eradicate, modify or control flora and fauna. (Note: this definitionexcludes fertilisers and vertebrate poisons but includes animal remedies).

Agrichemical

The Regional Air Quality Management Plan for the Gisborne District (operative or proposed) and includes any amendments.Air Quality Plan

The total amount of water allocated within A or B block which can be abstracted from a water quantity zone at any onetime.

Allocation cap

Faeces and urine from animals other than humans, including associated process water, wash-down water, contaminantsand sludge excluding solid animal waste.

Animal effluent

Australia and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, comprising Ministers of the Environment of AustralianStates, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

ANZECC

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In relation to Section 5.2 ( Page 57) means the area identified in Schedule 9 ( Page 161).Aquifer management area

A watercourse that is created by human action but excluding Modified Watercourses. It includes an irrigation canal, watersupply race, canal for the supply of water for electricity power generation, and farm drainage canal channel.

Artificial watercourse

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a discharge point or “campervan dump station” connected to the sewer networkor to a specifically designed system, or to a septage facility designed for the discharge of foul water and sewage.

Authorised discharge point

Ambient levels of contaminant in the local area of the site under consideration.Background levels

a) in relation to any river –i. …;ii. …, the space of land which the waters of the river cover at its fullest flow without overtopping its banks; andb) in relation to any lake, except a lake controlled by artificial means,i. …;ii. ..., the space of land which the waters of the lake cover at its highest level without exceeding its margin; andc) in relation to any lake controlled by artificial means, the space of land which the waters of the lake cover at its maximumpermitted operating level; andd)...

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The application of practices identified in Council, government, non-governmental organisation and industry guidancewhich will reduce impacts of land uses on water quality. Best management practices exist in relation to a wide range of

Best management practice

areas including: nutrient management, riparian management, effluent management, irrigation management, stockmanagement, and general farming, horticultural and agricultural management.

In relation to a discharge of a contaminant or an emission of noise, means the best method for preventing or minimisingthe adverse effects on the environment having regard, among other things, to—

Best practicable option

a. The nature of the discharge or emission and the sensitivity of the receiving environment to adverse effects; andb. The financial implications, and the effects on the environment, of that option when compared with other options;

andc. The current state of technical knowledge and the likelihood that the option can be successfully applied.

Wastes discharged from the human body either direct to a dry-vault toilet or through a flush toilet and/or urinal.Blackwater

A structure or hole in the ground constructed for the purpose of:Bore

1. Investigating or monitoring conditions below the ground surface; or2. Abstracting liquid substances or gas from the ground; or3. Discharging liquid substances or gas into the ground,

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A system of controlling the feeding of grazing animals by subdividing paddocks with movable fences and concentratinggrazing.

Breakfeeding

An area that provides a spatial basis for locally specific objectives, policies, methods and limits. This may aggregate actualwatersheds or subcatchments.

Catchment

A subregional plan developed in relation to a catchment where objectives, policies, methods and limits are set.Catchment plan

Flowpath of water within the boundaries of a bed, river, lake or wetland.Channel

Adverse effects caused by a toxic agent which occur either after prolonged exposure or an extended period after initialexposure.

Chronic toxicity

Material that has no potential to produce harmful effects on the environment. This material is generally a natural materialsuch as clay, soil and rock, and such other materials as concrete, brick or demolition products that are free of combustibleor organic materials and are therefore not subject to biological or chemical breakdown. Cleanfill is free of:

Cleanfill

1. Combustible, putrescible, degradable or leachable components;2. Hazardous substances;3. Products or materials derived from hazardous waste treatment,4. Hazardous waste stabilisation, or hazardous waste disposal practices;5. Materials that may present a risk to human or animal health, such as

a. Medical and veterinary waste, asbestos, or radioactive substances; orb. Liquid waste.

A landfill used solely for the disposal of cleanfill.Cleanfill landfill


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In relation to Rule 6.5.3 ( 8), includes the removal of accumulated soil, silt, gravel, rubbish and other debris from thebed.

Clearance and maintenance

Seawater within the outer limits of the territorial sea and includes –Coastal water

1. Seawater with a substantial freshwater component; and2. Seawater in estuaries, fiords, inlets, harbours, or embayments.

The Gisborne District Council Combined Regional Land and District PlanCombined Plan

A composting activity where more than one residential premises or any number of non-residential premises contributes rawmaterials to the process.

Community composting

Places of private and public gathering for purposes such as deliberation, social entertainment, club meetings and associatedactivity, hospitals and health centres, scout/guide halls or similar activities and includes buildings such as arts, cultural,religious and community premises, conference rooms and club meeting rooms.

Community facilities

A landfill used solely for the disposal of community solid waste.Community solid waste landfill

The combination of domestic, industrial and commercial waste including non-hazardous special wastes.Community waste

A reticulated publicly or privately owned drinking water supply connecting at least two buildings on separate Certificatesof Title and serving at least 1500 person days per year (for example, serving 25 people at least 60 days per year) but excludingthe Gisborne City Municipal Water Supply.

Community water supply

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The Gisborne District Council or any committee, subcommittee or person to whom the Council’s powers, duties and discretionsunder the Act have been delegated.

Consent Authority

Human recreation activity where people have direct contact with, or are partly or fully immersed in, the water of a river orlake. It includes activities such as boating, bathing, paddling, swimming, and fishing.

Contact recreation

Any substance (including gases, odorous compounds, liquids, solids and micro-organisms), or energy (excluding noise), orheat, that either by itself or in combination with the same, similar, or other substances, energy or heat:

Contaminant

a. When discharged into water, changes or is likely to change the chemical or biological condition or water; orb. When discharged onto or into land or into air, changes or is likely to change the physical, chemical or biological

condition of the land or air onto or into which it is discharged.

Land that has a hazardous substance in or on it that-Contaminated land

a. Has significant adverse effects on the environment; orb. Is reasonably likely to have significant adverse effects on the environment.

An on-site wastewater system consisting of a septic tank and a land application system. The wastewater moves from theseptic tank to the land application area by way of gravity or by a dose loading mechanism.

Conventional on-site wastewater system

Using an area of land in excess of 1 ha to grow crops. A crop is defined as annual crops, including broadacre vegetables. This definition does not include crops grazed on by animals from the same property.

Cropping

Shallow channels constructed for the purpose of removing surface water, preventing concentration.Cutoffs

Using any area of land greater than 1 ha for the farming of dairy cattle, goats and sheep for milk production.Dairy farming

A structure used or to be used for the damming of any water, or waterbody where the structure is the full width of thewaterbody and includes stormwater treatment ponds, sediment retention ponds and temporary impoundments used during

Dam

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block the flow of water through the culvert, and any activities involved in the enhancement, creation or restoration ofwetlands.

The impounding of water by a dam.Damming

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a form of effluent disposal system, typically around 6 metres deep, used on siteswhere low permeability surface soils, such as poorly draining clays, are underlain by more permeable subsoil layers at depth.

Deep bore

A waterbody which fails a minimum acceptable state, exceeds the ANZECC (2000) ISQG-Low sediment quality guidelinesin relation to toxicants, or where the mauri has been identified as degraded.

Degraded waterbody

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means the loading rate that applies to the irrigation of a land application area witheffluent of a secondary quality. It is expressed in l/m2/day or mm/day.

Design irrigation rate

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means the long term acceptance rate (LTAR), reduced by a factor of safety, expressedin l/m2/day or mm/day as applied to the horizontal design are of a land-application system.

Design loading rate

A non point source discharge. Diffuse discharge

Stock access to the bed of a river at, or within 50m upstream of a bathing site. Directly contaminate

The deflection of water from its natural course, but where it remains within the bed or the banks of the waterbody. For thepurpose of this Plan taking water from the bed of any watercourse, even if only for a short distance before it is returned, isconsidered a take and discharge.

Diversion

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Includes any artificial watercourse that has been constructed for the purpose of land drainage of surface or subsurfacewater and can be a farm drainage channel, an open race or subsurface pipe, tile or mole drain, or roadside water table.

Drain

In relation to Section 4 ( Page 42) means that for any given level of output inputs are minimised; and includes technical,and allocative efficiency.

Efficiency

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) on site wastewater systems means the liquid discharged from a wastewater treatmentunit.

Effluent

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a device, other than a pump screen, fitted at the outlet of a septic tank anddesigned to prevent solids 3mm or greater in size passing from the tank to the land application area.

Effluent outlet filter

Substances which are mobile in the environment, which do not readily break down to harmless by-products in the environment(half – life in excess of 10 years), and which are not a common natural constituent of the environment into which they arereleased or may move to.

Environmentally persistent substances

An ephemeral stream is where any one of the following criteria are met:Ephemeral stream

1. The flow path is an entrenched dry gully greater than 1 metre deep2. There is clear evidence of a channel within the valley system where overland flow occurs from time to time3. There is clear evidence of erosion (such as gullying or headward gully erosion) associated with short term water flow

from time to time within the valley system.

An ephemeral stream excludes the following:

1. A valley that does not show any evidence of overland flow channels, or erosion as a result of overland flow.

The processes of the wearing away of the land surface (including soil, regolith or bedrock) by natural agents, and erosioninduced or accelerated by human activity.

Erosion

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An area of artificially sealed land used principally for feeding animals.Feedpad

A solid or fluid substance or biological compound, or mix of substances or biological compounds that is described as, orheld out to be for, or suitable for, sustaining or increasing the growth, productivity, or quality of plants or, indirectly, animalsthrough the application to plants or soil of any of the following:

Fertiliser

1. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, magnesium, calcium, chlorine, or sodium as major nutrients; or2. Manganese, iron, zinc, copper, boron, cobalt, molybdenum, iodine, or selenium as minor nutrients; or3. Fertiliser additives to facilitate the uptake and use of nutrients; or4. Soil conditioners to alter the physical characteristics of soil; and

includes non-nutrient attributes of the materials used in fertiliser; but does not include;

1. Substances that are plant growth regulators that modify the physiological functions of plants; or2. Any raw or composted biological waste product that is not able to be registered under the Agricultural Compounds

and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997.

A structure on the bed of a river that is permanently or frequently overtopped by water for the purpose of enabling people,vehicles or stock to cross that river bed.

Ford

A horizontal underground conduit of perforated or porous material for collecting shallow groundwater by infiltration. Thesecan be some distance from a river, but usually accessing water derived from surface water. “Water infiltration gallery” and“infiltration gallery” have the same meaning.

Gallery

The wastewater flow from kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities. It excludes waste defined as blackwater.Greywater

A system that diverts only greywater sources from the bath, shower and washing machine (but not the kitchen and laundrytub) for subsurface irrigation.

Greywater diversion system

All water beneath the surface of the earth contained within the saturated zone, but excludes the water chemically combinedin minerals.

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The place or type of site where an organism or population occurs naturally.Habitat

An inherent property of a substance which makes it capable of causing adverse effects to people or the environment.Hazard

A combination of the hazardous property of a substance and the level or type of hazard.Hazard classification

Activities involving hazardous substances and sites, including vehicles for their transport, at which these substances areused, stored, manufactured and handled. Hazardous facility does not include: a) The incidental use and storage of hazardoussubstances in minimal domestic scale quantities.

Hazardous facility

...any substance-Hazardous substance

a. with 1 or more of the following intrinsic properties:

i. explosiveness;ii. flammability;iii. a capacity to oxidise;iv. corrosiveness;v. toxicity (including chronic toxicity);vi. ecotoxicity, with or without bioaccumulation; or

b. which on contact with air or water(other than air or water where the temperature or pressure has been artificiallyincreased or decreased) generates a substance with any 1 or more of the properties specified in paragraph (a

Any waste that contains:Hazardous wastes

a. A hazardous substance, orb. Infectious substances that are known, or reasonably expected, to contain pathogens, including bacteria, viruses,

ricksettia, parasites, fungi or recombinant micro-organisms (hybrid or mutant) that are known, or reasonably expected,to cause infectious disease in humans or animals that are exposed to them, or

c. Radioactive material containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific radioactivity exceeding 100 kilobecquerelsper kilogram and a total radioactivity exceeding 3 kilobecquerels.

Rain that causes the capacity of the wastewater system to be exceeded in a manner that is likely to cause overflows onprivate property.

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Extracting hydrocarbons including oil and gas from a hydrocarbon deposit by any method.Hydrocarbon extraction

A soil layer with less than 10% permeability than the overlaying soil layer.Impermeable layer

A surface on the land which effectively creates a physical barrier to water penetration on the surface of any part of theland.

Impermeable surface

Flora occurring naturally in New Zealand or belonging naturally to New Zealand and includes manuka and kanuka. Indigenousvegetation does not include flora that has been introduced by people, and only exists in New Zealand because it wasintroduced by people.

Indigenous vegetation

Industrial or trade premises

1. Any premises used for any industrial or trade purposes; or2. Any premises used for the storage, transfer, treatment, or disposal of waste materials or for other waste management

purposes, or used for composting organic materials; or3. Any other premises from which a contaminant is discharged in connection with any industrial or trade process-

but does not include any production land.

Includes every part of a process from the receipt of raw material to the dispatch or use in another process or disposal ofany product or waste material, any intervening storage of the raw material, partly process matter, or product.

Industrial or trade process

Not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them.Inert

This is a plan detailing the best practicable optionfor the management of stormwater discharges from the public stormwaternetwork that looks at the issues of water quality and quantity within the catchment and stormwater discharges, their effects

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1. Cattle or deer grazed on irrigated land or contained for breakfeeding of feed crops; 2. Dairy farming; and 3. Farming ofmore than 9 pigs per hectare of land.

Intensively farmed stock

A stream that flows seasonally when the water table is high, such as during and after periods of heavy or steady rain. Anintermittent stream has:

Intermittent stream

1. A defined water channel and banks; and2. Connects with a permanently flowing surface water body; and3. Provides habitat for aquatic flora and/or fauna species.

With regard to Section 5.6 ( Page 70), includes flooding, overland flow, storm surge, tidal effects and ponding.Inundation

In relation to Section 4 ( Page 42) means the application of water to land for the purpose of assisting the production ofvegetation or stock on that land, other than by naturally occurring rainfall, springs or rainfall run-off.

Irrigation

A management plan recognised by an iwi authority.Iwi management plan

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means an area of land which is set aside to allow domestic wastewater from thetreatment unit to be applied into or onto the soil for further in-soil treatment and absorption. The method of distribution and

Land application area

nature of the land application area can vary, and includes trenches, beds, moulds and drip lines, but does not includesoak pits.

The system used to apply effluent from a wastewater treatment unit or onto the soil for further in-soil treatment and absorption.Land application system

Any premises used for the lawful deposit or disposal of waste materials into or onto land.Landfill

Gas generated as a result of the decomposition processes in decaying wastes deposited at a landfill. It comprises mainlymethane and carbon dioxide, but includes a range of other components.

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Means established by resource consent or under legislation that was in place at the time of establishment.Lawfully established

Liquid effluent from landfills. Leachate may contain environmentally harmful substances derived from material depositedin the landfill.

Leachate

Includes any environmental flow and allocation limit in subregional catchment plans within this Plan and groundwaterallocations limits in subregional catchment plans within this Plan and any water quality and nutrient limits in subregionalcatchment plans within this Plan.

Limit

A place for the gathering and cultivation of food.Mahinga kai

In relation to Section 6 ( Page 83):Maintenance

1. For lawfully established roads, tracks and earth dams, means surface reworking, repair of cut and fill batters, watertable clearing, cleaning or reinstatement of water table culverts; pruning of obstructive vegetation; but not any landdisturbance or vegetation clearance activity other than those listed above.

2. For lawfully established network utility structures means works including repair performed to preserve the efficacy offunction of a structure without altering the type or intensity of use for which the structure is utilised, for exampleclearance of obstructive vegetation.

In relation to Rule 6.5.3 ( Page 98) – the clearance and maintenance of drains, see the definition for “clearance andmaintenance”.

Customary authority exercised by an iwi or hapu in an identified area.Mana whenua

The 7-day mean annual low flow. In any year, the 7-day low flow is the lowest average flow over 7 consecutive days forevery 7 consecutive day period in the year. The 7-day mean annual low flow can be determined by adding the lowest7-day low flows for every year of record and dividing by the number of years of record.

Mean annual low flow (MALF)

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The minimum flow levels in a river to which the waterbody is being managed.Minimum flow

A watercourse that meets any of following criteria:Modified watercourse

1. Is a river or stream that has been channelled or diverted.2. Is a Drain (as defined in this regional plan) constructed through a wetland or swamp, that generally follows the path

of a historic natural watercourse or reasonably defined natural drainage channel.3. Is a watercourse that has a natural headwater of either a channel or spring, and generally follows the path of a historic

natural watercourse or reasonably defined natural drainage channel.4. Is the oxbow of a diverted river.

A lake which is formed by natural geomorphic processes, whether modified by human activity or not, and excludes anyartificially made lake or pond.

Natural lake

The clarity of a waterway which is not influenced by discharge activity. Natural clarity encompasses natural perturbations.It is measured immediately upstream of any discharge from land. For lakes or the sea, it is the clarity of the water beyondthe plume.

Natural visual clarity

Any activity relating to:Network utility operation

The distribution or transmission by pipeline of natural or manufactured gas, petroleum product or geothermal energy;orTelecommunication activities including telecommunication or radio communication as defined in Section 2 (1) of theTelecommunications Act 1987; orThe generation, transformation, transmission, or distribution of electricity; orThe distribution of water for supply, including irrigation; orDrainage or sewage reticulation; orThe construction, maintenance or operation of roads and railway lines; orThe construction, maintenance or operation of heliports, helipads or airports as defined by the Airport Authorities Act1966, including the provision of any approach control service within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Act 1990; orUndertaking a major project or work described as a “network utility operation” by regulations made under the ResourceManagement Act 1991 and subsequent amendments; orLighthouses, navigation aids and beacons, meteorological services and ancillary structures.

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Nutrient loss from the property by surface runoff or by leaching below the root zone.Nutrient discharge

Waste comprised of dead animal matter.Offal

A hole excavated in land for the purpose of disposing of offal, but does not include an on-site refuse disposal pit.Offal pit

A hole excavated in land for the purpose of disposing of household and farm waste.On-site refuse disposal pit

All living and dead material derived from living organisms, or any compounds containing carbon as an essential component.Organic matter includes organic material from production land, industrial or trade premises, or industrial or trade processes,such as dead vegetation, organic farm waste, organic freezing works waste and organic fish processing factory waste.

Organic matter

Putrescible material from plant, animal or microbiological origin.Organic waste

Those waterbodies, which are listed as outstanding in Schedule 4 ( Page 42) of this Plan and waterbodies subject to WaterConservation Orders.

Outstanding waterbodies

is the situation where the resource:Over allocation

a. has been allocated to users beyond a limit; orb. is being used to a point where a freshwater objective in a catchment plan is no longer being met.

This applies to both water quantity and quality.

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In relation to an on-site wastewater system, means a system fixed onto or into the ground.Permanently established

Flowing between March and December inclusive during a year with normal rainfall.Permanently flowing stream

In relation to discharges to water or land means a discharge via a pipe, drain or any other confined channel which enablescontaminants to discharge to water or land at a specific location.

Point-source discharge

Any direct or indirect alteration of the physical, thermal, biological, or radioactive properties of any part of the environmentby discharging, emitting, or depositing wastes or substances so as to affect any beneficial use adversely, to cause a condition

Pollution

which is hazardous or potentially hazardous to public health, safety or welfare, or to animals, birds, wildlife, fish or aquaticlife, or to plants.

The separation of suspended material from wastewater by settling and/or flotation in septic tanks or primary settling chambers,prior to effluent discharge to a secondary treatment process or to a land application system.

Primary treatment

A written declaration by a person responsible for an activity/product/process, setting out the performance requirements,how these are to be met and the measures required to assess their effectiveness. In respect of Section 5.6 ( Page 70), theProducer Statement shall be lodged by the system manufacturer or system provider.

Producer statement

Any contiguous area of land, including land separated by a road or river, held in one or more than one ownership, that isutilised as a single operating unit, and may include one or more certificates of title.

Property

A prefabricated on-site wastewater treatment unit designed to treat wastewater to secondary quality or better before it isdischarged into land within the land application area.

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An area which provides a representative example of the District’s original natural ecosystems, including indigenous habitatand indigenous species. The mapped Protection Management Areas are derived from relevant survey reports undertaken

Protection Management Area (PMA)by the Department of Conservation for the national Protected Natural Areas Programme. Information on the District's Sitesof Special Wildlife Interest has been included only where it coincides with PNAP survey information.

A network of pipes, swales, drains and channels, wetlands, infiltration basins, detention ponds and other treatment devices,for the purpose of conveying, treating storing or discharging stormwater,operated by the Gisborne District Council.

Public Stormwater Network

A test made by pumping a well for a period of time and observing the change in water level or pressure in the aquifer. Apumping test may be used to determine the capacity of the well, the hydraulic characteristic of the aquifer or anyinterference effects.

Pumping test

The area (and underlying volume) of a receiving water where the water quality standards specified for rivers, artificialwatercourses and lakes do not have to be met.

Reasonable mixing zone

The reasonable mixing zone may be set at different lengths for different contaminants depending upon their mixingcharacteristics, and the nature of the effects of that particular contaminant.

The downstream limit of the reasonable mixing zone is the distance at which a particular contaminant is deemed to bereasonably well mixed with the receiving waters, and shall in all cases be upstream of the point at which the contaminantis fully mixed.

Where discharges are to a public stormwater system then no mixing zone is provided for, and discharge standards must bemet at the point of discharge to the stormwater system.

When applied to the taking or using of water for irrigation means the technically efficient use of water in the particularcircumstances of the activity.

Reasonable use

When applied to the taking or using of water for irrigation, means a test of the technical efficiency of water use in theparticular circumstances of the activity, including consideration of the water requirements for the intended land use activity;

Reasonable use test

whether there are already existing resource consents for the use of water for the same area of land (either partially ortotally); on-site physical factors such as soil water-holding capacity, and climatic factors such as rainfall and evaporation.

The addition of water to a zone of saturation; the amount of water added. Recharge may be by deep percolation ofrainwater through the unsaturated zone to an aquifer (natural) or from hydraulically connected lake or stream, or as leakagefrom an adjoining aquifer (induced).

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The process whereby an aquatic environment is transformed into a terrestrial environment through activities such as loweringthe water table through diversion or drainage of water, or infilling with material.

Reclamation

The area of land under the jurisdiction of the Gisborne District Council.Region

An operator registered as an ‘Offensive Trade’ operator pursuant to the Health Act 1956.Registered operator

A network of pipes, swales, drains and channels which convey stormwater, wetlands and infiltration basins and treatmentdevices, which may include detention ponds, for the treatment of stormwater, prior to a discharge to land, groundwater,surface water or another reticulated stormwater system and that serves more than one property.

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The area of land which includes:Riparian management area1. Five metres measured in a horizontal plane extending from the outside edge of the bed of:

a. Any river with a bed-width of two metres or more; orb. Any permanently flowing river with a bed-width of less than two metres and any further distance not exceeding

5 metres to the extent that the additional area contains indigenous vegetation of at least 1 metre in height(excluding the indigenous understorey to plantation forest).

2. The area of land measured 20 metres in a horizontal plane from the outside edge of the bed of any lake with an areagreater than 200m2; and

3. The area of land measured 20 metres inland in a horizontal plane from the landward boundary of the coastal marinearea.

Land immediately adjacent to the bed of a river, wetland, lake or estuary which is likely to be affected by a high watertable, flooding, fluvial erosion, or sediment deposition, and often contains distinctive vegetation. The size of the riparian

Riparian margin

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Vegetation immediately adjacent to any wetland, river, lake or the Coastal Marine Area.Riparian vegetation

All land comprising legal road; all land comprising formed and existing roads under the control of a road controlling authority;and the definitions included in the Local Government Act 1974.

Road

For the purpose of land disturbance is the formation of roads wider than 4 metres including watertables. The formationsare usually metalled or sealed. This activity also includes a realignment of existing roads and any widening to a width

Road construction

greater than 4 metres. It includes any work in connection with excavation, site preparation or preparatory work and alsoincludes the use of any plant, tools, gear or materials for the purpose of any road construction work.

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means surface water moving across the ground and into a waterway that may becontaminated with effluent.

Runoff

Any measure to divert surface water around or across an area of land disturbance for the purpose of preventing concentrationof runoff causing erosion, scouring or sediment discharge from the site. Examples include spaced bunds, drains, ditches,and shallow furrows.

Runoff controls

Includes any water closet, urinal, bath, sink, basin, dishwasher, washing machine grease trap, or other sanitary applianceor fixture designed to collect and dispose of sewage.

Sanitary fixtures

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a floating mass of wastewater solids buoyed up by entrained gas, grease orother substances which form an accumulating layer on the liquid surface inside the treatment tank.

Scum

A written declaration by the system designer or manufacturer confirming how the wastewater treatment unit achieves theeffluent quality for which it is designed. The statement must describe the effluent quality in terms of Biochemical OxygenDemand (BOD5) and Suspended Solids (SS).

Secondary-effluent producer statement

The pump out contents from a septic tank (or primary compartment of an advanced treatment system) removed duringde-sludging operations, which includes scum, sludge and tank liquid.

Septage

A watertight sedimentation tank for organic wastes in which the sludge settling on the bottom is allowed to digest andliquefy by anaerobic bacterial action.

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DefinitionWord

In relation to Section 5.6 means the distance that a wastewater system must be situated from a building, boundary, bodyof water or land stability feature.

Setback

The contents of sewers carrying the waterborne wastes of a community. This is also called wastewater to distinguish it fromstormwater.

Sewage

The network of collection drains carrying wastewater or human effluent away from properties for off-site treatment andsometimes referred to as sewerage.

Sewer network

A zone of different permeability in soil or rock which water preferentially travels along and which the rock will preferentiallyfracture along. This can be a problem if soils on slopes become unstable as a result of saturation due to on-site wastewaterdischarges.

Shear plane

The removal of, or heavy damage to, vegetation – caused by stock access or grazing – resulting in the exposure of largeareas of bare ground and/or soil compaction.

Significant de-vegetation

Any area of land comprised wholly of one certificate of title or any allotment as defined by the Act.Site

In relation to structures in the beds of lakes and rivers will be measured using volume of the structure or any other dimension(such as height, length or breadth).

Size

Branches, log ends and waste trees remaining after logging and vegetation clearance.Slash

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The earth or ground but specifically the loose material of the earth's surface in which terrestrial plants grow, usually formedfrom weathered rock or regolith changed by chemical, physical and biological processes and may be considered as anentity quite apart from the rocks below it.

Soil

Solid waste of animal origin, including manure, but does not include dead animals or animal parts.Solid animal waste

Waste that requires special measures in handling and disposal over and above that normally required for general communitywastes.

Special waste

Runoff that has been channelled, diverted, intensified or accelerated by human modification of the land surface or runofffrom the external surface of any structure as a result of precipitation and includes entrained contaminants and sedimentincluding that generated during construction or earthworks.

Stormwater

In respect of Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a treatment system has sufficient capacity if it has been designed to accommodateand treat the peak potential discharge from a building or facility. Sufficient capacity is calculated from the number of

Sufficient capacity

permanent or intermittent users of a building or facility and multiplied by the peak discharge flow for the type of buildingconnected to the on-site wastewater treatment system. Wastewater Flow Design Allowances listed in Schedule 15 Table 1( Page 177) set out typical flow design allowances.

Water above the ground surface and within a lake, river, artificial watercourse or wetland, but does not include water inthe sea, snow or rain or water vapour in the air. When a distance to a surface waterbody is being considered, it means thedistance to the bed of a lake, river, artificial watercourse or to the margins of a wetland (see wetland definition).

Surface water or Surface waterbody

The taking of water authorised for the sole purpose of avoiding the death of horticultural or viticultural root stock or permanentcrops.

Survival water

A shallow depression on the land surface, that is covered in grass or other vegetation, that is natural or man-made andthat serves to collect and drain overland stormwater runoff.

Swale

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With regard to fords in the beds of rivers and lakes this means used for not longer than a 6 month period over the life of thestructure.

Temporary use

Maori culture and customs.Tikanga Maori

Wastewater which has been subject to:Treated wastewater

a. Primary treatment, which means physical processes including; screening, filtering, primary sedimentation or flocculation;

andb. Secondary treatment which means aerobic or anaerobic biological treatment processes; andc. Tertiary treatment processes, which means advanced treatment or disinfection of effluent following secondary

treatment.

Has the same meaning as the word "Treaty" as defined in Section 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi)

Wastewater that has not passed through a wastewater treatment unit.Untreated wastewater

The felling or destruction of trees, shrubs, grasses and other plants by any means including cutting, burning, crushing, grazingor spraying,

Vegetation clearance

Any contaminant, whether liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, which is discharged, emitted or deposited in the environmentand which includes all unwanted and economically unusable by-products at any given place and time, and any othermatter which may be discharged, accidentally or otherwise, to the environment.

Waste

Note the definition of "contaminant".

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means wastewater originating from household or personal activities - including toilets,urinals, kitchens, bathrooms (including shower, washbasin, bath, spa bath (but not spa)) and laundries. It includes wastewater

Wastewater

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DefinitionWord

A tank used for holding wastewater prior to pumping out.Wastewater holding tank

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means an on-site wastewater system that receives, treats and absorbs wastewaterwithin the property boundaries of the site of generation. The system consists of a treatment unit and land application area.

Wastewater system

For the purpose of this plan, waterbody includes estuarine areas in land of the Coastal marine Area as defined in theCombined Plan.

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a primary or secondary treatment system.Wastewater treatment unit

Freshwater or geothermal water in a river, lake, stream, pond, wetland, or aquifer, or any part thereof that is not locatedwithin the coastal marine area.

Waterbody

The upper surface of groundwater below which the soil is permanently saturated with water.Water table

A group of users with existing authorisations to take water, voluntarily grouped together to collectively manage the waterresource allocated to them, primarily during times of restriction.

Water users group

Includes permanently or intermittently wet areas, shallow water, and land water margins that support a natural ecosystemof plants and animals that are adapted to wet conditions.

Wetland

For the purpose of this Plan, wetland ‘margins’ shall be the dry land area associated with a wetland, to the extent that thepredominant vegetation is adapted to wet conditions.

Wetlands shall not include areas which:

a. are unable to contain surface water naturally; or,b. comprise wetted pasture or ponded rainfall which is wet for less than 3 consecutive months per calendar year; orc. have been lawfully constructed and have been continuously managed for the designed purpose.

In relation to Section 5.6 ( Page 70) means a system for treatment of effluent consisting of aggregate or other similar materialin which wetland plants are grown.

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The area of the bed of a lake or river that is at or below the water level at a particular point in time.Wetted bed

Grazing of stock from 1 May to 30 September on fodder crops or pasture to the extent that the grazing results in significantde-vegetation.

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3.0 Regional Policy Statement for Freshwater

3.1 Tangata Whenua and Freshwater - He Taonga Tuku Iho

3.1.1 Introduction

This part of the Regional Policy Statement describes the values and environmentaloutcomes sought by tangata whenua in relation to freshwater (including geothermalwater), and provides links to provisions in the rest of the Regional Policy Statementand in other parts of the Freshwater Plan that seek to deliver on these outcomes.

The natural world provides identity for Maori. Maori people introduce themselves inrelation to their tribal boundaries and their turangawaewae, with reference to:

their mountain;the lands adjacent to the mountain;their river and its flow; andthe coastline, or for inland tribes, often a large lake.

The following iwi have tribal connections and interests within the Gisborne Region(rohe):

Ngai Tāmanuhiri;Te Aitanga a Mahaki;Nga Ariki Kaiputahi;Te Whanau a Kai;Rongowhakaata;Te Whanau Apanui; andNgati Porou.

3.1.2 Statutory Acknowledgements

A Statutory Acknowledgement is a formal recognition by the Crown of the manaof tangata whenua over a specified area. It recognises the particular cultural,spiritual, historical and traditional association of an iwi with the site, which is identifiedas a Statutory Area. Statements of statutory acknowledgements are set out in Treatyof Waitangi settlement legislation.

Statutory Areas only relate to Crown-owned land and include areas of land,geographic features, lakes, rivers, wetlands, and coastal marine areas. GisborneDistrict Council must have regard to statutory acknowledgements relating to astatutory area in deciding, under section 95E of the Resource Management Act1991, whether the trustee is an affected person in respect of an application for aresource consent for an activity within, adjacent to, or that directly affects thestatutory area.

Statutory Acknowledgements are in place for the following water bodies within theGisborne Region:

Ngāti Porou statutory areas are:

Waiapu River and its tributaries upstream of the coastal marine area;Ūawa River and its tributaries upstream of the coastal marine area;Turanganui River and its tributaries (to the extent that this area is within thearea of interest), upstream of the coastal marine area; andWaimata River (as a tributary of the Turanganui River to the extent that thisarea is within the area of interest), upstream of the coastal marine area.

Ngai Tāmanuhiri statutory areas are:

Part Waipaoa River (including Karaua Stream).

Rongowhakaata statutory areas are:

Turanganui River within Rongowhakaata area of interest;Taruheru River within Rongowhakaata area of interest;Waipaoa River (including Karaua Stream) within Rongowhakaata area ofinterest;Waimata River within Rongowhakaata area of interest;Hangaroa River within Rongowhakaata area of interest;Te Arai River within Rongowhakaata area of interest; andWaikanae Creek within Rongowhakaata area of interest.

3.1.3 Recognising Iwi Planning Documents

Hapu and Iwi Management Plans provide a mechanism for tangata whenua intereststo be considered in Council processes. There are specific legislative requirementswhich place a duty on Council staff to take these plans into account.

There are two iwi planning documents recognised by an iwi authority and lodgedwith the council:

Te Aitanga a Mahaki Iwi Environmental Inventory, 2006; andNga Ariki Kaiputahi Hapu/Iwi Management Plan.

3.1.4 Hapu and Iwi Cultural Requirements for Freshwater

Sustaining the mauri of a water body requires management of water bodies that:

protects the waters capacity to renew its groundwater and surface waterflows and stocks;

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sustains habitats, breeding, food sources and migratory requirements ofmahinga kai species such as eels, flax and watercress, in their freshwater andcoastal environments;provides seasonal flow variability via a range of flows including seasonal floodsof different magnitudes;protects the exchange of freshwater and seawater at the mouth, maintainsfreshwater flows in estuaries, and prevents the unnatural closing of a rivermouth;enables the longstanding histories and traditional and cultural uses to bemaintained;prohibits the unnatural mixing of water from different bodies.

3.2 Significant Resource Management Issues

3.2.1 Significant Resource Management Issues for Freshwater

Issue 1: Ecosystem Health

The Gisborne region has many different freshwater ecosystems that support a diverserange of habitats and species. These are susceptible to adverse effects frominappropriate water abstraction and land uses. What little biological and ecosystemmonitoring has been done is generally consistent with results elsewhere. Intensiveland use and urban areas are the most impacted through to the least impacts inundeveloped areas. The effect of erosion and sediment on freshwater ecosystemsis a particular issue for the Gisborne region.

Issue 2: Water quality

The quality of some waterbodies has been adversely affected by point sourcedischarges. Contaminants like metals and hydrocarbons are carried in stormwaterto rivers, streams and the coastal environment where they can adversely affectaquatic life and impact on community values.

Diffuse discharges in urban and rural areas can also impact on freshwater values.Sediment from land disturbance and erosion, nutrients from livestock and fertiliserapplication and stock access to waterways and their margins can all contribute toa degradation of water quality if not carefully managed.

Issue 3: Water Quantity and Availability

The community value water for a range of beneficial uses such as domestic supply,stock watering and food production. The Waipaoa Catchment accounts for about90% of current regional demand and it is predicted that regional demand willincrease in the future and challenge the supply of water resources. Freshwater needs

to be allocated and used more efficiently to ensue community values are providedfor. Over-allocation needs to be addressed to make this happen.

The availability of freshwater can be reduced by land use and climatic factors; weneed to make sure that there is a secure supply of clean water for everyone.

Issue 4: Significant Waterbodies

Many waterbodies have values that are significant to the community. This may beeconomic, cultural, social or environmental significance. The NPSFM requires thesignificant values of outstanding freshwater bodies and wetlands be protected.However, there are other values at the regional level that also need to be recognised.This may include waterbodies that have important ecosystem, recreational or culturalvalues. Identifying these waterbodies will help to ensure their protection and establishmanagement priorities.

Issue 5: Understanding the Regions Freshwater Resources

It is important that we know as much as possible about our freshwater resources.There are information gaps throughout the region. There are also gaps around theeffectiveness of plan provisions in achieving freshwater outcomes. Identifying thesegaps and developing solutions is a significant resource management issue.

Issue 6: Recognising Tangata Whenua Values

Freshwater has a cultural, historic and spiritual importance to iwi and hapū of theregion. The mauri of a waterbody represents the essence that binds the physicaland spiritual elements of all things together, generating and upholding all life. It isan important element of the spiritual relationship between tangata whenua andthe natural environment. Mana defines the kaitiaki responsibilities of iwi and hapū,within which they are charged with protecting the mauri of a waterbody over whichthey have mana whenua. Tangata whenua have indicated that they want to bemore involved in freshwater management at both a governance and managementlevel, to give effect to these responsibilities.

Issue 7: Integrated Management

Land, air, freshwater and coastal systems are all interconnected. The managementof natural and physical resources needs to be integrated as much as possible toensure resource-based activities do not directly or indirectly affect other parts ofthe environment. This needs to be done in a way that takes account of the region'senvironmental, economic, social and cultural characteristics and values.Collaboration with stakeholders and the wider community is important in achievinggood environmental outcomes and ensuring an integrated approach.


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3.3 Objectives

Note: The Objectives of this Plan must be read in their entirety and consideredtogether, no single Objective has more importance over any other.

Objective 1

The quality and quantity of the Region’s freshwater bodies and their catchments ismanaged so that ecosystems are able to continue to function, including supportinghabitat and feeding, breeding, migratory and other requirements of indigenousspecies, and that the life supporting capacity of freshwater is maintained.

Objective 2

The water quality of the Region’s freshwater bodies is maintained and is improvedin degraded waterbodies or where there are freshwater values to be protected.

Objective 3

The natural character of lakes, rivers, wetlands and their margins are protected fromthe inappropriate effects of land and water use, and recreational and visual amenityvalues are maintained and enhanced.

Objective 4

The values of outstanding and regionally significant freshwater bodies and theirmargins are protected or improved where degraded.

Objective 5

The Region’s freshwater resources are managed so that freshwater continues to beavailable to provide for the present and future consumptive needs of communities.

Objective 6

Water is available for abstraction and use to support the social and economicwellbeing of the Region, within the allocation limits or management regimes setwithin this Plan.

Objective 7

Water allocated from surface and groundwater resources recognises the significantvalues identified and provides for the maintenance or enhancement of those values.

Objective 8

Any water taken is used efficiently, is reasonable for its intended use and is is notallocated or abstracted beyond the minimum flows set in this Plan.

Objective 9

Freshwater and the use and development of land in whole catchments is managedin an integrated way, including the interactions between freshwater, land, associatedecosystems and the coastal environment to ensure that freshwater values aremaintained or improved.

Objective 10

Research and monitoring is undertaken to develop a good understanding of thefreshwater resources, values, significance, potential stressors and impacts of climatechange in the Region to better inform freshwater management.

Objective 11

The planning and management of the Region’s freshwater resources is undertakenin a way that recognises the kaitiaki role of iwi and hapū and ensures that theirvalues and interests are reflected in the outcomes.

Objective 12

The mauri of waterbodies is recognised within freshwater and catchment planningand action is taken to restore the mauri of degraded waters.

Objective 13

Landowners, water users and communities are involved in planning andmanagement of the Regions freshwater resources in a collaborative way thatrecognises the stewardship role they play in freshwater management.

Explanation of Objectives

The Objectives have been developed based on the Outcome Statements forFreshwater developed through a collaborative process with the Council's FreshwaterAdvisory Group, and through public consultation prior to the development of theFreshwater Plan. They represent the things that matter most to the community whenit comes to how freshwater is valued and used in the region.


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3.4 Strategic Policies

3.4.1 Working Together

Policies

Policy 3.1

Identify mauri and other freshwater values and their priority for specific waterbodiesof importance to iwi and hapu as part of the catchment planning process.

Policy 3.2

Give regard to the issues and outcomes sought for the management of freshwateras included within iwi planning documents and recognising iwi statutoryacknowledgement areas.

Policy 3.3

Enable iwi and hapu to exercise their kaitiaki role in restoring the mauri of degradedwaterbodies.

Policy 3.4

Council will work with iwi to identify through the catchment planning process targetsand methods for the restoration of the mauri of degraded waterbodies

Policy 3.5

Involve landowners, water users and the community in catchment planningprocesses.

Policy 3.6

Work collaboratively with landowners, water users, local communities to developapproaches to protect Outstanding Waterbodies and restore degraded waterbodies.

Policy 3.7

Ensure that the Council works actively to drive engagement and collaboration withall stakeholders through the planning of freshwater.

Policy 3.8

Council will develop a package of effective non regulatory methods aimed atimproving water quality and aquatic ecosystem health. These could include:

a. Best practice guidelines – including promoting existing industry best practiceguidelines.

b. Demonstration projects and case studies.c. Provision of advice and information at a farm/property or activity scale on

improving water quality.d. Financial assistance programmes for riparian retirement, wetland protection

and development and restoration of priority waterbodies.

Policy 3.9

Council will develop demonstration projects on its own land which provide casestudies of best practice for water quality management. These could include:

a. Habitat improvement in habitat in fish spawning areas.b. Stock exclusion from waterways in priority locationsc. Removal of fish barriers and construction of fish passages in priority locationsd. Low impact stormwater management techniques.

Explanation of Policies 3.1-3.9

In order to achieve the Objectives for freshwater, the Council, community, iwi andhapu need to work together. Each partner in the water management frameworkhas an important role to play.

Water is a taonga to tangata whenua. Water provides for and sustains all life andis integral to the cultural and personal identity of tangata whenua of Gisborne. Thelife-giving and life-sustaining properties of water are intrinsically linked to spiritual,cultural' economic and social well-being as well as the identity of Gisborne iwi andhapu. Iwi and hapu have an important kaitiaki role with freshwater, and in particularin the protection and restoration of the mauri where it has become degraded. Tangata whenua have identified the degradation of water quality due to thedischarge of human, industrial, farm and horticultural wastes has degraded themauri of some waterbodies.

Communities, water users and landowners can also play a key role as stewards offreshwater and freshwater values. Positive action is needed to protect values andrestore them where they have become degraded.

Council has an important role to provide assistance, advice and education resourcesto support the protection and restoration of freshwater bodies and their values.

Council is also a significant and visible landowner in the region and should play arole in demonstrating how restoration and improvements in freshwater values canbe undertaken.


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The catchment planning process is a critical component to enable the kaitiaki roleof iwi and hapu and stewardship roles of landowners, water users and communitiesin freshwater management.

Methods to Achieve Policies 3.1-3.9

Method 3.1

Setting up collaborative stakeholder groups to develop each catchment plan.

Method 3.2

Values identified through collaborative process inform the limit setting process foreach catchment.

Method 3.3

Consult with iwi and hapu to ascertain the nature of cultural and spiritual valuesthey hold in relation to specific waterbodies.

Method 3.4

Iwi and hapu, community and landowner input to identifying outstanding andregionally significant waterbodies.

Method 3.5

Iwi, landowners, communities and water user groups working with council on specificactions to improve water quality.

Method 3.6

Development of restoration plans for reaches of waterbodies in Council ownership,including restoration of riparian areas as part of reserve management in areas withregionally significant values.

Method 3.7

Promote and support community projects that aim to improve water quality throughlocalised action. These may be carried out in conjunction with tangata whenua,other government agencies and organisations as appropriate.

3.4.2 Catchment Plans

Policies

Policy 3.10

Identify freshwater values for each catchment plan area, including:

a. Compulsory national freshwater values identified in the National ObjectivesFramework;

b. Other relevant freshwater values identified in the National ObjectivesFramework;

c. Other freshwater values not provided for in the National Objectives Frameworkthat reflect the social, cultural, economic and environmental circumstancesof the catchment;

d. Any specific tangata whenua values or guidance provided by iwi managementplans and statutory acknowledgements;

e. Any significant waterbodies and their values to be included in the FreshwaterPlan schedules.

Policy 3.11

Establish freshwater management units within catchments, taking into account:

a. Catchment values identified in Policy 3.10b. Environmental and land-use characteristics;c. Hydrological connections between surface water and groundwater;d. The need for water quantity or quality sub-zones to reflect specific catchment

circumstances;e. Monitoring requirements and resources

Policy 3.12

For each freshwater management unit or water quantity or quality sub-zone, establishobjectives and methods, including limits and rules, that:

a. Maintain freshwater quality;b. Safeguard the life-supporting capacity of freshwater including the ecosystem

requirements of indigenous speciesc. Provide for the freshwater values, including any improvements required for

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Policy 3.13

Water quantity objectives and methods shall include:

a. Minimum flows for surface water;b. Minimum static water levels for groundwater;c. Allocation limits for both surface water and groundwater;d. At least one allocation block for each water management unit or sub-zone.

Policy 3.14

Where significant recreational or community drinking water values exist, set waterquality and quantity limits and manage freshwater in a way which ensure thesevalues are maintained.

Policy 3.15

Recognise the potential effects of climate change in changes to minimum flowsand flow variability of river systems when setting water quality and quantity limits.

Policy 3.16

When setting water quantity limits, recognise that many economic uses such asagriculture and horticulture uses require good security of supply. Limits will aim for95% reliability based on historical flow and aquifer water level data. Limits set willreflect annual, seasonal and monthly reliability scenarios.

Policy 3.17

Take into account cultural and spiritual values, and the mauri of water, when settingwater quality and quantity limits and managing freshwater.

Policy 3.18

Ensure that water quality and quantity limits set, alongside ongoing watermanagement, protects the values identified for each water body.

Policy 3.19

Catchment plans shall consider the development and implementation ofnon-regulatory methods to help improve water availability, water quality and aquaticecosystem health. These could include:

a. Best practice guidelines – including promoting existing industry best practiceguidelines;

b. Demonstration projects and case studies;c. Provision of advice and information at a farm/property or activity scale on

improving water quality;d. Financial assistance programmes for riparian retirement, wetland protection

and development and restoration of priority waterbodies;e. Assist in the investigation of water storage and aquifer recharge projects.

Policy 3.20

Ensure that limit setting and water management of groundwater considers theeffects on the flow of connected river systems.

Policy 3.21

Where there are no attribute states identified in the National Objectives Framework,objectives shall be informed by the ANZECC Guidelines (2000) trigger values andany relevant water quality data that is available.

Policy 3.22

Where no catchment plan or catchment plan objectives have been developed:

a. Groundwater abstraction shall be at a rate no greater than the capacity ofthe aquifer to replenish;

b. Surface water abstraction shall not take surface water flows below 90% ofMean Annual Low Flow

Policy 3.23

Consult with and consider the views of neighbouring councils when setting limits forwaterbodies across regional boundaries.

Policy 3.24

In addition to the policies above, catchment plan processes shall be consistent withthe National Objectives Framework (Policies CA1 – CA4).


Setting of water quality and quantity objectives is a key part of the NPSFM. TheNational Objectives Framework (section CA) sets a framework for this process. Thepolicies are intended to work alongside these national requirements. In Gisbornethese objectives will be set during the catchment plan process.


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The catchment planning process has an important link with the policies for workingtogether. The process should be done in collaboration with iwi/hapu and communitystakeholders.


Method 3.8

Values of waterbodies are to be identified in catchment plans.

Method 3.9

Catchment plan process to set limits for water quality and quantity which reflectthe values identified for each waterbody.

Method 3.10

Evaluation of the mauri of waterways to be undertaken as part of catchmentplanning.

3.4.3 Integrated Management

Policies

Policy 3.25

To improve integrated management by recognising and providing for the interactionsbetween freshwater, land and the coastal marine area when developing orreviewing planning provisions.

Policy 3.26

Manage the use of land and freshwater so that coastal water quality and ecosystemsare maintained or enhanced where degraded.

Policy 3.27

Work with neighbouring councils to develop catchment Plans for cross-boundarywaterbodies.

Policy 3.28

Manage activities in and around waterbodies so that the efficacy of flood protectionstructures and mechanisms is maintained.

Policy 3.29

Actively manage the impacts of intensification of landuse on water quality and thephysical structure of rivers, lakes and wetlands.

Policy 3.30

Develop and implement a range of land management measures that improves thewater quality by reducing sediment entering waterways.

Policy 3.31

Work with industry organisations to promote land use practices which reduce adverseeffects on water quality, including:

a. Good practice application methods for fertilisers and agrichemicals.b. Land development and restoration of disturbed land to reduce diffuse source

discharge of contaminants to water.c. Reducing stock access to waterbodies and their margins.d. Land management practices, including the discharge of contaminants to

land, that avoid or reduce contamination of groundwater aquifers.e. Forestry management practices that reduce soil erosion and the deposition

of forestry slash in waterbodies.

Policy 3.32

Promote and help investigate where possible, water storage and aquifer rechargeopportunities that provide for the economic, social and cultural well-being ofcommunities.


Integrated management between landuse, freshwater and the coastal marine areais an important part of achieving the freshwater objectives. The policies identifyaspects of integrated management that should be considered at various levels ofresource management.

However, it should also be recognised that the Freshwater Plan cannot achieveintegrated management alone. It is not intended to cover all aspects ofenvironmental management. As other Council plans are developed and reviewed,there are opportunities to build upon and improve integrated management.


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Method 3.11

Catchment plans to identify any additions to Outstanding Waterbodies, RegionallySignificant Wetlands and other Scheduled Waterbodies in the Plan.

Method 3.12

Catchment planning for cross boundary waterbodies to involve the neighbouringCouncil. The Motu, Waioeka, Hangaroa, Ruakaturi and Whangaparoa are allidentified cross boundary waterbodies.

Method 3.13

Manage landuse intensification through specific rules in this Plan

Method 3.14

Manage specific landuse activities causing discharges of sediment through theCombined Plan.

Method 3.15

Encourage and support the development of Farm Environmental Plans – in the firstinstance for more intensive farming activities and in areas where water quality isidentified as being degraded by farming activities.

Method 3.16

Continue to encourage the retirement and planting of riparian areas in the regionto:

a. Improve water quality by mitigating the effects of land use activities, includingthrough the reduction of sediment, nutrient and pathogen contamination.

b. Enhance the habitats of indigenous flora and fauna.c. Indirectly mitigate the effects of the take and use of surface water on water

temperature and the assimilative capacity of rivers and streams.

3.4.4 Research and Monitoring

Policies

Policy 3.33

Research and monitor the effectiveness of this Plan in achieving the objectives andoutcomes sought for freshwater, including monitoring consent condition compliance.

Policy 3.34

Undertake ongoing monitoring of the state of waterbodies including:

a. Freshwater quality.b. Freshwater ecosystems.c. Surface water flows and availability.d. Contributing to and supporting the assessment of mauri.e. Groundwater levels.

Policy 3.35

Undertake research which will help inform future catchment plans and reviews ofthe Freshwater Plan including:

a. Landuse trends in different catchments and impacts.b. Impacts and mitigation measures for discharges from oil and gas industry, dairy

farming, horticulture, mineral and rock extraction.c. Methods to reduce bacteria levels in all waterbodies.d. Options for improving stormwater quality.

Policy 3.36

Support the establishment and maintenance of community-based freshwatermonitoring programmes.

Policy 3.37

Where the Council holds no baseline water quality, aquatic biota, habitat and /orflow data the assessment of environmental effects (AEE) provided by the applicantfor resource consents must include sufficient baseline monitoring of any affectedwaterbodies to enable an adequate assessment by the Council to be made.


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Policy 3.38

Where activities may produce environmental effects such as groundwater or landcontamination, or reduction in groundwater levels which can be slow to appear,specific impact monitoring shall be required as part of resource consent conditionsto ensure both consent compliance and management of environment effects. Thecosts associated with this monitoring shall be met by the resource consent holder.

Explanation of Policies 3.33 to 3.38

Council undertakes three main types of monitoring around freshwater:

1. State of the environment monitoring.2. Monitoring of effectiveness and efficiency of our plans in achieving their

objectives.3. Compliance monitoring of resource consents.

Together this monitoring will inform the implementation of the Plan and its reviews. Achievement of the objectives for freshwater will be something that occurs in thelong term rather than the short term. Where the Region’s freshwater bodies areunder-represented in the monitoring network new sites will need to be established. In order to have useful information to set water quality and flow limits, at least 5 yearsworth of data is needed. Setting and reviewing limits through the catchment planswill generally be made with at least 5 years worth of data.

In terms of water quality indicators, there are some indices – particularlymacroinvertebrates (water insects), periphyton (algae) and native fish where thereis also limited information currently held by the Council and limits will be set insubsequent reviews of the catchment plans once that information is available.

As a result of some of the issues identified through the development of the Plan,further research needs have been identified – particularly around ways to improvewater quality where this has been degraded, and how to manage the effects of arange of activities. New research needs will also be identified through thedevelopment of catchment plans.


Method 3.17

Council to develop an overall research and monitoring programme.

Method 3.18

Require monitoring data to be collected as part of resource consent conditions (egwater quality data for discharges).

Method 3.19

Research sufficient information to develop a water quality classification for all rivers,streams and lakes in the Region.

Method 3.20

Continue to investigate and clarify the nutrient and bacterial exports of differentland uses, and best nutrient and bacterial management practices.

Method 3.21

Undertake further work to identify the boundaries and extent of the Region’sgroundwater resources.

3.5 Principal Reasons for the Objectives, Policies and Methods

Under the Objectives and Policies, freshwater in the region is managed to:

Safeguard the life-supporting capacity of ecosystems;Provide drinking water and for the wider needs of communities, includingeconomic uses;Enable the exercise of customary uses; andPreserve the mauri and natural character values of freshwater and protectinglakes, rivers and wetlands and their margins from inappropriate use anddevelopment.

Ideally, a freshwater body should be managed to provide for a wide range of theseuses and values, but where this cannot be achieved, an assessment of the relativeimportance of their values will need to be made in each catchment.

Efficiency of use is a key mechanism to enable the competing demands for waterto be able to be met. In some parts of the Region, waterbodies are fully or overallocated. Efficiency in allocation and use of water means that those resourcesunder pressure will be better able to provide for the future needs of the community,while also maintaining intrinsic values which are important to the Region.

While rules in the Regional Plan are a key tool being used by the Council to managefreshwater quality and quantity, the objectives will not be achieved without allstakeholders in water taking action to maintain, or where needed improve the thestate of our waterbodies. Ongoing research, monitoring, advice, information,education and incentives are also needed.


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3.6 Environmental Results Anticipated

Maintenance of the high mauri, water quality and aquatic ecosystem valuesin many of the Region's waterbodies.Improvement in water quality in locations where degraded waterbodies havebeen identified.Maintenance of the high amenity, landscape and recreational values identifiedin the Region's waterbodies.Improvement in the management of the interface between land and water,and a reduction in the impact of diffuse and point source discharges of wateron mauri, water quality and aquatic ecosystems.Protection and restoration of the natural character of wetlands, rivers, lakesand their margins.Efficient management of water allocation which results in the stablisation oflevels in groundwater aquifers and ensures minimum flows in rivers sustains thehealth of aquatic ecosystems.Appropriate and well managed use and development of the Regions waterresources enabling the economic and social wellbeing of communities toflourish.


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Part C: Regional Freshwater Plan 41

4.0 Water Quantity and Allocation

This section outlines the policies, rules and other methods for the abstraction anduse of water. Where the policies and rules refer to water quantity zones, minimumflows and allocation caps these are set within the individual catchment plans.

4.1 Abstraction and Use of Water

Permitted Takes

Policy 4.1.1

Small water takes, small community water supplies and reasonable domestic andanimal drinking water needs shall be provided for as permitted activities, and beable to continue beyond the minimum flows and water levels set in the relevantcatchment plan, unless:

a. The taking or use will have, or is likely to have, an adverse effect on theenvironment;

b. The taking or use is for intensively farmed stock or irrigation of more than onehectare;

c. The take is from a wetland or an outstanding waterbody; andd. A water shortage direction is given.

Gisborne Municipal Water Supply

Policy 4.1.2

The taking and use of water for the Gisborne Municipal Water Supply shall be givenpriority over other water permits by being able to continue beyond the minimumflows set in the relevant catchment plan provided that:

a. A Water Demand Management Plan is developed for the Waipaoa River takeby 1 July 2016 and demand and efficiency targets are being met; and

b. A Water Demand Management Plan is developed for the remaining takes by1 July 2017 and demand and efficiency targets are being met; and

c. Municipal water users have restrictions in place when other water permit holdersin the same water quantity zone are restricted.

Management of Water Permits

Policy 4.1.3

Common expiry dates will be used wherever possible to enable water permits in thesame water quantity zone to be assessed at the same time.

Policy 4.1.4

Where no water quantity limits have been set through a catchment plan:

a. Applications for the take and use of water shall be assessed in accordancewith the criteria set out in Policy 4.1.12 ( Page 43);

b. Permit durations shall be limited to five years unless there is an establishedfive-year history of achieving reasonable and efficient use;

c. Where the waterbody is identified as an Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody withinSchedule 1 ( Page 109), minimum flow conditions in water permits shall be setat no less than the Mean Annual Low Flow.

d. For all other surface water takes, minimum flow conditions in water permitsshall be set at no less than 90% of Mean Annual Low Flow.

Policy 4.1.5

The take and use of water from Wetlands and Outstanding Waterbodies should beavoided wherever possible.

Policy 4.1.6

The take and use of water from Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbodies identified inSchedule 1 should ensure that the values for which they are scheduled aremaintained.

Overallocated Waterbodies

Policy 4.1.7

Where an allocation cap has been reached or exceeded:

a. Renewals of existing water permits shall have priority over new applicationsprovided that there is no increase in allocation;

b. A waiting list shall be established for new applications;c. New applications shall be considered when existing permits are renewed at

common expiry dates;d. New applications will be prioritised by date of application; ande. Water shall be made available for new applications by improving and

maximising allocative and use efficiency.

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Policy 4.1.8

Where an allocation cap has been reached or exceeded, permit durations shallbe limited to five years unless:

a. Adequate water storage is provided;b. There is a five-year proven history of achieving reasonable and efficient use

taking into account water meter data and Schedule 13 ( Page 174): andc. Where a) or b) apply, permits may be issued for up to 20 years.

Water Restrictions

Policy 4.1.9

The timing and procedures for the partial restriction of water permits will beimplemented through the conditions of water permits on the following basis:

a. Restrictions may be applied to surface water takes when flows move withinan allocation block identified in a catchment plan or where no catchmentplan exists, at flows identified in water permit conditions;

b. Restrictions may be applied to groundwater takes when water levels approachminimum static water levels identified in a catchment plan or water permitconditions;

c. Monitoring points that water permits are referenced to; d. Providing for water sharing amongst groups of water permit holders in the same

water quantity zone;e. Step down or pro rata restrictions based on the water available within an

allocation block; andf. Any specific restriction procedures identified in a catchment plan.

Policy 4.1.10

When there is a water shortage declared under Section 329 of the Act, water usewill be prioritised as follows (highest to lowest):

a. Human health and safety;b. Avoiding significant damage to instream ecosystems, lake ecosystems and

wetlands;c. Maintenance of animal health; andd. Essential use for continued operation of a business or industry.

Policy 4.1.11

The taking and use of water to provide for the survival of horticultural or viticulturalroot stock may be applied to relevant water permits subject to the following criteria:

a. The total amount of water available shall be identified in the relevantcatchment plan;

b. The water shall be available for up to two weeks after minimum flows arereached; and

c. There is no practicable alternative sources of water available.

Transfers of Water

Policy 4.1.12

To help improve and maximise the efficient allocation and use of water, water permittransfers, including temporary transfers, shall be enabled provided that:

a. The transfer of water is within the same water quantity zone;b. There is no increase in allocation;c. For over-allocated water quantity zones, there is no increase in water use; andd. The transferee’s take and use is assessed against the relevant water permit

criteria.

Assessment Criteria

Policy 4.1.13

In addition to the policies above, when considering applications to take and usewater, the following assessment criteria shall be used:

a. Whether the amount of water to be taken and used is reasonable for theproposed use;

b. The rate, volume and timing of the take including daily, weekly, monthly andannual limits;

c. The location of the take and use of the water;d. Water meter requirements;e. Permit duration including common expiry dates, and permit lapse dates;f. For permit renewals in fully or over-allocated water quantity zones, any

necessary reductions in the rate of take and allocated volumes to achievecatchment plan targets;

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h. Access to survival water;i. The effects the take or use has on any other authorised takes and uses;j. Whether and how fish are prevented from entering the water intake;k. Any actual and potential adverse effects on water quality;l. Any actual or potential adverse effects on significant indigenous biodiversity

or aquatic ecosystem values identified in Schedule 1 ( Page 109);m. The availability and practicability of using alternative supplies of water, including

water storage; andn. The extent of existing water infrastructure investment.

Regional Rules

Rule 4.1.1 General Rules

The following General Rules apply to all permitted activities:

a. Fish are prevented from entering the water intake;b. The take is not from that part of a river that is subject to a Water Conservation

Order;

c. The take is not from surface water within the Reticulated Services Boundary;d. The take is not from a wetland or an outstanding waterbody; ande. The taking or use does not , or is not likely to, have an adverse effect on the

environment.

Advisory Note 1: All modification of wetlands including the taking of water requiresa resource consent.

Advisory Note 2: The installation of bores and wells for the purpose of takinggroundwater is under Section 5.2 ( Page 57) Discharges to Groundwater.

Advisory Note 3: The managed installation of water abstraction structures within thebed of a river or lake is under Section 6.1 ( Page 83).

Rule 4.1.2 Non-Notification

For controlled activities, water permit applications will be considered withoutnotification and without the need to obtain the written approval of affected persons.

Permitted Activity Standards and Matter for Control orDiscretion

ClassificationActivityRule

Permitted ActivityThe taking and use of surface water, spring water orgroundwater at rates of less than 5 litres/second to a maximumof 10m3 per day provided that:

Rule 4.1.3

a. There is no pumping of spring water; and

b. The take and use is not for irrigation of more than onehectare.

Permitted ActivityThe taking and use of surface water, spring water orgroundwater for the purpose of stock drinking water at rates

Rule 4.1.4

of less than 5 litres/second except where this is for intensivelyfarmed stock.

Permitted ActivityThe taking or use of water from lawfully established waterstorage facilities where the facility is not within the bed of apermanently flowing river.

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For the purpose of Rules 4.1.7 to 4.1.10 Council shall restrictits discretion, with guidance from the relevant polices, tomatters a - p specified below:

RestrictedDiscretionary Activity

The renewal of water abstraction permits lawfully establishedbefore the date of notification of this Plan.

Rule 4.1.6

a. Reasonable needs and use;b. Efficiency of use;c. Historical use data;d. The rate, volume and timing of the take including

daily, weekly, monthly and annual limits;e. The location of the take and use of the water;f. Water meter requirements;g. Permit duration including common expiry dates, and

permit lapse dates;h. For surface water, a minimum flow at which

abstraction ceases in accordance with the relevantcatchment limits;

i. For groundwater, any minimum groundwater levelsat which abstraction ceases;

j. Partial restriction requirements;k. Access to survival water;l. Any necessary reductions in the rate of take and

allocated volumes to achieve catchment plantargets;

m. The effects the take or use has on any otherauthorised takes and uses;

n. The prevention of fish entering any intake;o. Water storage capabilities; andp. Existing infrastructure investment.

See matters a - p above.RestrictedDiscretionary Activity

The take and use of surface water or groundwater not lawfullyestablished before the date of notification of this Plan providedthat:

Rule 4.1.7

a. The water body is subject to a catchment plan and water

quantity limits have been set; and

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See matters a - p aboveRestrictedDiscretionary Activity

The transfer of water permits, including temporary transfers,provided that:

Rule 4.1.8

a. The transfer of water is within the same water quantityzone;

b. There is no increase in allocation;

c. For over-allocated water quantity zones, there is noincrease in water use.

In addition to matters a) to p) above, Council shall restrictits discretion to the following matters:

RestrictedDiscretionary Activity

The taking and use of water, including renewals of existingpermits, for the Gisborne Municipal Water Supply.

Rule 4.1.9

a. Whether a demand management plan is in placeand efficiency and demand initiatives are beingimplemented;

b. In-stream flow requirements where restrictions arerequired; and

c. In-stream flow requirements where abstraction shallcease.

Discretionary ActivityThe take and use of surface water or groundwater not lawfullyestablished before the date of notification of this Plan whereno catchment plan and water quantity limits are in place.

Rule 4.1.10

Non-complyingactivity

The take, use and transfer of surface water or groundwater notprovided for in another rule in this Plan.

Rule 4.1.11

Other Methods Method 4.1.1

Council will develop a Water Demand Management Plan for the Waipaoa take by1 July 2016 and for the remaining takes by 1 July 2017. The plan shall focus onimproving and maximising water use and managing peak demand for the GisborneMunicipal Water Supply that focuses on reducing peak water use. It shall include,but not be limited to, the following:

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c. Methods to improve and maximise efficient water use;d. How increased demand will be accommodated;e. How peak demand will be managed to avoid conflicts with other water users;f. Water restrictions regimes to help ensure that water sources do not drop below

minimum flows set in catchment plans; andg. Options for alternative water sources.

Method 4.1.2

Council will encourage the development of water storage and managed aquiferrecharge options.

Method 4.1.3

Council will encourage the development and assist in the implementation of wateruser groups to improve and maximise the efficient allocation and use of water.

Method 4.1.4

Where a water permit is required for a water abstraction, all takes will be requiredto install a water meter and provide water use records to the Council.

Method 4.1.5

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5.0 Water Quality and Discharges to Water and Land

5.1 Point Source Discharges

Policy 5.1.1

That here are no direct discharges to surface waterbodies, or to land where it canflow directly into a waterbody or to groundwater of:

a. Untreated sewage, wastewater (except as a result of extreme weather relatedoverflows or system failures); or

b. Solid or hazardous waste; orc. Animal effluent from an effluent storage facility or stock holding area; ord. Organic waste or leachate from storage of organic material; ore. Untreated industrial or trade waste.

Policy 5.1.2

Manage point source discharges to land and water so that the existing ecosystemfunctions within the Region’s waterbodies are maintained and that:

a. Point source discharges to:

i. Regionally Significant Wetlands identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126);ii. Outstanding Waterbodies identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128);iii. Areas above community drinking water supply intakes;iv. Where the discharge is of contaminants which will result in a water quality

limit being exceeded.

Are avoided;

b. Point source discharges to sensitive waterbodies or to land where it can directlyenter water within Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbodies identified in Schedule 1 (Page 109), Significant Recreation Areas identified in Schedule 5 ( Page 130) orfreshwater bodies discharging within 100m of Marine Areas of CoastalSignificance identified in Schedule 8 ( Page 160), only occur if this will not impacton the values for which those waterbodies are scheduled;

c. The mauri of waterbodies is retained, and where degraded are improved.

Policy 5.1.3

Manage the impacts of stormwater discharges through:

a. Promoting low impact design and other stormwater management practices,and requiring it where there is a need to:

i. Improve the quality of stormwater discharges; orii. Reduce volume and peak flows associated with additional runoff to

manage risk to people and property from flooding and to maintain streambase flows; or

iii. Protect Outstanding Waterbodies and wetlands; oriv. Protect the values of sensitive receiving environments;

b. To ensure water quality objectives, targets and limits for the receivingwaterbodies will not be compromised by stormwater discharges:

i. Progressively reduce the adverse effects of discharges from the publicstormwater network, giving priority to areas most affected by poorstormwater quality;

ii. Require discharges of stormwater runoff from new impervious areas andnew industrial or trade premises to treat stormwater runoff prior todischarge;

iii. Require industrial or trade premises to manage stormwater dischargesin accordance with a stormwater management plan detailing bestpracticable stormwater management.

Policy 5.1.4

Manage point source discharges of uncontaminated water that have minor or noadverse effects on the receiving environment without the need for resource consent.

Policy 5.1.5

Encourage discharges to land or constructed wetlands prior to discharging to waterwhere:

a. Liquid wastes have high levels of organic waste or other contaminants thatare likely to be toxic to aquatic organisms; or

b. Where the effects of the discharge are either uncertain or likely to result in thewater quality limits for the receiving waterbody to be exceeded.

Provided that the discharge should not result in contaminated sites being createdor the contamination of groundwater.

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Policy 5.1.6

Where a water quality limit has been exceeded for a waterbody:

a. Targets, methods and timeframes for improvements in water quality will beidentified through the catchment management planning process;

b. Ongoing monitoring will be undertaken to track the progress in water qualityimprovement;

c. New discharges and renewals of existing discharge consents will be managedto bring the waterbody back within the water quality limit.

Policy 5.1.7

When degraded waterbodies are identified:

a. No discharge consents for new point source discharges of contaminants ofconcern will be issued;

b. As existing discharge consents are renewed additional requirements foravoidance of contamination, recovery of contaminants, treatment, andalternative disposal methods will be required;

c. Targets, methods and timeframes for improvements in water quality will beidentified through the catchment planning process;

d. Ongoing monitoring will be undertaken to track the progress in water qualityimprovement.

Policy 5.1.8

When considering applications to discharge contaminants directly to land or water,assessment criteria are:

a. The total contaminant load of the discharge [composition/flow rate] and howthe water quality will be maintained within the limits for the waterbody;

b. The proposed treatment methods and the likelihood of this being the BestPracticable Option for the contaminants;

c. The need to provide for a high standard of pre-discharge treatment forScheduled waterbodies and where water quality limits for a waterbody havebeen exceeded or are likely to be exceeded;

d. The actual or potential impact on any values of scheduled waterbodies;e. The assimilative capacity and an allowance for reasonable mixing in the

waterbody;f. The need to safeguard the life-supporting capacity of the waterbody;g. The potential for bio-accumulative or synergistic effects;h. The actual or potential risk to human and animal health from the discharge;i. The measures to reduce the quantity of contaminants to be discharged;j. The mauri of the receiving waterbody and any other values placed on the

site by tangata whenua;k. The need to avoid exacerbation of flooding risk;l. The need to avoid erosion of the banks or bed or land instability at or

downstream of the discharge point.

Regional Rules

General Rules

Rule 5.1.1 - Non-Notification

For controlled and restricted discretionary activities in relation to the point sourcedischarges, unless otherwise stated in the Rule resource consent applications willbe considered without notification, without the need to obtain the written approvalof affected persons.

Permitted Activity Standards and Matter for Control or DiscretionClassificationActivityRule

PermittedActivity

Point Source Discharges of Untreated SewageResulting from Overflows from wastewater reticulation

Rule5.1.2

a. The overflow occurs only in periods of heavy rainfall events;b. Regular monitoring of the impacts of the wastewater overflows on the water

quality and environment of the receiving environment is undertaken and thatthe results of this monitoring are reported to the Consent Authority on an annualbasis;

and pumping stations during wet weather eventsuntil 1st July 2020.

c. Public notification is undertaken in accordance with a public notificationprotocol agreed in writing with the Consent Authority;

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PermittedActivity

The discharge of stormwater from land, roofs, pavedareas and roads, or diversion of the same to a publicstormwater network, except:

Rule5.1.3

a. Discharge shall be by pipe, open drain, swale, constructed wetland orvegetated filter into a natural watercourse which is the natural receiver ofsurface drainage water from that area;

a. From industrial or trade premises; orb. For stormwater discharge not lawfully established before the date of notification

of this Plan;b. Discharges to Outstanding Waterbodies and

Regionally Significant Wetlands identified inSchedules 3 and 4 not lawfully establishedbefore the date of notification of this Plan. i. Where the impervious area is greater than 1000m2 and the stormwater

does not originate from a farming, horticultural, rural community facilityor local roading activity; or

ii. Where the impervious area is greater than 1000m2and the stormwateroriginates from within the area serviced by the public stormwater networkof the Gisborne urban area;

Contaminant reduction methods shall be designed and implemented to treatstormwater from the impervious area in accordance with TP 10, or by alternativemethods that are demonstrated to achieve an equivalent level of contaminantremoval as TP 10 devices. . These methods include but are not limited to constructedwetlands, swales, vegetative filters or infiltration practises;

See Advisory Note 1.

c. The discharge shall not contain any wastes from an industrial or trade process;d. The discharge shall not cause erosion of the banks or bed of the watercourse

at, or downstream of, the discharge point;e. The discharge shall not give rise to or exacerbate any flooding of land upstream

or downstream of the discharge point in rainfall events up to the 10 per centAEP or flooding of dwellings on other properties in rainfall events up to the 1 percent AEP;

f. The discharge shall not contain hazardous substances, agricultural chemicals,or cause exceedance in trigger values for 95% species protection for substancesthat are toxic to aquatic ecosystems (as measured relative to the ANZECCGuidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality, 2000) in receiving water bodiesafter reasonable mixing;

g. The discharge shall meet the following water quality standards 20m downstreamof the discharge point:

i. No conspicuous change in the colour or visual clarity of the receivingwater;

ii. No emission of objectionable odour;iii. No production of conspicuous oil or grease films, scums or foams, or

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iv. No rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by farm animals;v. No significant adverse effects on aquatic life

Advisory Note 1: Demonstration of compliance with this Rule is required to be givento the Council. Compliance with this rule will be deemed to have occurred wherethe stormwater treatment is undertaken in accordance with Stormwater ManagementDevices: Design Guidelines Manual 2003. Technical Publication 10 (TP10) of theAuckland Council.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of stormwater from land, roofs, pavedareas and roads from industrial or trade premises, or

Rule5.1.4

a. Discharge shall be by pipe, open drain, swale, constructed wetland orvegetated filter into a natural watercourse which is the natural receiver ofsurface drainage water from that area;diversion of the same to a public stormwater network,

except: b. Where the stormwater discharge was not lawfully established before the dateof notification of this Plan a stormwater management plan shall beprepared,lodged with the Council and implemented prior to the establishmentof the activity, which details:

a. Industrial or trade premises where hazardoussubstances are stored or used unless:

i. Hazardous substances cannot enter thestormwater system; or i. How contamination of stormwater will be avoided or minimised;

ii. How stormwater from the site will be treated in accordance with TP10, orby alternative methods that are demonstrated to achieve an equivalentlevel of contaminant removal as TP 10 devices;

ii. There is an interceptor system in place tocollect hazardous contaminants or divertcontaminated stormwater to a tradewaste system.

iii. How the treatment systems will be maintained and operated and whereany sediment removed from the treatment systems will be disposed of.Treatment methods include but are not limited to constructed wetlands,swales, vegetative filters or infiltration practices;b. Discharges to Outstanding Waterbodies and

Regionally Significant Wetlands identified in c. Where the stormwater discharge was lawfully established before notificationof this Plan, a stormwater management plan addressing best practiceSchedules 3 and 4 not lawfully established

before the date of notification of this Plan. stormwater management, shall be prepared and lodged with council by 1May 2020 and stormwater shall be managed in accordance with that plan.

See Advisory Note 1

d. The discharge shall not contain any wastes from an industrial or trade process;e. The discharge shall not cause erosion of the banks or bed of the watercourse

at, or downstream of, the discharge point;f. The discharge shall not give rise to or exacerbate any flooding of land upstream

or downstream of the discharge point in rainfall events up to the 10 per centAEP or flooding of buildings on other properties in rainfall events up to the 1 percent AEP;

g. The discharge shall not contain hazardous substances, agricultural chemicals,or cause exceedance of trigger values for 95% species protection for substancesthat are toxic to aquatic ecosystems (identified in the ANZECC Guidelines for


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Fresh and Marine Water Quality, 2000) in receiving water bodies after reasonablemixing;

h. The discharge shall meet the following water quality standards 20m downstreamof the discharge point:



floatable materials;iv. No rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by farm animals;v. No significant adverse effects on aquatic life

Advisory Note 1: Demonstration of compliance with this Rule is required to be givento the Council. Compliance with this rule will be deemed to have occurred wherethe stormwater treatment is undertaken in accordance with Stormwater ManagementDevices: Design Guidelines Manual 2003.Technical Publication 10 (TP10) of theAuckland Council.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of stormwater, except to OutstandingWaterbodies and Regionally Significant Wetlands

Rule5.1.5

a. The discharges from the public stormwater network shall be subject to a waterquality monitoring programme which includes nutrients, pathogens,hydrocarbons and metals, with the results reported to the Council annually;identified in Schedules 3 ( Page 126) and 4 ( Page 128)

not lawfully established before the date ofnotification of this Plan, from:

b. The discharge shall not cause erosion of the banks or bed of the watercourseat, or downstream of, the discharge point;

a. The public stormwater network prior to 1 July2025, where the discharge is in accordance

c. The discharge shall not give rise to or exacerbate any flooding of land upstreamor downstream of the discharge point in rainfall events up to the 10 per cent

with an Integrated Catchment Management AEP or flooding of buildings on other properties in rainfall events up to the 1 percent AEP;Plan lodged with the Council, or where no

Integrated Catchment Management Planexists;

d. The discharge shall not contain hazardous substances, agricultural chemicals,or cause exceedance of trigger values for 95% species protection for substancesthat are toxic to aquatic ecosystems (as measured relative to the ANZECCGuidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality, 2000) in receiving water bodiesafter reasonable mixing;

b. The public Stormwater network after 1 July 2025where these are in accordance with anIntegrated Catchment Management Planlodged with the Council.

e. The discharge shall meet the following water quality standards 20m downstreamof the discharge point:


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iii. No production of conspicuous oil or grease films, scums or foams, orfloatable materials;

iv. The rendering of freshwater unsuitable for consumption by farm animals;v. No significant adverse effects on aquatic life.

PermittedActivity

Discharge of dye tracing materials into water exceptto Outstanding Waterbodies or Regionally SignificantWetlands

Rule5.1.6

a. The Consent Authority is notified at least 24 hours prior to the release of anytraces;

b. The tracing material and its discharge concentration are to be non toxic, andbiologically and chemically inert.

PermittedActivity

Discharges of potable water into fresh water or toland from a water storage reservoir or water supplypipeline, excluding domestic storage and pipelines.

Rule5.1.7

a. The discharge does not contain:

i. Disinfectants, or antiseptics, except not more than 0.3mg/l of free orcombined residual chlorine;

ii. more than 1mg/l of fluoride;iii. more than 50mg/l of suspended solids;

b. The Consent Authority is notified at least 48 hours prior to any such discharge;c. The discharge shall not cause any erosion at, upstream of, or downstream of,

the discharge point;d. The discharge does not alter the natural course of the river or stream;e. The discharge shall not give rise to any flooding of land or assets upstream or

downstream of the discharge point under any conditions.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of water from rural field and tiledrainage systems where no pumping occurs,

Rule5.1.8

a. The discharge shall not give rise to any flooding of land or assets upstream ofdownstream of the discharge point under any conditions;

groundwater pump tests and other temporarygroundwater level lowering activities.

b. The discharge shall not cause any erosion at, or downstream of, the dischargepoint.

PermittedActivity

The temporary discharge of stormwater from RoadConstruction and/or Maintenance except to

Rule5.1.9

a. The discharge shall be for the purpose of draining and/or diverting water forthe duration of activities associated with the formation and/or maintenanceof a road;Outstanding Waterbodies identified in Schedule 4 (

Page 128) or Regionally Significant Wetlands inSchedule 3 ( Page 126).

b. The discharge shall be by pipe, open drain, swale or vegetative filter into anatural watercourse which is the natural receiver of surface drainage waterfrom that area;

c. The discharge shall not cause erosion of the banks or bed of the watercourseat, or downstream of, the discharge point;

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AEP or flooding of buildings on other properties in rainfall events up to the 1 percent AEP;

e. All practicable steps shall be taken to avoid the release of sediment from theactivity;

f. The discharge shall not contain hazardous substances, agricultural chemicals,or cause exceedance of trigger values for 95% species protection for substancesthat are toxic to aquatic ecosystems (as measured relative to the ANZECCGuidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality, 2000) in receiving water bodiesafter reasonable mixing;

g. The discharge shall meet the following water quality standards:

i. No clearly discernible change in visual clarity of the water shall occurbeyond a distance of 20 metres downstream of the activity site forwaterbodies less than 2 metres wide and 40 metres downstream of theactivity site for waterbodies more than 2 metres wide;


floatable materials.

h. A management plan is in place and implemented to avoid lime, cement andashphalt related contaminants from entering stormwater discharges.

Council shall limit its control to the matters specified below:ControlledActivity

Point Source Discharges of Untreated SewageResulting from Overflows from wastewater reticulation

Rule5.1.10

a. The location of any future discharges where the overall quantity and effects ofthose discharges have been assessed, but their precise location had not beenspecified in the application for consent;

and pumping stations not meeting the PermittedActivity standards provided that the applicant hasprepared an Assessment of Environmental Effects(AEE) that addresses each component required bySchedule 19 ( Page 185) of this Plan.

b. The effects of the discharge of contaminants from the wastewater network,after reasonable mixing in the relevant receiving environment;

c. The programme of works, services and other methods adopted to prevent orminimise the actual or potential adverse effects on the environment fromdiversions and discharges;

d. The matters listed in Policy 5.1.8 ( Page 49);e. Monitoring, reporting and review requirements;f. Consent duration;g. Administrative fees and charges.


The discharge of stormwater from the publicstormwater network not meeting the Permitted

Rule5.1.11

a. The location of any new discharges where the overall quantity and effects ofthose discharges have been assessed, but their precise location had not beenspecified in the application for consent;

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b. The effects of the discharge of contaminants from the stormwater network,after reasonable mixing in the relevant receiving environment;

c. The programme of works, services and other methods adopted to prevent orminimise the actual or potential adverse effects on the environment fromdiversions and discharges;

d. The matters listed in Policy 5.1.8 ( Page 49);e. Monitoring, reporting and review requirements;f. Consent duration;g. Administrative fees and charges.

Council shall restrict its discretion to matters a-e specified below:RestrictedDiscretionaryActivity

Pumped rural tile drainage water except directly toOutstanding Waterbodies and Regionally SignificantWetlands identified in Schedules 3 ( Page 126) and 4

Rule5.1.12

a. The timing of the discharge by setting maximum water levels in the receivingwatercourse;

( Page 128). The discharge shall not containhazardous substances, agricultural chemicals, orcause exceedance of trigger values for 80% species

b. Ensuring the banks of the receiving watercourse are adequately protectedagainst scouring;

c. Ensuring there is appropriate warning to other beneficiaries of the receivingdrain to indicate when the pump is operating;protection for substances that are toxic to aquatic

ecosystems (identified in the ANZECC Guidelines for d. Measures to avoid, remedy or mitigate the adverse effects of the stormwaterdischarge on:Fresh and Marine Water Quality, 2000) in receiving

water bodies after reasonable mixing.i. Erosion or land instabilityii. Flooding of land owned or occupied by another person

e. Ensuring the discharge shall not result in the lowering of water levels in anywetlands that are areas of significant indigenous vegetation and/or significanthabitats of indigenous fauna.

DiscretionaryActivity

The discharge of stormwater, including by pumpedrural tile drainage water, to Outstanding Waterbodies

Rule5.1.13

and Regionally Significant Wetlands as identified inSchedules 3 ( Page 126) and 4 ( Page 128) of the Plan.


The point source discharge of all liquids to land orwaterbodies and their margins where the dischargeis:

Rule5.1.14

a. Not provided for in another rule in this plan;

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c. Not a direct discharge to a waterbody or toland in a way that directly enters water abovea community drinking water supply intake point;

d. Will not result in a water quality limit beingexceeded.

NonComplyingActivity

The point source discharge of liquids to land orwaterbodies and their margins where the discharge:

Rule5.1.15

a. Is to an Outstanding Waterbody or Regionally

Significant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 or4 and is not provided for in another Rule; or

b. Is to a waterbody or to land in a way thatdirectly enters water above a communitydrinking water supply intake point; or

c. Will result in a water quality limit beingexceeded.

ProhibitedActivity

Point source discharge to surface waterbodies, toland in a way that directly enters water, or togroundwater of:

Rule5.1.16

a. Untreated sewage, wastewater (except asallowed for as in another Rule); or

b. Untreated animal effluent from an effluentstorage facility or stock holding area; or

c. Organic waste or untreated leachate fromstorage of organic material; or

d. Untreated industrial or trade waste; ore. Hazardous waste.

Other Methods

Method 5.1.1

Council will upgrade and manage its wastewater reticulation in order to eliminateoverflows to private property and reduce overflows to waterways.

Method 5.1.2

The Council will work with industry to ensure that sufficient facilities for cleaning oftrucks are provided and that appropriate Codes related to truck wastes are activelypromoted via the industry. This will include liaison with appropriate national agencies.


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Method 5.1.3

The Council will continue to work with tangata whenua over waste disposal optionsand give particular consideration to any relevant iwi management plans orstatements of tangata whenua views.

Method 5.1.4

Where waterbodies are identified as degraded, the Council will develop specifictargets and methods for the restoration of water quality and include these withinthe relevant Catchment Management Plan.

Method 5.1.5

Provide information and advice to the public, industry and land users on therequirement for, and proper handling of, waste discharges.

Method 5.1.6

Identify areas where there is a significant risk of spills and formulate general responseplans for the area.

Method 5.1.7

Council to progressively develop integrated stormwater catchment managementplans to cover all urban stormwater discharges.

Method 5.1.8

Council to progressively undertake water quality improvement works, eg installinggross pollutant traps, sand filters, ponds or other stormwater treatment devices, withfirst priority placed on the areas most affected by poor stormwater quality.

Method 5.1.9

Council to develop information and education material about management ofstormwater for improved water quality.

Method 5.10

Compliance and monitoring programmes to check compliance with the PermittedActivity rules.

5.2 Discharges to Groundwater and Bedrock – including from bores,oil and gas drilling

Policies

Policy 5.2.1

Protect groundwater quality within aquifers recognising that these provide asubstantial basis for food production and irrigation values.

Policy 5.2.2

Manage the use of bores and galleries, including decommissioned bores, so thatthey do not result in:

a. The contamination of surface water or groundwater; orb. The mixing of groundwaters of different qualities through backflow of water;

orc. Surface water entering bores or galleries.

Policy 5.2.3

Protect the significant values, water quality and hydrological regime withinOutstanding Waterbodies identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) and RegionallySignificant Wetlands identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126) from the adverse effects ofbore construction and groundwater discharges.

Policy 5.2.4

Avoid hydrocarbon extraction, hydraulic fracturing, or deep well injection activitieswithin Regionally Significant Wetlands identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126), OutstandingWaterbodies identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) and Aquifer Management Areasidentified in Schedule 9 ( Page 161).

Policy 5.2.5

Any bore penetrating bedrock is cased to prevent any potential contaminantsleaking into groundwater and, when decommissioned, the release of contaminantsfrom the bedrock into the overlying aquifers and any entry of contaminants fromthe land surface into the well or bore is prevented.

Policy 5.2.6

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Policy 5.2.7

Where an application seeks resource consent for a hydrocarbon bore, deep wellinjection or hydraulic fracturing:

a. Baseline groundwater and surface water monitoring shall be required inaccordance with the significance and scale of the activity;

b. Any natural hazards including faults, flood risks and areas of land instabilityshall be identified and measures taken to avoid, remedy or mitigate the risks.

Policy 5.2.8

Provide for the recharge of aquifers through discharges to groundwater providedthese will not result in adverse effects on water quality within the aquifer.

Policy 5.2.9

To consider requiring a bond, or an acceptable alternative for any bore or dischargeof contaminants to groundwater or bedrock where the scale, intensity, duration orfrequency of the discharge could have a high potential impact if it led tocontamination of groundwater. The bond will be administered according to Section108A of the Act.

Regional Rules

General Rules


For restricted discretionary activities in relation to the discharges to groundwaterand bedrock, resource consent applications will be considered without notification,without the need to obtain the written approval of affected persons.

Permitted Activity StandardsMatters for Control/Discretion


Permitted ActivityUse, maintenance or reconstruction of existing domesticgroundwater bores and other groundwater bores, wells and holeslawfully established prior to the date of notification of this Plan.

Rule 5.2.2

Permitted ActivityThe decommissioning of groundwater bores, wells and holes.Rule 5.2.3

a. The upper 1.5 metres of the bore is completelyremoved and the area is to be covered withtopsoil;

b. Any bore casting and screen that is not salvagedshall be perforated with a casing ripper;

c. The bore to be sealed by concrete, cement groutor neat cement;

d. Decommissioning shall be carried out by a suitablyqualified person;

e. The Consent Authority is notified of the boredecommissioning activity;

f. Any person who undertakes the activity mustprovide, upon request from the Consent Authority,proof of compliance with conditions a – d.

Council shall restrict its discretion to matters a-k specifiedbelow:

RestrictedDiscretionaryActivity

Making, altering or installing bores for groundwater abstraction andassociated discharges in accordance with NZS 4411-2011Environmental Standard for Drilling of Soil and Rock provided these

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do not occur in or within 50 metres of an Outstanding Waterbodyidentified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) or in a wetland.

a. Compliance with theNZS 4411-2011 EnvironmentalStandard for Drilling of Soil and Rock and any otherrelevant standard;

b. Bore location, size (including diameter of the borecasing) and depth including any setbacks fromother bores;

c. Bore screening depth and type;d. Backflow prevention;e. Details of pump tests performed in accordance

with Schedule 12 ( Page 166);f. Information requirements including bore logs,

piezometric levels, groundwater tests and boreconstruction details;

g. Duration of consent;h. Review of consent conditions;i. Monitoring requirements including provision of

access for measuring water level, water pressureor water quality and provision made for watermeter installation;

j. Measures to conserve water, including sealingartesian bores;

k. Requiring payment of a monitoring fee.


Making, altering, installing or decommissioning any groundwaterbore, well or hole not provided for in another rule in this Plan.

Rule 5.2.5


Making, altering, installing or decommissioning any hydrocarbonbore and associated discharges from drilling except:

Rule 5.2.6

a. In or within 50 metres of Outstanding Waterbodies orRegionally Significant Wetlands identified in Schedules 3 (Page 126) and 4 ( Page 128); or

b. Within the Aquifer Management Areas.


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a. In or within 50 metres of Outstanding Waterbodies orRegionally Significant Wetlands identified in Schedules 3 (Page 126) and 4 ( Page 128); or

b. Within the Aquifer Management Areas.


Any other discharges to groundwater or bedrock not explicitlyprovided for in another Rule in this Plan.

Rule 5.2.8

Non-complyingActivity

Making, altering or installing any groundwater bore within anOutstanding Waterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) orRegionally Significant Wetland in Schedule 3 ( Page 126).

Rule 5.2.9

Prohibited ActivityMaking, altering or installing any hydrocarbon bore within an AquiferManagement Area or within 50 metres of an Outstanding

Rule 5.2.10

Waterbody or Regionally Significant Wetland identified in Schedules3 ( Page 126) or 4 ( Page 128).

Prohibited ActivityDischarges to groundwater or bedrock from hydrocarbon extractionor produced water disposal activities within an Aquifer

Rule 5.2.11

Management Area or within 50 metres of an OutstandingWaterbody or Regionally Significant Wetland identified in Schedules3 ( Page 126) or 4 ( Page 128).

Other Methods

Method 5.2.1

To undertake a detailed study into the necessity of and extent of buffer zonesrequired around the Aquifer Management Areas for hydrocarbon drilling andextraction activities.

Method 5.2.2

Monitoring fees will be set annually for owners of bores to enable Council toeffectively monitor the quality of groundwater and identify any impacts of boredischarges on the environment.

Method 5.2.3

Council will inspect bores as required to ensure bore integrity.

Method 5.2.4

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5.3 Diffuse Discharges

Policies

Policy 5.3.1

Work with industry and landowners to develop best management practices for the

management of diffuse discharges and progressively implement these through theuse of Farm Environment Plans.

Policy 5.3.2

Where intensive land use occurs, or where water quality limits are exceeded, requirethe implementation of industry best practice measures in order to maximise nutrientuse efficiency and minimise nutrient run-off, faecal contamination and sedimentation.

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PermittedActivity

Diffuse discharges not provided for inanother rule in this Plan or the

Rule 5.3.1

Combined Regional Land and DistrictPlan.

PermittedActivity

Diffuse discharges from dairy farmingand intensively farmed stock activities

Rule 5.3.2

a. From 1 May 2021, dairy farming and intensively farmed stock activities shall have preparedand submitted to the Consent Authority a Farm Environment Plan in accordance withSchedule 11 ( Page 164) and have commenced implementation of this Farm EnvironmentPlan in accordance with best practice and provide those records to the Consent Authority.

lawfully established prior to the dateof notification of this Plan.

An annual report will be provided to the Consent Authority on the implementation of theFarm Environment Plan; except that

b. Where the area of dairy farming or intensively farmed stock is less than 5 hectares, a FarmEnvironment Plan is not required provided that the activity complies with the followingstandards:

i. Where the land slope is less than 15 degrees, no establishment of feed crops orirrigation of pasture is undertaken within 5 metres of the top of the bank of anypermanently flowing stream, lake or wetland and within 10 metres of the top of thebank or edge of any Outstanding Waterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) orRegionally Significant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126);

ii. Where the land slope is between 15 and 25 degrees, no establishment of feed cropsor irrigation of pasture is undertaken within 10m of any permanently flowing stream,lake or wetland;

iii. No feed crops are established on land with a slope greater than 25 degrees;iv. No cultivation occurs within 1 metre of drains

c. From 1 July 2017, where dairy farming or intensively farmed stock activities are within apaddock adjoining a waterbody, all livestock shall be excluded from 5 metres from thetop of the bank or edge of any permanently flowing stream, lake or wetland, and within10 metres of the top of the bank or edge of any Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody identified


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in Schedule 1 ( Page 109), any Outstanding Waterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128)or any Regionally Significant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126);

d. From 1 July 2017, all permanent and intermittent streams and rivers that are crossed byformed stock crossings shall be bridged or culverted.

Advisory Note:

The discharge of dairy farm effluent to land is a discretionary activity in accordance with Rule5.1.14 ( Page 55).

PermittedActivity

Diffuse discharges from commercialvegetable growing and cropping

Rule 5.3.3

a. From 1 May 2021 onwards all commercial vegetable growing and cropping activities shallhave prepared and submitted to the Consent Authority a Farm Environment Plan inaccordance with Schedule 11 ( Page 164) and have commenced implementation of thisFarm Environment Plan in accordance with best practice and provide those records to

activities lawfully established prior tothe date of notification of this Plan.

the Consent Authority. An annual report shall be provided to the Consent Authority on theimplementation of the Farm Environment Plan;

b. From 1 July 2021, no cultivation is undertaken within 1 metre of the edge of any modifiedwatercourse, permanent or intermittent stream.

PermittedActivity

Diffuse discharges from newcommercial vegetable growing,

Rule 5.3.4

a. A Farm Environment Plan in accordance with Schedule 11 must be prepared and submittedto the Consent Authority prior to the commencement of the activity. An annual reportshall be provided to the Consent Authority on the implementation of the Farm EnvironmentPlan;

cropping, dairy farming and intensivelyfarmed stock established after thedate of notification of this Plan except b. Where dairy farming or intensively farmed stock activities are within a paddock adjoining

a waterbody, all livestock shall be excluded from 5 metres from the top of the bank orwhere they are within 20 metres of anOutstanding Waterbodies identified inSchedule 4.

edge of any permanently flowing stream, lake or wetland, or within 10 metres of the topof the bank or edge of any Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody identified in Schedule 1 ( Page109), any Outstanding Waterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) or any RegionallySignificant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126);

c. All permanent and intermittent streams and rivers that are crossed by formed stock crossingsshall be bridged or culverted.

PermittedActivity

Diffuse discharges from stock accessor grazing when winter intensivegrazing is being undertaken.

Rule 5.3.5

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period 1 May to 30 September on all winter intensive grazing land of less than a 15 degreeslope;

b. From 1 July 2017, stock are excluded from 10 metres from the wetted bed of all permanentand intermittent streams and rivers, all lakes and the edge of all wetlands for the period1 May to 30 September on all winter intensive grazing land of a 15 degree slope or greater.

PermittedActivity

Discharge of greenhouse nutrientsolution to land.

Rule 5.3.6

a. The discharge is in accordance with the Code of Practice for Management of GreenhouseNutrient Discharges (2007); and

b. The application rate of nitrogen does not exceed:

i. 150kgN/year and 30 kgN/ha/31 days onto grazed pasture underlain by sandy andpumice soils;

ii. 200kg/N/year and 50kgN/31 day onto grazed pasture underlain by soils other thanthose listed above;

iii. Exceed the reasonable nitrogen requirements of the crop or vegetation being grownon ground other than grazed pasture;


The discharge of runoff from feedlotsand feedpads.

Rule 5.3.7

Other Methods

Method 5.3.1

Council will work with industry organisations such as HortNZ, Dairy NZ, Foundation forArable Research, Dairy New Zealand and Beef and Lamb New Zealand to ensurethat Good Practice Guidelines for different types of intensive farming in Gisborneconditions are available.

Method 5.3.2

Council will work with growers, farmers and foresters to improve skills andimplementation of Best Practice measures through Farm Environment Plans.

Method 5.3.3

Council will work with industry organisations to promote and facilitate the

understanding of good environmental management of diffuse discharges by:

a. Developing case studies of best environmental practice;b. Preparing publications and information sheets;c. Holding seminars, field days and workshops on specific issues.

5.4 Solid Discharges

Policies

Policy 5.4.1

Discharges of solids to land should be managed so water quality is maintained withinthe limits for that waterbody.


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Policy 5.4.2

Landfills and other waste collection or disposal sites are designed and sited to avoidthe contamination of groundwater or surface water either through the directdischarge of hazardous substances to water, or the leaching of contaminants intoor onto land where they may enter water.

Policy 5.4.3

Aftercare of existing landfill or waste disposal sites shall be undertaken to ensurethat discharges to freshwater bodies are within the water quality limits for thatwaterbody.

Policy 5.4.4

In assessing applications for landfills the Council will be guided by the provisions ofthe Guide to Landfill Consent Conditions (Ministry for the Environment 2001).

Policy 5.4.5

Siting of new facilities for handling, processing, treating, storing or disposing of solidwaste and associated contaminated or potentially contaminated materials (includinglandfills, transfer stations, treatment or bulk storage facilities, solid wastes fromhydrocarbon extraction) should be avoided in or near the areas set out below:

a. Areas vulnerable to natural hazards, including:

i. Areas susceptible to flooding;ii. Areas with active geological faulting;iii. Unstable or erosion-prone land;iv. Areas susceptible to coastal hazards including erosion, flooding, landslip

and slumping.

b. Areas which support ecosystems that are particularly vulnerable to the effectsof contaminants, including:

i. Scheduled Waterbodies in this Plan or any Catchment ManagementPlan;

ii. Protection Management Areas identified in the Combined Plan;iii. Other areas of significant indigenous vegetation and significant habitats

of indigenous fauna;iv. Riparian Management Areas identified in the Combined Plan;v. Coastal Protection Areas identified in the Coastal Environment Plan;

vi. Wetlands;vii. Intertidal areas, estuaries and coastal dunes and their margins.

c. Areas valued for other reasons or used for other purposes which areincompatible with the effects of contaminant discharges, including:

i. National, regional and local parks and reserves;ii. Waahi tapu, cemeteries and other sacred sites;iii. Outstanding natural features and landscapes;iv. Water supply catchments;v. Recharge areas for groundwater aquifers;vi. Areas in proximity to airfields or flight paths;vii. Areas of historic, scenic or cultural significance.

Policy 5.4.6

When considering applications to discharge solid contaminants to land or water,assessment criteria are:

a. The nature of the materials to be discharged;b. The potential for any long-term contamination or other long term or cumulative

effects arising from the operation;c. Any actions planned or required in order to manage any actual or potential

adverse effects of the site when it is no longer used for a solid disposal ordischarge;

d. Any effects of leachate and stormwater on groundwater, surface water andcoastal water and whether it is maintained within the limits for the receivingwaterbody;

e. Any actual or potential effects of any discharges on human health or amenityand on the health and functioning of plants, animals or ecosystems;

f. The mauri of the waterbody and any values placed on the site by tangatawhenua;

g. The values identified in a catchment plan for the receiving waterbody andany other values identified in a schedule of this Plan;

h. The need for, and adequacy of, discharge monitoring systems, including:

i. Upstream and downstream monitoring of contaminants from anydischarge and their affects on aquatic ecosystem indicator species withinany freshwater body;

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iii. Landfill gas monitoring;iv. Proposed measurement of the quantity and types of waste.

i. Any adverse effect on values contained in areas of significant indigenousvegetation and significant habitats of indigenous fauna;

j. Any relevant industry codes of practice, the implementation of which wouldassist in the avoiding, remedying or mitigating of adverse effects on theenvironment;

k. The need to avoid exacerbation of any flooding risk.

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PermittedActivity

Discharges from application of fertiliserRule 5.4.1

a. Fertiliser must be applied in accordance with Good management practices for fertiliserhandling, fertiliser use and fertiliser application as identified in the Fertiliser Associationof New Zealand's Code of Practice for Nutrient Management (2007);

b. Fertiliser storage and loading sites are at least 50 metres from any surface waterbodyon areas that are not susceptible to flooding;

c. Where nitrogen application rates are in excess of 200kg N/ha/year, nitrogen fertiliserapplication is in split dressings of 50kg N/ha;

d. Where soluble phosphate fertiliser application rates are in excess of 100kg P/ha,phosphate fertiliser application is in split dressings;

e. Non-target application of fertiliser is minimised;f. Fertiliser or contaminants must not be discharged to land within 5 metres of an

Outstanding Waterbody as identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128); exceptg. Fertiliser may only be applied within the above buffer distances by hand.

PermittedActivity

The deposition of any material into or ontoland that is:

Rule 5.4.2

a. The discharge has a volume of less than 500m3;b. No objectionable or offensive odour or dust shall be discernible beyond the boundary

of the property as a result of the discharge;a. Solid; andc.b. The material shall not be located within 20 metres of any Aquatic Ecosystem

Waterbody identified in Schedule 1 ( Page 109), Regionally Significant Wetland identifiedNot a hazardous substance;

c. Biologically and chemically inert forthe duration of the time that the in Schedule 3 ( Page 126), or Outstanding Waterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page

128);material is to be in contact with theland into or onto which they aredischarged.

d. The material does not cause any diversion of overland flows of stormwater orfloodwater on to other property;

e. The material does not provide an attraction or accommodation for vermin;f. The material is not deposited in any area of significant indigenous vegetation or

significant indigenous habitat, or any heritage site identified in a Gisborne DistrictCouncil Regional or District Plan.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of any contaminants intoor onto land in connection with solidwaste disposal at farms.

Rule 5.4.3

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c. The discharge shall occur no less than 100 metres from any river, surface waterbody,wetland, drain or channel, from any bore used for drinking water supply, from thecoastal marine area, or from any Protection Management Area identified within theCombined Plan;

d. The base of the fill area shall be no less than 1 metre above the highest level of thewater table;

e. No offensive odour shall be discernible beyond the boundary of the property as aresult of the discharge;

f. There shall be no windblown litter from the site;g. No more than six months after the closure of the discharge site, the site shall be

rehabilitated to a condition which is compatible with surrounding land uses, and doesnot constitute a greater hazard than the surrounding land with respect to landslipand subsidence.

The discharge is to a pit that:PermittedActivity

The use of land for an offal pit and theassociated discharges onto or into land

Rule 5.4.4

a. Has a volume of less than 50 m3;

in circumstances where a contaminantmay enter water.

b. Shall be sited and designed to prevent surface runoff and animals entering the pit;c. Only of dead animals or animal parts produced on the property where the pit is

located;d. The base of the pit shall be no less than 1 metre above the highest level of the water

table;e. No more than one pit is constructed or used per 100 hectares of property area site

per annum;f. When filled to within 0.5 metres of the original land surface, or is no longer used, the

contents are covered with soil to a depth of at least 0.5 metres or the pit is coveredwith an impermeable lid;

g. The pit is not located within 100 metres of a surface waterbody, a bore used for waterabstraction, the boundary of the site, or the Coastal Marine Area, or within any areaor zone identified in a proposed or operative district plan for residential, commercialor industrial purposes.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of solid animal waste(excluding any discharge directly from an

Rule 5.4.5

a. The discharge is only of material generated on the property site where the dischargeis located;

animal to land), or vegetative material,including from intensive farming, into or

b. The material does not contain any hazardous substance or hazardous waste;c. The material does not include any waste from a human effluent treatment process;

onto land, or into or onto land in d. The application rate of nitrogen does not:circumstances where a contaminant mayenter water. i. Exceed 150kgN/ha/year and 30kgN/ha/31 days onto grazed pasture underlain

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ii. Exceed 200kgN/ha/year and 50kgN/ha/31 days onto grazed pasture underlainby soils other than those listed above;

iii. Exceed the reasonable nitrogen requirements of the crop being grown onground other than grazed pasture.

e. The material is not discharged:

i. Onto the same area of land more frequently than once every two months; orii. Onto land where solid animal waste, or vegetative material containing animal

excrement or vegetative material from a previous application is still visible onthe land surface; or

iii. Onto land when the soil moisture exceeds field capacity; oriv. Within 20 metres of a bore used for water abstraction, a surface waterbody not

listed in a Schedule of the Plan or the Coastal Marine Area; orv. Within 50 metres of an Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody identified in Schedule 1

( Page 109), Regionally Significant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126)or Outstanding Waterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128).

PermittedActivity

The use of land for a silage pit or thestockpiling of organic matter (including

Rule 5.4.6

a. The discharge is only of material generated on the property site where the dischargeis located;

compost) and any associated dischargeinto or onto land where a contaminantmay enter water.

b. The volume of any silage pit or stockpile is less than 20 m3;c. The discharge shall be sited and designed to prevent surface runoff and is not within

an overland flow path of flood hazard zone;d. The silage pit or stockpile is not sited within 50 metres of a surface waterbody, the

boundary of the property site, a bore or the Coastal Marine Area;e. The base of the pit or stockpile shall be no less than 1 metre above the highest level

of the water table;f. The silage pit or stockpile is not sited within a Protection Management Area identified

in the Combined Plan;g. Any liquid that drains from the stockpile or silage pit does not enter a surface

waterbody, other than a wetland constructed primarily to treat animal effluent;h. Any fermenting or decaying organic matter does not originate from an industrial or

trade process.


The discharge of any waste materials orcontaminants onto land and the

Rule 5.4.7

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Landfills which are established inaccordance with the Centre for

Rule 5.4.8

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Any landfill not provided for in anotherRule in this Plan.

Rule 5.4.9

Other Methods

Method 5.4.1

Work with industry organisations to develop a guideline for farming and productionindustries around good management practices for permitted solid discharges.

Method 5.4.2

Encourage good management practices for solid wastes at landfills which avoidthe production of leachate, including:

a. Diversion of organic materials from landfills by composting, reuse of organicmaterials where opportunities are available, and land application of organicmaterials;

b. Limiting the volume of liquid or sludge wastes disposed to landfills;c. Diversion of stormwater from waste disposal sites;d. Covering of site to control or minimise rainfall infiltration.

5.5 Discharges from Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Sites

Policies

Policy 5.5.1

Manage the transportation, storage, use and disposal of hazardous substances tominimise the potential occurrence and impact of hazardous substance spills.

Policy 5.5.2

Manage any discharges of hazardous substances from contaminated land, includingexisting and closed landfills so that adverse effects on people’s health and safety,on human or stock water supplies, or on the life supporting capacity of aquaticecosystems are avoided.

Policy 5.5.3

Ensure that all hazardous wastes generated in the region are stored at or disposedof in a facility or manner which avoids the discharge of hazardous substances towater.

Policy 5.5.4

To consider requiring a bond or an acceptable alternative for any point sourcedischarge of contaminants from industrial or trade premises where the contaminantis a hazardous substance and the scale, intensity, duration or frequency of the effectsof the discharge have a high potential to cause the long-term contamination ofsoil, or adverse effects on water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

Policy 5.5.5

Require the management of the region’s contaminated sites in a manner thatmaintains water quality in the region's waterbodies. Where these sites are dischargingcontaminants to a waterbody identified as degraded, then priority will be placedon remediation and avoidance of further discharges to that waterbody.


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Policy 5.5.6

When considering applications to discharge contaminants directly to land or water,matters to be taken into account include:

a. The mauri of the receiving waterbody and any values of the site identified bytangata whenua;

b. The hydro-geological conditions at or near the site;c. The water quality limits of the receiving waterbody;d. Any Scheduled Areas identified in this Plan or in any Catchment Management

Plan;e. Riparian Management Areas and other natural heritage management areas

identified in the Combined Plan and Coastal Environment Plan;

f. Classification of receiving waters pursuant to section 69 of the RMA and/orany Proposed, Notified or Operative Regional Plan;

g. The nature of the contaminants being discharged;h. Any actual or potential adverse effects on ground, surface and coastal waters

including marine areas of coastal significance;i. The potential for any long term contamination or other long term and

cumulative adverse effects arising from the discharge;j. Any steps taken, or planned, to reduce the quantity of contaminants

discharged, or to otherwise avoid, remedy or mitigate any adverse effects ofthe discharge.

Regional Rules



Permitted ActivityDischarge of agrichemicals in accordancewith the agrichemical manufacturer’sinstructions.

Rule 5.5.1

a. Transport, storage and application of agrichemicals by a commercialoperator shall be in accordance with NZS8409:2004 The Code of Practicefor the Management of Agrichemicals, or any subsequent NZ Standard;

b. Any discharge of agrichemicals shall not occur directly above apermanently flowing river, lake, wetland or other surface waterbody,including any drain or any opening to a drain or any artificial watercourse(including an irrigation canal, water supply race, canal for the supply ofwater for electricity power generation or farm drainage canals) that isdischarging to a surface waterbody, unless the chemical is registered foruse over waterbodies;

c. The discharge shall not result in the deposition of noxious or dangerouslevels of agrichemicals or hazardous contaminants onto waterbodiesspecifically managed for public water supply purposes;

d. The discharge shall not result in the deposition of any agrichemical ontoany roof or other structure used as a collection for water supply.

Advisory Note: Discharges of Agrichemicals are also required to comply withthe requirements set out in the Regional Air Quality Management Plan.


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Non ComplyingActivity

The use of clean oil as a dust suppressant onroads.

Rule 5.5.3

ProhibitedDisposal of hazardous substances andwastes by discharge to land or water wherethis is not disposal to a Class A or B Landfill.

Rule 5.5.4

Other Methods

Method 5.5.1

The Council will update and maintain records of contaminated and potentiallycontaminated sites within the region.

Method 5.5.2

The Council will refer to the Ministry for the Environment Hazardous Waste Guidelines2004 and other relevant guidelines when assessing discharge consents for bothlandfills and hazardous substances.

Method 5.5.3

Require the owners of all major facilities for storing hazardous substances to prepareand adopt a contingency response plan to recognised standards, approved bythe Council, for dealing with unauthorised discharges and spills.

5.6 Unreticulated Wastewater Treatment, Storage and Disposal

Policies

Policy 5.6.1

Manage the design, construction and maintenance of on-site wastewater treatmentand land application systems so that they are appropriate to the site activities,system location, environmental characteristics and limitations of the site. This includes:

a. Ensuring the inspection, cleaning, regular maintenance and required upgradingand repair; and

b. Encouraging the use of effluent outlet filters and extensions on existing systems.

Policy 5.6.2

Ensure that wastewater receives the best practicable treatment to minimise adverseeffects on the receiving environment including adequate treatment on sites wheresoils cannot adequately assimilate primary treated effluent within the site.

Policy 5.6.3

To encourage the use of innovative solutions for wastewater treatment and disposalwhere these have been assessed as meeting required environmental standards.

Policy 5.6.4

To ensure that there are adequate facilities for the management, treatment anddisposal of septage from on-site wastewater treatment systems throughout theregion.


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Policy 5.6.5

To ensure that owners and users of wastewater systems know how to locate, useand care for wastewater systems in a way that minimises adverse environmentaleffects.

Policy 5.6.6

To discourage the use of on-site wastewater systems where a sewer network isavailable.

Rules

General Rules

Rule 5.6.1

Except where explicitly stated in a Rule, discharge activities must comply with thefollowing General Rules in addition to any relevant specific Rules in the Plan:

1. All wastewater systems existing at 17 June 2013 shall have been lawfullyestablished.

2. Where new wastewater treatment and land application systems or otheralternative systems (except greywater systems) are established there shall beno sewer network available.

3. Discharges shall not emit offensive or objectionable odour.4. The area of the discharge shall not be into or onto land likely to be subject to

slippage, subsidence, erosion or inundation.5. Discharges shall not induce slippage, subsidence, erosion or inundation on

any property.6. Discharge shall not be a point source discharge into a waterbody, artificial

waterbody or coastal water.

Note: Point source discharges of untreated sewage are a Prohibited activity underRule 5.1.13 ( Page 55) of this Plan and no application for resource consent will beaccepted for this activity.

7. There shall be no intermittent or permanent discharge, overflows or seepageonto land surface or into any waterbody, artificial waterbody or coastal water.

8. Discharges shall not be aerosolised or applied onto land by uncovered surfaceor spray irrigation.

9. The discharge shall be applied into land within the legal boundaries of theproperty where the discharge originates from.

10. Wastewater system selection, design, construction and installation shall followbest practice and be informed by standard(s) recognised by Council. TheGisborne District Council Guidelines for On-site Wastewater Management 2014provide a minimum standard for system selection, design, construction andinstallation. However alternative proposals will be assessed on their merits.


For controlled and restricted discretionary activities in relation to unreticulatedwastewater treatment, storage and disposal, resource consent applications will beconsidered without notification, without the need to obtain the written approval ofaffected persons.

Advisory Notes

1. Applicants are advised to check the requirements of the Building Act 2004 foron-site wastewater systems.

2. Available in respect of a sewer network means:

a. A sewer network passes within 30 metres of the property boundary; andb. A sewer network is 60 metres or less from the nearest part of a building

containing wastewater producing fixtures; andc. The sewer network owners/operators agree to the connection and

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PermittedActivity

The discharge of contaminants into (but not onto)land from an individual conventional on-site

Rule5.6.3

a. The wastewater originates from:

i. A single dwelling unit; orwastewater system (commonly known as a septictank) if the discharge: ii. A Marae; or

iii. A public hall; ora. Exists prior to April 2002 and the dischargecomplies with all of the standards (exceptstandards c, e and f(i)) in this Rule; or

iv. A club facility; orv. An institutional facility; or

b. Is established after April 2002 and thedischarge complies with all of the standards(except Standard b) in this Rule; or

vi. An industrial facility; orvii. A commercial facility; orviii. A public sanitary facility.

c. Is an existing system serving food premisesand the discharge complies with all of theConditions in this Rule.

located on the same property as it is disposed on;b. A discharge that existed prior to notification of this Rule and prior to April 2002 is

authorised under this Rule provided that the wastewater is treated through awastewater system of sufficient capacity to receive all wastewater outputs frombuildings or sanitary facilities on the property or land;

c. The on-site wastewater treatment unit has sufficient capacity to receive influentfrom buildings or sanitary facilities connected to it. Design flow allowances shallcomply with Schedule 15: Table 1 - Wastewater Flow Design Allowances ( Page177);

d. The discharge rate into land shall not exceed the design loading rate for the soiland for the land application method. The discharge shall be evenly applied overthe land application area;

e. The effluent shall pass through an effluent outlet filter capable of filtering out particlesgreater than 3mm in size before discharging into the land application system;

f. Where the discharge occurs within any area zoned Residential, Rural Lifestyle,Commercial, Industrial and Reserve in the Combined Plan, the treatment tank(s)or chamber(s) shall:

i. Have access points above ground level for inspecting and maintaining theeffluent outlet filter, monitoring the sludge accumulation and desludging thetank(s) or chamber(s). The access points shall be accessible for these purposesat all times; and

ii. Be pumped out and desludged:

1. When the accumulated sludge and scum combined occupy two thirdsor more of the volume of any tank or chamber in the system; or

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whichever occurs first; and

3. Be inspected at the time of pump out and/or desludging.

g. The information listed in Schedule 16 shall be recorded during each inspectionand/or pump out and provided to the Consent Authority within 60 days of theinspection and pump out;

h. When there is a change to the design flow or to the origin, quality or volume of thedischarge, or any modification to the system, as a result of:

i. Alteration of the building connected to the system; orii. The connection to the system of a new or relocated building or a replacement

building; oriii. Any alteration to the existing system, excluding routine maintenance of the

system or fitting an effluent outlet filter or access to land surface from thetreatment system in accordance with Conditions e and f(i) of this Rule:

the discharge flow shall be recalculated and discharge reassessed against Conditionsc and d of this Rule;i. The wastewater influent shall not contain any:

i. Disinfected wastewater from portable toilets; orii. Commercial laundry flows; oriii. Animal effluent or kennel/cattery washdown flows; oriv. Commercial or industrial waste flows other than flows generated from facilities

serving employees, residents, students, or guests.

j. The setback and clearance distances listed in Schedule 14 shall be met.

PermittedActivity

Discharge of contaminants into (but not onto)land from an individual advanced on-sitewastewater system if the discharge:

Rule5.6.4

a. The wastewater originates from a single dwelling unit, a marae, public hall, clubfacility, an institutional, industrial or commercial facility or a public sanitary facilitylocated on the same property as it is disposed on;

a. b.Existed prior to 17 June 2013 and thedischarge complies with all the standards(except Standard d) in this Rule; or

The wastewater influent shall not contain any:

i. Disinfected wastewater from portable toilets; orii. Commercial kitchen flows; orb. Is established after 17 June 2013 and the

discharge complies with all of the standardsin this Rule.

iii. Commercial laundry flows; oriv. Animal effluent or kennel/cattery washdown flows; orv. Commercial or industrial waste flows other than other than flows generated

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c. The advanced on-site wastewater treatment unit has sufficient collection capacityto receive peak influent from buildings or sanitary facilities connected to it andtreatment capability for that influent. Design flow allowances shall comply withSchedule 15: Table 1 - Wastewater Flow Design Allowances ( Page 177);

d. A discharge from any proprietary advanced on-site wastewater treatment unitestablished after notification of this Rule shall be only from a proprietary advancedon-site wastewater-treatment unit for which a Producer Statement and aSecondary-effluent Producer Statement has been lodged with and accepted bythe Consent Authority;

e. A proprietary advanced on-site wastewater treatment unit shall be operated andmaintained in accordance with manufacturer’s design specifications, includingregular maintenance servicing by a person with sufficient expertise, and desludgingby a registered offensive trade operator. Service maintenance records shall beprovided to the Consent Authority within 60 days of the maintenance servicing;

f. Maintenance service records shall identify performance and functional conditionsof the advanced on-site wastewater treatment unit including but not exclusive to:

i. Malfunction, damage or inadequate performance of a component in thesystem;

ii. Repair or service work required and the completion of this work; andiii. Sludge and scum pump out requirements and the completion of this work;

g. Prior to discharge into the land application system the wastewater shall receiveadvanced treatment so that the effluent quality measured from anygrab sampledoes not exceed 20 grams per cubic metre of BOD5 and 30 grams per cubic metreof suspended solids;

h. The peak discharge rate into land shall not exceed the design loading rate or designirrigation rate, for the treated effluent quality, the soil category and the landapplication method;

i. The discharge shall be evenly applied within the area of the land application system;j. Dripper irrigation systems for land application of treated wastewater shall be subject

to maintenance servicing by a person with sufficient expertise at least once peryear. Service maintenance reports shall be provided to the Consent Authority within60 days of maintenance servicing;

k. The setback and clearance distances listed in Schedule 14 ( Page 175) shall be met.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of greywater into land from anindividual on-site greywater system if the dischargecomplies with all of the standards in this Rule.

Rule5.6.5

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i. Human waste flows from toilets or urinals;ii. Commercial kitchen flows;iii. Commercial laundry flows;iv. Animal effluent or kennel/cattery washdown flows; or commercial or industrial

waste flows other than greywater flows generated from facilities servingemployees, residents, students or guests;

v. Domestic kitchen flows and laundry tub flows if the discharge is from agreywater diversion system.

c. The setback and clearance distances listed in Schedule 14 ( Page 175) shall be met;d. The greywater shall pass through a treatment unit which includes a filtration system

before being discharged into land;e. The treatment unit shall have sufficient capacity to receive influent from sanitary

facilities connected to it and treatment capability for that influent and specific use.Design flow allowances shall comply with Schedule 15: Table 1 - Wastewater FlowDesign Allowances ( Page 177);

f. The greywater shall be discharged into land via a subsurface drainage system;g. The discharge rate into land shall not exceed the maximum design loading rate for

the soil permeability and the land application method;h. Any greywater diversion system shall be able to automatically divert to either a

sewer network or a wastewater treatment unit if blockages occur that result inmalfunction;

i. The greywater system shall be operated, maintained and serviced in accordancewith manufacturer’s specifications by a person with sufficient expertise andmaintenance records shall be made available by the landowner to the ConsentAuthority upon request.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of human waste through a pitlatrine into land.

Rule5.6.6

a. The discharge shall only contain human waste;b. The pit latrine is used intermittently and for short duration;c. The setback and clearance distances listed in Schedule 14 ( Page 175) shall be met;

andd. When the pit is filled to within 1 metre of the land surface, or is no longer used, the

contents shall be covered to ground level with a minimum of 1 metre of soil.

PermittedActivity

Discharge of untreated or disinfected wastewaterfrom portable toilets, campervan and mobilehome foul water tanks.

Rule5.6.7

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PermittedActivity

The discharge of untreated or disinfectedwastewater to temporary holding tanks for off-site

Rule5.6.8

a. The discharge originates from:

i. A permanently established building or public sanitary facility connected tothe holding tank which is on the same property or land as the building orsanitary facility; or

discharge to an authorised discharge pointprovided that the discharge:a. Existed prior to 17 June 2013 and the

discharge complies with all of the relevantstandards in this Rule; or

ii. Campervans and mobile homes with foul water tanks; oriii. Individual portable camping toilets; oriv. A temporary ablution building on the same property as the temporary holding

tank; orb. Was established after 17 June 2013 and the

discharge complies with all of the standardsin this Rule. v. Temporary portable toilets on the same property as the temporary holding

tank.

b. The discharge is human sewage and contains no other hazardous substances;c. The building or activity serviced by holding tank(s) is used intermittently and for short

duration;d. Any new holding tank:

i. Is not permanently established in or on the ground;ii. Is for temporary usage and will not be located on a property for more than

five consecutive months;iii. Has a holding capacity 3000 litres or less;iv. The tank is emptied at a frequency that avoids nuisance and adverse

environmental effects;v. The land containing the holding tank is not likely to be subject to slippage,

subsidence, erosion or inundation;vi. The holding tank is not likely to induce slippage, subsidence, erosion or

inundation.

PermittedActivity

The discharge of untreated or disinfectedwastewater to permanently established holding

Rule5.6.9

a. The discharge originates from:

i. A permanently established building or public sanitary facility connected tothe holding tank which is on the same property or land as the building orsanitary facility; or

tanks for off-site disposal to an authoriseddischarge point where:a. The discharge originates from:

ii. Campervans and mobile homes with foul water tanks ; ori. A permanently established building or

public sanitary facility connected toiii. Individual portable camping toilets; oriv. A temporary ablution building on the same property as the holding tank; or

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same property or land as the buildingor sanitary facility; or

b. The discharge is human sewage and contains no other hazardous substances;

ii. Campervans and mobile homes withfoul water tanks;

c. The building or activity serviced by holding tanks(s) is used intermittently and forshort duration;

d. Any new holding tank:b. The holding tank(s) are permanently

established in or on the ground; i. Is permanently established in or on the ground;c. The discharge is human wastewater and

contains no other hazardous substances;ii. The tank is emptied at a frequency that avoids nuisance and adverse

environmental effects;d. The building or activity serviced by a holding

tank(s) is used intermittently and for shortduration;

iii. The land containing the holding tank is not likely to be subject to slippage,subsidence, erosion or inundation;

iv. The holding tank is not likely to induce slippage, subsidence, erosion orinundatione. The holding tank is emptied at a frequency

that avoids nuisance and adverseenvironmental effects

f. The land containing the holding tank is notlikely to be subject to inundation, slippage,subsidence or erosion;

g. The holding tank is not likely to induceinundation, slippage, subsidence or erosion.


The discharge of contaminants into (but not onto)land from an individual on-site wastewater systemif the discharge:

Rule5.6.10

a. Effects on safety and human health;b. Nuisance effects;

a. Complies with all of the Permitted Activitystandards for the relevant type of systemexcept that it serves more than one dwellingon the same property.

c. Effects on soil and water quality;d. The location of the discharge.

Council shall limit its control to the matters specified below: :ControlledActivity

The discharge of composted human waste froman individual on-site composting system into landwhere:

Rule5.6.11

a. Effects on safety and human health;b. Nuisance effects;

a. The discharge originates from a singledwelling unit;

c. Effects on soil and water quality;d. The location of the discharge.

b. The compost discharge shall only containhuman waste flows from toilets or urinals;

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d. The discharge shall be worked into soil orburied under a minimum soil cover of200mm;

e. The setback and clearance distances listedin Schedule 15 ( Page 177) shall be met;

f. The disposal area used for the discharge ofcompost material shall be used only oncein any 12 month period.


Discharge of wastewater to land from a wetlandtreatment or plant filter treatment system.

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Rules for the management of septage, treated wastewater and greywater



PermittedActivity

The disposal of septage by discharge to land on the sameproperty that the septage originates.

Rule 5.6.13 a. The discharge of septage is on land zoned Rural General or RuralProduction as identified in the Combined Plan;

b. Disposal must be carried out by a registered operator;c. The discharge site shall not be used more than once for the disposal

of septage;d. The setback and clearance distances listed in Schedule 14 ( Page

175) shall be met;e. The septage discharge shall not be into land where:

i. The soil comprises gravels, or fissured rock that allow the rapidmigration of effluent from the septage; or

ii. The soil comprises light clays or medium to heavy clays withpoor drainage characteristics; or

iii. The property is sloping.

f. The property shall be protected from any inundation, slippage,subsidence or erosion;

g. The volume of the discharge pit shall be at least 1.5 times thevolume of effluent to be disposed of;

h. The discharge pit shall be secured with adequate fencing andsignage, prior to and after disposal, to prevent access by animalsor children;

i. Any spillage must be immediately cleaned up and placed in thepit;

j. Within 14 days of the septage being discharged into the dischargepit and when the septage material surface has solidified, aminimum of 600mm soil cover shall be mounded over the entirearea of the discharge pit;

k. The disposal site shall be marked on a site plan and the plansubmitted to the Consent Authority within 14 days of disposal takingplace, along with details of:

i. Property legal description and location;ii. Landowner name and address;iii. Operator's name;iv. Source of the septage;v. Disposal date; andvi. The approximate volume of septage disposed.


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The discharge of septage to land from a property orproperties where the septage did not originate.

Rule 5.6.14

PermittedActivity

Discharge of wastewater through a deep bore or soakagepit into land from an individual on-site wastewatertreatment unit is if the discharge:

Rule 5.6.15

a. The discharge of wastewater through a deep bore shall not occurwithin any property zoned Residential, Commercial or Industrial inthe Combined Plan;

a. b.Exists prior to notification of this Rule and thedischarge complies with all of the Conditions of thisRule except condition a; or

The discharge shall only comprise effluent from an individual on-sitewastewater treatment unit servicing a habitable building;

c. The deep bore or soakage pit discharge shall not be into landwhere the soil comprises rapidly draining coarse gravels or fissuredb. Is established after notification of this Rule and the

discharge complies with all of the Conditions of thisRule.

rock that allow the rapid migration of effluent from the bore orsoakage pit;

d. The deep bore or soakage pit discharge shall not be into landwhere the soil is categorised as ‘5’ Light clay or ‘6’ Heavy clayswith poor drainage characteristics; and

e. The setback and clearance distances listed in Schedule 14 ( Page175) shall be met.


The discharge of wastewater or greywater from anindividual on-site wastewater or greywater system ontoland by uncovered surface drip irrigation or spray irrigation.

Rule 5.6.16


The point source discharge of treated wastewater orgreywater from an individual on-site wastewater orgreywater treatment unit:

Rule 5.6.17

a. Into a waterbody, artificial waterbody, or coastal

water with a continuous water flow; orb. Onto land where it may directly enter a waterbody,

artificial waterbody, or coastal water with acontinuous water flow (excluding a natural orconstructed lake or wetland); or

c. Into a natural or constructed lake or wetland but nota lake or wetland constructed as part of thetreatment system.

Non-ComplyingActivity

Point source discharge of treated wastewater or greywaterfrom an individual on-site wastewater or greywater

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treatment unit into a waterbody not provided for in Rule5.6.16 ( Page 80).

ProhibitedActivity

The use of explosives to maintain deep bore infiltration fordisposal of wastewater from an individual on-sitewastewater treatment unit.

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Other Rules



Permitted ActivityThe decommissioning of on-site wastewater treatmentsystems.

Rule 5.6.20 a. Unused tanks are emptied of wastewater and sludge; and

i. Fully removed with the hole backfilled; orii. The bottom of the tank is fractured and the tank is

backfilled to land surface with material not likely tocompress and slump or provide voids and cavities whichwould present a safety hazard to people or animals.

b. Written notification to the Consent Authority is provided within60 days of decommissioning the system. Written notificationshall include the following information:

i. The address and legal description of the property;ii. A description of what decommissioning work was

completed; andiii. A site sketch indicating the location of the

decommissioning work.

Council shall limit its control to the matters specified below:Controlled ActivityThe decommissioning of on-site wastewater treatmentsystems unable to comply with Rule 5.6.19 ( Page 81).

Rule 5.6.21

a. Effects on safety and human health;b. Nuisance effects;c. Effects on soil and water quality; andd. The timing and duration of the activity.

Discretionary ActivityDischarge of wastewater into land from an existingon-site wastewater system with actual or potential

Rule 5.6.22

changes in the origin, quality or volume of the dischargeafter 17 June 2013.

Discretionary ActivityDischarges of wastewater, greywater or septage to landnot provided for in any other Rule.

Rule 5.6.23

Non-ComplyingActivity

The discharge of wastewater from an individual on-sitewastewater system to land where a sewer network is

Rule 5.6.24

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6.0 Activities in the Beds of Rivers and Lakes

Advisory Notes

1. Rules 6.1.1 ( ) to 6.5.5 control activities in, on, under or over the bedsof rivers, streams (including modified watercourses) and lakes. The rules do notcontrol activities in artificial watercourses (including farm drains and roadsidedrains) or ephemeral streams (refer to Definition of Terms). Refer to Section 7( Page 100) for rules addressing the modification of wetlands, including wetlandsin the beds of rivers, streams and lakes.

2. A National Water Conservation (Motu River) Order 1984 exists on the MotuRiver and includes the Motu River from and including the Motu Falls (at orabout map reference NZMS 1 N88:007886) to the State Highway 35 bridge (ator about map reference NZMS1 N70:052354) together with -

a. The following tributaries of the Motu River:

i. The Waitangirua Stream;ii. The Mangaotane Stream;iii. The Te Kahika Stream;iv. The Mangatutara Stream.

b. That part of the Takaputahi River below its confluence with the WhitikauStream (at or about map reference NZMS 1 N79:004116).

This area is identified in the Maps of the Plan.

6.1 Structures in the Beds of Rivers and Lakes

Policies

Policy 6.1.1

Structures within streams, rivers and lakes should be managed so that sedimentgeneration is minimised and within the water quality limits for that waterbody. Wherepossible work within Outstanding Waterbodies shall be avoided.

Policy 6.1.2

Progressively remove barriers to fish passage in priority areas and avoid the creationof future barriers to fish passage by requiring the use of appropriately placed culvertsand bridges for permanent river crossings rather than permanently constructedfords.

Policy 6.1.3

Provide for new structures and activities in streams, rivers and lakes where:

a. Fish passage for migration, recruitment and habitat range is maintained andstructures are established according to best practice;

b. Adverse effects on the significant habitats and migratory and breedingactivities of native aquatic and terrestrial species and trout are minimised;

c. They will not hinder the recharge of groundwater aquifers;d. Impacts on water quality and flow are managed within the limits set for the

waterbody;e. There is no reduction in flood carrying capacity, increased flood levels,

adversely altered floating debris carrying ability of the stream or river, or adversealteration to rates of aggradation or bank erosion;

f. There is no damage to heritage items, waahi tapi, taonga and areas of culturalsignificance;

g. There is no reduction in value of the waterbody for activities such as kohingakai harvesting or recreational use, including the protection of public accessand impacts on natural character and amenity values.

Policy 6.1.4

Provide for the use, maintenance, repair and minor upgrade of existing networkutility infrastructure and lawfully established structures within the beds of streams,rivers and lakes where these are not having adverse effects on the environment.

Regional Rules

Rule 6.1.1 - General Rules

The following standards shall apply to all permitted activities in the beds of lakes,rivers and streams:

a. Fish passage shall not be impeded by physical barriers or other means;b. Activities shall not reduce the flood carrying capacity or the ability of the

stream or river to carry floating debris;c. Activities shall not cause any increase in induced bank erosion or permanent

destabilisation of the bed or river;d. All practicable steps shall be taken to avoid the release of sediment from the

activity, and no clearly discernible change in visual clarity of the water shalloccur beyond a distance of 20 metres downstream of the activity site;

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e. No works shall be carried out in the wet part of the bed in the tidal reaches ofrivers and streams between 1 March and 30 June;

f. No works shall be undertaken in the bed of a waterbody listed in Schedule 1E(trout) ( Page 123) between 15 August and 15 October;

g. No works shall be undertaken in the bed of a waterbody listed in Schedules1A ( Page 109) or 1B (Aquatic habitat) ( Page 117) between 1 May and 30August;

h. No works shall be undertaken in the bed of a waterbody listed in Schedule 1C(Habitats of Threatened Indigenous Flora and Fauna) ( Page 119) where NZ orBanded Dotterel are found between 31 August to 31 December;

i. The activity shall not alter the natural course of the stream or river;j. No contaminants (including, but not limited to, oil, hydraulic fluids, petrol, diesel,

other fuels, paint, solvents, or anti-fouling paints), excluding sediment, shall bereleased to water from the activity;

k. No machinery refuelling or fuel storage shall occur at a location where fuelcan enter any waterbody;

l. The activity shall not compromise the structural integrity or use of any otherauthorised structure or activity in the bed of the stream, river or lake, includingflood control works in Council Administered Drainage Areas (defined inSchedule 8 ( Page 160)).


For controlled and restricted discretionary activities in relation to structures withinthe beds of rivers and lakes, unless otherwise identified in the Rule, resource consentapplications will be considered without notification, without the need to obtain thewritten approval of affected persons.

Structures



PermittedActivity

Any structure (including river control works) and its use occurringin, on, under or over the bed of a lake, river or stream providedthat:

Rule 6.1.3

a. It is not specifically provided for in a rule in this plan;b. It was lawfully established prior to the date of notification

of this Plan.

PermittedActivity

Use, erection, construction, placement, alteration or extensionof a single span stock bridge in the bed of a river or streamwhere the stock bridge:

Rule 6.1.4

a. The structure shall be designed by, or under the guidance of, achartered professional engineer, except where the length of thebridge is less than four (4) metres as measured between the banksof the surface water body;

a. Is not located in a wetland;b.b. The height of the deck of the bridge shall be sufficient that it is not

overtopped by a 20% annual exceedance probability (5 year) floodwith a minimum clearance of 0.5 metres;

The catchment of the stream or river over which thecrossing is located does not exceed 100ha;

c. The stream or river is not an Outstanding Waterbody.

c. There are no piers within the bed;

d. The underside of any bridge is higher than the top of the river bank;

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f. No excavations or infilling of the banks of a river, stream, lake orwetland shall be carried out;

g. The bridge and approaches shall be designed and constructed toprevent animal waste and runoff from the stock crossing approachfrom entering the water.

PermittedActivity

The maintenance, repair, alteration, reconstruction andextension of lawfully established structures (including river

Rule 6.1.5

a. Any materials used for maintenance, repair, alteration,reconstruction or extension do not include vehicle or machinerybodies;control works, but excluding the extension of dams which act

to impound water) occurring in, on, under or over the beds oflakes, rivers and streams. Provided that:

b. There shall be no discharges of contaminants to water frommaintenance activities;

a. No increase or extension occurs to structures withinOutstanding Waterbodies;

c. The disturbance of the bed shall be limited to the extent necessaryto carry out the activity;

b. In all other waterbodies any increase in the structure isnot more than 10% of the size of the structure;

d. Fish passage shall be impeded for no more than 24 hours; ande. The disturbance of the waterbody and release of sediment resulting

from the activity shall not occur for a period greater than:c. From 1 May 2020 the structure has not been identified aspreventing the passage of migrating fish;

i. A total period of 12 consecutive hours per maintenanceactivity in any waterbody listed in Schedule 1;

d. The structure has not been identified as causing morethan minor adverse flooding effects on land, property

ii. A total period of two consecutive days per maintenanceactivity in any waterbody not otherwise covered by (i).

owned or occupied by another person, buildings oraccessways.

PermittedActivity

The use, erection, reconstruction, placement, alteration andextension of a surface water intake structure in, on, under or

Rule 6.1.6

a. The structure shall not restrict the cross-sectional area by more thanfive square metres, or 5% of the width of the river, stream, or lake;whichever is the lesser;over the bed of a stream, river or lake, and associated bed

disturbance. Provided that: b. The intake structure shall be screened with a mesh aperture size:a. The intake structure must be for a lawfully established

surface water take; i. Not exceeding 3mm by 30mm in the tidal areas of rivers andstreams;b. The structure is not located on a stream or river which

flows within the reticulated services area of Gisborne City. ii. Not exceeding 5mm by 30mm or 5mm diameter holes in anyother area that is not in the tidal area of a river or stream;

c. The intake velocity shall not exceed 0.3m/s;d. The disturbance of the bed shall be limited to the extent necessary

to carry out the activity;e. All machinery shall be kept out of the bed of the river or lake;f. All practicable measures shall be taken to avoid vegetation, soil,

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placed in a position where it could readily enter or be carried intoa waterbody;

g. The structure shall at all times be maintained in a sound conditionfor the purpose for which it was constructed, and be kept clear ofaccumulated debris;

h. The structure shall be constructed to ensure that the structure cannot break free and cause a blockage or erosion;

i. Structures in, on or over the beds of lakes shall be designed andconstructed to account for natural lake water level fluctuations.

PermittedActivity

Erection, placement, alteration or extension of a culvert, in, on,or under the bed of a river, stream or lake, and associated beddisturbance, where the culvert:

Rule 6.1.7

a. The minimum culvert diameter shall be 450mm;b. Any culvert shall convey at least 20% annual exceedance probability

(5 year) flood without heading up more than 0.5 metres or causingany significant increase in upstream water levels on neighbouringproperties;

a. Is not located in a wetland;b. Is not located in an Outstanding Waterbody;

c. The culvert invert shall be installed a minimum of 0.1 metres belowthe level of the bed of a river, stream or lake;

c. Is not located within the reticulated services area ofGisborne City or within a rural township;

d. Construction shall ensure that:d. The catchment of the stream or river over which thecrossing is located does not exceed 100ha.

i. Fish passage is maintained following construction;ii. Sediment discharge is minimised;

e. Within 48 hours of construction commencing within the river channelor lake, ambient levels of sediment and fish passage are returned;

f. All equipment and surplus construction materials shall be removedfrom the river or lake bed and the floodplain on the completion ofthat activity;

g. Culvert inlets (entry point) and outlets (exit point) shall be protectedagainst erosion;

h. Culverts shall include provision for overflow to ensure safe passageof flood flows;

i. The maximum fill height over a culvert shall be 2.5 metres;j. The structure shall be maintained to give effect to its design

capacity, including remedying as soon as practicable any blockageor obstruction occurring as a result of the structure;

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the location of the culvert at least five working days prior toconstruction;

l. Within the Council Administered Drainage Areas idenitified inSchedule 10 ( Page 162), in addition to the matters listed above:

i. The Gisborne District Council shall be notified at least 10 daysprior to construction;

ii. Construction shall comply with the Gisborne District Council(2014) Culvert Construction Guidelines for CouncilAdministered Drainage Areas (Refer Schedule 10 ( Page 162))except if the construction of any river (or modified river)crossing is for the purpose of operating State Highways.

PermittedActivity

Use, erection, construction, placement, alteration or extensionof a ford in, or on the bed of a river, stream or lake andassociated bed disturbance where the ford is not:

Rule 6.1.8

a. The ford shall be constructed in a location where there are hardand stable beds and banks;

b. Any concrete pouring shall be carried out so as to prevent concreteor concrete ingredients washing out into the waterbody;

a. Located in a wetland; c. Banks on either side of the ford shall be less than 1 metre high;d. During construction of the ford, all machinery shall be kept out of

the bed of the stream, river or lake where practicable;b. Located in an Outstanding Waterbody identified inSchedule 4 ( Page 128);

e. The disturbance of the bed shall be limited to the extent necessaryto carry out the activity;c. A permanent structure but intended for temporary use

and is restored or removed after a 6 month period. f. The structure shall be maintained in a sound condition for thepurpose for which it was constructed, and be kept clear ofaccumulated debris;

Provided that the catchment of the stream or river over whichthe crossing is located does not exceed 100ha.

g. Following the completion of construction, all excess constructionmaterials and equipment shall be removed from the bed of thestream, river or lake;

h. Construction, alteration or extension shall ensure that:

i. Fish passage is maintained following construction, alterationor extension;

ii. Sediment discharge is minimised.

i. Within the Council Administered Drainage Areas (Refer Schedule10 ( Page 162)), in addition to the matters listed above:

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PermittedActivity

Use, erection and placement of temporary whitebaiting andgame shooting structures, or the use, erection and placement

Rule 6.1.9

of scientific and monitoring structures in, on or under the bedof a lake or river where structures do not protrude into the waterflow in excess of 5% of the average river channel width.

PermittedActivity

The use, erection, reconstruction, placement, alteration andextension of structures, including bridges, cables, lines, pipelines

Rule6.1.10

and suspended fences, which are suspended over the bed ofa lake or river which do not have any contact with the bed ofthe river where structures are suspended at least 500mm abovethe 2% AEP flood level (50 year flood) at the lowest point of thestructure.

PermittedActivity

The suspension and use of a temporary hauler cable and loadsover the bed of a lake, river or stream in the normal course ofplantation forest harvesting. Provided that:

Rule6.1.11

a. No vegetation, slash, soil or other debris associated with plantationforestry shall be left in, on or under the beds of lakes, rivers orwetlands, or be left in a position where it can readily enter or becarried into a permanently flowing river or lake where the vegetationexceeds:

a. The suspension and use is not over an OutstandingWaterbody;

i. 100mm diameter and 3 metres in length; orb. The material which is being hauled does not come incontact with the bed. ii. 100mm diameter and any lesser length, where the vegetation

may cause diversion, damming, bed erosion or habitatdestruction.

PermittedActivity

The erection, placement or maintenance of any line or cableowned by a network utility operator in, on, or under the bedof a lake, river or stream. Provided that:

Rule6.1.12

a. No mobilisation of base or sides of the lake, river or stream bedoccurs;

b. The activity does not take place in or on the bed between the 1May and 15 October except that urgent maintenance may beundertaken during this time;a. Erection and placement of new lines and cables do not

occur in an Outstanding Waterbody in Schedule 4 ( Page128).

c. Where the structure conveys a contaminant, there shall be nodischarge of contaminants from the structure.


The maintenance, repair, alteration and reconstruction oflawfully established structures in, on or under the bed of a lake,

Rule6.1.13

a. Methods necessary to provide for the passage of migrating native

fish;river or stream (including river control works, but excluding theextension of dams which act to impound water) which havebeen identified that the structure: b. Methods necessary to reduce flooding effects.

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Under the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 culverts and fords maynot be built to impede fish passage without a permit from the Departmentof Conservation.

a. Prevents the passage of migrating fish, orb. Is causing more than minor adverse flooding effects on

land, property owned or occupied by another person,buildings or accessways.

But the activity otherwise complies with all the Permitted Activitystandards of Rule 6.1.3 ( Page 84).

Council shall limit its control to the matters specifiedbelow:

ControlledActivities

The suspension and use of a temporary hauler cable and loadsover the bed of a lake, river or stream in the normal course of

Rule6.1.14

plantation forest harvesting which is unable to comply with therules for Permitted Activities in respect of no contact with thebed.

a. Effects on fisheries and instream habitat including fish passage;b. Methods necessary to avoid bank erosion and destabilisation of

the bed;c. Methods to avoid or mitigate the effects of woody debris or spoil

deposition.

Council shall restrict its discretion to matters a-i specified below:RestrictedDiscretionaryActivity

The extension of lawfully established structures (including rivercontrol works, but excluding the extension of dams which actto impound water) occurring in, on, under or over the bed ofan Outstanding Waterbody.

Rule6.1.15

a. Size and placement of the structure;b. Timing and duration of the activity;c. Effects on water flow, capacity of the waterbody and ability of the

waterbody to carry floating debris;Provided that: d. Effects on bank erosion and destabilisation of the bed;e. Effects on fisheries habitats, migration and spawning activities;a. Any increase in the structure is not more than 10% of the

size of the structure. f. Effects on hazard management, heritage items and natural heritagevalues;

g. Effects on mauri, waahi tapu and any cultural values identified bytangata whenua;

h. Effects on the natural character and amenity values of thewaterbody;

i. Effects on the water quality of the waterbody.

Council shall restrict its discretion to the matters specified below:RestrictedDiscretionaryActivity

Erection, placement and ensuring use of a ford or culvert inthe bed of a lake, river or stream which is unable to complywith the Permitted Activity standards with respect to:

Rule6.1.16

a. Size, placement, type and location of crossing;b. Timing and duration of activity;c. Effects on water flow, capacity of river and ability of the river to

carry floating debris;a. Timing of the event of the activity;b. Temporary nature of ford placement; d. Effects on bank erosion and destabilisation of the bed;c. Size of the catchment in which the culvert or a temporary

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e. Effects on fisheries and spawning tributaries;Provided that:f. Effects on hazard management, heritage items and natural heritage

values.a. The activity shall comply with all rules (except those listedabove) specified for a Permitted Activity.


The erection, placement or maintenance of any line or cableowned by a network utility operator in, on or under the bed ofa lake, river or stream which is unable to comply with thePermitted Activity standards with respect to:

Rule6.1.17

a. Location and placement of any line or cable;b. Timing and duration of activity;c. Effects on bank erosion, mobilisation and destabilisation of the bed;a. Timing of the activity;d. Effects on fisheries and spawning tributaries;b. Mobilisation of base or sides of the lake, river or wetland

bed; e. Effects on hazard management, heritage items and natural heritagevalues.c. The activity shall comply with all rules (except those listed

above) specified for a Permitted Activity;Notification may be considered where the application relates to a landoverlay (but excluding the Riparian Management Area Overlay) in respectof Chapter 4 – Natural Heritage of the Combined Plan.

d. For any activity for which a resource consent is required,provision for financial contributions, works and servicesmay be stipulated as a condition on consent. Themaximum provision provided for shall be the full andactual costs of addressing the adverse effects of theactivity.


Use, erection, reconstruction, placement, alteration, removalor demolition of any structure or part of any structure in the

Rule6.1.19

bed of a lake, river or stream which is not already provided forby a rule in the Plan.


Excavation, drilling, tunnelling or otherwise disturbance of thebed of a lake, river or stream which is not already provided forby another rule in the Plan.

Rule6.1.20


Deposition of any substance in, on or under the bed of a lake,river or stream which is not already provided for by a rule in thePlan.

Rule6.1.21


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Other Methods

Method 6.1.1

Council will develop guidelines for work within waterbodies.

Method 6.1.2

Council will work with the Department of Conservation to develop guidelines for instream habitat restoration and restoration of fish passage.

Method 6.1.3

Council will work with the Department of Conservation and interested stakeholdersto develop a programme of removing barriers to fish passage caused by Councilassets such as road culverts.

Method 6.1.4

Council will revise the Code of Practice for Land Development to better reflect goodmanagement and best practice measures.

Method 6.1.5

Council will develop a Bylaw in relation to the maintenance of drains andwaterbodies within the Council Administered Drainage Areas.

Method 6.1.6

Council will develop a culvert design guideline document to assist landownersinstalling culverts to provide for fish passage.

6.2 Vegetation Clearance and Establishment

Policies

Policy 6.2.1

Plants introduced into the beds of streams, rivers and lakes should be of a speciesand at a location suitable to maintain or enhance the values and uses of thewaterbody. Plant pests shall not be introduced into the beds of streams, rivers andlakes.

Policy 6.2.2

Vegetation clearance and the disturbance of the beds of Outstanding Waterbodiesshould be minimised unless the activity will maintain and enhance outstandingvalues of that waterbody.

Policy 6.2.3

Encourage and promote the removal of inappropriate species of plants, or plantsinappropriately located, including wilding willows and any plant identified in theRegional Pest Management Strategy, from the beds of streams, rivers and lakeswhere these are causing adverse effects on water flows, water quality, or the stabilityof the beds and banks of the waterbody.

Policy 6.2.4

Provide for vegetation clearance and planting in streams, rivers and lakes where:

a. Adverse effects on the significant habitats and migratory and breedingactivities of native aquatic and terrestrial species and trout are minimised;

b. There is no reduction in flood carrying capacity, increased flood levels,adversely altered floating debris carrying ability of the stream or river, or adversealteration to rates of aggradation or bank erosion;

c. There is no damage to heritage items, waahi tapi, taonga and areas of culturalsignificance;

d. There is no reduction in value of the waterbody for activities such as kohingakai harvesting or recreational use, including the protection of public accessand impacts on natural character and amenity values.


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Regional Rules

Permitted Activity StandardsMatters for Control/ Discretion


PermittedActivity

Disturbance, removal, damage or destruction toany plant, or part of any plant (whether exotic or

Rule6.2.1

a. The activity is for the purposes of control of any plant pest which is includedwithin the Gisborne Regional Pest Management Strategy; or

indigenous) in, on or under the bed of any lake, riveror stream except for:

b. The activity is for the purposes of customary harvest by tangata whenua; orc. The activity is for the purposes of control of natural hazards and:

a. Outstanding Waterbodies;i. The area to be cleared does not exceed 100m2 per contiguous 100

metres of the bed; andb. During the period of 31 August to 31 December

in any Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody listed inii. Clearance does not exceed 100m2 over any 24 month period; andSchedule 1C ( Page 119) where NZ or banded

dotterel are found; iii. The area to be cleared does not include any indigenous vegetationwhich lies within Protection Management Areas, Outstanding LandscapeAreas, or the Coastal Environment.

c. During the period of 1 March to 30 June in thetidal reaches of rivers and streams.

d. The activity is not the clearance and maintenance of drains subject to Rule6.5.3. ( Page 98); and

e. No vegetation, slash, soil or other debris shall be:

i. Directly deposited in, on or under the bed of a lake or river, or depositedinto a position where it can readily enter or be carried into a permanentlyflowing river or lake;

ii. Left in a position described by i) above, where the vegetation exceeds:

1. 100mm diameter and 3 metres in length; or2. 100mm diameter and any lesser length, where the vegetation

may cause diversion, damming, bed erosion or habitat destruction.

f. The activity does not result in the prevention of native fish passage upstreamor downstream;

g. The activity does not alter the natural course of the river or stream;h. No contaminants (including, but not limited to, oil, hydraulic fluids, petrol,

diesel, other fuels, paint, solvents, or anti-fouling paints), excluding sediment,shall be released to water from the activity;

i. No machinery refuelling or fuel storage shall occur at a location where fuelcan enter any waterbody;

j. The activity shall not compromise the structural integrity or use of any otherauthorised structure or activity in the bed of the stream, river or lake, includingflood control works in Council Administered Drainage Areas (defined inSchedule 8 ( Page 160)).


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Permitted Activity StandardsMatters for Control/ Discretion


PermittedActivity

Introduction or planting of any plant or part of anyplant (whether exotic or indigenous) in, on or under

Rule6.2.2

a. Introduction or planting does not include:

i. The introduction or planting of any plant or part of any plant pest whichis included within the Gisborne Regional Pest Management Plan or anyNational Accord Plant Pests; or

the bed and banks of a lake, river or stream wherethis is for the purposes of soil conservation or theavoidance or mitigation of natural hazards.

ii. Salix viminalis (an osier type willow).


Disturbance, removal, damage or destruction toany plant, or part of any plant (whether exotic or

Rule6.2.3

indigenous) in, on or under the bed of any lake, riveror stream not provided for as a Permitted Activity.

6.3 Stock and Vehicle Access

Policies

Policy 6.3.1

To allow for low levels of stock access to the beds of streams, rivers and lakes where:


b. Impacts on water quality are low;c. There is no reduction in value of the waterbody for activities such as kohinga

kai harvesting or recreational use.

but require reduced access where impacts of stock use occurs beyond thresholdswhere environmental impacts can be significant,

Policy 6.3.2

To allow for vehicle access along beds of rivers, streams and lakes where no otherpracticable option is available provided that impacts on nesting indigenous birdspecies and aquatic habitats are minimised.

Regional Rules

General Rules

Rule 6.3.1

The following standards shall apply to all permitted stock grazing and vehicle accessactivities in the beds of lakes, rivers and streams:

a. The activity shall not cause or induce erosion to the bed or banks of the surfacewaterbody;

b. The activity shall not damage or destroy a wetland, or a whitebait spawningsite identified in Schedule 1D ( Page 122);

c. The activity shall not destroy significant aquatic indigenous vegetation, oraquatic habitat or spawning areas of indigenous species, or significant habitatsof trout, as identified in Schedules 1 ( Page 109), 3 ( Page 126) and 4 ( Page 128).


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PermittedActivity

Stock access and associated disturbance of the bed ofany lake, river or stream by livestock access resultingfrom a formed stock crossing provided that:

Rule 6.3.2 a. The activity is provided for within a Farm Environment Plan prepared inaccordance with Schedule 11 that addresses the adverse effects of stockin surface waterbodies; or

a. b.The stock crossing is not within an OutstandingWaterbody as identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128),or in a wetland;

The activity complies with the following standards:

i. Where the stock crossing occurs more than twice per week on anyone permanently flowing stream or river, the stock crossing shall notoccur after 1 July 2018;

b. The stock crossing does not require a resourceconsent under Section 5.3 ( Page 61) - DiffuseDischarges from Stock Grazing, Horticulture,Agriculture and Forestry.

ii. The stock crossing shall not contaminate a bathing site listed inSchedule 5 ( Page 130);

iii. The stock crossing shall be made at, or near, right angles to the flowof water in the river or stream;

iv. The stock crossing approach shall be on a shallow slope;v. All practicable steps shall be taken to divert runoff away from the

stock crossing approach. This is to prevent runoff from adjacent landand stock races from flowing directly into a stream or river via thestock crossing approach.

Advisory Notes:1. The preferred option for crossing stock over a stream or river is to install a

culvert or single-span bridge2. In relation to condition b (i), where the stock crossing occurs more than

twice a week, the activity is not permitted after the dates specified in theRule. Until the specified date, the activity is permitted subject to standardsb (i-v).

3. In relation to condition b (v), the use of cut-off drains and diversion drainscan be used to achieve the requirement.

PermittedActivity

Stock access to the bed of any lake, river or stream bylivestock, excluding formed stock crossings and stock

Rule 6.3.3

a. The activity is provided for within a Farm Environment Plan prepared inaccordance with Schedule 11 ( Page 164) that addresses the adverseeffects of stock in surface waterbodies; oraccess where resource consent is required under Section

5.3 ( Page 61) - Diffuse Discharges from Stock Grazing,Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry.

b. The activity complies with the following standards:

i. The stock access shall not directly contaminate a bathing site listedin Schedule 5 ( Page 130) in the period between 1 October and 30April, inclusive;

ii. The bed is not used as a standoff for stock and there is no feedingout of supplementary feed on the bed of any lake, river or stream;

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managed to maintain sufficient vegetation cover to provide a filterbetween land and the surface waterbody;

iv. The stock access does not give rise to any of the following effectson water quality:

1. The production of conspicuous oil or grease films, scums orfoams, or floatable or suspended materials;

2. Any conspicuous change in the colour or visual clarity;3. Any emission of objectionable odour;4. The rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by

farm animals; or5. Any significant adverse effects on aquatic life including

preventing fish spawning or migration.

The vehicle access shall not destroy:PermittedActivity

Motorised vehicle entry or passage along the bed of alake, river or stream, provided that:

Rule 6.3.4

a. Significant aquatic indigenous vegetation;

a. There is no entry or passage to the bed of anOutstanding waterbody as identified in Schedule 4( Page 128);

b. Aquatic habitat or spawning areas of indigenous species as identified inSchedules 1 ( Page 109), 3 ( Page 126) or 4 ( Page 128).

b. No lawfully established structure provides for suchan activity;

c. No other practical convenient alternative accessroute is locally available;

d. Vehicle passage is outside of the wetted area ofthe bed and river crossings are minimised; and

e. No vehicle access occurs to dotterel habitatidentified in Schedule 1C ( Page 119) during theirbreeding season (1 August to 31 December).


Stock access to the bed of a lake, river or stream that isnot Permitted by Rule 6.3.2 ( Page 94) or 6.3.3 ( Page 94).

Rule 6.3.5


Vehicle entry or passage to the bed of a lake, river orstream that is not Permitted by Rule 6.3.4 ( ).

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Other Methods

Method 6.3.1

The Council will promote the installation of reticulated stock water systems to providedrinking water for stock, particularly cattle.

Method 6.3.2

The Council will promote the development of Farm Environment Plans as a way forfarmers to identify most appropriate measures on their farm to reduce stock impactson water quality and aquatic habitat values.

Method 6.3.3

The Council will work with the Department of Conservation to develop educationmaterial and appropriate signage about breeding areas of NZ and banded dotterel.

6.4 Gravel Extraction

Policies

Policy 6.4.1

Encourage gravel extraction in areas where it provides the most benefit for:

a. River management purposes;b. The minimisation of flood risk; andc. Maintaining or protecting existing structures.

Policy 6.4.2

Gravel extraction shall not be undertaken in Outstanding Waterbodies unless thiswill enhance the values of the waterbody.

Policy 6.4.3

Gravel extraction from streams and rivers should be undertaken at a rate, and withintime periods that ensures:


b. There is no reduction in flood carrying capacity, increased flood levels,adversely altered floating debris carrying ability of the stream or river, or adversealteration to rates of aggradation or bank erosion;

c. There is no damage to heritage items, waahi tapi, taonga and areas of culturalsignificance; and

d. There is no reduction in value of the waterbody for activities such as mahingakai harvesting or recreational use, including the protection of public accessand impacts on natural character and amenity values.

Regional Rules



PermittedActivity

The extraction of sand, shingle, gravel or rock inquantities less than 30 cubic metres per individual

Rule 6.4.1 a. Gravel is not taken from the tidal reaches of rivers and streams between 1March and 31 May;

over any 12 month period from the dry bed of theriver. Provided that:

b. No gravel shall be taken from the bed of a waterbody listed in Schedule1A (aquatic ecosystems) ( Page 109) between 1 May and 30 August;

a. No gravel is taken from an OutstandingWaterbody identified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128)

c. No gravel shall be taken from the bed of a waterbody listed in Schedule1E (trout) ( Page 123) between 14 August and 15 October;

unless it is provided for in a gravel d. No gravel shall be taken from the bed of a waterbody identified in Schedule1C ( Page 119) as a nesting area of dotterel between 31 August to 31December;

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e. Gravel is taken from a location in the bed that is at least 2 metres from boththe water channel and the river bank;

f. Excavation is not more than 500mm in depth as measured from existingmaterial level;

g. The activity does not occur within 10 metres of an existing structure withinthe bed; and

h. Resulting spoil is redistributed within the dry river bed immediately oncompletion, at least 2 metres from both the water channel and the riverbank, and in a manner which does not change the profile of the river bed.


The extraction of sand, shingle, gravel or rock fromthe dry bed of a river that is not permitted by Rule6.4.1 ( Page 96).

Rule 6.4.2

Other Methods:

Method 6.4.1

The Council will identify outstanding waterbodies where gravel management planswould be beneficial.

6.5 Damming, Diversion and Drainage of Streams, Rivers and Lakes

Policies

Policy 6.5.1

Recognise that the damming and diversion of water can have a range of beneficialpurposes, including:

a. Providing for community water supplies;b. Power generation;c. Stockwater;d. Irrigation water;e. Recreation;f. Flooding/stormwater control; andg. Enhancement of wetlands

Policy 6.5.2

Modification such as straightening and piping of natural water channels should beavoided where possible. Where channels are already modified these should bemanaged to improve in stream habitat values.

Policy 6.5.3

Provide for domestic or community scale hydropower generation in locationsconsistent with the values and limits for the waterbody. Hydropower generationshall not be allowed within Outstanding Waterbodies.

Policy 6.5.4

Any new damming and diversion activities, or changes to existing damming anddiversion activities should ensure that a residual flow is retained within the waterwaywhich maintains instream habitat values including the ability of native fish to migrate,provides for existing surface water takes and allows for existing assimilativerequirements associated with existing discharges of contaminants to water indownstream areas.

Policy 6.5.5

Encourage water storage initiatives in areas affected by seasonal water shortageswhere this is consistent with the values and limits of the waterbody. Water storagedams should be constructed outside the beds of permanently flowing rivers andwetlands.


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Policy 6.5.6

Earthworks should be avoided in Outstanding Waterbodies.

Policy 6.5.7

Reclamation, damming, diversion and drainage of Outstanding Waterbodiesidentified in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) shall not be undertaken and should be avoidedwhere possible in Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbodies identified in Schedule 1 ( Page109).

Regional Rules



The authorised maintenance or restoration of anystopbank or other flood control structure is limited

Permitted ActivityDamming and diversion of water by existing flood control structureslegally established before the date of notification of this Plan.

Rule 6.5.1

to its height and profile as at the date of notificationof this Plan.

Permitted ActivityThe damming and diversion of water within the bed of stream, which isnot permanently flowing, and for domestic stock supply where:

Rule 6.5.2

a. The volume of water impounded is less than 20, 000m3;b. The maximum depth of water is less than 3 metres; andc. The catchment area is less than 5 hectares.

Permitted ActivityThe clearance and maintenance of drains.Rule 6.5.3

a. Clearance and maintenance does notinvolve relocating the drain or alteration indesign of drain, size, grade or depth;

b. No mobilisation of drain base and sidesoccurs; and

c. Any maintenance of drains identified inSchedule 6 ( Page 133) Watercourses in LandDrainage Areas with Significant EcologicalValues shall be undertaken at a time, and insuch a manner, that the ecological valuesare not degraded.

Advisory Note: Refer to the Definitions section forthe Definition of a Drain.


Damming, diversion and drainage of water in the bed of a river or streamwhich does not comply with permitted activity standards, except forOutstanding Waterbodies in Schedule 4 ( Page 128).

Rule 6.5.4


The damming, diversion and drainage of Outstanding Waterbodies inSchedule 4 ( Page 128).

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Prohibited ActivityThe damming, diversion or drainage of any part of the Motu River andits tributaries which fall within the National Water Conservation Order

Rule 6.5.6

(Motu River) 1984. This includes the Motu River from and including theMotu Falls (at or about map reference NZMS 1 N88:007886) to the StateHighway 35 bridge (at or about map reference NZMS1 N70:052354)together witha. The following tributaries of the Motu River:

i. The Waitangirua Stream;ii. The Mangaotane Stream;iii. The Te Kahika Stream; andiv. The Mangatutara Stream:

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7.0 Riparian Margins, Wetlands

7.1 Activities In and Adjacent to Wetlands

Policies

Policy 7.1.1

Protect wetlands and their margins, including small wetlands, from the inappropriateeffects of land and water use.

Policy 7.1.2

Promote the restoration of degraded wetlands and the creation of constructedwetlands in appropriate locations.

Policy 7.1.3

Encourage landowners and the community to maintain or enhance the values ofexisting wetlands.

Policy 7.1.4

Avoid activities, including earthworks, vegetation clearance, diversion, drainageand stock access that could impact on the values of Regionally Significant Wetlands.

Policy 7.1.5

Reduce the level of stock access to wetlands to species that prefer to avoid waterand at stocking rates that avoid evident damage.

Policy 7.1.6

When assessing resource consents for activities within wetlands and their marginshave regard to the following matters:

a. The practicality of avoiding the natural wetland, including alternative locationsor methods for the activity;

b. The ecological significance of the wetland, and the actual and potential foradverse effects on the significant values of the wetland;

c. Any off-setting of actual and potential adverse effects through theenhancement or creation of additional wetland area;

d. The magnitude and proportion of reduction in area of the wetland;

e. The amenity values of the wetland (including cultural, recreational, andaesthetic values);

f. The degree to which the wetland provides for the continued functioning ofecological and physical processes;

g. The timing of activities in accordance with Schedule 2 ( Page 124).

Regional Rules

Rule 7.1.1 - General Rules

The following standards apply to all permitted activities in wetlands and their margins:

a. Fish passage shall not be impeded by physical barriers or other means;b. Water flow and quantity within the wetland shall not be altered; c. Natural form of the wetland shall not be altered;d. No contaminants (including, but not limited to, oil, hydraulic fluids, petrol, diesel,

other fuels, paint, solvents, or anti-fouling paints), shall be released into thewetland;

e. All machinery shall be kept out of the bed of the wetland and refuelling or fuelstorage shall occur at a location where fuel cannot enter any wetland or otherwaterbody;

f. The activity shall not cause or induce ongoing erosion of the bed or banks ofany surface water body;

g. Any disturbance of a wetland, including damage to indigenous vegetation,shall be no more than minor in scale, and temporary in duration;

h. The activity does not give rise to any of the following effects on water quality:

i. The production of conspicuous oil or grease films, scums or foams, orfloatable or suspended materials; or

ii. Any conspicuous change in the colour or visual clarity; oriii. Any emission of objectionable odour; oriv. The rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by farm animals;

orv. Any significant adverse effects on aquatic life.

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PermittedActivity

Maintenance of lawfully established structures includingnetwork utility structure, roads, tracks, earthdams or fencelines.

Rule 7.1.2

PermittedActivity

Exotic vegetation clearance whereRule 7.1.3

a. No vegetation, slash, spoil or other debris greater than 100mmin diameter shall be directly deposited in, on or under wetlands;

a. The clearance is required under a Regional PestManagement Plan under the Biosecurity Act 1993 or aregistered Wetland Management Plan; or

b. Where non hand-held machinery is used to remove vegetation,the machinery shall not be located within the wetland. Nothingin this rule prevents the use of cables and associated fixtures

b. The clearance is hand clearing for fencelines and issurficial, and not more than 4 metres in total width; or

attached to machinery located outside the wetland, or theuse of hand-held machinery in the wetland;

c. The activity is for the purposes of control of naturalhazards and the area to be cleared does not exceed100m2 per 24 months;

c. Where tree species that re-grow from cut material (including,but not limited to willows and poplars) are to be removed, thetree is to be cut down, and removed from the wetland.

Nothing in this rule prevents the use of alternative tree controlmethods listed in Advisory Note 2.

Advisory Notes1. Advice on the appropriate removal of pest plants is available

from Gisborne District Council.

2. Methods for the removal of exotic vegetation from wetlandsinclude injection of herbicide into standing trees, total removal,cutting the tree and treating the stump to prevent regrowth,or spraying (aerial or hand-held).

PermittedActivity

Harvesting or sustainable use of wetland resources inaccordance with:

Rule 7.1.4

a. A registered Wetland Management Plan; orb. A reserve management plan prepared under the

Reserves Act by the Gisborne District Council, theDepartment of Conservation; Fish and Game NZ, or arecognised iwi authority; or

c. Maori customary use, including, but not limited toraranga, rongoa, and kohinga kai, where the activity isundertaken according to tikanga Maori.

PermittedActivity

Stock access to a wetland excluding controlled stock crossingsand stock access where resource consent is required by Rule5.3.1 ( Page 61), 5.3.2 ( Page 61) or 5.3.3 ( Page 62).

Rule 7.1.5

a. The stock access shall only cause minor and temporarydisturbance (but not clearance) of vegetation in the wetland;

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c. The stock access does not degrade the values of anyRegionally Significant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 ( Page126);

d. From 1 May 2021 there is no stock access from cattle to anyregionally significant wetlands identified in Schedule 3 ( Page126);

e. The wetland is not used as a standoff for stock and there is nofeeding out of supplementary feed.

Advisory Note: Work outside of a wetland which leads to drainage,infilling, vegetation clearance or other modification of the wetlandrequires a resource consent under this rule.


Any activity that results in the modification of a wetlandincluding drainage, infilling or vegetation clearance providedthat it is not a Regionally Significant Wetland identified inSchedule 3 ( Page 126).

Rule 7.1.6

Advisory Note: Work outside of a wetland which leads to drainage,infilling, vegetation clearance or other modification of the wetlandrequires a resource consent under this rule.


Modification of a Regionally Significant Wetland identified inSchedule 3 ( Page 126) in accordance with a registeredWetland Management Plan.

Rule 7.1.7


Any activity that results in the modification of a RegionallySignificant Wetland identified in Schedule 3 ( Page 126) notprovided for in another Rule,

Rule 7.1.8

Other Methods

Method 7.1.1

Develop a database of all known wetlands within the region that identifies theirprincipal values and threats.

Method 7.1.2

Encourage the active restoration of wetlands and their margins and support thedevelopment of Wetland Management Plans as a formal tool for managingwetlands.

Method 7.1.3

Promote awareness about the values of wetlands, the importance of protectingthem and the benefits of good management through forums such as field days,visiting landowners, schools and newsletters.

Method 7.1.4

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7.2 Riparian Margins

Advisory Notes:

1. The provisions in this section are in addition to the Riparian Management Areaprovisions in the Combined Plan. Where these policies, rules and methods aremore specific in relation to a particular waterbody they take precedence overthose in the Combined Plan.

2. Riparian Management Areas are not mapped (refer to the Definitions for theextent of Riparian Management Areas).

Policy

Policy 7.2.1

To maintain and enhance the vegetation, along the riparian margins of the region’slakes, rivers and streams with encouragement given to indigenous planting and topromote the retirement and planting of riparian margins where appropriate. Theestablishment of indigenous vegetation in riparian margins will be promoted andencouraged where this will:

a. Protect and enhance the values of Outstanding Waterbodies identified inSchedule 4 ( Page 128);

b. Protect the banks from erosion and adverse effects of flooding;c. Protect and enhance the aquatic ecosystems and habitat for flora and fauna,

with particular focus on areas identified in Schedules 1 ( Page 109), 3 ( Page126), and 4 ( Page 128);

d. Retire areas identified as Protected Watercourses as part of vegetationclearance resource consents;

e. Protect and enhance indigenous biodiversity;f. Maintain the hydrological regime of the river, including its hydraulic power

and energy regime;g. Maintain the efficiency of river channels;h. Protect structures in the beds.

Policy 7.2.2

To promote the beneficial outcomes of more sensitive management of riparianmargins and actively support the restoration of riparian vegetation. In determiningreaches of streams, rivers or lakes for priority action in relation to riparian managementinitiatives, regard shall be had to the following criteria:

a. The matters referred to in (Policy 7.2.1 ( )) above;b. Existing degraded water quality, including high water temperature, suspended

solids, and nitrate and reactive dissolved phosphate levels;c. Existing degraded habitat quality, including instream habitat and the extent

of loss of existing vegetation;d. The intensity of land uses, and their proximity to watercourses,e. The slope of the land, soil characteristics and the actual or potential

contamination from diffuse sources;f. The actual or potential use of water for community, industrial and domestic

water supplies;g. Mauri and customary uses of tangata whenua;h. Access to actual or potential scenic, amenity and recreational values including

fishery values and the habitat of trout;i. Actual or likely conflicts among competing water uses and values and the

potential for riparian management to reduce those conflicts.

Regional Rules

Rule 7.2.1-General Rules

The following standards apply to permitted activities in Riparian Management Areascovered by the Rules within the Freshwater Plan:

a. No contaminants (including, but not limited to, oil, hydraulic fluids, petrol, diesel,other fuels, paint, solvents, or anti-fouling paints), excluding sediment, shall bereleased into the waterbody;

b. All machinery shall be kept out of the bed of the waterbody and refuelling orfuel storage shall occur at a location where fuel cannot enter any waterbody;

c. Where possible, activities should be undertaken between 1 October and 31March;

d. The activity shall not cause or induce ongoing erosion of the bed or banks ofany surface water body;

e. No vegetation, slash, soil or other debris shall be:

i. Directly deposited in, on or under the bed of a lake or river, or depositedinto a position where it can readily enter or be carried into a permanentlyflowing river or lake.

ii. Left in a position described by i) above, where the vegetation exceeds:

1. 100mm diameter and 3 metres in length; or2. 100mm diameter and any lesser length, where the vegetation may

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Rule 7.2.2 Non-notification

For controlled and restricted discretionary activities in relation to riparian margins,unless otherwise identified in the Rule, resource consent applications will beconsidered without notification, without the need to obtain the written approval ofaffected persons.



Permitted ActivityVegetation clearance within the Riparian ManagementArea of an Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody withinSchedule 1 ( Page 109).

Rule 7.2.3 a. The vegetation comprises exotic trees or shrubs or other exotic plantsscattered amongst pasture; or

b. The clearance is required under a Regional Pest Management Planunder the Biosecurity Act 1993; or

c. The clearance is hand clearing of exotic vegetation for fence linesor for restoration of riparian management areas, and is surficial, andnot more than 4 metres total width; or

d. The clearance is plantation forestry thinning resulting in at least 250evenly distributed trees remaining per hectare; or

e. The clearance is the grazing of pasture by stock in accordance withRule 6.3.2 ( Page 94) provided that it is not an area identified asOverlay 3A in the Combined Plan; or

f. Where the vegetation clearance is for the establishment of a rivercrossing point:

i. The access does not exceed more than 4.5 metres in width;ii. The activity does not affect more than 4.5 metres per contiguous

100 metres of riparian area frontage;iii. The crossing shall be made at, or near to, right angles to the

flow of the water in the river or stream, ensuring minimal roadingin the Riparian Management Area;

iv. The area shall be stabilised as soon as practicable, but no laterthan 3 months from the end of the activity;

v. All practicable steps shall be taken to keep stormwater awayfrom the stream crossing approach.

Permitted ActivityEstablishment and harvest of agricultural andhorticultural crops within the Riparian Management

Rule 7.2.4

a. Land preparation does not result in the clearance of indigenousnative trees;

Area of an Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbody withinSchedule 1 ( Page 109).

b. No land disturbance within 1 metre of the bank of the AquaticEcosystem Waterbody.

Permitted ActivityExotic vegetation clearance within the RiparianManagement Area of an Aquatic Ecosystem

Rule 7.2.5

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Waterbody within Schedule 1 ( Page 128) or anOutstanding Waterbody within Schedule 4 ( Page 128).

b. The clearance is required under a Regional Pest ManagementStrategy under the Biosecurity Act 1993; or

c. The clearance is identified within a Farm Environment Plan registeredwith the Consent Authority; or

d. The clearance is hand clearing of exotic vegetation for fence linesor for restoration of riparian management areas, and is surficial, andnot more than 4 metre total width;

e. The clearance is grazing of pasture by stock in accordance with Rule6.3.2 ( Page 94).

Permitted ActivityMaintenance and repair of existing lawfully establishedstructures within the Riparian Management Area of an

Rule 7.2.6

Outstanding Waterbody as identified within Schedule4 ( Page 128) of the Plan, including:a. Lines, cables and other structures for network

utility purposes; orb. Lawfully established roads, tracks or earth dams;

orc. Any other lawfully established structure.

Permitted ActivityLand disturbance for installation of fencing or structuresassociated with soil conservation purposes or scientific

Rule 7.2.7

monitoring within the Riparian Management Area ofan Outstanding Waterbody as identified withinSchedule 4 ( Page 128) of the Plan.

Council shall restrict its control to the matters specified below:ControlledActivity

Installation of Lines for network utility purposes andminor upgrading of lawfully established network utility

Rule 7.2.8

a. Location and placement of any line or cable;structures within the Riparian Management Area of anOutstanding Waterbody as identified within Schedule4 ( Page 128) of the Plan.

b. Timing and duration of activity;c. Effects on bank erosion, mobilisation and destabilisation of the bed;d. Effects on fisheries and spawning tributaries; ande. Effects on hazard management, heritage items and natural heritage

values.

Notification: Consent applications may be notified where the applicationrelates to a land overlay (but excluding the Riparian Management AreaOverlay) in respect of Chapter 4 – Natural Heritage of the Combined Plan.


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Vegetation clearance not provided for in another Rulewithin the Riparian Management Area of an AquaticEcosystem Waterbody identified in Schedule 1 ( Page109).

Rule 7.2.9

a. Location of the activity;b. Timing and duration of activity;c. Effects on bank erosion, mobilisation and destabilisation of the bed;d. Effects on fisheries and ecosystem health;e. Effects on water quality;f. Effects on natural character and landscape values; andg. Effects on recreational values.



Any activity not provided for in another Rule within theRiparian Management Area of an OutstandingWaterbody in Schedule 4 ( Page 128) of the Plan.

Rule 7.2.10

a. Location of the activity;b. Timing and duration of activity;c. Effects on bank erosion, mobilisation and destabilisation of the bed;d. Effects on fisheries and ecosystem health;e. Effects on water quality;f. Effects on natural character and landscape values; andg. Effects on recreational and amenity values.


Discretion matters a - g same as Rule 7.2.10 ( ).RestrictedDiscretionaryActivity

Land and Vegetation disturbance as a result of cablehaul logging across a Protected Watercourse identifiedin Schedule 7 ( Page 134).

Rule 7.2.11


Vegetation clearance or afforestation with plantationforest species within 10 metres of the bank of a

Rule 7.2.12

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The planting of second rotation plantation forestspecies within a Riparian Management Area of an

Rule 7.2.13

Outstanding Waterbody as identified in Schedule 4 (Page 128).

Methods

Method 7.1.1

Map electronically on the Council GIS all existing Protected Watercourses identifiedthrough forestry harvesting consents, and keep this mapping up to date. Developa database of values of the Protected Watercourses.

Method 7.1.2

Undertake further research to identify waterbodies and/or riparian areas within theregion that warrant specific riparian protection management due to their associatedaquatic or terrestrial biodiversity, habitat or ecosystem values. This could includeidentifying further waterbodies and/or riparian areas through the catchment planningprocess.


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Part D: Regional Schedules 108

Schedule 1: Aquatic Ecosystem Waterbodies

A. Habitats and Migratory Pathways of Indigenous Fish Species

Fish Species PresentTributaryRiver, Stream Or LakeCatchment

Bluegill Bully, Common Bully, Crans Bully, RedfinBully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Koaro,Banded Kokopu, Giant Kokopu, Torrentfish

Whangaparoa RiverWhangaparoa RiverWhangaparoa

Mohau Stream

Mangawhatu Stream

Te Rewhatau Stream

Hamutini Stream

Mangaomautua Stream

Mangapouri Stream

Kohetetu Stream

Waiariki Stream

Waimatau Stream

Redfin Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, TorrentfishRaukokore RiverRaukokore RiverWaikura

Waikura RiverWaikura River

Mangamaha Stream

Mangaotane Stream

Bluegill Bully, Common Bully, Redfin Bully, UplandBully, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Giant Kokopu,Torrentfish

Wharekahika RiverWharekahika RiverWharekahika

Oweka Stream

Haungakakahu Stream

Mangapurua Stream

Mangatutu Stream

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Waimate Stream

Makarae Stream

Tapirau Stream

Waiaroho Stream

Te Purimu Stream

Bluegill Bully, Common Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinEel, Inanga, Torrentfish

Nukutaharua StreamNukutaharua StreamHicks Bay

Te Kapa Stream

Bluegill Bully, Common Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinEel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Koaro, Lamprey.Common Smelt

Punaruku StreamPunaruku StreamPunaruku

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinEel, Shotfin Eel, Inanga, Giant Kokopu, ShortjawKokopu, Torrentfish

Karakatuwhero RiverKarakatuwhero RiverKarakatuwhero

Common Bully, Redfin Bully, Longfin Eel, Koaro,Banded Kokopu

Matapu Stream

Mokota Stream

Wairenga Stream

Waipirita Stream

Parinui Stream

Onematariki Stream

Mangarangiora Stream

Crans Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga,Torrentfish

Awatere RiverAwatere RiverAwatere

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, InangaKopuapounamu River

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Makorokoro Stream

Waewaetkarepa Stream

Mangaotihe Stream

Otawhau Stream

Common Bully, Redfin Bully, Longfin Eel, ShortfinEel, Inanga

Kaipo Stream

Shortfin Eel, Inanga, LampreyPunaruku StreamPunaruku StreamHaupara Point

Oruakarahea Stream

Kaioro Stream

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinBully, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Banded Kokopu, Smelt

Taikawakawa StreamTaikawakawa StreamHoroera Point

Mangakino Stream

Nohomanga StreamNohomanga Stream

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Redfin Bully, ShortfinEel, Inanga, Banded Kokopu, Lamprey, Smelt

Orutua RiverOrutua RiverOrutua

Orutua Stream

Mangamakawe Stream

Te Pukahu Stream

Te Awakari Stream

Te Rimuroa Stream

Taweka Stream

Tihiotupakoa Stream

Mangaehu Stream

Waiiti Stream


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Karaka Stream

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Redfin Bully, ShortfinEel, Inanga, Banded Kokopu, Lamprey, Smelt

Pohoenui StreamPohoenui StreamPaengaroa Bay

Te Pito StreamTe Pito Stream

Te Waipuhake StreamTe Waipuhake Stream

Waipohatuhatu StreamWaipohatuhatu Stream

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinBully, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Banded Kokopu, Smelt

Waipapa StreamWaipapa StreamWaipapa

Te Karaka Stream

Te Mangai Stream

Mangatoetoe Stream

Mangatuhara Stream

Mangapuia Stream

Makahikatoa Stream

Te Parera Stream

Mangapiripiri Stream

Te Waiau Stream

Tomokia Stream

Mangatapaiuru Stream

Te Pini Stream

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinEel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Banded Kokopu, Smelt

Tunanui StreamTunanui StreamEast Cape

Te Rotootekapa Stream

Taipu Stream

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Waikuta StreamWaikuta Stream

Tapirau StreamTapirau Stream

Waiokarangatu StreamWaiokarangatu Stream

Maungaroa StreamMaungaroa Stream

Te Pito StreamTe Pito Stream

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga,Koaro

Waione StreamWaione StreamWaione

Te Kanapa Stream

Te Awha Stream

Waikaka Stream

Totara Stream

Makowhai Stream

Mangapapa Stream

Longfin EelWaiapu RiverWaiapu RiverWaiapu

Longfin Eel, KaoroTapuaeroa River

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Smelt, TorrentfishWhakatu Stream

Longfin EelIhungia River

Poroporo River

Wairongomai River

Raparapaririki Stream

Mangaraukokore Stream

Huitatariki Stream

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Mokoiwi Stream

Oronui Stream

Common Bully, Longfin Bully, Shortfin BullyMangaiwi Stream

Longfin Eel, KaoroMangaoporo River

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin EelMangareia Stream

Longfin Eel, TorrentfishMangakinonui Stream

Inanga, Common SmeltMangaharei Stream

Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Giant Kokopu, ShortjawKokopu, Torrentfish

Mata RiverMata River

Longfin EelMangapekapeka Stream

Makokomuka Stream

Mangamaunu Stream

KaoroWaingakia Stream

Waitahaia Stream

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, TorrentfishMaraehara RiverMaraehara River

Houpatete Stream

Houpatero Stream

Kirikohe Stream

Mangarangiora Stream

Makawakawa Stream

Ngararapapa Stream

Mangahoanga Stream


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Tihi Stream

Waitaiko Stream

Mangaotawhito Stream

Haupouri Stream

Mangawhero Stream

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga,Smelt

Whareponga StreamWhareponga StreamWhareponga

Wharekaha Stream

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga,Smelt

Te Maire StreamTe Maire StreamOtamarauiriPoint

Houhoupounamu Stream

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, KaoroWaiotara StreamWaiotara StreamTe Waipuna

Redfin Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga,Banded Kokopu

Taruheru RiverTaruheru RiverTaruheru

Waihirere StreamWaihirere Stream

Redfin Bully, Longfin Eel, Inanga, Common BullyWaimata RiverWaimata RiverWaimata

Common Bully, Crans Bully, Upland Bully, LongfinEel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Kaoro, Torrentfish

Te Arai RiverTe Arai RiverWaipaoa

Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, InangaWhatatuna StreamWhatatuna Stream

Bluegill Bully, Common Bully, Longfin Eel, TorrentfishUrukokomuka StreamMangatu River

Redfin Bully, Longfin EelRangiriri StreamWaikohu River

Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Banded KokopuKaraua StreamKaraua Stream

Redfin Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga,Banded Kokopu

Wherowhero StreamWherowhero Stream

Pakowhai StreamPakowhai Stream

Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, InangaWharekakaho StreamWharekakaho StreamTe Puna


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Waikara StreamWaikara Stream

Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, InangaTakararoa StreamTakararoa StreamTakararoa

Bluegill Bully, Common Bully, Redfin Bully, LongfinEel, Shortfin Eel, Inanga, Torrentfish

Motu River (Below Waterfall)Motu RiverMotu

Longfin EelMotu River (Above Waterfall)

Longfin EelWaitangirua Stream

Waikura River

Whakamaria Stream

Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Koaro, Shortjaw Kokopu,Torrentfish

Mangaotane Stream

Longfin Eel, TorrentfishKokopumatara Stream

Bluegill Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, Kaoro,Torrentfish

Koranga RiverKoranga RiverKoranga

Koranga Stream


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B. Additional Key Habitats for Longfin Eel

TributaryRiver or StreamCatchment

Maraetaha RiverMaraetaha RiverMaraetaha

Waingata StreamMata RiverWaiapu

Ruatahunga Stream

Whakoau Stream

Mangamatukutuku Stream

Mangamaunu Stream

Haupatua Stream

Makatote Stream

Pouawa RiverPouawa RiverPouawa

Waiomoko RiverWaiomoko RiverWaiomoko

Uawa RiverUawa RiverUawa

Hikuwai RiverHikuwai River

Mangahauini Stream

Waipare StreamWaipare StreamAnaura Bay

Hikuwai RiverHikuwai RiverHikuwai

Mangahauini Stream

Mangahauini RiverMangahauini River

Waipiro StreamWaipiro StreamWaipiro

Waikaka StreamWaikaka StreamWaikaka

Tunanui StreamTunanui StreamTunanui

Waipapa StreamIhungia RiverWaiapu


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TributaryRiver or StreamCatchment

Te Waipuhake StreamTe Waipuhake StreamPaengaroa Bay

Mangatu RiverMangatu RiverWaipaoa

Mangapapa Stream

Urukokomuka Stream

Lower Waipaoa RiverLower Waipaoa River

Mangaoai Stream

Whatatuna Stream

Whaeo Stream

Upper Waipaoa RiverUpper Waipaoa River

Waimatau Stream

Waingaromia RiverWaingaromia River

Tarekepokia Stream

Parariki Stream

Waikohu RiverWaikohu River

Whakaahu StreamWhakaahu Stream

Wharekopae RiverWharekopae River


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C. Habitats of Threatened Indigenous Flora and Fauna

Species PresentLake, Wetland or River MouthRiver or StreamCatchment

Hochstetter’s Frog Aunui StreamMidway Point

Banded Dotterel, New Zealand Dotterel, WhiteHeron, Pied Stilts

Wharekahika River Mouth Wharekahika

BitternWharekahika Swamp

Hochstetter’s Frog Oweka Stream - Headwaters and bush clad tributaries

Hochstetter’s FrogWaiaroho Stream

Banded DotterelOtopotehetehe Lake

Blue Duck Mangapurua Stream

Hochstetter’s FrogKarakatuwhero RiverKarakatuwhero

Banded DotterelKarakatuwhero River – From mouth to 2063639/5816744

Banded DotterelAwatere River – From mouth to end of Kopupounamu RoadAwatere

Koupuapounamu River

Hochstetter’s FrogKoupuapounamu River – Bush Areas

Blue Duck, Hochstetter’s FrogTaurangakautuku River – Bush Areas

Banded DotterelTaurangakautuku River - From confluence with KopuapounamuRiver - 2065249/5812099

Banded DotterelWaiapu RiverWaiapu

Mata River – From Waiapu River Confluence to 2058002/5787012

Tapuaeroa River – From confluence with Waiapu River to2053027/5797712

Blue Duck, Hochstetter’s FrogMangamauku Stream

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Blue DuckWaingakia Stream

BitternPoroporo River – Old Oxbow (2075473/5803806) to Wetland Areaup Poroporo Road (2068658/5803733)

New Zealand Dabchick, Grey Duck, New ZealandShoveler, Pied Stilt, Teal

Te Puia Lake (Ratahi Lagoon)

Spotless CrakeWaipiro SwampWaipiro

New Zealand Dabchick, Grey Duck, New ZealandShoveler, Pied Stilt, Teal

Rotonui PondsTe Puia

Blue Duck Rangiriri Stream (Headwaters)Waipaoa

Waikohu River (Headwaters)

Wharekopae River (Headwaters)

Urukokomuka Stream (Headwaters)

Bittern, New Zealand DabchickLake Repongaere

Bittern, New Zealand Dabchick, New ZealandShoveler

Dod Pond

Banded Dotterel, Royal Spoonbill, Caspian Tern,Wyrbill

Wherowhero Stream

Bittern, New Zealand DabchickMatawhero Loop (TeMaungarongo o Te KootiRikirangi Reserve)

Blue Duck Hangaroa RiverHangaroa

Blue DuckRuakituri River and Headwater StreamsRuakituri

Okaura Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)

Pukakaho Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)

Anini Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)


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Whakaretu Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)

Tupunui Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)

Owhakarotu Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)

Ngawapurua Stream (Ruakituri River Headwaters)

Spotless Crake, New Zealand Dabchick, SwampNettle (Urtica Linearifolia)

Lake Karangata (Tiniroto Lakes)

Lake Rotokaha (Tiniroto Lakes)

Tiniroto Lakes

Blue Duck, Hochstetter’s Frog Motu RiverMotu

Blue DuckMangaotane Stream

Blue DuckKoranga StreamKoranga

Blue DuckOpato StreamOpato

Blue Duck, Hochstetter’s FrogRaukokore RiverRaukokore


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D. Whitebait Spawning Sites

LocationRiver or StreamCatchment

Salt WedgeWharekahika RiverWharekahika

Just below road bridge, true right side

Embayment in vicinity of river mouthKarakatuwhero RiverKarakatuwhero

Embayment just below the bridge, true right sideAwatere RiverAwatere

Salt WedgeUawa RiverUawa

Salt WedgeWaiomoko StreamWhangara

Salt WedgeWhatatuna StreamWaipaoa

From water Supply pipe bridge to 1.2km upstreamTe Arai RiverWaipaoa

Salt wedge at Sadler Road/Taurau Valley Road intersectionKaraua StreamWaipaoa

Salt wedge at Parkview PlaceMatokitoki StreamTaruheru

Salt wedge at Wharerata Road and upstream for 100mPakowhai StreamTe Wherowhero


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E. Important Habitats of Trout

CommentsRiver or StreamCatchment

Nationally significant trout habitat and fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reachesand tributaries

Ruakituri River and tributariesRuakituri

Regionally significant trout habitat and fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reachesand tributaries above pehiri

Hangaroa River and tributariesHangaroa

Locally significant trout fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reaches and tributariesMangapoike Stream and tributariesMangapoike


Koranga River and tributariesWaioeka


Opato Stream and tributariesOpato


Motu River and tributariesMotu


Watangirua Stream and tributaries

Regionally significant trout habitat and fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reachesand tributaries

Waitahaia River and tributariesMata


Waingakia Stream and tributaries

Locally significant fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reaches and tributariesWharekopae River and tributariesWaipaoa


Raukokore River and tributariesRaukokore

Trout habitat and fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reaches and tributariesWaikura River and tributaries

Trout habitat and fishery value. Trout spawning habitat in upper reaches and tributariesRaparapaririki Stream and tributariesWaiapu


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Schedule 2: Migrating and Spawning Habitats of Native Fish

Migration habitats of Freshwater Fish

Peak Activity

Range of activity

DecNovOctSeptAugJulJunMayAprMarFebJanLife stageDirectionSpecies

AdultUpstreamLamprey

JuvenileDownstreamLamprey

Glass eelTo estuaryLong and shortfinned eel

JuvenileUpstreamLong and shortfinned eel

AdultDownstreamLong and shortfinned eel

JuvenileUpstreamSmelt

AdultUpstreamSmelt (riverine stock)

AdultDownstreamSmelt (riverine stock)

Juvenile/AdultsUpstreamInanga

JuvenileUpstreamGiant kokopu

JuvenileUpstreamBanded kokopu

JuvenileUpstreamShortjawed kokopu

JuvenileUpstreamKoaro

JuvenileUpstreamTorrentish

AdultUpstreamTorrentfish

JuvenileUpstreamRedfinned bully

JuvenileUpstreamCommon bully

JuvenileUpstreamBluegilled bully

JuvenileUpstreamGiant bully

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Spawning habitats of Freshwater Fish

Peak Activity

Range of activity

DecNovOctSeptAugJulJunMayAprMarFebJanSpawning habitatSpecies

Upper catchmentLamprey

Sand banks of riversSmelt

At spring tide at in upper estuary edgevegetationInanga

Mid-low reaches of flowing waterwaysGiant kokopu

Stream margins at flood amongvegetation and debrisBanded kokopu

Stream bank rocks, debris andvegetation during floodShortjawed kokopu

Cobbles at stream edgeKoaro

Lowland rivers/estuariesTorrentish

Flowing water under rocksRedfinned bully

Under firm flat surfacesCommon bully

Flowing water under rocksBluegilled bully

EstuariesGiant bully

Under large rocksCran’s Bully

Under large flat rocksUpland bully

wetlandsBlack mudfish

Small stones instreamDwarf galaxias

Gravel bed in flowing riverTrout spawning

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Schedule 3: Regionally Significant Wetlands

Key ValuesPMASiteCatchment

Freshwater Rush-Sedge wetland behind dunes. Banded Dotterel, New Zealand Dotterel, WhiteHeron, Waders and Field Birds

Hicks Bay SwampHicks Bay

Raupo Swamp Surrounded by podocarp forest. Fernbird. High water quality due to surroundingbush

PR36 WaengaWaenga SwampWharekahika

Unmodified Oxbow with open water and Raupo bordered by Kahikatea-Broadleaved Forest.Bittern. Waders, Bush and Field Birds

PR30 OxbowWharekahika Pond and Bush

Downstream of Oxbow Wetland. Bittern. Waders, Bush and Field Birds Wharekahika Swamp

Podocarp-Broadleaved Forest adjacent to Manuka rush wetland. A high diversity of vegetationtypes in and around the mud lake. Only known location for Mistletoe (Ileostylis Micranthus).

PR9Otopotehetehe LakeOweka

Banded Dotterel, Pied Stilts (Nesting), and other Waders in good numbers. Bush and Field Birdsalso present. SSWI94. Cold salt water mud volcano lake. Water quality reflects unique geology

Freshwater wetlands – Part of freshwater coastal complex. Supports Manuka, Flax, RaupoReedlands, Kahikatea (Cyperus Ustulatus) Tree Sedgeland. High wildlife values supporting verylarge numbers of Wetland Birds in the Ecological District

PR6 Te AraroaTe Whare WetlandsKarakatuwhero

Springfed wetland in a small basin with a number of uncommon and rare wetland species. Highwater quality values

PR2Kakanui WetlandAwatere

Basin wetland, only wetland in the East Cape Land System. High diversity of vegetation, SwampCoprosma (Coprosma Tenuicaulis), and Manuka Scrub. Good water quality

PR32Te AnaipihaEast Cape

Two Raupo-Rush wetlands. Spotless Crake, other Waders. Good water qualityWR10Wairoa River SwampWaiapu

Diverse Raupo-Rush sedgeland with Willow. Diversity of wetland vegetation is of high significance.Spotless Crake, other Waders, Waterfowl, and Field Birds

WR11Mahora Swamp

Raupo Wetland with some Willow. 20% open water. Bittern, Pied Stilts (Nesting), other Waderspresent

WR4Poroporo Road Swamp

Two unmodified wetlands on the Mataahu Plateau dominated by Baumea, Elocharis, Raupo,and Sphagnum. High water quality. High significance natural wetlands

WR16Mataahu WetlandWhareponga

Raupo, Jarex, and Carex species, Sphagnum Moss, and a canopy of Manuka growing oversurround several small ponds, plus a diverse range of wetland species. New Zealand Dabchick,and a wide range of waterfowl. High significance for wildlife and vegetation values

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Key ValuesPMASiteCatchment

Small elongated pond and wetland surrounded by coastal Tawa-Kohekohe Forest. Part of acomplex of 4 wetlands and habitats based at Rototahi

WR48Waihau Road Wetland (a)

Dominated by Raupo, Manuka, and Harakeke. Part of a complex of 4 wetlands and habitatsbased at Rototahi

WR49Waihau Road Wetland (b)

Raupo is the dominant species with Manuka, Kohuhu, and Cabbage Tree. Part of a complex of4 wetlands and habitats based at Rototahi

WR47King’s Farm Wetland

Highly significant Conifer/Broad-Leafed forest. Freshwater Wetland containing a high diversityof wetland species. A number threatened species including Hochsetter’s Frog. SSWI wildlifehabitat ranking of outstanding. High abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrate species

MT1Motu WetlandMotu

One of the few largely intact wetland along the extensive alluvial terraces of the Upper MotuRiver

MT2Alcuin Wetland

Highly important as it contains a complex of two wetlands with intact indigenous vegetationaround their margis; a rare feature in this district. Significant habitat for forest/scrub birds as wellas wetland bird species including New Zealand Scaup, and Pied Shag

TN73Noble-Campbell Road WetlandsHangaroa

Wetland/Stream gully to ridge sequence. Rare native Mistletoe (Tupeia Antarctica). Good waterqualityfrom bush catchment

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Schedule 4 - Outstanding Waterbodies

Key ValuesOutstanding WaterbodyCatchment

A highly natural waterbody, largely unmodified flow except for some historical weirs, has highscenic and aesthetic value, a rare landscape type within the Waipaoa Catchment, exceptional

Te Arai River Headwaters – main channel and alltributary streams above the water intake at Waingake

Waipaoa

natural science values, presence of threatened plant species, Heart-Leaved Kohuhu (PittosporumObcordatum). High water quality, high ecosystem health, regionally significant presence of arange of indigenous fish species, no known pest species, presence of rare microinvertebratepopulations, Waahi Tapu to Rongowhakaata Iwi, key component of the wider cultural landscapevalued for cultural purposes.

A waterbody of high cultural and ecological significance with an unmodified flow from theheadwaters in the foothills of Maungamauhi Mountain. Home to Blue Duck in its headwaters with

Urukokomuka Stream – entire length of the mainchannel from confluence with the Mangatu River tothe headwaters a healthy and diverse range of indigenous aquatic life for the length of the waterway. Represents

a range of ecosystem types from minor tributaries to a large stream at its confluence with theMangatu River. Significant cultural values and Wahi Tapu to Te Aitanga A Maki Iwi, key componentof the wider cultural landscape. A popular amenity and recreational swimming area. Distinctivefor its braided qualities and presence of fast flowing water and rapid systems in places. High waterquality.

Largest natural lake in the region, highly significant customary Eel fishery for Te Whanau A Kai andTe Aitanga A Maki. Repongare Lakes PMA in the Turanga Ecological District, important waterfowl

Lake Repongarae – including its littoral wetland and5m RMA

habitat including Bittern. Spring fed with good water quality. Significant cultural sites around thelake, important part of tribal identity and key component of the wider cultural landscape. A rareregional landscape with distinctive visual amenity values.

A wild and scenic natural river. Exceptional natural science and ecological values. Presence ofnumerous threatened species including Blue Duck, Grey Duck, Hochstetter’s Frog and a wide

The Motu River from and including the Motu Falls tothe State Highway 35 bridge together with:

Motu

range of native fish species. Highly significant recreational values. Nationally significant Troutfishery. High water quality, high ecosystem health.

a. The following tributaries of the Motu River:

i. The Waitangirua Stream;ii. The Mangaotane Stream;iii. The Te Kahika Stream; andiv. The Mangatutara Stream:

b. That part of the Takaputahi River below itsconfluence with the Whitikau Stream (at or aboutmap Reference NZMS 1 N79:004116).

Schedule 4: Outstanding Waterbodies

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Key ValuesOutstanding WaterbodyCatchment

A waterbody of high ecological and recreational significance with an unmodified flow from theheadwaters in the Huiarau Range of Te Urewera National Park. Blue Duck in the headwaters and

Ruakituri River from the headwaters to the GisborneDistrict Council boundary on the track from PapanuiRoad.

Wairoa

very large Eel population. Nationally acclaimed Trout fishery. Very good water quality and highmacroinvertebrate health. Entirely bush clad within the Gisborne Region, with high scenic andlandscape values.

Schedule 4: Outstanding Waterbodies

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Schedule 5: Significant Swimming and Recreation Areas

LocationRiverCatchment

Rere RockslideWharekopae RiverWaipaoa

Rere Falls

Champagne Pools

Wherowhero LagoonPakowhai Stream

The length of the river between the Wi Pere Bridge and the confluence withthe Waimata River

Taruheru RiverTaruheru

Waihirere WaterfallPohatuhahininui Stream

The length of the river between the island and the confluence with the TaruheruRiver

Waimata RiverWaimata

Waimata River (Scout Camp)

Gladstone Road Bridge to the Railway BridgeTuranganui RiverTuranganui

Donneraille ParkHangaroa RiverHangaroa

Waterfall 10km downstream of Donneraille Park

Below Bridge/MouthPouawa StreamPouawa

River MouthTurihaua StreamTurihaua

CampgroundHawai StreamAnaura Bay

River MouthAnuara Stream

LagoonHamanatua StreamHamanatua

River MouthWainui StreamWainui

River MouthMangahauini RiverMangahauini

Mangahauini DamMangahauini River

By the FootbridgeWaiotu Stream

Schedule 5: Significant Recreation Areas

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Te Ariuru Marae BridgeWaitakeo StreamTe Ariuru

By Iritekura MaraeWaipiro StreamWaipiro

By Whareponga MaraeWhareponga StreamWhareponga

At Hinekura RockUawa RiverUawa

SH35 Bridge

By Tologa Bay Area School

SH35 BridgeWaiapu RiverWaiapu

Ruatoria (Sandy Bay)

By Tikapa Marae

By Rauru Marae

By Hinepare Marae

By Kiekie MaraeKopuaroa Stream

By Rongohaere MaraeMakarika Stream

By Rongo i te Kai (Penu) MaraeMakatote Stream

By Tinatoka MaraeMangaoporo River

By Te Kura Kaupapa o Taperenui a WhatongaMaraehara Stream

By Kaiwaka MaraePoroporo River

By Hiruharama MaraeWaitakaro Stream

By Reporua MaraeReporua StreamRepuroa

River MouthWaitekaha StreamTuparoa

By Matahi o te Tau MarauTaikawakawa StreamHoroera Point

River MouthWaikawa StreamPokurakura Point


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Karakatuwhero Bridge at Te Araroa (SH35 Bridge)Karakatuwhero RiverKarakatuwhero

SH35 Bridge and By Awatere MaraeAwatere RiverAwatere

By Hinemaurea ki Wharekahika MaraeWharekaihika RiverWharekahika

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Schedule 6: Watercourses in Land Drainage Areas with Ecological Values

Spawning areasFish Species ResidentLocationCatchment

Potential InangaLongfin Eel, Shortfin EelAwapuni Stream (Main Drain)Waipaoa

Longfin Eel, Shortfin EelSisterson’s Lagoon

Longfin Eel, Shortfin EelAwapuni Stream Main Tributary (Internal Drain)

InangaInangaKaraua Stream

InangaCommon Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, InangaPipiwhakao Stream (Menzie/Webster, Grettins and PipiwhakaoDrains)

Potential InangaInangaCoops Lagoon Drain (link between Wherowhero Lagoon andOrongo Wetland)

Common Bully, Longfin Eel, Shortfin Eel, InangaTe Wherowhero Creek

Longfin Eel, Shortfin EelWaikanae Creek (Headwaters)Waikanae

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ConditionsConsent NumberRiver NameForest OwnerForest

23,31LV-2014-106471-00Mangatokerau RiverHikurangi ForestFarms Ltd

Te Marunga Forest

N/AMangatokerau River (Tributaries)

Mangaonui Stream

N/ALV-2014-106420-00/LV-2014-106274-00Takamapophia Stream

N/A/N/A/26LV-2014-106420-00/LV-2014-106274-00/ LV-2013-105929Takamapophia Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2014-106420-00/LV-2014-106274-00Tohitu Stream

N/A/6LV-2014-106420-00/LV-2014-106274-00/LV-2013-105929Tohitu Stream (Tributaries)

6LV-2014-106274-00Waero Creek

6,20,21,24LV-2014-106278-00Te Kokokakahi

6/6,20LV-2014-106278-00/LV-2013-106087-00Te Kokokakahi (Tributaries)

6,20LV-2013-106087-00Makawakawa Stream

6,21,24/19LV-2014-106278-00/LV-2013-105780Kaimonona Stream

6LV-2014-106278-00Kaimonona Stream (Tributaries)

19LV-2012-105249-00Waitoroko Stream

19,20LV-2013-105637-00/ LV-2012-105249-00Waitoroko Stream (Tributaries)

LV-2013-105637-00Hikuwai River (Tributaries)

21/22/18LV-2012-105629-00/ LV-2011-105080-00Mangaapiha Stream

22LV-2012-105629-00Mangaapiha Stream (Tributaries)

Akakahia Stream

Akakahia Stream (Tributaries)

Matuatonga Stream


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18LV-2012-105629-00/LV-2011-105080-00Matuatonga Stream (Tributaries)

N/ARR-2010-102441-00Kaitangata StreamHikurangi ForestFarms Ltd

Mangarara Forest

Mangarara Stream

Mangarara Stream (Tributaries)

Uenuku Stream

Uenuku Stream (Tributaries)

N/ARR-2010-102441-00/RR-2008-4344-00Waimata River (Tributaries)

N/ARR-2008-6604-00Mangahouku StreamHikurangi ForestFarms Ltd

Wakaroa Forest

Mangahouku Stream (Tributaries)

Mangaehu Stream

Mangaehu Stream (Tributaries)

Mangataikehu Stream

Mangataikehu Stream (Tributaries)

22RR-206022Tukioteao StreamCrownForestry/NgatiPorou Forests Ltd

MangaoporoForest

N/ATukioteao Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RR-2007-103100-00), (RC201037)Poroporo RiverErnslaw One Ltd

CO-45-066-4 (RR-2007-103100-00)Wehengarua Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2007-103101-00, Var:LV-2012-103101-08)/CO-45-066-4 (RC201037)

Oruapukaikena Creek

CO-45-066-4 (RC201037)Kahikatata Stream

Kahikatata Stream (Tributaries)


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N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC97113)Mangarara StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd Mangarara Stream (Tributaries)

N/ARR-2010-104427-00Waitahaia RiverInglebyCompany Ltd

Puketoro Forest

25Waitahaia River (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2011-105186-00Mata RiverErnslaw One Ltd

30Mata River (Tributaries)

N/AWaitahaia River (Tributaries)

Waimata Stream

Waimata Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALR-2010-104673-00/LV-2010-104673-00Waimata RiverMervyn UttingWaimata Valley

N/ALV-2010-104651-00Waimata River (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2010-104626-00Kokakonui Stream (Tributaries)P G H Watson

LV-2011-105188-00Waihora River (Tributaries)CraigmoreForestry Ltd

N/ALV-2104-106421-00Waimata River (Tributaries)China ForestGroup New

Waimata Valley(Kanuka Forest)

ZealandCompany Ltd

N/ACO-45-059-3 (RC204128)Mangaorangi StreamJuken NewZealand Ltd

Waimata Valley(PukeakuraStation) Mangaorangi Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2010-104650-00Turihaua Stream (Tributaries)Hamish WilliamsWhangara

LV-2010-104638-00Makatote StreamWhangara B5 Inc

LV-2011-205113-00Mangaorangi Stream (Tributaries)Brian W J Clarke

LV-2013-106105-00Mangapapa Stream (Tributaries)Cameron Brugh


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LV-2014-106557-00Tangamatai StreamPatrick Lane

20,21LV-2013-105755-00Wairoa Stream (Tributaries)WendyPenhearow

N/ALV-2013-105665-00/LV-2014-106246-00Tarewarewa StreamHikurangi ForestFarms Ltd/ M&GDodgshun

Whangara(Pouawa Station)

N/ALV-2012-105599-00Mangaorangi Stream (Tributaries)David GarlandWhangara(Manga-O-RangiStation)

N/ALV-2010-104632-00Mangataikehu Stream (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Ngakoroa Road

N/ALV-2010-104624-00/LV-2011-104712-00Waiau RiverTimbergrow LtdWaiau Forest

N/ALV-2011-104712-00/LV-2012-105403-00/LV-2012-105255-00/LV-2012-105233-00/LV-2012-105232-00/LV-2013-105664

Waiau River (Tributaries)TimbergrowLtd/Ernslaw OneLtd

LV-2011-104712-00Mangaehu StreamTimbergrow Ltd


N/ALV-2012-105255-00Mangatarata StreamErnslaw One Ltd

Mangatarata Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-104137-00)Waiau River (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

CO-45-054-13 (RR206008)Mangatarata StreamJames FieldingFundsManagement Mangatarata Stream (Tributaries)

Waitoroko Stream

Waitoroko Stream (Tributaries)

Waiau River (Tributaries)


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12,19/N/ALV-2011-104830-00/LV-2014-106382-00Waingaromia River (Tributaries)BaldwinBloomfield 2006

Waingaromia(Watangi-TerraceStation) Forestry

CompanyLtd/WaitangiTerrace StationPartnership

N/ACO-45-054-1 (RC95167)Waitangi StreamPF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Waingaromia(Waitangi Station)

N/ACO-45-054-1 (RC95150)Makara StreamPF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Waingaromia(Waipaoa Station)

Makara Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-054-1 (RC95078)Mangaoronga Stream

Mangaoronga Stream (Tributaries)

Waitangi Stream

Waitangi Stream (Tributaries)

Waingaromia River (Tributaries)

16,17,18,19LV-2014-106140-00Waingaromia River (Tributaries)Toromiro StationWaitangi(Toromiro Station)

N/ALV-2011-104759-00Te Aroha Stream (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

WaerengaokuriReserve

N/ALV-2011-104-717-00Hihiroroa StreamGraeme LouisQuilter

Mahaka Station

N/ALV-2011-204714-00Mangakaiwharanga StreamJuken NewZealand Ltd

Wharerata Forest

Mangakaiwharanga Stream (Tributaries)

LV-2011-204941-00Waipawa Stream

Waipawa Stream (Tributaries)


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LV-2011-105158-00/CO-45-059-3 (RR-2009-104158-00),(RC199024), (RC206014)

Waiau Stream

LV-2011-204941-00/LV-2011-105158-00/CO-45-059-3 (RR207053),(RC206052), (RC206014)

Waiau Stream (Tributaries)

LV-2011-105158-00/LV-2012-105574-00Orataura Stream

Orataura Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-059-3 (RR-2009-104158-00)Waimihia Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-059-3 (RC205087), (RC203071)Puninga Stream

CO-45-059-3 (RC205087)Puninga Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-059-3 (RC203071), (RC204120)Uriroa Stream

CO-45-059-3 (RC204120)Uriroa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-059-3 (RC203122)Tarewa Stream

N/ACO-45-070 (RC98115)Manganuiawea StreamFulton Hogan Ltd

N/ALV-2011-104965-00/LV-2012-105592-00Tapuae StreamPermanentForests Ltd/PF

Paroa Forest

Tapuae Stream (Tributaries)Olsen andCompany Ltd

Waipurupuru Stream

Waipurupuru Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-054-3 (RC204065)/CO-45-054-13 (RC207006)Mangaheia River (Tributaries)PermanentForests Ltd

CO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-104161-00)Waipurupuru Stream

CO-45-054-3 (RC204052), (RC202018)/CO-45-054-13(RR-2009-104161-00)

Waipurupuru Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-103986-00)Waipurupuru Stream (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

N/ALV-2011-104923-00Kopuapounamu River (Tributaries)Campbell DewesTe Araroa


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27LV-2013-106018-00Karakatuwhero River (Tributaries)Han Rakau Ltd

Waihirere Stream

Waihirere Stream (Tributaries)

Manhamate Stream

Manhamate Stream (Tributaries)

31LV-2014-106191-00Mangatakawa StreamAwatere B Trust

Mangahoana Stream

Mangahoana Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060 (RC199106)Karakatuwhero River (Tributaries)Ngati PorouForests Ltd

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RR207015)Karakatuwhero River (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdTe Araroa(Mullany’s Block)

CO-45-066-4 (RR207014)Wharaiki Stream

Wharaiki Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RR207015)Onematariki Stream (Tributaries)

1CO-45-060-2 (RC98105)Makorokoro StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Te Araroa(Hauturu Block)

Makorokoro Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC98084)Makarika StreamHan Rakau LtdTe Araroa (TuhuaBlock)

Makarika Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-2 (RC98078)Tungutungtu StreamHan Rakau LtdTe Araroa (PohutuStation)

Parera Stream

Mangahautau Stream


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N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC96131), (RC96130)Ahirau StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd Ahirau Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-2 (RC97136)Tokatawhitiwhiti StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Te Araroa(MarangairoaForest) Tokatawhitiwhiti Stream (Tributaries)

Mangatakawa Stream

Mangatakawa Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC97034), (RC96133)Matawera StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Te Araroa(Moutotara Block)

Matawera Stream (Tributaries)

Kopuapounamu River (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2011-105178-00/LV-2011-105177-00Mangatu River (Tributaries)Mangatu BlocksMangatu Forest

N/ALV-2014-106507-00Waipaoa RiverErnslaw One Ltd

CO-45-065-8 (RC200055), (RC206064)Waipaoa River (Tributaries)

LV-2014-106507-00/CO-45-065-8 (RC206062), (RC204135)Waimatau Stream

CO-45-065-8 (RR207037), (RC206062),(RC204135), (RC204134)Waimatau Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-8 (RR207016), (RC206064), (RC205112)Weraroa Stream

Weraroa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-8 (RC206064)Okorango Stream

Okorango Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-8 (RC207008)Mangatu Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-8 (RC198108)Matau Stream

CO-45-065-8 (RC205041),(RC198108)Matau Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-8 (RC203003)Tikihore Stream (Tributaries)


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CO-45-065-8 (RC206064)Mangamotumotu Stream

17LV-2013-105947-00Mangatu StreamMangatu Blocks

18Mangatu Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-065-8 (RC203009)Waipaoa River (Tributaries)HuanguangForests

CO-45-063-1 (RC201050)Waimatau Stream

CO-45-063-1 (RC201050), (RC202026), (RC200055)/CO-45-065-8(RC204005)

Waimatau Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-1 (RC201124)Okorango Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-8 (RC202119)Tikihore Stream

CO-45-063-1 (RC202119)/CO-45-065-7 (RC201125)/CO-45-065-8(RC202119)

Tikihore Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-7 (RC202092)Weraroa Stream

CO-45-065-7 (RC202092), (RC201095)Weraroa Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-070-1 (RC97226), (RC98128)Matau StreamRayonier NZ Ltd

CO-45-070-1 (RC97226), (RC98128)/CO-45-065-6A (RC201036),(RC200149)

Matau Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-KHH (RC199037)Waipaoa River

CO-45-070-1 (RC98036)/CO-45-065-KHH (RC199037)Waipaoa River (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-7 (RC202026)Waimatau Stream

Waimatau Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-7 (RC201125)Tikihore Stream

Tikihore Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-7 (RC201124)Tehenu Stream


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Tehenu Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-7 (RC201041)Okorango Stream

Okorango Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-6A (RC200139), (RC200081), (RC200071)Weraroa Stream

Weraroa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-065-7 (RC201103)Mangamotumotu Stream

Mangamotumotu Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2011-105126-00Tarekepokia StreamLandcorp Tutamoe Station

Tutamoe Station

Tarekepokia Stream (Tributaries)

Waingaromia (Tributaries)

27LV-2011-105192-00Mangaorongo Stream (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdWaipaoa Forest

N/ALV-2013-105790-00Haupatua Stream (Tributaries)

19RR-2010-104499-00Waiau RiverErnslaw One LtdMakomako Forest

30RR-2010-104499-00/CO-45-064-1 (RC206054)Waiau River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-064-1 (RC206054)Anauraiti Stream

CO-45-064-1 (RC206054), (RC205079)Anauraiti Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-064-1 (RR-2008-103679-00)Makomako Stream

Makomako Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-064-1 (RC206054)Mangaehu Stream


19/18LV-2012-105314-00/LV-2014-106363-00Mata RiverErnslaw One LtdHuiarua Forest

19/17LV-2012-105314-00/LV-2014-106155-00Mata River (Tributaries)


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19LV-2014-106363-00Whakoau Stream

Whakoau Stream (Tributaries)

18LV-2012-105236-00Turihaua Stream (Tributaries)Bruce HoldenNgahiwi Station

18LV-2012-105226-00Waitangi StreamErnslaw One LtdMoonlight Forest

Waitangi Stream (Tributaries)

18RR-2010-104438-00Wharekiri Stream (Tributaries)Michael WillockWharehau Station

N/ALV-2013-105040-00Karearearuawai StreamErnslaw One LtdRuatoria Forest

Te Kaikanui Stream

Te Kaikanui Stream (Tributaries)

LV-2013-105040-00/CO-45-063-7 (RC206016)Mangaraukokore Stream (Tributaries)

CO-063-7 (RR-2010-102467-00, Var: LV-2011-102467-05),(RC207013)

Mangaparohi Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RC-2006-102357-00, Var: LV-2011-102357-04)Koetenui Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RC206061)Huitatariki Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2010-104227-00), (RR-2008-2887-00),(RC203002), (RC206061, Var: RR-2010-102357-02)

Huitatariki Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2010-104353-00, Var: LV-2011-104353-02),(RR-2008-2819-00)

Raparapaririki Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2010-104353-00, Var: LV-2011-104353-02)Raramatapare Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2010-104353-00, Var: LV-2011-104353-02),(RR-2008-2819-00)

Raramatapare Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00), (RC202053)Mangaoporo River

CO-45-063-7 (RC206072)/CO-45-063-6 (RC206037)Mangaoporo River (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RC202053)Rauwahia Stream


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Matai Stream

Ngaire Stream

Korokoropahaki Stream

Waiwhinau Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2006-7099-00, Var: LV-2011-7099-02),(RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2012-103967-05, Var:

Mangapapa Stream

RR-2009-103967-01), (RC201037, Var: RR-2010-6473-02),(RC206015)

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2011-103967-04, Var:RR-2009-103967-01), (RR-2006-7099-00, Var: LV-2011-7099-02),(RC201037, Var: RR-2010-6473-02), (RC206015)

Mangapapa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2011-103967-04)Waitaia Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2012-103967-05),(RC206072)

Patete Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00), (RC206072)Patete Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-6 (RC206037)Te Aratawa Stream

Mangarara Stream


CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2012-103967-05, Var:LV-2011-103967-04), (RC206072)/CO-45-063-6 (RC206037)

Weraamaia Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2011-103967-04),(RC206072)

Weraamaia Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00, Var: LV-2011-103967-04)Hapuku Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00), (RC206072)Kapuarangi Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009-103967-00), (RC206072)/CO-45-063-6(RC206037)

Te Akau


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CO-45-063-7 (RC206072)Kahikawahia Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2009103967-00)Mangarara Stream


CO-45-063-7 (RC206017)Totara Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-7 (RC207013), (RR-2010-2819-00, Var:LV-2012-2819-02)

Mangahamuti Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-6 (RC206015)Kahikatata Stream

Kahikatata Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-6 (RC202098)Tapuaeroa River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-063-1 (RC202073)Huitatariki Stream (Tributaries)HuanguangForests

CO-45-063-1 (RC202089), (RC202083)Mangahamuti Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-6 (RC202037)/CO-45-063-4 (RC199016)/CO-45-063-1(RC96078)

Totara Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-063-6 (RC202030)Mangahamuti Stream (Tributaries)Rayonier NZ Ltd

Puauarere Stream

CO-45-063-3 (RC98127), (RC97172)/CO-45-063-1 (RC97057)Huitatariki Stream

CO-45-063-6 (RC202030), (RC201138)/CO-45-063-4 (RC201096),(RC201090), (RC201089), (RC200100)/CO-45-063-3 (RC98127),

Huitatariki Stream (Tributaries)

(RC98126), (RC97235), (RC97179), (RC97099), (RC97057),(RC97087), (RC96085)

CO-45-063-4 (RC201030)/CO-45-063-3 (RC98133)/CO-45-063-1(RC97148), (RC97102), (RC97100)

Mangaraukokore Stream

CO-45-063-4 (RC200031), (RC199109), (RC199049)/CO-45-063-3(RC98133), (RC97154), (RC97148)/CO-45-063-1 (RC97102),(RC97100), (RC97050), (RC96084), (RC96074)

Mangaraukokore Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-3 (RC98134)Mangaparohi Stream


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Mangaparohi Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-1 (RC96074)Te Kohi Stream

CO-45-063-3 (RC97154), (RC97148)/CO-45-063-1 (RC97100)Waiwhinau Stream

Mangatawa Stream

CO-45-063-4 (RC200052)/CO-45-063-1 (RC97022)Raparapaririki Stream

CO-45-063-1 (RC96077)Raparapaririki Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-063-4 (RC200052)/CO-45-063-1 (RC97022)Raramatapare Stream

Raramatapare Stream (Tributaries)

Atuarua Stream

Akia Stream

Te Horangamuka Stream

CO-45-063-4 (RC199047)Tapuaeroa River

CO-45-063-4 (RC200013)Tapuaeroa River (Tributaries)

22/N/ALV-2013-106148-00/CO-ERN-66 (RC204119, Var: RC-2010-6951-03,Var: RC-2010-6951-04), (RC-2004-6951-00, Var:LV-2011-6951-05)/CO-45-066-4 (RC202095)

Kopuapounamu River (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdRuatoria Forest(LittleworthsForest)

CO-ERN-66 (RC204119, Var: RC-2010-6951-03)Whakarehepa Stream

LV-2013-106148-00/CO-ERN-66 (RC204119, Var: RC-2010-6951-03,Var: RC-2010-6951-04)

Makoekoea Stream

LV-2013-106148-00/CO-ERN-66 (RC204119, Var:RC-2010-6951-03)

Makoekoea Stream (Tributaries)

LV-2013-106148-00Taurangakautuku (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC201048)/CO-ERN-66 (RC204119)Matawera Stream (Tributaries)


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N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC202020)Kopuapounamu River (Tributaries)HuanguangForests

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC202020)Makoekoea StreamRayonier NZ Ltd

Makoekoea Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-066-4 (RC201091)Kopuapounamu River (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdRuatoria Forest(Manu Forest)

CO-45-066-4 (RC201091)/CO-ERN-66 (RC204119)Matawera Stream

CO-45-066-4 (RC201091)Mangapapa Stream


Taurangakautuku River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-3 (RC200044)Mangakiokio StreamRayonier NZ Ltd

Mangapapa Stream


Kopuapounamu River (Tributaries)

Kaitaringa Stream

Taurangakautuku River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC201105)/CO-45-066-3 (RC199079)Tawaroa StreamRayonier NZ LtdRuatoria Forest(Mullaney’s Block)

CO-45-066-3 (RC199079)Tawaroa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-066-4 (RC201105)Mokota Stream

CO-45-066-3 (RC200054)Karakatuwhero River

CO-45-066-3 (RC200025)Karakatuwhero River (Tributaries)

CO-45-066-3 (RC200095), (RC200054)Tanuihanui Stream

CO-45-066-3 (RC200095), (RC200025)Te Rueke Stream


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N/ACO-45-066-3 (RC202085)Onematariki Stream (Tributaries)HuanguangForests

N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC201019)Mangahoanga StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Ruatoria Forest(Tarere Block)

Tahunatapu Stream

Tarere Stream

N/ACO-45-066-3 (RC98009)Tarere Stream (Tributaries)Rayonier NZ Ltd

N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC201120)/CO-45-060-1 (RC97119)Taurangakautuku RiverNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Ruatoria Forest(PakihikuraStation) Mangapapa Stream

CO-45-060-4 (RC201120)Whakahoutu Stream

CO-45-060-4 (RC201120)/CO-45-060-1 (RC97119)Whakahoutu Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-063-6 (RC206038)Mangaoporo River (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdRuatoria Forest(Hills Block)

CO-45-063-7 (RC203018)Mangarara Stream

Waitaia Stream

CO-45-063-6 (RC203108), (RC202128)Mangarara StreamHuanguangForests

Waitaia Stream

CO-45-063-6 (RC202128)Waitaia Stream (Tributaries)

Whataaoka Stream

Whataaoka Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2013-105899-00Wharekopae River (Tributaries)Kerry PhillipsRere

N/ALV-2013-105895-00/LV-2013-105893-00Mangamaia StreamMangatu BlocksInc

MangahaumiStation

N/ALV-2013-105888-00Makuriwao StreamMangatu BlocksInc

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N/ALV-2013-106042-00Motumate Stream (Tributaries)Dan HoodWhatatutu (TeKaraka)

N/ALV-2013-105887-00Mangaohewa StreamErnslaw One LtdTaitai Forest

Ahomatariki Stream

N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC97114)Hikuwai River (Tributaries)Ngati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Tauwhareparae

N/ALV-2013-105575-00Mangahaweone StreamRimanui FarmsLtd

Tauwhareparae(Matanui station)

Mangahaweone Stream (Tributaries)

Mangatarata Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2013-105750-00/CO-45-064-1 (RR-2008-103535-00)Waitahaia RiverErnslaw One LtdOwhena Forest

LV-2013-106032-00/LV-2012-105630-00/CO-45-064-1 (RR207044),(RR-2008-103535-00)

Waitahaia River (Tributaries)

LV-2013-106032-00/CO-45-064-1 (RR-2008-103535-00)Hikutamomimomi Stream

Hikutamomimomi Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-064-1 (RR-2008-103535-00)Ruatahunga Stream

Ruatahunga Stream (Tributaries)

17 (no slash)LV-2013-105733-00Waihora RiverBriant Family TrustBriant Forest

18Waihora River (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2013-105662-00/LV-2014-106350-00Mangapoike River (Tributaries)Juken NewZealand Ltd

Waituna Forest

Mangarangiroa Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-070 (RC199084)Mangapoike RiverA NolanRichardson Ltd

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15LV-2013-105651-00Waru StreamGrahamMaclaurin

Hexton

N/AWaru Stream (Tributaries)

18,26LV-2011-104945-00Ngararahiwihiwi StreamErnslaw One LtdRauponga Forest

Kariaka Stream

18,26Wharekirauponga Stream

Mangamahe Stream

N/ALV-2014-106554-00Waikawa Stream (Tributaries)Ken FriendTe Puia Springs

N/ALV-2013-105968-00Maungapaukaka StreamEastwood NewZealand Ltd

Te Puia Springs(Kiteroa Station)

Maungapaukaka Stream (Tributaries)

32LV-2014-106486-00Pauariki StreamJ N WilliamsMemorial Trust

Te Puia Springs(Puketiti Station)

Pauariki Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2013-106042-00Mangakino StreamJ N WilliamsMemorial Trust

WaitahoataStation

N/ALV-2013-106099-00/LV-2013-106098-00Motu River (Tributaries)Ian Clark/AndrewReeves

Matawai

N/ACO-45-054-1 (RC97140)Motu River (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Matawai (Te KapuStation)

N/ALV-2013-106090-00Tauwhatinui StreamDavid DodgshunMuriwai

N/ALV-2014-106186-00/ LV-2014-106185-00Maraehara River (Tributaries)Proprietors ofWaipiro A13

Tikitiki

Inc/TipunaTangaere

20/LV-2013-105989-00Poroporo River (Tributaries)Hereumu StationTikitiki (HereumuStation)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC201139)Te Uwaha StreamRayonier NZ Ltd


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N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC96147)Paoaruku StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Tikitiki (ParaumuBlock)

Whakarei Stream

N/ACO-45-070 (RC198147)Waiapu River (Tributaries)J and R Farr

N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC96134)Kaiakia StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Tikitiki(TaurawharonaForest) Kaiakia Stream (Tributaries)

Waitaria Stream

Waitaria Stream (Tributaries)

17LV-2014-106183-00Mangarakai StreamTrustwood ForestNew Zealand

Mangaiti Forest

N/ALV-2014-106183-00/LV-2013-105956-00Mangarakai Stream (Tributaries)

16LV-2014-106510-00Makahakaha Stream (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdWest Ho Forest

Whakaauranga Stream (Tributaries)

Pakarae River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-054-13 (RC205088)Makahakaha Stream (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Whakaauranga Stream (Tributaries)

Maramahopu Stream (Tributaries)

18LV-2014-106292-00Te Rewhatau StreamMonte CapitalLtd

Waikura Valley(Mohau Station,Pakira Station) 19,23Te Rewhatau Stream (Tributaries)

18Oweka Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2012-105610-00Kowhai StreamJohn ParkesKiore Station

N/ALV-2013-106137-00 Kotunui Forest LtdKoutunui Forest

LV-2013-106137-00/ LV-2013-105749-00Mangaropa Stream

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LV-2013-105749-00Waikawa Stream

Waikawa Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2014-106254-00Waipaoa River (Tributaries)Peter HoldsworthTe Karaka(Pukepapa andParingahauStation)

N/ALV-2014-106470-00Mangawhero StreamErnslaw One LtdTokomaru Forest

Mangawhero Stream (Tributaries)

Waitahaia River

CO-45-064-1 (RC206030)Makarika Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-064-1 (RC201104)Maungapaukaka Stream (Tributaries)

N/ALV-2011-104765-00Makarika StreamCrown ForestryWaipiro Forest


N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC199051)Te Matai StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd Te Matai Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-060-1 (RC97117)Makatote Stream (Tributaries)


N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC201121)Te Matai Stream (Tributaries)Ngati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Waipiro Forest(Tawhiti Block)

Makahikatoa Stream

Makahikatoa Stream (Tributaries)

Ihupatiti Stream

N/ACO-45-063-7 (RC204087), (RC204088, Var: RC-2010-6923-01)Aorangiwai RiverErnslaw One LtdMatahiia Forest

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CO-45-063-7 (RC204087, Var: RC-2010-6922-02)Mata River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-063-7 (RR-2007-103100-00, Var:LV-2012-103100-04)/CO-45-066-4 (RR-2007-103100-00)

Poroporo RiverErnslaw One LtdWhakaangiangiForest

RC-ERN-66 (RR-2007-103100-00, Var: LV-2011-103100-02, Var:RC-2010-103100-01)

Wehengarua Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2007-103100-00, Var:LV-2012-103100-04)/RC-ERN-66 (RR-2007-103100-00, Var:

Kahikaawaka Stream

LV-2011-103100-02), (RC202108, Var: RC-2010-6684-01),(RR-2007-103101-00, Var: LV-2011-103101-04)

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2002-6684-00, Var: LV-2012-6684-02)/RC-ERN-66(RR-2007-103100-00, Var: LV-2011-103100-02), (RC202108, Var:RC-2010-6684-01), (RR-2007-103101-00, Var: LV-2011-103101-04)

Kahikaawaka Stream (Tributaries)

RC-ERN-66 (RR-2007-103100-00, Var: LV-2011-103100-02, Var:RC-2010-103100-01), (RC200096)

Mangawhero Stream

CO-45-063-7 (RR-2007-103100-00, Var: LV-2012-103100-04)/CO-45-066-4 (RR-2007-103100-00)/ RC-ERN-66(RR-2007-103100-00, Var: LV-2011-103100-02), (RC200096)


CO-45-063-7 (RR-2007-103101-00, Var: LV-2012-103101-08)/CO-45-066-4 (RR-2007-103100-00)/ RC-ERN-66 (RC202108, Var:RC-2010-6684-01)

Oruapukaikena Creek

CO-45-066-4 (RR-2007-103100-00)/ RC-ERN-66 (RC202108, Var:RC-2010-6684-01)

Oruapukaikena Creek (Tributaries)

RC-ERN-66 (RR-2000-104584-00, Var: LV-2011-104584-01),(RC200029, Var: RC-2010-6325-02), (RC200096, Var:RC-2010-6390-01)

Maraehara River

Maraehara River (Tributaries)

RC-ERN-66 (RC200096)Pauakairangi Stream

Pauakairangi Stream (Tributaries)

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RC-ERN-66 (RC200029, Var: RC-2010-6325-02)Taurangakautuku River (Tributaries)

Wharewai Stream

Wharewai Stream (Tributaries)

RC-ERN-66 (RC200029)Waikohu Stream

Waikohu Stream (Tributaries)

Hapouri Stream

Hapouri Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC202108), (RC202107)Hapouri StreamHuanguangForests

Kahikaawaka Stream

Kahikaawaka Stream (Tributaries)

Kahikawahia Stream

Oruapukaikena Creek

Oruapukaikena Creek (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-066-4 (RC201093)Mangawhero StreamRayonier NZ Ltd


N/ACO-45-060-T (RC202045)Maraehara RiverNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

WhakaangiangiForest(TauwharerataStation)

Maraehara River (Tributaries)

Otuturangi Stream

Otuturangi Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-3 (RC203017)Mangapekepeke StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

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N/ACO-45-070 (RC199029)Tapuaeroa RiverWaiapu WorkTrust

Tapuaeroa River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC97116)Mangahoanga StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Tapuaeroa(MangawharikiBlock) Mangaharuru Stream

Mangaharuru Stream (Tributaries)

Tapuaeroa River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC201060)/CO-45-060-1 (RC96144)Mata RiverNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Waingakia Station

Mata River (Tributaries)

CO-45-060-4 (RC201060)Waingakia Stream

CO-45-060-4 (RC201060)/CO-45-060-3 (RC200017)Waingakia Stream (Tributaries)

Manganikau Stream

Manganikau Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-060-1 (RC96144)Mangapekapeka Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-4 (RC201059)Wairongomai RiverNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

McClutchies Block

Wairongomai River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC97112)/CO-45-060-3 (RC200122)Waikohu Stream (Tributaries)Ngati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Ruatoria(Ngamoe Block)

N/ALV-2012-105452-00Whakatu StreamTe Rapu HemiEstate

Ruatoria (KawaStation)

CO-45-060-3 (RC200015)Waipiro StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd Te Rereokura Stream

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N/ACO-45-060-1 (RC97135)Taikatiki StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Ruatoria(WaiarangaForest) Taikatiki Stream (Tributaries)

Mangaohewa Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-060-3 (RC200121)Kopuaroa StreamNgati PorouWhanui ForestsLtd

Ruatoria (AkuakuBlock)

CO-45-060-1 (RC97110)Kopuaroa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-060-1 (RC97110)/ CO-45-060-3 (RC200120)Makatote Stream (Tributaries)

5,6CO-45-054-2 (RC200041)Wharekahika RiverPF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Potaka(WharekahikaBlock) Te Purimu Stream

N/ACO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-103963-00)Nuhaka RiverPF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Nuhaka Forest

Nuhaka River (Tributaries)

CO-45-054-2 (RC199108)/CO-45-054-3 (RC202008)/CO-45-054-1(RC96149)

Uriroa Stream

CO-45-054-2 (RC199108)/CO-45-054-3 (RC202008)/CO-45-053-13(RR-2009-103963-00)

Uriroa Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-054-2 (RC199108)/CO-45-054-3 (RC202008)Waimihia Stream

CO-45-054-2 (RC199108)Waimihia Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-054-3 (RC202007)/CO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-104055-00)Mangakaiwharanga Stream

CO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-104055-00)Mangakaiwharanga Stream (Tributaries)

CO-45-054-3 (RC202007)Takakihinui Stream

N/ACO-45-059-3 (RC204053)Uriroa Stream (Tributaries)Juken NewZealand Ltd

N/ACO-45-054-3 (RC204071)Mangakaiwharanga StreamPerpetualTrustees

Nuhaka Forest(Rakau Block)

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Takakihinui Stream

N/ACO-45-054-3 (RC204053)Nuhaka RiverPerpetualTrustees

Nuhaka Forest(Okahu Block)

Nuhaka River (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-054-2 (RC199007)Waikura RiverPF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Waterfall Hill

N/ACO-45-054-2 (RC98066)Hangaroa RiverPF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Tiniroto (RuakakaStation)

Hangaroa River (Tributaries)

Mangapiopio Stream

Mangapiopio Stream (Tributaries)

Whareti Stream

Whareti Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-054-2 (RC200070)/CO-45-059-3 (RC204117)/CO-45-054-1(RC96206)

Mangaotane Stream (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

Te Rata Station

N/ACO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-104160-00)Mangatahu Stream (Tributaries)Mangatu BlocksMangatahu Forest

N/ACO-45-054-13 (RR-2009-104160-00)Waipaoa River (Tributaries)Mangatu BlocksPukutarewa Forest

N/ACO-45-054-13 (RC204061), (RC204043)Kopuaroa StreamCrown ForestryManutahi Forest

CO-45-054-13 (RC204061)Mangaharei Stream

Mangaharei Stream (Tributaries)

N/ACO-45-064-1 (RR-2008-6784-00)Mata River (Tributaries)Ernslaw One LtdMata Forest

Makara Stream

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N/ACO-45-054-1 (RC96150)Totangi Stream (Tributaries)PF Olsen andCompany Ltd

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Schedule 8 - Marine Areas of Coastal Significance as Defined in theCoastal Environment Plan

Key Coastal Interface IssuesCoastal Environment Plan Marine Areaof Significant Conservation Value

Catchment

Protection of a high standard of water quality, natural character and linkages between terrestrial, freshwater andmarine ecosystems.Protection of outstanding and significant natural features and coastal landscapes and thecommunities and associations of all indigenous species of flora and fauna and their habitats.

Lottin Point/Matakaoa:

Site 05-013

Matakaoa VolcanicCoast

Protection of the high standard of water quality, natural character and the linkages between terrestrial, freshwaterand marine ecosystems. Protection of the communities and associations of all indigenous species of flora and faunaand their habitats.

Hicks Bay:

Site 05-014

Wharekahika

Protection of the high standard of water quality, natural character and the linkages between terrestrial, freshwaterand marine ecosystems. Protection of the communities and associations of all indigenous species of flora and faunaand their habitats. Preservation of the natural character of this coastal environment.

Karakatuwhero River Estuary:

Site 05-015

Karakatuwhero

Protection of the communities and associations of all indigenous species of flora and fauna and their habitats.Protection of the high standard of water quality, natural character and the linkages between terrestrial, freshwaterand marine ecosystems. Preservation of the natural character of this coastal environment.

Waiapu River:

Site 05-018

Waiapu Estuary


Uawa River:

Site 05-022

Tolaga Bay

Protection of the communities and associations of all indigenous species of flora and fauna and their habitats.Protection of natural character and the linkages between terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Preservationof the natural character of this coastal environment.

Waiomoko River Estuary:

Site 05-025

Waiomoko


Wherowhero/Waipaoa Estuary:

Site 05-027

Poverty Bay

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Schedule 9 - Aquifers in the Gisborne Region

DescriptionAquifer

9.32km2 shallow alluvial aquifer. Wharekahika

17.51km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Karakatuwhero

3.47km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Orutua

2.93km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Tunanui

112.8km2 shallow alluvial aquifer. May also have deeper alluvial aquifers.Waiapu

1.84km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Mangahauini

0.75km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Waipare

44.54km2 shallow alluvial aquifer. May also have deeper alluvial aquifers.Uawa

1.45km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Pakarae

5.58km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Waiomoko

4.37km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Wainui

184.97km2 Combination of 3 main aquifer units - shallow fluvial aquifersassociated with the Waipaoa River, deep aquifers (Makauri andMatokitoki) and a coastal shallow aquifer (Te Hapara Sands).

Poverty Bay

19.81km2 shallow alluvial aquifer.Muriwai

Aquifer Management Areas in the Gisborne Region

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Schedule 10: The Gisborne District Council (2004) Culvert ConstructionGuidelines for Council Administered Drainage Areas

The Gisborne District Council Rivers and Land Drainage Division administers andmaintains a network of 295km of drains and 206km of minor rivers and streams within

the Gisborne region. Most of these drains are located within the 11 Drainage Areaslocated within the Poverty Bay Flats as identified in the Map to the left.

All culvert crossings located on these drains are designed, constructed andmaintained to fulfill the performance standard required, being:

Drainage Area drains provide unconstrained collection and disposal outletsfor subsurface field drains (or, where installed, the field drain pump system),within 12 hours after significant rainfall events of up to 5 year frequency.

Note: that these culvert installation guidelines apply to all culverts except for thoseassociated with the construction of any river (or modified river) crossing for thepurpose of operating State Highways under the Transit New Zealand Act 1989.

Note: that where culverts are to be installed in drains within state highway roadreserve approval must be obtained from the State Highway operator. Constructionwill be subject to the State Highway operator’s standards and requirements.

Culvert Capacity

Any culvert shall convey a 5 year average recurrence interval (ARI) flood withoutheading up more than 0.5 metres or causing any increase in upstream water levelson neighbouring properties. Note: The minimum practical culvert size is 375mmdiameter.

Culvert Materials

Culverts shall be spun concrete pipes from a concrete pipe manufacturer accreditedto the Concrete Pipe Association of Australia.

Culvert Invert Levels

The culvert invert shall be placed to suit the invert and grade of the drain/streambedwhen maintained in a free flowing condition (i.e. accounting for any build up ofmaterial in the drain/streambed that should be removed during normal maintenanceof the drain/streambed).

Note: The change in colour of the base soil is a good indicator you are at the originaldrain invert.

For drainage area maintained drains and streams, Gisborne District Council Riversand Land Drainage will provide the correct invert level on line with the drain/streamdesign inverts.

Fish Passage Requirements

There is a requirement for provision of fish passage in the drain/stream. Fish passagecan be achieved by burying the culvert invert slightly on the correct grade:

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http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0075/1.0/whole.html

Culverts up to 600mm are buried to provide an invert 50mm into thedrain/streambed.

Culverts up to 100mm are buried to provide an invert 90mm into thedrain/streambed.

Culverts over 100mm are buried to provide an invert 120mm into thedrain/streambed.

Culvert Construction

Culvert pipe bedding shall be firm and shall support the pipe barrel.

Culvert pipes shall be pulled together and firmly held in place during breastworkand backfill construction.

Note: For larger pipes, a winch system is used through the centre of the pipes.

Breastwork of the culvert ends (refer GDC Plan EW270), is constructed from 200mmby 50mm rough sawn H4 tanalised timber, cut to fit snugly around the pipe and dugback into the drain bank a minimum of 300mm. A minimum of two 150mm H4 halfround posts for each culvert end are driven on either side of the pipe approximately150mm inside the ends of the pipe. The posts are driven to just below the level ofwhere the top board of the breastwork will be, which will generally be 150mm lowerthan the surrounding ground level. These posts are tied back together using at leasta double No. 8 galvanised wire formation that can be twitched tight before buriedunder the backfill. Backfill shall be clean and free from vegetation.

Compaction of the backfill shall be progressively completed in even layers. Whererequired, basecourse is used on the top layers of the backfill.

Note: For culverts larger than 900mm or in situations where the total drain depth isgreater than 1.2 metres, full round posts or rail iron with wire rope tiebacks will berequired.

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Schedule 11: Requirements for Farm Environment Plans

Part A – Farm Environment Plan Requirements

1. A plan shall be prepared for an individual property or farm enterprise; or

2. For an individual property as part of a collective such as a community irrigationscheme or an Industry Certification Scheme; and

3. Shall be prepared using a Gisborne District Council template or based on anindustry prepared template

4. The plan shall contain as a minimum:

• Property or farm enterprise details

a. Physical address;

b. Owner(s), manager and name of a contact person;

c. Farm name(s) and legal description(s) of the land;

d. Farm Enterprises and size of operation (hectares);

e. Existing farm management policy, including stock types and classes,numbers wintered, feed supplement inputs, fertiliser input and wintermanagement;

f. Annual and permanent crops grown;

g. Goals and Objectives of the business.

• A map(s) or aerial photograph at a scale that clearly shows:

a. The boundaries of the property or land areas comprising the farm enterprise;

b. The boundaries of the following main land management units on theproperty or within the farm enterprise:

- Irrigated areas

- Flat to easy rolling land

- Rolling to medium steep land

- Steep land

- Cropping

- Effluent irrigation area

- Run-off

c. The location of permanent and intermittently flowing rivers, streams, lakes,drains, ponds, dams and wetlands;

d. The location of riparian vegetation and fences (permanent and temporary)adjacent to water bodies;

e. The locations on all waterways where stock access or stock crossing occursi.e. bridges and culvert crossings;

f. The location of any areas within or adjoining the property that are identifiedin the District Plan as “Protection Management Areas”.

• Nutrient Budget

a. A basic nutrient budget for nitrogen and phosphorus which indicates hownitrogen and phosphorus are coming onto the farm, where they are goingand the levels that may be lost by leaching or run-off; except for

b. Dairy Farms, properties that operate feedlots and properties that collecteffluent, the nutrient budgets shall be prepared by a suitably qualified person,using the OVERSEER™ nutrient budget model, or equivalent model approvedby the Shared Services Science Manager of the Gisborne District Council, foreach of the identified land management units and the overall farm or farmenterprise.

• A list of all Gisborne District Council resource consents held for the property or farmenterprise

• For the following objectives provide an assessment of the adverse environmentaleffects and risks associated with the farming activities and how the identified effectsand risks will be managed:

a. Nutrient management: to maximise nutrient use efficiency while minimisingnutrient losses to water e.g. phosphorus loss, nitrogen leaching and weedcontrol

b. Irrigation management: to operate irrigation systems efficiently and ensuringthat the actual use of water is monitored and is efficient

c. Soils management: to maintain or improve the physical and biologicalcondition of soils in order to minimise the movement of sediment, phosphorusand other contaminants into waterways e.g drainage, erosion control,sediment ponds and soil compaction prevention.

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d. Collected animal effluent management: to manage the risks associatedwith the operation of effluent systems to ensure effluent systems are compliantwith Gisborne District Council standards at all times.

e. Livestock management: To manage wetlands and water bodies so thatstock are excluded from water, to avoid damage to the bed and marginsof a water body, and to avoid the direct input of nutrients, sediment andmicrobial pathogens.

f. Offal pits: To manage the number and locations of pits to minimise risks tohealth and water quality.

The plan shall include for each objective above:

a. detail appropriate with the scale of the environmental effects and risks;

b. defined measurable targets that clearly set a pathway and timeframe forachievement;

c. a description of the good management practices together with actionsrequired;

d. the records required to be kept for measuring performance andachievement of the target.

5. The Farm Environment Plan shall be approved as meeting all of these requirementsby the Shared Services Science Manager of the Gisborne District Council to ensurethat key issues have been identified, and that appropriate actions are planned toaddress those issues.

6. Achievements shall be recorded yearly, and changes in freshwater quality, soilcondition, and natural biodiversity (if relevant) are to be monitored every five years.

7. The Farm Environment Plan and all associated records shall be reviewed by theShared Services Science Manager of the Gisborne District Council every five years.

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Schedule 12: Bore Construction Requirements

Part A: Groundwater Bores

Pumping Test Specifications

1.0 Scope

This specification outlines the minimum standards for pump testing water bores andreporting test results for water bores situated in the Gisborne region.

2.0 Scope

2.1 A pump test shall be performed in a production water bore to estimate theaquifer transmissivity and aquifer storage coefficient and the specific capacity ofthe bore. The bore efficiency may also be determined.

2.2 A pump test must be performed for all new bores.

3.0 Types of Pump Testing

3.1 The two most common methods of pump testing are outlined below. In generalthese will be the only testing methods acceptable to the Council. If the productionbore being tested is unable to be tested by one of these methods, other means oftesting must first be approved by the Council.

3.2 The testing described below allows useful measurements to be obtained fromthe production bore and any nearby observation bores. An observation bore is abore that is also monitored while the production bore is being pumped. It mayinclude other users’ bores.

3.3 Constant Discharge Tests.

A constant discharge testis one in which the bore is pumped for a certain length oftime at a constant rate. Water level measurements are taken at varying time intervalsduring the period of the test. The best constant discharge tests have at least thefollowing characteristics:

i. Water level measurements are taken at observation bores in addition to levelsat the pumped bore.

ii. The bore is pumped at a rate greater than or equal to that required for theproduction flowrate.

iii. Water level measurements are continued when the pump is switched off atthe same intervals as those made when the pump was first started.

iv. The discharge rate is kept constant during the entire period of the pump test.Normal flow variations should be no more than +/- two percent

3.4 Step Drawdown Tests

Step drawdown tests are those in which the bore is pumped at different rates (steps)during the period of the test. Measurements are taken at varying intervals, with themost intensive rate being just after the beginning of each step. The best stepdrawdown tests have the following characteristics:

i. The bore is pumped in five steps. If the planned production flowrate is Q thenthe steps are 1.25 Q, 1.0 Q, 0.75 Q, 0.5 Q, 0.25 Q.

ii. Water level measurements are taken at other (observation) bores in additionto those in the pumped bore during the drawdown part of the test.

iii. The discharge rate is kept consistent during each step in the pump test. Normalflow variations should be no more than +/- two percent.

iv. The discharge should be recorded at the same time as the water levelmeasurement.

4.0 Measurements Required

4.1 There are a number of measurements common to all pump tests which mustbe recorded. The three most common are time of measurement, water level andflowrate. For pump tests that are longer than twelve hours records of other pumpingin the area, air pressure changes, amount of rainfall, tide times, floods and otherphenomena likely to affect the bore water levels should be kept. The easiest methodof recording all the information is in tabular form. This information should be kepttogether with other records for the bore.

4.2 The exact time of each measurement should be noted. All time measurementsshould be synchronised with a master watch or clock. Watch accuracy should beto within one minute in 24 hours.

5.0 Methods of Discharge Measurement

5.1 The rate of discharge of the pump can be measured by using an in-line flowmeter, an orifice weir, a weir box, or a container of a known size. Instruments usedfor measuring the flowrate should be accurate to within +/-five percent of the actualflow.

5.2 The in-line flow meter should be installed according to the manufacturer’sinstructions. It must always be running full to read correctly. Most meters show thetotal flow pumped on a counter. In this case the total pumped at, say, one minuteintervals should be noted. Use the difference to calculate the flowrate.


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5.3 An orifice weir is a pipe with an accurately machined orifice plate throughwhich the water is discharged into the atmosphere. Just upstream of the plate thepressure head is measured and related to a calibration table for the particular plate. This table may be obtained from a textbook.

5.4 A weir box works similarly. The water level above the weir notch is measuredat the weir in the box. This level indicates a particular discharge depending on thetype of weir used. Tables are available from textbooks.

5.5 Using a container works like the flow meter method. Measure the time it takesto fill the container, say a 200 litre drum, and then calculate the flowrate.

6.0 Methods and Rates of Water Level Measurement

6.1 The static water level is best measured by an electric plumb bob. This is normallya ribbon tape similar to TV – wire; but less susceptible to stretching; with a batteryand a light, ammeter, or buzzer attached to make a circuit. When the bared endstouch water the circuit is completed. Normally the tape is marked off, and thedepth to water level can be read off at the measurement point on the bore head.

6.2 Measurement of the static water level should be to within an accuracy of +/-5% or +/- 2mm whichever is smaller. The bore must be pumped in such a way thatthe water level can be measured in the pumped bore.

6.3 The water level must be measured frequently near the beginning of a test, withintervals decreasing as the test continues. The recommended intervals for thepumped bore and observation bores are as follows:

TABLE ONERecommended Intervals for Measuring Drawdown and Recoveryin the Pumped Bore During a Pump Test

Time Intervals BetweenMeasurements (Minutes)

Time Since Start or End of Test inMinutes

0.5 – 1153060480 (8 hours)

0 – 1010 – 1515 – 6060 – 300300 – 14401440 – end of test

TABLE TWORecommended Intervals for Measuring Drawdownin the Observation Bores During a Pump Test

Time Intervals Between Measurements(Minutes)

Time Since Start or End of Test in Minutes

25103060480 (8 hours)

0 – 6060 – 120120 – 240240 – 360360 – 14401440 – end of test

6.4 Ensuring that measurements are made at exactly the right time interval is notas important as noting the exact time of the measurement.

7.0 Other Records

7.1 Some bore water levels are affected by other atmospheric and climaticconditions. Some of these conditions include air pressure, tide times, daily rainfall,river levels or the water level in a nearby drain. As well as noting this informationwater levels in the pumped bore must also be recorded.

7.2 It is good practice to note the conditions for some days before and after thepump test. This information can be important as the length of the pump testincreases. Sometimes corrections must be made to the water level data. Prior topump testing bores must be shut down for a period of not less than 24 hours.

7.3 Bores used for the test should be shut down and levels measured for some daysprior to the test.

8.0 Pumping Methods

8.1 The methods used for pumping or adding water to the production bore shallnot prevent the static water level in the bore being measured.

9.0 Disposal of Pumped Water

9.1 The water pumped from a bore during a pump test must be allowed to flowoff site in a safe and efficient manner. If the pump test is being conducted in anunconfined aquifer the waste water must not be allowed to drain back into theaquifer.

9.2 In general water should be discharge to waste over 200 metres from the testsite in an unconfined aquifer. In a confined aquifer water should be piped to wasteat least 100 metres from the test site.


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10.0 Length of Pump Test

10.1 Ideally, pumping tests should be continued until equilibrium is reached, thatis, until the cone of depression stabilises. This means that the water levels in theobservation bores and the pumped bore are steady or fluctuate around a steadyaverage figure. In practice this is rarely possible.

10.2 In confined aquifers, the cone of depression spreads rapidly because noactual dewatering takes place; only a pressure reduction is occurring outward fromthe bore. Thus, 24 hours is usually sufficient to record enough reliable data forconfined aquifers. Aquifers shallower than 20 metres below ground surface shouldbe pumped for up to 72 hours. Many of these shallow artesian aquifers may beconnected to water table aquifers overlying them.

10.3 To gain enough information for unconfined aquifers, 72 hours are usuallyrequired to dewater the materials within the cone of depression, because of theslow downward percolation of water in many stratified deposits. This time can bereduced if equilibrium conditions are established before 72 hours have elapsed.

10.4 In general, pumping should not be stopped early because the limited datamay not reveal the true extent of the aquifer. This condition will usually be relaxedif the water level has stabilised.

10.5 Listed below are the time requirements for pump testing. Water level recoverymust be measured for the same period of time, once the pumping is complete.

TABLE THREELength of Pump Testing Required for Different Water Uses

Bore DepthWater Use

>20m0 – 20m

4 hours4 hoursStock/ Domestic

24 hours72 hoursHorticultural

7 days7 daysMunicipal/ Community/ Industrial

10.6 Stock or domestic use is generally less than 100 m3/day, horticultural use isusually less than 1000 m3/day while municipal, industrial and community uses areusually greater than 1000 m3/day.

10.7 Municipal water supply requirements may often dictate substantially longertesting (eg months in the case of towns or cities). For stock or domestic use the

quantities of water required are usually so small that drawdown may have stabilisedafter two or three hours of pumping.

11.0 When to Pump Test

11.1 The best time to pump test is when no other bores in the area which wouldaffect the water level in the production bore are pumping. If other bores arepumping in the area, it may be possible to have them pumped at a constant ratefor the entire length of the pump test. Measurements can then be corrected forthe effect caused by others pumping. If other pumping cannot be controlled, thetest should only be run when the other pumping does not affect the bore beingtested.

11.2 A new bore should not be pump tested until it has been completelydeveloped. Development is generally regarded as complete when water pumpedfrom the bore is relatively sand free. Often bores are tested before development iscomplete, which will make the results of a pump test worthless. During thedevelopment phase of bore construction measurements can be made at nearbybores. These may indicate which ones are affected and could be used asobservation bores during the pump test.

11.3 It is most important to have information about water levels for some daysbefore and after (‘background measurements’) the pump test. This data will allowcorrections to be made to measurements recorded during the pump test. The timeand date that the measurement is made should also be recorded.

12.0 Reporting of Results

12.1 Results shall be reported to the Council at least in tabular and graphicalformat. Tables shall include the time and date of all measurements. Results incomputer readable format may be acceptable. Graphs shall be labelled showingwhat each axis represents.

12.2 Analysis of results shall be according to standard aquifer pump test analysismethods. The analysis methods shall be noted in the report.

12.3 The report shall include the name of the analyst, a site description, locationplan, pumping conditions together with details of the equipment used for the test.

13.0 Conduct of the Pump Test

13.1 The Council shall be given at least 24 hours notice of the start of the test. Anofficer of the Council may view the arrangements for a pump test.

13.2 Results from pump tests which have not met any or some of these specificationsmay not be accepted by the Council.


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Water Quality Sampling and Analysis Specifications

1.0 Scope

1.1 This specification outlines the minimum standards for the collection of samplesof underground waters for chemical and bacteriological analysis. The minimumstandards required for these analyses are also covered in this specification.

1.2 Water samples are analysed to aid in aquifer identification and to determinethe degree of pollution of underground water. Samples taken some time apart canindicate whether water quality is improving or not.

2.0 Water Quality Sampling

2.1 Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with procedures laid down bythe laboratory conducting the water quality analyses.

2.2 In general the bore should have water discharged to waste equivalent to atleast one casing volume before a sample is taken. Up to 20 times the volume ofwater able to be stored in the bore should be discharged before the sample is taken,although this may not always be practicable. The casing volume is the volumecontained in the bore between the water surface and the bottom of the lowestscreen.

2.3 In the table following this specification a guide is provided to show the volumeof water stored in casings of particular diameters and lengths.

3.0 Water Quality Analysis

3.1 Water quality analyses shall be carried out by a IANZ accredited laboratoryusing standard methods.

3.2 As a condition of a water right application for a take from a new bore twosamples must be analysed. The first sample shall be taken just after the start of apump test being performed to the Council’s specification. The second shall betaken just before the completion of the same pumping test.

3.3 The following parameters shall be reported for water samples from boresrequiring a water right:

Bacteriological analyses:

E coli

Chemical analyses:

pH, temperature, conductivity, total dissolved solids, calcium and magnesiumhardness, total iron, chlorides, sulphates, nitrates, dissolved oxygen, dissolved

carbon dioxide, manganese, alkalinity, ammonia, dissolved reactivephosphorous.

Any analysis shall show who collected the sample at the bore head and whoconducted the chemical and bacteriological analysis.


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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

The top line shows the diameter of the bore in millimetres. The first column showsthe depth of the bore in metres.

Where the intersection of the column showing diameter and the row showing depthmeet is the volume of the bore casing in litres.

For water quality sampling the bores should have at least one casing volumeremoved before a sample is taken. Ideally up to 20 times the volume of the boreshould be discharged before the sample is taken, although this may not bepractically possible.

Water Bore Construction Specifications

1.0 Scope

1.1 This specification outlines the minimum construction and reporting standardsfor water bores in the Gisborne region.

1.2 It must be noted that there may be additional reporting requirements if theuse of the bore requires a water permit.

2.0 Bore Resource Consent

2.1 A resource consent issued by the Gisborne District Council is required beforethe drilling of water supply bores may commence. The resource consent shall beavailable for inspection by Council staff.

3.0 Bore Records and Samples

3.1 A written bore log shall be supplied to the Council on completion of drillingoperations. Logs of partially completed holes should also be supplied. The borelog shall record the materials penetrated to the nearest 100 millimetres.

3.2 A casing and screen location record shall be supplied with the bore log. Thisrecord shall show the dimensions of each casing and screen section and the locationof packers, plugs and seals.

3.3 Bore logs should be supplied to the Council even when insufficient water isavailable for the required purposes. This will help the Council build up a record ofthe geology of different parts of its area.

3.4 The results of any other tests on the aquifer formation or the groundwater shallbe supplied to the Council. Such testing may include:


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Water quality analysesGeophysical loggingParticle size analysesPumping tests

3.5 Samples of the strata encountered may also be supplied to the Council. Samplesshould be completely and accurately identified with a label. The location of thebore, the depth from which the sample was taken, the thickness of the material thatit represents, and its sequence in the bore log shall be noted on the label.

3.6 All logs provided shall be signed and dated by the person who performs thelogging.

3.7 A properly completed New Zealand Water Bore Data Form shall be suppliedfor the bore.

4.0 Bore Construction, Reconstruction and Maintenance Requirements

4.1 All equipment used for drilling and bore or well construction, and theirmaintenance, shall be kept clean to prevent the entry of contaminants togroundwater.

4.2 The driller shall have available manufacturers' guidelines and material safetysheets for chemicals, drilling fluid additives, grout materials. This shall includeinstructions for handling, preparation, use, potential hazards, and disposalrequirements for the materials and their containers.

4.3 The construction of the bore shall not allow the leakage of water from onewater bearing formation to another. In practice this will mean that some form ofgrouting will be required to prevent water leakage between water bearing layersat different levels.

4.4 The construction of the bore shall not allow surface water to enter the bore viathe bore lining. In practice this requirement will mean that a concrete pad, whichslopes away from the bore liner, shall be installed at the bore head.

4.5 Flood waters and ponded surface waters must be prevented from enteringthe bore liner. A cap which prevents the ingress of water may be fitted to the boreliner. An alternative method is to allow sufficient liner to extend above the highestknown or estimated flood level in the location of the bore.

4.6 The bore liner at the bore head shall prevent the egress of water if the bore isa flowing artesian bore.

5.0 Drilling Fluids and Additives

5.1 Drilling fluid must not be discharged directly to water.

5.2 Drilling fluid must be discharged to land, with measures taken to ensure thatthere is no runoff into surface waterways.

5.3 Water used for drilling fluid shall be free of substances or contaminants thatmay adversely affect the strength of the grout or grout setting time.

5.4 Bentonite shall contain no added substances that may adversely affect thestrength of the grout or grout setting time, or result in a discharge that affectsgroundwater quality.

5.0 Bore Casing

5.1 All casing materials used (including temporary casing) shall be suitable in termsof its composition, cleanliness, strength and corrosion resistance for site andinstallation conditions, and the use of the bore,

5.2 Bore casing shall be secure, leak-proof, and suitable to withstand the stress ofinstallation, bore testing and bore use.

6.0 Bore Grouting

6.1 All grout materials used shall be suitable in terms of composition, density, strengthand corrosion resistance for the site and installation conditions.

6.2 Grout additives that could leave a residual toxicity in groundwater shall notbe used.

6.3 Water used for grouting shall be free of substances or contaminants that mayadversely affect the strength of the grout or grout setting time.

6.4 In artesian conditions suitable grouting shall be performed to prevent waterleakage between geological formations. Water leakage between water bearingformations is not acceptable.

6.5 When conditions become sub-artesian in some deeper aquifers the possibilityexists that water may leak from the higher aquifers into the lower aquifers. Suitablegrouting shall be performed to prevent this possibility.

6.6 In practice these requirements will mean that grouting must be performed fromthe confining layer immediately above the water bearing layer which is beingtapped up to ground surface.

7.0 Bore Screen Selection and Installation Procedure

7.1 All screen material (including temporary screen material) shall be suitable, interms of its composition, cleanliness, strength and corrosion resistance for the siteand installation conditions and the use of the bore.


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7.2 The selection procedure will take into account the amount of water required,the composition of the formation from which water is being extracted, the likelyyield of the formation, and the quality of the water in the formation.

7.3 The screen shall be securely sealed to the casing to prevent entry of rock orsoil or gravel pack material into the bore.

8.0 Filter Pack Selection and Emplacement Procedure

8.1 If required, an appropriate filter pack shall be selected and placed in position. This procedure will take into account the amount of water required, the compositionof the formation from which water is being extracted, the depth of the bore andthe method of bore construction.

9.0 Bore Plumbness and Alignment

9.1 During construction the bore must be kept vertical and straight within practicallimits. A reasonable standard of vertical deflection is 1%. Often the type of pumpto be installed will require different standards of plumbness and alignment.

9.2 As an example, in a bore 25 metres deep a one percent vertical deflectionwill mean that the bottom of the bore will be 250 millimetres off-centre comparedwith the top of the bore.

10.0 Bore Development

10.1 The development of the bore shall remove silts, clays, and residual drilling fluidfrom the face of the bore and from the aquifer.

10.2 The bore shall be developed to provide maximum specific capacity.

11.0 Pump Testing

11.1 If the bore is to be used for purposes that require a water right to be issued,a pump test shall be carried out that meets the requirements of the Council’spumping test specifications.

11.2 Listed in Table One (below) are the recommended time requirements forpump testing. Water level recovery should be measured for the same period of time,once the pumping is complete. Changes may need to be made to theserecommended pumping times in individual circumstances.

TABLE ONETime Requirements for Pump Testing in the Gisborne Region

Bore DepthWater Use

>20m0 – 20m

4 hours4 hoursStock/ Domestic

24 hours72 hoursHorticultural

7 days7 daysMunicipal/ Community/ Industrial

12.0 Bore Disinfection

12.1 The disinfection of a bore for the purposes of maintaining or improving theyield shall be carried out in such a manner as to prevent harmful amounts ofchemicals entering the groundwater in the vicinity. All chemicals shall be preparedand used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

12.2 The disinfection of a bore after drilling is completed must be carried out toprevent contamination of lower aquifers by bacteria from other sources, e.g. drillrods, soil, drilling fluid.

13.0 Water Quality Sampling and Analysis

13.1 If the bore is to be used for purposes that require a water permit to be issued,a water quality test shall be carried out that meets the requirements of the Council’swater quality testing specifications.

13.2 Any water quality sampling and analysis should be carried out in accordancewith the Council’s specifications for sampling of bore waters.

14.0 Inspection Requirements

14.1 The Council shall be given 24 hours notice of commencement of the boreconstruction.

14.2 A representative of the Council may require to be present to observe thatthe grouting of the bore is satisfactorily performed.

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14.4 All bores that are sub-artesian shall have a 25 millimetre diameter inspectionhole fitted at the bore head, which shall allow unobstructed access for a probe tomeasure the water level in the bore.

14.5 All bores that are continuously flowing artesian shall be capped to preventwastage of water. The cap shall have an access socket fitted which shall allow thefitting of a pressure gauge or piezometer tube for the measurement of the waterpressure.

14.6 Bores that are flowing artesian for part of the year and sub-artesian at othertimes shall have fittings installed as set out in sections 14.2 and 14.3 above.

15.0 Bore Abandonment

15.1 The bore shall be filled and sealed in such a manner as to prevent accidentsand to prevent it from acting as a conduit through which water may travel and/ormix with water from other geological formations.

15.2 In general, the following procedure must be followed where a bore is to beabandoned.

15.3 Any casing and screen that is not salvaged shall be perforated with a casingripper. The upper 1.5 metres of casing shall be completely removed from theborehole.

15.4 The bore shall be sealed by concrete, cement grout, or neat cement andshall be placed from the bottom upwards by a suitable method.

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Schedule 13: Irrigation Management Plan Requirements

An Irrigation Management Plan shall include:

1. A description of soil types and their water holding capacities across the propertyto be irrigated.

2. A soil map that accurately identifies soils and their water holding capacitiesacross the property.

3. Identification of rotation and application rates based on the soil types identified.4. Demonstrate that the application rate meets the requirements of the Guidelines

for Irrigation Water Requirements in the Poverty Bay Flats 2012.5. Identification of the most effective and efficient strategies and methods for:

a. Water distribution by means of impervious reticulation;b. Irrigation efficiency applicable to the land and specific crops concerned;

andc. Demonstrate historical use has been efficient as determined by past

water meter readings.

6. How rainfall and evapotranspiration data will be collected for the propertyand how this data will be used in relation to rotation and application rates.

7. Soil moisture monitoring procedures.8. Identification of what irrigation equipment will be used and its suitability for

each irrigated crop type.9. Identification of what programme will be implemented for leak detection,

repairs and maintenance of irrigation equipment.

Note that an irrigation efficiency of 80% is required for all new water permits andrenewals of existing permits.

Please contact Water Conservation on 06 8672049 for assistance with IrrigationManagement Plans.

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Schedule 14: Clearances, Setbacks and Maximum Slope Gradientsfor Installation of Unreticulated Wastewater Treatment, Storage andDisposal Systems

Criteria A – Clearance to water tables from discharges

1. For Permitted Activity discharges of wastewater or greywater, the depth ofthe soil absorption zone below the point of discharge to the highest watertable shall be no less than:

a. 600mm for primary treated effluent

b. 400mm for secondary treated effluent

c. 300mm for tertiary treated effluent

2. For Permitted activities for discharges of wastewater or greywater, the depthof the soil absorption zone below the point of discharge to an impermeablelayer shall be no less than:

a. 600mm for primary treated effluent

b. 400mm for secondary treated effluent

c. 300mm for tertiary treated effluent

The clearance criteria do not apply to systems established before April 2002.

1. For Permitted Activity pit latrines, the depth from the base of the pit to thehighest water table shall be no less than 2 metres.

2. For Permitted Activity discharge to land of septage within the property itoriginated from, the depth from the base of the discharge pit to the highestwater table or to any impermeable layer shall be 2 metres.

3. For Permitted Activity discharge to land through deep bores, the depth fromthe base of the deep bore to the highest water table or any impermeablelayer shall be 2 metres.

4. For Controlled Activity composting toilets, the depth below the point ofdischarge to the highest water table shall be 600mm.

Criteria B – Setbacks from land and water features and structures for discharges

1. For Permitted Activities, discharges of wastewater or greywater shall be nocloser than:

a. 1.5 metres from any building or structure, or;

b. 1.5 metres from a property boundary, or;c. 2 metres from a boundary interfacing with a beach or dune where there

is also:

i. 20 metres of vegetative cover between the discharge and thebeach margin; or

ii. 20 metres of vegetative cover between the discharge and thedune crest;

iii. 5 metres from a dune crest if dune is within the property boundary;or

d. 20 metres to any water body, artificial water body or coastal water; ore. 20 metres to any dam or pond except any dam or pond specifically

constructed for the treatment of wastewater; orf. 20 metres of any bore used for human drinking water; or 20 metres to

any bore used for irrigation water or stock drinking water; org. 20 metres of any stock drinking water pond or dam; or1.5 metres of any

surface land drain that is exclusively contained on the property otherthan a land drain specifically constructed above a land applicationsystem to protect that system from inundation; or

h. 5 metres of any surface land drain that is not exclusively contained onthe property; or

i. 1.5 metres vertically and 1.5 metres horizontally to a subsurface landdrain.

For systems established before April 2002, only criteria (a) to (e) apply.

For systems established after April 2002 but prior to notification of this Rule, onlycriteria (a) to (g) apply.

For systems established after notification of this Rule, criteria (a) to (k) apply.

2. Permitted Activity discharges from pit latrines shall be no closer than:

a. 20 metres of the edge of a water body, artificial water body or coastalwater; or

b. 50 metres of a bore, well or spring used for a buildings water supply,stock water or irrigation water; or

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c. 1000 metres up flow and 150 metres down flow of a community drinkingwater supply; or

d. 20 metres of any subsurface land drain; ore. 10 metres of any property boundary; orf. 5 metres of any surface land drain; org. 5 metres of any building used for habitable purposes.

3. Controlled Activity discharges from composting toilets shall be no closer than:

a. 5 metres of any property boundary; orb. 5 metres of any drain; orc. 20 metres of any water body, artificial water body or coastal water; ord. 5 metres of any building used for habitable purposes; ore. 20 metres of land used to produce food crops for human consumption.

4. Permitted Activity discharges to land of septage from the same property shallbe no closer than:

a. 150 metres from the property boundary; orb. 150 metres from any building used for habitable, commercial or industrial

purposes; orc. 100 metres from any water body, artificial water body or coastal water;

ord. 150 metres of a bore, well or spring used for a building’s water supply,

stock water or irrigation water; ore. 1000 metres up flow and 150 metres down flow of a community drinking

water supply; orf. an area sensitive to coastal hazard.

5. Permitted Activity discharges to land from deep bores shall be no closer than:

a. 20 metres of the edge of a water body, artificial water body or coastalwater; or

b. 50 metres of a bore, well or spring used for a buildings water supply, stockwater or irrigation water; or

c. 1000 metres up flow and 150 metres down flow of a community drinkingwater supply; or

d. 20 metres of any subsurface land drain; ore. 20 metres of any property boundary; orf. 20 metres of any surface land drain.

Criteria C - Land Stability Setbacks and Maximum Slope Gradients for installation ofland application systems

For all new systems established as Permitted Activities after notification of this Rule,discharges of wastewater or greywater shall meet the following setback requirements:

a. Minimum Setback Distance from Areas of Slope movement and/or Erosion

The minimum setback distance from areas of slope movement and/or erosion shallbe 8m, unless a geotechnical investigation and analysis of the site carried out by asuitably qualified professional confirms that the proposed separation distance isadequate or provides recommendations for engineering measures to adequatelyprotect the effluent system from slope instability and/or erosion.

b. Minimum Setback Distances from land features

The wastewater treatment and land application system shall be located a minimumdistance away from embankments, escarpments, base/toe of slope, retainingstructures, and buildings, unless a specific engineering assessment has beenundertaken by a suitably qualified professional confirming that the proposal is unlikelyto affect that feature. The minimum disposal field setback distance shall be:

1.5 x the height of any embankment;1.5 x the height of any slope;1.5 x the height of a retaining wall;1.5 x the depth of the foundations of any building with a minimum distance of1.5m;above a 45o line drawn from the base of any building foundation;5 metres to the top of a shear plane

unless site specific geotechnical requirements differ.

c. The maximum slope gradient and depth in which a disposal system can beinstalled is

14° (1v to 4h) for seepage beds up to 1.6 metres deep3° (1v to 20h) for ETS beds19° (1v to 3h) for trenches up to 1 metre deep22° (1v to 2.5h) for shallow installations up to 0.3 metres deep

provided that the base of the excavation for the disposal unit is equal to or greaterthan 5 metres from the building or adjacent structure and that the slope does notshow evidence of being affected by slope instability and/or erosion; unless a specificengineering assessment of the proposal is completed by a suitably qualifiedprofessional confirming that the disposal field is unlikely to adversely affect thestability of the slope or the building during construction and operation.

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Schedule 15: Wastewater Flow Design Allowances for UnreticulatedWastewater Treatment, Storage and Disposal Systems

Design flows should be calculated from the maximum possible number of personsoccupying the premises to be served, and a per capita wastewater flow allowanceaccording to the nature of that occupancy.

TABLE 1: Wastewater Flow Design Allowances in litres/person/day and Design Occupancy Allowances

Design Flow Allowances – Dwellings

Unrestricted supplyBore, spring or restricted supplementary supplyto rain water tank

On-site roof water tank supplySource

Note (1)200180Households - All waste

Note (1)6050Households – Blackwater (2)

Note (1)140Note (4)Note (5)

130Note (4)Note (5)

Households – GreywaterGreywater-general (3)

Greywater-heavy (4)

Greywater-lite (5)

(1) Site specific flow rates shall be determined by the designer..(2) Source - Toilet only(3) Source - Greywater-general - Shower, bath, handbasin, laundry tub, washing machine, kitchen(4) Source - Greywater- heavy - Laundry tub and kitchen. Calculate as 10% to 20% of Greywater-general flow(5) Source - Greywater-lite - Shower, bath and washing machine. Calculate as 80% to 90% of Greywater-general flow

Design Occupancy Allowances – Dwellings

Occupancy for design purposes24567

Number of Bedrooms12345

Add 1 for each additional roomMore than 5 bedrooms within the dwelling

Add 1 for each additional room.Additional rooms where the room is able to be closed off for privacy such as “games”, “family”“recreation”, “study”, “office”, “work” rooms, and which could potentially be used as bedrooms.

Apply occupancy allowances for dwellings.Room or unit ancillary to the main dwelling that is built to habitable standard and has ablutionfacilities attached.

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Apply 1 for each additional roomRoom or unit ancillary to the main dwelling that is built to habitable standard but withoutablution facilities attached.

Design occupancy shall allow for peak occupancy. Holiday homes tend to have intermittent but greater occupancy than a continuously occupied dwelling. Design allowances mustallow for the peak occupancy.

Design Flow and Design Occupancy AllowancesCommercial, Accommodation and Institutional Buildings

Motels/Hotels

1801504030

10 - 2030

- Guests/resident staff with on site laundry- Guests/resident staff with off site laundry- Non-resident staff- Reception room- Bar trade (per customer)- Restaurant (per customer)

Maximum Occupancy/Number of bedsHighest daily number over 7 day period - peak seasonMaximum number of staff

GuestsCustomersStaff

Restaurants/Bar/Café with restroom facilities

3025

10 - 2040

- dinner- lunch- bar trade- staff

Café/food premises without restroom facilities

1540

CustomersStaff

Highest daily number over 7 day period - peak seasonMaximum number of staff

CustomerStaff

Marae

1540

150

- Day users- Day users and day visitors- Day plus overnight visitors

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Community Halls and Churches

3015

- banqueting- meetings or gatherings

Highest daily number over 7 day period

Work Places non-resident

6040

Standard fixtures and showersStandard fixtures excluding showers

Maximum number of staff per shift

Child Care Centres & Te Kohanga Reo

604040

With in-house laundry service per childWith external laundry service per childStaff

Maximum number of staff and children

Recreation areasFully servicedCamping Grounds and Campervan Parks

506565

100130140

On-site roof water tank supplyBore, spring or restricted supplementary supplyReticulated unrestricted community supply

Maximum number of campers or occupants allowing 3.5 campers per camp-siteRecreation areas with no showers or communal cooking facilities

Schools

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Maximum number of staff and children

Hospitals/Rest Homes

22025025040

180

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Public Toilets

10 - 2015 - 25

With water control featuresWithout water control features

Highest daily number of users over 7 day period - peak season

Construction Camps/Holiday Camps/Training Accommodation facilities/Lodging Facilities

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Schedule 16: Unreticulated Wastewater Treatment, Storage andDisposal Systems

Information to be recorded at each inspection and/or pump out shall include butnot be limited to the following:

Property identifiersDate of clean out or inspectionCompany and operator identifiersClean out records:

Number of tanks/chambersLids removed on each chamber for cleaningSludge and scum depth in each tank/chamberNumber of tanks/chambers emptied to the floorLids replaced on each chamber following cleaningOutlet filter cleaned

Condition of tank(s) including:

Condition and Placement of:

lids into each tank/chamber, lids above ground, lids below groundVentseffluent outlet filterinlets and outlets

Evidence of cracksEvidence of overflow

Function of tank(s)

Evidence of groundwater backflow into tank(s)Evidence of flow restrictions into/out of tank(s)

Overall rating of tank(s) condition and function, including

Good conditionProblems with tank function

Required actions, including:

Minor repairContact drainlayerContact CouncilContact electrician.

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Schedule 17: Wetland Management Plans

Key information needed in a wetland management plan:

Landowner/property name:

Date:

Site details: owner, occupier, access/street address and location with topographicgrid reference if possible.

Wetland dimensions: both existing and proposed.

Site map: showing wetland area, current major vegetation types, weed infestations,and photos.

Wetland description: main wetland type.

Topography and soils:

Current vegetation: main plant types.

Special features: eg threatened species, historic features, cultural sites.

Nearby natural areas: location and distance eg native bush or habitat.

Wildlife: known or seen in the area.

Site history:

Description of water flow and drainage: hydrology, eg standing/flowing water,permanent/temporary, groundwater/surface water.

Current condition: state of the wetland and threats it faces eg stock damage, weeds,lack of water.

Enhancement Proposal - what you plan to do.

Vision: what you want to achieve.

Vision sketch: how it might look.

Objective(s)/steps towards the vision: eg wildlife haven, water purification,conservation.

Water source/management: current source, duration, extent, fluctuations andintentions to change/improve these.

Silting/silt management:

Fencing:

Weeds:

Planting: general intention.

Suitable species for planting: Standing water, wetter margin sites, wetland edge,adjacent pasture or bunds.

Planting details: Location, species, spacings, numbers.

Plant source: eg local native plant nurserie, grown from locally sourced seed.

Planting out: timing and method.

Releasing: weeding around plants, how often, for how many years, using whatmethod.

Animal pest control: what pests are present, how often control will occur, for howmany years, using what method.

Wildlife needs: eg embayments, nesting islands, loafing areas, food supply, gentlysloping water margins, fish accessways.

Calendar of work: Year by year what months different activity will occur in egblocking drains, digging ponds, re-aligning fences, collecting seed, pest control.

Costs: year by year.

Funding source: eg self funded, specific grant application.

Resource consent requirements: eg earthworks and/or vegetation clearanceconsents, diverting water, use of herbicide, blocking drains. You also need permitsto release live fish into a waterway from the Department of Conservation, Fish andGame Council and/or the Ministry of Fisheries.

Neighbour issues: potential effects on neighbouring or upstream/downstreamproperties eg flooding, de-watering.

Safety:

Monitoring methods:

Photopoints: photographs taken from selected points at regular dates.

Plant survival: number of plants per species that died, this will help you decide whichspecies are more suitable for your site.

Regeneration: eg note flowing, fruiting self-seeded plants.

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Schedule 18 - Requirements for Inclusion in Wastewater Network Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) for Discharges of EmergencyOverflows of Sewage to Water and Land

A description of the wastewater network and its current and predicted future performance.A (i)

An assessment of the receiving environment and the actual and potential effects (including cumulative effects) of wastewater diversions and discharges, and associatedriver bed activities on:

A (ii)

Public healthFlooding hazards,Watercourse hydrology, and surface water uses;Receiving environment sediment quality and water quality, including Environmental Indicator monitoring results;Aquatic habitat, ecology and ecosystem health;The natural and amenity values of lakes, rivers, wetlands and aquifers;Riparian vegetation;The extent and quality of open stream channels;Fish passage for native fish;The erosion and sedimentation of rivers;The discharge and accumulation of litter; andFor discharges to the coastal marine area; erosion, accretion; natural character and public access.

The above assessment should identify the contaminants of concern within the network, which may include zinc and other heavy metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons aswell as faecal material. The AEE should assess the effects of wastewater contaminants discharged to estuaries and Poverty Bay.

A (iii)

Identification of the urban rivers and streams within the catchment in relation to the values identified in the Freshwater Plan.A (iv)

Governance structures and management responsibilities for wastewater networks.A (v)

Significant non-network diversion and discharge activities that may have a material effect on environmental outcomes.A (vi)

A description of the strategic objectives sought for the wastewater discharges, diversions and associated activities and receiving environments, including:BThe social, ecological, economic, amenity and cultural objectives;The community and iwi consultation undertaken in determining the strategic objectives;Identified milestones required to achieve those objectives.

A description and consideration of the range of management options available to achieve, or progress towards, the objectives identified in (B), including:CMethods by which network discharges, will be managed;Methods for the management of non-network activities, such as discharges from private propertiesEducation initiatives to support the management regime;Methods to avoid adverse effects occurring;Methods for managing high contaminant load sources; andDesign standards and levels of service for the network.

The proposed network management method(s), including:D

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The identification of the Best Practicable Option (BPO) to prevent or minimise, the adverse effects of wastewater diversions, discharges and associated activities,including any methods to mitigate significant unavoidable adverse effectsThe methods by which; network interconnections, non-network discharges, urban rivers and streams and associated river bed activities are proposed to be managedand integrated management will be achieved;

Any regulatory methods; and

Any non-regulatory methods.

A description of the processes and tools to support compliance with the conditions of a network consent including:EMethods of monitoring and reporting progress;A prioritised programme(s) for implementing the BPO;Operation and maintenance programmes to ensure the effective functioning of the management method(s); andA process for reviewing the catchment or network management approach based on an increased understanding of environmental responses, public health issues,community needs and network priorities.

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Schedule 19 - Guidance and Information Requirements for ResourceConsents

A. General Information Requirements for Discharges

1. Location of the proposed activity – including legal description and address2. Name and address of the owner and occupier (other than the applicant) of

any site to which the application relates3. A site plan showing, where appropriate, details of:

a. Discharge treatment and disposal layoutb. Existing or proposed pipelines, plant and facilitiesc. Property boundaries and ownership of adjoining land or sitesd. Public roadse. Drains, watercourses, wells, wetlands, lakes and other waterbodiesf. Proximity to coastg. Topographyh. Storm water collection, treatment and disposal systems and discharge

points

4. Details of any management plan for the operation and maintenance of thedischarge including any waste treatment and disposal systems.

5. Details of any other resource consent that may be required and whether suchconsent has been applied for or obtained.

6. The proximity of the discharge to any other contaminant discharges in thevicinity affecting the same receiving environment

7. A description of any possible changes to the nature, volume, or rate of thedischarge that might result from failure or breakdown of equipment, accidentalspill or discharge, natural hazard such as flooding, industrial action, or a similarevent, and the contingency measures that have been developed to dealwith such situations

8. An assessment of any actual or potential effects of the discharge on theenvironment, including:

a. Effects on the water quality of the receiving water body and whetherthe discharge may result in a water quality limit being exceeded;

b. Effects on human healthc. Effects on aquatic ecosystemsd. Effects on the natural character and amenity values of the water body.e. Effects on the mauri of the water body

Such an assessment shall be in such detail as corresponds with the scale andsignificance of the actual or potential effects that the activity may have on the

environment and must be prepared in accordance with the Fourth Schedule of theResource Management Act 1991.

9. Details of any consultation undertaken with any person or body likely to beaffected

10. Other information that is necessary to understand the application11. Information to show compliance with performance standards and conditions

relating to the use and storage of hazardous substances12. Details of low impact design solutions in the management of storm water13. Detail of the degree of land cover change or change to land use that may

be associated with the subject site and discharge activity14. Information to demonstrate that the proposed method of disposal will not

result in an increased risk of slope instability or raised groundwater levels thatresult in an increased risk of slope failure or loss of amenity.

15. Detail regarding the methods and solutions used to avoid, remedy or mitigateactual and potential effects on storm water flow, water quality andsedimentation effects

16. Information about the range of naturally occurring groundwater levels wheresoakage to ground is to be used as all or part of the proposed methods ofstorm water management.

B. Discharge of Animal Wastes: Guidance for preparing an Assessment ofEnvironmental Effects (AEE)

The AEE submitted to Council (with an application for resource consent) shouldconsider the following matters:

1. Detail the contaminants and concentrations within the discharge2. Detail the frequency of discharges3. Detail the type of animal effluent (dairy, poultry, piggery, sheep manure) being

discharged4. Detail the state of discharge (solid or liquid)5. Illustrate and discussing the spatial area of discharge (supported by map)6. Describe the receiving environment of the discharge (to land, or other)7. Detail the climatic conditions in which the effluent be deposited8. Offer methods to mitigate any (if any) adverse environmental effects of the

activity on the receiving environment

The above list provides a starting point for preparing an AEE and should not beconsidered exhaustive. It is anticipated that further matters for assessment will berequired, depending on the scope of resource consent application.

For new dairy farms all discharges of animal waste are required to be in accordancewith the 'Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord', in which Gisborne District Council isa signitury.

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AEE's involving the discharge of animal wastes should both use and reference recentCouncil approved best practice guidelines.

C. Additional Information Required for Solid or Liquid Discharges to Land

1. A description of the nature of the discharge, including:

a. Types and quantities of contaminants in the dischargeb. Quantities to be dischargedc. Rate, frequency and duration of the discharge

2. A description of any treatment prior to the proposed discharge3. A description of the disposal area, including size, vegetation cover, soil type

and underlying geology4. Details of groundwater levels and direction of flow and how groundwater

quality may be affected by the discharge5. Details and results of any soakage tests

D. Additional Information Required for Discharges to Water

1. A description of the nature of the discharge, including:

a. Types and quantities of contaminants in the dischargeb. Quantities to be dischargedc. Rate, frequency and duration of the discharge

2. A description of any treatment prior to the proposed discharge3. A description of the receiving water including:

a. Dilution effects of water currents and volumesb. Stream bed or waterbody substratec. Vegetation, including instream and on riparian marginsd. Aquatic life and ecosystemse. Water quality including temperature, nutrients, bacteria, salinity, pH,

turbidity and dissolved oxygen

4. A description of the discharge structure and how the discharge will mix withthe receiving water.

E. Information Required for On Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems

1. A complete description of the proposal including

a. details of the occupancy and duration of occupancy of the building thedischarge originates from.

b. The periods of year the when the discharge will occur and any expected peaksin the discharge volume during the year.

c. Full details of the design of the treatment and land application systems,including treatment tank(s), effluent outlet filter(s), hydraulic design and energyrequirements of the system.

d. Details of the installation and maintenance for the treatment and landapplication systems, including estimated effluent quality from the anticipatedsystem performance. Scale plans of the proposed treatment and landapplication systems and proximity to surface water bodies, land drains, boresor springs, buildings, other structures and boundaries.

e. An assessment of the suitability of the site for the discharge including soilidentification and permeability, land slope, groundwater depth, land floodingpotential, land inundation potential, land stability and current land uses

f. Availability of land and reserve areas for land disposal of discharges.g. Adverse effects and potential effects of the discharge on human and stock

health including transmission of disease.h. Adverse effects including cumulative adverse effects of the discharge and

other discharges on groundwater quality, surface water quality and soil.i. Timing and manner for decommissioning discharge systems.j. Control of safety hazards from the treatment and land application systems.

2. Details of Proposed mitigation measures

a. Possible alternative methods of treatment and disposal should be assessedand considered and the best practicable option for discharges at the proposedsite should be adopted.

b. The assessment should identify how the proposed treatment and disposal ofthe discharge will protect against any actual or potential effects on theenvironment, or alternatively minimise any adverse effects on the environment.

c. The application should describe proposed mitigation measures to help preventor reduce the actual or potential effects of the discharge. Mitigation shouldinclude a contingency plan in the event of system malfunction and themaintenance requirements for the systems, for example, the on-site effluentstorage capacity of the system and alarm systems.

d. The proposed discharge must not create land instability that would result indamage to the treatment or disposal system, buildings or environment. Theapplicant must detail any mitigation measures required to prevent landinstability from the discharge.

e. The application should describe how nuisance or risks to health from thedischarge will be prevented.

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should be protected from contamination and soils protected fromoversaturation.

g. The application must demonstrate the land used for the discharge activitymust be protected from inundation and conflicting land uses that may causeadverse effect on the environment from the discharge.

3. Persons who may be interested or affected and consultation carried out

a. The assessment should identify persons interested in or affected by the proposal,the consultation done and any response to the views of those consulted. Thiswill vary depending upon system location, effluent volumes and the proposedmethods of treatment and disposal.

b. The applications should include details of any contact made with neighbouringlandowners, occupiers and organisations. The applicant should include anycomments made by consulted parties and the response to them.

4. Monitoring requirements

a. Where the scale or significance of the activity or effects are such thatmonitoring is required, the assessment should include a description of how,once the proposal is approved, effects will be monitored and by whom.

F. Information Required for Permits to Take or Use Water

1. Location of the proposed activity – including legal description and address2. Name and address of the owner and occupier (other than the applicant) of

any site to which the application relates3. A site plan showing, where appropriate, details of:

a. property boundaries and ownership of adjoining land or sitesb. public roadsc. Drainsd. water coursese. Boresf. wetlands, lakes and other water bodiesg. position of other existing water takesh. topography.

4. A description of the proposed use for which the water is being taken including:

a. The purpose for which the water will be usedb. Rate of take and Daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal usagec. An irrigation plan which shows how irrigation efficiency requirements will

be met

d. A crop water analysis that shows the water take meets the reasonableuse guidelines of this plan

e. The size of the land area the water is to be used on

5. Details of any other resource consent that may be required and whether suchconsent has been applied for or obtained.

6. Details of any consultation undertaken with any person or body likely to beaffected.

7. Details of any measures taken to avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects.8. Any other information that is necessary to understand the application

G. Information Requirements for Resource Consents for Activities In the Beds orRiparian Margins of Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands.

1. Location of the proposed activity – including legal description and address2. The name and address of the owner and occupier (other than the applicant)

of any land (including riverbed land) to which the application relates. A siteplan showing, where appropriate, details of:

a. property boundaries and ownership of adjoining land or sitesb. public roadsc. Location of known archaeological sitesd. Location of known breeding areas of native birds or other wildlifee. Details of any legal public access along and to any water body or the

coast

3. An assessment of the environmental effects of the activity, including:

a. the potential effects on bed and bank stability;b. the extent to which the activity will adversely affect areas of significant

indigenous vegetation and significant habitats of indigenous faunac. the extent to which the activity will adversely affect the natural character

of the water body, public access and any other relevant values identifiedin Schedule 1 ( Page 109),3 ( Page 126),4 ( Page 128),5 ( Page 130) or 6 (Page 133) for the particular waterbody

d. the extent to which the activity will affect neighbouring or downstreamproperties

e. the extent to which the activity will affect any lawfully establishedstructure

f. description of the morphology of the river, lake bed or wetlandg. A description of mitigating measures (safeguards and contingency plans

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H. Additional Requirements for Resource Consents for Structures In the Beds orRiparian Margins of Streams, Rivers and Lakes.

1. A description and plan of the structure’s dimensions, including an assessmentof any percentage change in the size of the structure.

2. The expected construction period.3. A description of the proposed method of construction including:

a. the material to be used to erect, place, extend, alter or reconstruct thestructure;

b. the equipment to be used;

4. A construction plan.5. A description of the site, nature of the river, or lake bed and banks, and

vegetation.6. Evidence that the owner of the river or lake bed has authorised the structure

to be built.7. The extent to which the activity will affect navigation safety.8. What measures will be taken to ensure that fish passage will be retained,

including the design of any fish passage devices.9. If the structure is an identified barrier to fish passage what action will be taken

to reinstate fish passage. 10. Where a structure is to be removed or demolished;

a. A description of the structure to be removed, including a description ofits former purpose and use;

b. A description of any amenity or historic value attached to the structureto be removed.

I. The Disturbance of a River or Lake Bed, including that for Maintenance of Structuresand Sand and Gravel Extraction

1. A description of the nature, scale, and frequency of the proposed beddisturbance.

2. A description of the proposed method, including the equipment to be used.3. An assessment of the activity on any natural hazard, and the extent to which

it is likely to create or exacerbate a natural hazard.4. In the case of the extraction of bed material:

a. An assessment of the volume of material proposed to be removed, interms of total annual volume and daily amounts;

b. A description of the period over which the removal will occur andfrequency of removal in any 12 month period;

c. A description of the methods to be used to remove the material;

d. An assessment of alternative sources of material that have beenconsidered, and why the extraction is required in the location chosen.

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Part E: Catchment Plans 189

1.0 Introduction

The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPSFM) requires councilsto set freshwater quantity and quality limits in accordance with the NationalObjectives Framework (NOF). Council is setting these limits through the developmentof catchment management plans. Recognising and providing for local freshwatervalues is a key focus of the catchment planning process. By identifying freshwatervalues, objectives and limits can be set that manage water quantity and quality forthose values. Public and key stakeholder participation at the catchment level playsa central role in the identification of freshwater values. The NOF provides regionalcouncils and communities with a process for linking values to freshwater outcomes.There are three parts to the NOF:

A set of national freshwater values and uses including two compulsory values(ecosystem health and human health for recreation);

A set of freshwater attributes that measure the physical, chemical, biologicaland cultural properties that support the freshwater values. Associated witheach attribute are ranges of physical states that provide for freshwater valuesat different levels. These states provide options to consider when setting limits.Each attribute also has a national bottom line below which an attribute maybe considered degraded.

A process for setting freshwater objectives based on selecting attribute statesthat adequately provide for the freshwater values identified for each FreshwaterManagement Unit (see diagram over page).

The limit-setting process has to be balanced with the NPSFM requirement to maintainand improve the overall quality of water within the region. Council's approach tomaintaining water quality through the NOF is to maintain the current state of theattribute being measured. Improving water quality is proposed where an attributeis below a national bottom line or where the current state does not provide for thepriority values.

1.1 Freshwater Management Units

The primary spatial area for managing fresh water within a catchment is theFreshwater Management Unit (FMU). Values are identified at the FMU level andobjectives and limits are set to reflect these values.

A Freshwater Management Unit can be a water body, multiple water bodies or partof a water body that is an appropriate spatial scale for setting freshwater limits.Depending on the range of values identified, the size and physical character of thecatchment and the issues related to freshwater, a catchment may be composedof a single FMU or more than one FMU.

1.2 Non-regulatory projects

Catchment plans may comprise a range of non-regulatory projects related to keywater quantity and quality issues. Each project is structured according to the issuethat needs to be managed, the project outcome and outputs, estimated timeframesand how the results will be monitored / reviewed.

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2.0 Waipaoa Catchment Plan

The Waipaoa Catchment incorporates 12 major sub-catchment areas with acombined land area of 2,205km². The area is largely defined by the water catchmentboundary of the Waipaoa River but also includes the separate catchment areas ofthe Waikanae Stream and Taruheru River. These two areas do not drain directly intothe Waipaoa River but are both important components of the Poverty Bay Flats andto the Poverty Bay groundwater system and are included within this catchmentplan.

The catchment is extensively farmed and represents some of the most versatile andproductive soils in the region. Most surface water use and virtually all groundwateruse in the region occur here and are essential to the region’s economy.

As the only city in the region, Gisborne also plays a role in the quality and quantityof freshwater in the Waipaoa catchment. Municipal water supply for Gisborne istaken from the upper reaches of Te Arai River and the Waipaoa River. Severalwaterways flow through the city and are highly significant for amenity andrecreational values.

Some of the subcatchments are particularly susceptible to soil erosion, notably inthe Waingaromia and Mangatu areas. As a result, the bed in the upper and lowerreaches of the catchment is building up due to sediment and gravel deposition.Annual suspended sediment load for the Waipaoa catchment is approximately 15million tonnes.

Many of the tributaries in the headwaters provide habitat for a range of indigenousfish species. These species rely on migration up the river system as juveniles andreturn to the sea as adults. Eels are one example in the fishery that requires this abilityto migrate. Trout are also present in the Wharekopae tributary. They have beenintroduced and are not known to migrate.

Figure 2: Waipaoa Catchment

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2.1 Freshwater Values and Freshwater Management Units

Freshwater values and FMUs in the Waipaoa Catchment are closely related. Thevalues identified through the catchment planning process have helped to informthe development of three Freshwater Management Units. They are:

Waipaoa Hill CountryPoverty Bay FlatsGisborne Urban.

Figure 3: Freshwater values of the Waipaoa Catchment

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2.2 Waipaoa Hill Country Freshwater Management Unit

The largest FMU, Waipaoa Hill Country includes water bodies within a largely ruralcontext. They are situated in rolling to steep hill country composed mainly of softsedimentary materials. Soils are generally less versatile although some alluvial flatsoccur along the margins of the main tributaries. Land use is predominantly pastoralgrassland with scattered blocks of exotic forestry in the upper catchment areas.Farming is a major land use activity with stock drinking water being an importantvalue. Hill Country water bodies are also significant for their in-stream values. Theseinclude ecosystem health and natural character. Water quality across thismanagement unit is generally good and enables these values to be sustained. Somelocalised water quality issues exist and relate to specific water bodies.

Freshwater Values being managed for

Other values identifiedProminent values identified

Wai tapuEcosystem health

Mahinga kaiNatural form and character

MauriHuman health (secondary contact)

Irrigation and food productionAnimal drinking water

Human health (swimming)Water supply

Hydro electricity

2.2.1 Freshwater Objectives

1. Ensure annual medians and 95th percentiles for nitrate toxicity are maintainedat their current states or improved for all monitoring sites;

2. Ensure annual medians and 95th percentiles for ammonia toxicity aremaintained at their current states or improved for all monitoring sites;

3. Ensure 1-day minimums for dissolved oxygen levels are maintained at theircurrent states or improved for all monitoring sites;

4. Ensure 1-day hottest temperatures are maintained at their current states forWharekopae River at Rangimoe and Mangatu River at Omapere;

5. Ensure pH levels are maintained at their current states or improved for allmonitoring sites;

6. Ensure annual medians for suspended sediment loading are maintained attheir current states or improved for Waikohu River at Mahaki, and WharekopaeRiver at Rangimoe;

7. Ensure annual medians for dissolved reactive phosphorus are maintained attheir current states or improved for all monitoring sites;

8. Ensure median E. coli concentrations are maintained at their current states orimproved for Waikohu River at Mahaki, Waingaromia River at Terrace andMangatu River at Omapere.

2.2.2 Freshwater Targets

1. Reduce 1 day hottest temperature levels to 21ºC or below by 2030 forWaingaromia River at Terrace;

2. Progressively improve suspended sediment levels where possible for MangatuRiver at Omapere and Waingaromia River at Terrace. (No numeric limit ortimeframe currently established for achievement of target);

3. Reduce median E. coli levels to 260 cfu's/100ml or below and 95th percentilesto 1000 cfu's/100ml or below by 2030 for Wharekopae River at Rangimoe.

2.2.3 Related non-regulatory methods

Project 3: Waipaoa fish passage enhancementProject 6: Rere falls and rockslide water quality enhancement

Hill Country Water Quantity Zones

Waipaoa Hill Country Water Quantity Zone

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2.3 Gisborne Urban Freshwater Management Unit

Sometimes known as the City of Rivers, Gisborne is located near the convergenceof three different rivers. With the majority of the region’s population living and workingin the urban environment, the centrality of the city’s waterways and people’sexposure to them make water quality a critical issue.

The two prominent freshwater bodies within this management unit are the TaruheruRiver and the Waikanae Stream. These waterways are identified as having importantin-stream and indirect amenity values including swimming, boating and fishing.

The urban environment is distinctive in the way that water is managed. A highproportion of hard surfacing (such as roads, driveways, roofs) carries water to areticulated stormwater network that discharges to waterways throughout the city.These flows present a different set of challenges to the management of freshwaterquality. The establishment of an Urban FMU provides a spatial context for dealingwith these challenges.



Mahinga kaiHuman health (swimming)

Natural form and characterFishing

Wai tapuTransport and turanga waka

MauriEcosystem health


9. Ensure 1-day minimums for dissolved oxygen levels are maintained at theircurrent states or improved for Taruheru River at Peel Street;

10. Ensure 1-day hottest temperatures are maintained at their current states forTaruheru River at Peel Street and Waikanae Stream at Stanley Road and GreyStreet;


12. Ensure median E. coli concentrations are maintained at their current states orimproved for Taruheru River at Lytton Road and Peel Street, and WaikanaeStream at Grey Street.


4. Reduce 1-day hottest temperature levels to 21ºC or below by 2030 for TaruheruRiver at Lytton Road;

5. Increase 1-day minimum dissolved oxygen levels to 5.0 mg/l or above by 2030for Taruheru River at Lytton Road;

6. Increase 1-day minimum dissolved oxygen levels to 4.0 mg/L or above by 2030for Waikanae Stream at Stanley Road and Grey Street;

7. Progressively improve suspended sediment levels where possible for all waterbodies. (No numeric limit or timeframe currently established for achievementof target);

8. Reduce median E. coli levels to 540 cfu's/100ml or below for Waikanae Streamat Stanley Road;

9. Reduce 95th percentiles for E. coli levels to 1000 cfu's/100ml or below by 2030for all water bodies.


Project 1: Gisborne urban stormwater management;Project 2: Waikanae streamside restoration;Project 5: Taruheru River restoration;Project 7: Awapuni lagoon water quality improvement.


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2.4 Poverty Bay Flats Freshwater Management Unit

The Poverty Bay Flats cover over 20,000 hectares of land around the lower WaipaoaRiver valley. The area receives an annual rainfall of between 650mm and 1640mmand often experiences drought conditions. The majority of this area is covered byrecent alluvial soils and constitutes one of the most naturally fertile groups of alluvialsoils in the country. The management unit is used intensively for arable farming,market gardening, horticulture and viticulture. Groundwater is important to irrigationon the Poverty Bay Flats as the Waipaoa River is often subject to low flows duringsummer months as well as high sediment loading following storm events. Sands andgravels deposited during past changes in sea level have formed the main aquifersused for groundwater purposes. The hydrogeology of the Poverty Bay Flats iscomprised of five main aquifers with intervening silt layers. These aquifers include TeHapara sands, Shallow Fluvial Deposits, Waipaoa Gravel Aquifer, Makauri GravelAquifer and the Matokitoki Gravel Aquifer. The Makauri Gravel Aquifer is the mainsource of groundwater used on the flats.



Ecosystem healthWater supply

Human health (secondary contact)Irrigation and food production

Mahinga kai

Mauri

Animal drinking water

Transport and turanga waka

Natural form and character

2.4.1 Poverty Bay Flats – Freshwater Management Zones

Water quantity allocation is a key issue for the region and especially the WaipaoaCatchment. It is predicted that demand will increase in the future and challengethe supply of water resources. This is already happening in the Waipaoa for bothsurface water and groundwater. National food production targets and experiencesfrom other regions re-iterate the likelihood of increased demand. The Waipaoacatchment accounts for about 90% of current regional demand.

In recognition of the importance of sustainably managing the availability offreshwater, the Poverty Bay Flats FMU has been further divided into managementzones for both water quantity and quality. These zones reflect differences in thesources of water (both surface and groundwater) as well as key considerationsaround the impacts of land uses on water quality.

Poverty Bay Flats water qualityzonesPoverty Bay Flats water quantity zones

Te AraiTe Arai surface water

WaipaoaWaipaoa surface water

TaruheruWaipaoa deep aquifers

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13. Ensure annual medians and 95th percentiles for nitrate toxicity are maintainedat their current states or improved for Waipaoa River at Kanakanaia andMatawhero, Whakaahu River at Bruntons, Taruheru River at Tuckers Road andTe Arai River at Pykes Weir;

14. Ensure annual medians and 95th percentiles for ammonia toxicity aremaintained at their current states or improved for all monitoring sites;

15. Ensure 1-day minimums for dissolved oxygen levels are maintained at theircurrent states or improved for Waipaoa River at Kanakanaia and Matawhero,Whakaahu River at Bruntons and Te Arai River at Pykes Weir;

16. Ensure 1-day hottest temperatures are maintained at their current states orimproved for all monitoring sites;


18. Ensure annual medians for suspended sediment loading are maintained attheir current states or improved for Whakaahu River at Bruntons, Te Arai Riverat Pykes Weir and Taruheru River at Tuckers Road;

19. Ensure annual medians for dissolved reactive phosporus are maintained attheir current states or improved for Waipaoa River at Kanakanaia andMatawhero, Whakaahu River at Bruntons and Te Arai River at Pykes Weir;

20. Ensure median E. coli concentrations are maintained at their current states orimproved for all monitoring sites.


10. Increase dissolved oxygen levels to 4.0 mg/l or above by 2035 for TaruheruRiver at Tuckers Road;

11. Reduce 95th percentiles for nitrate levels to 3.5 or below by 2035 for TaruheruRiver at Tuckers Road;

12. Reduce dissolved reactive phosphorus levels to 0.03g/m or below by 2035 forTaruheru River at Tuckers Road;

13. Progressively improve suspended sediment levels where possible for WaipaoaRiver at Kanakanaia and Matawhero (No numeric limit or timeframe currentlyestablished for achievement of target);

14. Reduce total annual allocation from the Waipaoa River to 6,267,500m³ by2020;

15. Review minimum flows, allocation caps and total allocation from the WaipaoaRiver in 2025.

16. Reduce A Block Allocation Cap in the Te Arai River to 70L/s by 2020;17. Reduce total annual allocation in the Te Arai River to 164,000m³ by 2020;18. Review minimum flows, allocation caps and total allocation in the Te Arai River

in 2025.19. Reduce total annual allocation in the Makauri Aquifer to 1892,160m³ by 2020;

20. Reduce total annual allocation in the Matokitoki Aquifer to 630,720 by 2020;21. Review deep groundwater total allocation in 2025;22. Reduce total annual allocation in the Te Hapara Sands Aquifer to 295,000m³

by 2020; and23. Review total allocation in the Te Hapara Sands Aquifer in 2025.


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Water Quantity Limits

Allocation Cap - B BlockMinimum Flow - B BlockAllocation Cap - ABlockMinimum Flow - A BlockMonitoring LocationAllocation ZoneFreshwater Management

Unit

2000 l/s4000 l/s2000 l/s1300 l/sKanakanaiaWaipaoa

Poverty Bay Flats

Reduction Targets:1. Reduce total annual allocation to 6,267,500m³ by 2020;2. Review minimum flows, allocation caps and total allocation in 2025.

100 L/s220 l/s70 l/s60 l/sPykes WeirTe Arai

Reduction Targets:1. Reduce A Block Allocation Cap to 70l/s by 2020;2. Reduce total annual allocation to 164,000m³ by 2020;3. Review minimum flows, allocation caps and total allocation in 2025.

N/AN/A

No new allocation -

N/A Deep groundwater reduce totalallocation

Reduction Targets:1. Reduce total annual allocation to 1,892,160m³ by 2020 for the Makauri Aquifer;2. Reduce total annual allocation to 630,720m³ by 2020 for the Matokitoki Aquifer;3. Review total allocation in 2025.

N/AN/ACap at existing levelsN/ATe Hapara Sands

Reduction Targets:1. Reduce total annual allocation to 295,000m³ by 2020;2. Review total allocation in 2025.

Discretionary Activity - Rule 4.1.10 ( Page 46) Taruheru Surface Water

2000 l/s 4000 l/sDiscretionary Activity - Rule 4.1.10 ( Page 46)KanakanaiaWaipaoa Hill Country

Hill Country

Restricted Discretionary - City Municipal Supply - Rule 4.1.9( Page 46). All other takes Discretionary Activity - Rule4.1.10 Te Arai Hill Country

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Water Quality Limits: pH

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Freshwater Quality Limits – Summary Table

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Non-Regulatory projects

Non-regulatory Projects

Project 1: Gisborne urban stormwater management

Water quality in the Urban Freshwater Management Unit does not reliably provide for the freshwater values found in the Taruheru River and WaikanaeStream. Council needs to better understand how much of an impact urban stormwater discharges are having on these waterbodies and, wherenecessary, what tools are available to mitigate the effects of discharges on them.

Issue

Urban stormwater discharges are better understood and methods are implemented to reduce the adverse effects on freshwater values.Outcome

A monitoring report helps us understand the extent to which urban stormwater discharges are having an effect on freshwater values.

Gisborne’s existing urban stormwater infrastructure is modified where feasible to include alternative treatment devices that reduce the impacts ofstormwater discharges on water quality.

Output

Council Engineering and Planning teams.Environmental monitoring and research consultants.Construction / engineering contractors or Council engineers.

Who

Section 5 ( Page 48) - Water Quality and Discharges to Water and LandLinks to Policy

Council planning and engineering staff to initiate project by identifying gaps in monitoring and research.

Review and evaluation of the monitoring results.

Research to identify management and mitigation options for improving urban stormwater in priority locations.

Develop or apply a sustainability indexing system (NIWA) which integrates the measurement of environmental, social, economic and cultural impactsand allow planners to consider these impacts holistically.

Consider updating the Engineering Code of Practice for Council and new developments.

Inspections of industrial sites within the Awapuni area to assess potential for contaminants to enter stormwater.

Promote public awareness of the adverse effects of stormwater discharges on urban waterways.

Encouraging the development and implementation of industry-based best management practices.

Project scope

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Project 2: Waikanae streamside restoration

Waikanae Stream is identified as being significant for ecosystem health, secondary contact and mahinga kai values. Historical and contemporarysources of contamination from the surrounding urban area have led to a significant reduction in water quality to the point where these values areno longer adequately provided for.

Council identifies the continuation of streamside native revegetation as a small but important tool in restoring the mauri of Waikanae Stream.

Issue

Habitat conditions, water quality and streamside amenity in the Waikanae Stream continue to improve.

The mauri of Waikanae Stream is improved.

Outcome

Native revegetation to the Waikanae Stream and ongoing maintenance to the riparian margin occurs where opportunities for this activity allow.Output

Local iwiCouncil staffDepartment of ConservationCommunity groupsEnvironmental groups

Who

Section 5 ( Page 48) - Water Quality and Discharges to Water and Land; Section 6 ( Page 83) - Activities in the Beds of Lakes and Rivers.Links to Policy

Liaise with other care groups and organisations to identify opportunities for collaboration and implementation.

Support continuing volunteer efforts in streamside restoration.

Promote environmental education programmes/initiatives to raise community awareness of the significance of the water through the Waikanaerestoration project.

Promote the development of a catchment biodiversity strategy that integrates Waikanae as a potential habitat corridor.

Project scope

The freshwater values associated with the Waikanae Stream are provided for by 2025.When

Undertake a review of the current ecological condition of Waikanae Stream to provide an environmental baseline for future monitoring and evaluatingthe success of further streamside restoration.

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Project 3: Waipaoa fish passage enhancement

Of the 14 native freshwater fish identified in the Gisborne region, 12 are diadromous, undergoing migrations between fresh and salt water as anecessary part of their lifecycle. The Department of Conservation has identified a number of in-stream structures that present barriers to fish passagein the Waipaoa Catchment. These prevent native fish from undertaking migration and can severely disrupt life cycle completion and potentiallylead to local extinctions.

Issue

Native fish are able to migrate up the streams and rivers of the Waipaoa Catchment without any major physical impediment to their movement.Outcome

Removal of major physical barriers to native fish passage in the Waipaoa Catchment.Output

Gisborne District Council.Department of Conservation (DOC).Environmental representatives.Local iwi.Community groups.

Who

Section 6 ( Page 83) - Activities in the Beds of Lakes and RiversLinks to Policy

Establish a project team of key stakeholders to work through the identified barriers and prioritise implementation works according to DoCrecommendations as well as the ecological importance of each water body and cost of implementation and achievability.

Identify the most efficient, cost effective mitigation options for each barrier.

Undertake mitigation works based on the options selected.

Produce and distribute a pamphlet detailing the best practicable options for the installation and siting of culverts in rural areas and identify wherelandowners can seek further advice.

Continue periodic maintenance of structures and alterations or modifications where necessary.

Project scope

All major barriers to fish passage within the Waipaoa Catchment to have received treatment by 2025.When

Commission the monitoring and assessment of fish species numbers and range to evaluate effectiveness of project and identify any further limitationsto fish passage that need to be addressed.



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Project 4: Lower Te Arai and Waipaoa inanga spawning enhancement

The lower Waipaoa area is important for inanga spawning and its function needs to be protected and enhanced. Highest inanga numbers areassociated with riparian margins that have cover such as overhanging vegetation or macrophyte beds.

Issue

Inanga are able to successfully spawn in the lower reaches of Te Arai and Lower Waipaoa sub-catchments.Outcome

Planting of the riparian margins with locally sourced native vegetation that provides the habitat conditions suitable to inanga spawning.Output

Council staff.Local iwi.Environmental representatives.Community groups.Land owners affected.

Who

Section 7 ( Page 100) - Riparian Margins, WetlandsLinks to Policy

Establish a working group comprised of key stakeholders to initiate project, define scope and develop a project implementation plan.

Promote and encourage community involvement in revegetation and maintenance works.

Help landowners with advice and financial/project management assistance to carry out enhancement work.

Increase public awareness about the importance of habitat for inanga spawning through Council media and other communications initiatives.

Project scope

Initial scoping and recommendations to be completed by 2016. Recommended actions and costs to be put to Council for endorsement by 2016-2017.Progressive implementation over recommended timeframes.

When

Ongoing habitat monitoring to identify any trends in numbers and spawning activity of inanga and to report back on effectiveness of implementationprogramme.



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Project 5: Taruheru River restoration

Water quality in the Taruheru River is considered degraded for several freshwater indicators both in its mid-reaches as it crosses the Poverty Bay Flatsas well as further downstream where it passes through Gisborne’s urban environment. In its current state, it does not adequately provide for Taruherufreshwater values.

Issue

All freshwater values associated with the Taruheru River are adequately provided for.Project Outcome

Nutrient and pathogen levels are reduced for the Taruheru River so they fall within acceptable banding levels for swimming in the National ObjectivesFramework.

Research contributes to a better understanding of how land uses on the Poverty Bay Flats contribute toward nutrient loading in the Taruheru River.

Project Output

Council staff.Local iwi.Environmental representatives.Land owners within the Taruheru water quality management zone.

Who

Section 5 ( Page 48) - Water Quality and Discharges to Water and Land.Links to Policy

Council staff to collaborate with key stakeholders to develop scope of work, identify gaps in research and understanding.

Undertake research to identify sources and mechanisms of nutrient transport for contaminants into the Taruheru.

Promote and encourage the establishment of community based revegetation projects.

Encourage the development and implementation of industry-based best management practices on the Poverty Bay Flats.

Implement appropriate riparian management practices in areas under the management or ownership of the Council which are adjacent to waterbodies.

Identify the costs and benefits of different nutrient management and reduction methods.

Determine if regulatory measures are necessary to control the discharge of contaminants from land use activities in the Taruheru water qualitymanagement zone.

Project scope

All water quality monitoring attributes to sit within acceptable banding of the National Objectives Framework by 2035.When

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Project 6: Rere falls and rockslide water quality enhancement

Rere Rockslide and Falls are both valued highly for their amenity values. Elevated E. coli levels often make these sites unsuitable for contact recreationduring summer.

Issue

People are able to swim safely at Rere Rockslide and Falls during the swimming season.Outcome

E. coli levels at Rere Rockslide and Rere Falls are brought within acceptable levels for contact recreation under the National Objectives Framework.Output

Gisborne District CouncilLandowners with property adjacent to the Wharekopae River upstream of Rere Falls.

Who

Section 5 ( Page 48) - Water Quality and Discharges to Water and Land; Section 6 - Activities in the Beds of Lakes and Rivers.Links to Policy

Research to establish a better link between sources of E. coli contamination and their spatial extent.

Development and implementation of a pest management strategy for the Wharekopae River.

Collaborative work undertaken with farmers to deliver actions on a farm-by-farm basis.

Council to provide contestable funds for environmental and ecological protection and restoration activities.

Encourage the use of farm nutrient budgets where practicable, and provide support material and workshops on the use of farm nutrient budgets.

Monitor the effectiveness of the protection and enhancement works in achieving improved water quality within the sub-catchment. The methodwill include publicity to increase public awareness about the importance of the river.

Integrate soil conservation works with land protection for other purposes by consulting with Council’s Soil Conservation Team.

Project scope

Investigation and potential recommendations to be completed by 2016. Recommended actions and costs to be put to Council for endorsementby 2016-2017. Progressive implementation over recommended timeframes.

When

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Project 7: Awapuni lagoon water quality improvement

Poor water quality in the Awapuni lagoon area has adversely affected the mauri of the water and ability for local iwi to harvest mahinga kai fromthe area. Monitoring data indicate poor water quality in several of the attributes measured for inlcuding chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen andphosphates.

Issue

Mahinga kai are able to be harvested for safe consumption and the mauri of the Awapuni lagoon area is improved.Outcome

Water quality is improved as measured by key water quality indicators.Output

Council staff.Local iwi.Environmental representatives and community groups.Land owners affected.

Who

Section 5 ( Page 48) - Water Quality and Discharges to Water and Land; Section 6 ( Page 83) - Activities in the Beds of Lakes and Rivers.Links to Policy

Council staff to collaborate with key stakeholders to develop scope of work, identify gaps in research and understanding.

Investigate the effects of discharges of water from the landfill on the water quality of the receiving environment, where adverse environmentaleffects are evident and such investigations are necessary.

Promote and encourage the establishment of community based care groups through the provision of technical advice, administrative assistance,approved works assistance and assistance in the development of management plans.

Council funding to support riparian land management works agreed to between the Council and the landowner, in accordance with the followingcriteria:

Project scope

i. the works provide or assist in providing improved downstream water quality;

ii. the works are carried out only on properties where adverse water quality effects arising from land use practices on adjacent land are identifiedand, where necessary, are avoided, remedied or mitigated by the property owner or manager;

iii. the property manager or owner carries out any maintenance or repair works.

Investigation and potential recommendations to be completed by 2016. Recommended actions and costs to be put to Council for endorsementby 2016-2017. Progressive implementation over recommended timeframes.

When

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Project 8: Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot (MAR)

The decline in water quantity in the Makuarai Aquifer threatens the long term sustainability of the water resource.Issue

The Makauri Aquifer is a long term source of freshwater for economic and environmental uses.Outcome

Makuari aquifer water levels stabilise in monitoring bores.Output

Council staff, iwi, water users and landowners affected.Who

Section 4 ( Page 42) Water Quantity.Links to Policy

Council to lead the development of a trial pilot managed aquifer recharge, undertake monitoring and identify gaps in research andunderstanding. If the pilot is successful, work with stakeholders to scope a full MAR project.

Project scope

Investigation, pilot and monitoring to be undertaken over 2015-2017.When

Static water levels and water quality monitoring before, during and after the pilot to identify if the approach is an appropriate and environmentallysafe method to increase the water levels in the aquifer.

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Documents

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