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Part 1: Regional Policy Statement
Chapter 1
Setting The Scene
Chapter 2
Te Ao Māori
Chapter 3
Infrastructure, Energy, Waste, Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Land
Chapter 4
Land
Chapter 5
Water
5.1 Scope and Background
5.1.2 Overview
5.1.3 Water Quantity
5.1.4 Water Quality
5.1.5 Beds of Rivers and Lakes
5.2 Significant Resource Management Issues
5.3 Objectives
5.4 Policies
5.4.2 Water Quality
5.4.2.2 Groundwater Quality
5.4.2.3 Discharges^ and Land^ use Activities Affecting Water^ Quality
5.4.3 Water Quantity and Allocation
5.4.3.2 Policies for Surface Water
5.4.3.3 Policies for Bores* and Groundwater
5.4.4 Beds of Rivers and Lakes
5.5 Methods
5.6 Anticipated Environmental Results
5.7 Explanations and Principal Reasons
Chapter 6
Indigenous Biological Diversity, Landscape and Historic Heritage
Chapter 7
Air
Chapter 8
Coast
Chapter 9
Natural Hazards
Chapter 10
Administration
Part 2: Regional Plan
Part 3: Annexes
Glossary
Chapter 5: Water
5.6 Anticipated Environmental Results
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During the life of this Plan, water quality and quantity maintain the Values set in this Plan.
In
Water Management Sub-zones
*:
where water quality targets* are met prior to this Plan becoming operative, they continue to be met
where water quality targets* are not met prior to this Plan becoming operative, they are either met or improved from the current state where targeted for action or, where not targeted for action, they are no worse than prior to this Plan becoming operative.
Water Policies:
5-1
,
5-2
,
5-3
,
5-4
,
5-5
,
5-8
,
5-9
,
5-10
,
5-11
,
5-12
,
5-13
,
5-14
,
5-15
,
5-17
,
5-19
,
5-22
,
5-23
,
5-24
,
5-25
and
5-26
Land Policies:
4-1
,
4-2
and
4-3
Living Heritage Policies:
6-1
,
6-2
,
6-3
,
6-4
and
6-8
Measured water quality compared to
water quality targets*
, especially measures for “muddy waterways”, “safe swimming”, “safe food gathering”, and “aquatic ecosystem health” in priority catchments
Incidents where surface water quality is confirmed as unfit for use
Measured flows of surface water compared to the allocation and minimum flow regime outlined in this Plan
The Regional Council’s State of Environment water quality and quantity monitoring programme
The Regional Council’s incidents database
Ministry of Health raw water monitoring
By 2017, the natural, physical and cultural qualities of the beds of rivers are suitable for specified
Water Management Sub-zone*
Values.
Water Policies:
5-1
,
5-22
,
5-23
,
5-24
,
5-25
and
5-26
Confirmed incidents of damage to the beds of rivers
Consents granted for activities in beds of rivers and lakes
The Regional Council’s consents database
The amount of groundwater used does not exceed replenishment rates and its quality is the same as or better than that measured prior to this Plan becoming operative, other than where discharges to land are a permitted activity or are allowed by resource consent.
Water Policies:
5-6
,
5-10
,
5-12
,
5-13
,
5-20
and
5-21
Groundwater levels Region-wide, but with a focus on Opiki and Himatangi areas
Groundwater quality Region-wide, but with a focus on nitrates in Horowhenua and Tararua districts and conductivity along the Foxton-Tangimoana coast
Confirmed incidents where groundwater sources become unavailable (ie., dry up) or water quality is unfit for use
The Regional Council’s State of Environment groundwater monitoring programme
The Regional Council’s compliance monitoring programme
The Regional Council’s incidents database
Ministry of Health raw water monitoring
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