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Chapter 5: Water
5.4 Policies
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5.4.1 Water Management Framework
Policy 5-1
:
Water Management Zones*
and Values
For the purposes of managing
water^
quality,
water^
quantity, and activities in the
beds^
of
rivers^
and
lakes^
, the catchments in the Region have been divided into
Water Management Zones*
and
Water Management Sub-zones*
in
Schedule A
.
2
Groundwater has been divided into
Groundwater Management Zones
* in Schedule D.
3
The
rivers^
and
lakes^
and their
beds^
must be managed in a manner which safeguards their life supporting capacity and recognises and provides for the
Schedule B
Values when decisions are made on avoiding, remedying or mitigating the adverse
effects^
of activities or in relation to any other function under the
Resource Management Act 1991
exercised by the Regional Council or Territorial Authorities. The individual Values and their associated management objectives are set out in the
Schedule B
Surface
Water^
Management Values Key and repeated in
Table 5.2
.
2
Schedule A is not a component of Part I - the Regional Policy Statement. It is a component of Part II - the Regional Plan.
3
Schedule D is not a component of Part I - the Regional Policy Statement. It is a component of Part II - the Regional Plan.
Table 5.2
Surface
Water^
Management Values and Management Objectives
Value Group
Individual Values
Management Objective
Ecosystem Values
NS
Natural State
The
river^
and its
bed^
are maintained in their natural state
LSC
Life-supporting Capacity
The water
body^
and its bed^ support healthy aquatic life / ecosystems
SOS-A
Sites of Significance – Aquatic
Sites of significance for indigenous aquatic biodiversity are maintained or enhanced
SOS-R
Sites of Significance – Riparian
Sites of significance for indigenous riparian biodiversity are maintained or enhanced
IS
Inanga Spawning
The
water body^
and its
bed^
sustain healthy inanga spawning and egg development
WM
Whitebait*
Migration
The
water body^
and its
bed^
are maintained or enhanced to provide safe passage of inwardly migrating juvenile native fish known collectively as
whitebait*
Recreational and Cultural Values
CR
Contact Recreation
The water body^
and its bed^ are suitable for contact recreation
AM
Amenity
The amenity values of the
water body^
and its
bed^
(and its margins where in public ownership) are maintained or enhanced
MAU
Mauri*
The mauri* of the
water body^
and its
bed^
is maintained or enhanced
SOS-C
Sites of Significance - Cultural
Sites of significance for cultural values are maintained
TF
Trout Fishery
The
water body^
and its
bed^
sustain healthy rainbow or brown trout fisheries
TS
Trout Spawning
The
water body^
and its
bed^
meet the requirements of rainbow and brown trout spawning and larval and fry development
AE
Aesthetics
The aesthetic values of the
water body^
and its
bed^
are maintained or enhanced
Water^
Use
WS
Water^
Supply
The
water^
is suitable, after treatment, as a drinking
water^
source for human consumption
IA
Industrial Abstraction
The
water^
is suitable as a
water^
source for industrial abstraction or use, including for hydroelectricity generation+
I
Irrigation
The
water^
is suitable as a
water^
source for irrigation
SW
Stockwater
The
water^
is suitable as a supply of drinking
water^
for livestock
DFS
Domestic Food Supply*
The water^ is suitable for domestic food production
Social/ Economic Values
CAP
Capacity to Assimilate Pollution
The capacity of a
water body^
and its
bed^
to assimilate pollution is not exceeded
FC/D
Flood Control and Drainage
The integrity of existing flood and
river^
bank erosion protection
structures^
and existing
drainage structures^
is not compromised and the risks associated with flooding and erosion are managed sustainably
EI
Existing
Infrastructure^
The integrity of existing
infrastructure^
is not compromised
+
Water Management Zones*
and
Water Management Sub-zones*
throughout the Region (and particularly those with good head and flow available) may have potential for hydroelectricity generation. Further site*-specific assessment will be needed to establish the locations where such potential may be realised while having regard to the
Schedule B
Values of the relevant water bodies^ and their
beds^
.
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