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Tom Skerman opened the workshop with a
confirmation following the last RPC meeting. There was a desire
particular from tangata whenua reps to better understand issues around flow
enhancements. This workshop will focus on these areas.
Discussions traversed:
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Concerns raised around augmentation impact on
springs
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To clearly understand the Fresh Water
Management Units for the TANK catchments
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Mary-Anne Baker gave a TANK overview and look
at the context of the decision making to ensure what the Committee’s
decisions are/going to be.
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Had a whiteboard discussions on where RPC members needs further
discussions on issues and clarification on matters to feed back into reports.
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Request for information about existing consents.
Questions about how many consents will be rolled over. Concerns about
‘grandfathering’ and whether the provisions result in sustainable
management
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Whether other policies (besides high flow allocation) have the
effect of rolling over current provisions.
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The content of the implementation plan and how the policies and
the implementation plan are giving confidence that MW values will be met.
Cr Neil Kirton and Cr Fenton
Wilson arrived at 1.20pm.
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Spring depletion as a result of any augmentation impacts on the
springs.
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Whether existing consents are operating under the current RMA
plan and will be rolled over on their current terms.
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Seeks further clarification on impacts of current provision on
i.e investment sustainability.
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Policy 37: What is the impact on current stakeholders and
new investors/settlement investors – how are new applicants for water
considered. How would treaty settlements be affected?
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No new allocations for water can be made under the draft
Policy. – Other allocation options were considered by TANK –
separate paper from TANK is available on this..
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Provide more information about how the provisions for the 20%
of the high flow allocation for tangata whenua can be developed and
implemented
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Information about the profile of consents expiring in the next
10 years.
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Prevent further degradation/ Improve state where necessary
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Water quality limits - priority approach to water quality
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Recognise where information gaps exist
Jeff Smith gave a summary of
current allocations and effects on lowland streams, the GW-SW interactions,
Stream depletion modelling, the model simulations of stream flow enhancement
and the implementation of flow enhancement. Discussions traversed:
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Information requested to show water use by
sector– this information can be extracted from the economic modelling .
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Investigation into level of water use
efficiency was carried out by HBRC last season and reported to Environment
& Services Meeting.
Toro Waaka
left at 2.00pm
Cr Neil Kirton left at 2.05pm
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Peter Paku considered that Raupare flows were
affected more by the Ngaruroro R flow than by groundwater abstraction.
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Field trip to Raupare Spring source flows was
suggested.
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Stream flowss may be affected by
augmentation. The proposed enhancement scheme would ensure overall
benefit to flows
Cr Neil Kirton returned to the meeting at 2.29pm
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Climate change accounted for – but data
uses current and historic information as there is no future data that is more
accurate than this.
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The Policy requires further further
investigation around design and impacts in relation to each stream flow
enhancement proposal.
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Hypothetical bore locations were used for
assessing feasibility.
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Actual bore locations would be identified via
consultation e.g. Enhancing upstream reaches will offer greater ecological
benefit.
Cr Alan Dick left at 3.19pm.
The meeting
adjourned at 3.20 and reconvened at 3.37pm
Cr Fenton
Wilson left at 4.10pm
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Policy in place in terms of mitigation the
adverse stream depletion effects and are committing in reviewing the success
thereof. The plan will change the provision for the consent holders if
necessary.
Nicky Kirikiri left at 4.15pm
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Ngararuro river flow is also affected by
cumulative effects of pumping.
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Increased utilisation will have negative
consequences for flows in the Ngaruroro River and lowland streams. –
Ngaruroro River is already over allocated.
Cr Tom Belford left at 4.24pm
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To have a meeting with tangata whenua advisors
to discuss matters which should be included in the implementation plan.
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