Eastern Integrated Catchments Programme - Annual Work Plan 2018/2019 July 2018
Nau Mai Haere Mai
Tēnā Koutou katoa Welcome to this new edition of the Eastern Integrated Catchments Programme: Annual Work Plan 2018-2019.
The programme covers all significant activities in the Eastern catchments and Ōhiwa Harbour, including work across policy and planning, science, pollution prevention and maritime service functions. It also includes all operational activities such as biosecurity, biodiversity protection, coast care, rivers and drainage, and sustainable land management.
Ōhiwa Harbour remains a key focus with renewed emphasis on nutrient management in the Nukuhou River catchment, completion of the heritage trail and implementation of the shellfish project now consents have been granted.
Waiōtahe catchment has a new catchment programme with farmers and the community to reduce ecoli entering waterways and increasing biodiversity protection.
Goat control east of Ōpōtiki will continue building on the current successful prevention of their spread into the Raukūmara’s and Cape Runaway farms.
Council remains committed to provide support and advice across this suite of catchments to iwi, community and landowners.
Ngā mihi nui
Simon Stokes Eastern Catchments Manager
Contents
Annual Work Plan 1
Priorities for 2018/2019 2
Governance 3
Integrated planning 5
Science 6
Operations 8
Financials 17
Appendix 1: Maritime Activity details 18
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Annual Work Plan
The following sections provide details on all significant activities (both projects and ongoing work) planned in the Eastern Catchmnents by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
The programme is broken into five areas of focus and presented in the following sections: Governance. Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy. Integrated planning. Science. Operations (includes – Coast Care, Land Management, Maritime, Kotahitanga Strategic Engagement, Regulatory Compliance, Consents, Rivers and Drainage, Engineering and Biosecurity).
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 1 Priorities for 2018/2019
Support the Ōhiwa Harbour Implementation Forum. Prepare a programme work plan for 2018/2019 and report on programme progress through a six-month and end of year report. Including reporting to the Ōhiwa Harbour Implementation Forum and the Eastern Bay Joint Governance Committee and the three district councils. Build and protect the positive reputation of partner agencies. Provide strategic communications advice and support the programme to connect with and influence stakeholders. Support economic growth projects in the Eastern Integrated Planning Catchments. Science NERM SOE monitoring. Implementation of the Waiōtahe Catchment Action Plan – continue water monitoring; support Catchment Care Eastern Catchments Group; work with landowners to implement Farm Land Management Environment Plans. Implement the Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy. Maritime Conduct patrols as required in summer. Tangata whenua engagement throughout the Eastern Catchments. Māori Policy Implementation of He Korowai Matauranga (Matauranga Maori Framework). Iwi/Hapu Management Plan support. Environmental Enhancement Fund (EEF). Community Community Initiatives Fund (CIF). Engagement Community Engagement support for Eastern Catchment. Undertake consent compliance monitoring. Regulatory Compliance Monitor high risk forestry activities undertaken under the National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry. April 2017 Flood Repair Project. Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project. Rivers and Drainage Whakatāne River urban stopbank raising. Quay Street and Kakaharoa Drive seepage trenches. Waioeka-Otara Rivers capacity review. Control at all sites containing Eradication species. Strategic control of Containment pests utilising local Contractors, primarily focussed on wild ginger and woolly nightshade. Biosecurity Work with landowners, stakeholders and partners to build on feral goat control around the East Cape. Engage with Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Whare regarding Wilding Conifer control in their rohe.
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Governance
Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Eastern Catchments Bay of Plenty Regional The 2018/2019 Annual Present 2018/2019 Eastern Staff time only, funded from A healthy environment, Annual Work Programme Council and Eastern Bay Work Programme will Catchments Annual Work Eastern Activity budget. Freshwater for life, 2018/2019 Joint Committee require a describe the significant Programme to the relevant report. work planned for the council committee/s. Safe and resilient (for Bay of Plenty communities, Regional Council, Eastern 2018/2019 financial year. It Bay Joint Committee) will be presented to relevant A vibrant region. Council committees. Eastern Catchments Bay of Plenty Regional The progress report Present the Eastern Staff time only, funded from A healthy environment, 2018/2019 Six Months Council and Eastern Bay describes the results/ Catchments 2018/2019 Six Eastern Activity budget. Freshwater for life, Progress Report Joint Committee require a progress of the Eastern Months Progress Report to report. Catchments projects and the relevant Council Safe and resilient (for Bay of Plenty communities, Regional Council, core ongoing work carried committees. Eastern Bay Joint out in the 2018/2019 A vibrant region. Committee) financial year. Eastern Catchment Bay of Plenty Regional The Annual report Present the 2018/2019 Staff time only, funded from A healthy environment, 2018/2019 Annual Report Council and Eastern Bay describes the results of the Annual Report to the Eastern Activity budget. Freshwater for life, (for Bay of Plenty Joint Committee require a Eastern Catchments relevant Council report. projects and core ongoing committee/s by the end of Safe and resilient Regional Council, communities, Eastern Bay Joint work carried out in the September 2019. Committee) 2018/2019 financial year. A vibrant region. Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy Ōhiwa Harbour The 2018/2019 Annual The 2018/2019 Annual $61,000 plus staff time A vibrant region, Annual Work Programme Implementation Forum Work Programme describes Work Programme was funded from Eastern A healthy environment, 2018/2019 require a report. the significant work planned endorsed by the Ōhiwa Activity budget. for the 2018/2019 financial Harbour Implementation Safe and resilient (for Ōhiwa Harbour communities. Implementation Forum) year. Forum in March 2018. Support farmers to improve water quality. 2 km riparian fencing. 6 working bees to remove mangroves. Support landowners and care groups to protect biodiversity. Complete environmental
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 3 Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes monitoring.
Compile information on climate change impacts. Support BOPRC submissions to ODC district plan. Submit on ODC Bylaw review. Implement mussel restoration trial. Advocate to MPI on fisheries issues. Implement recreation strategy as appropriate. Design stage 2 of Heritage Trail. Implement Onekawa Te Mawhai annual plan. Continue implementation of Communications Plan. Support NZTA safe roads plan.
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Integrated planning
Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Regional Allocation Plan BOPRC is strengthening Public submissions were Proposed region-wide No allocated budget. A healthy environment, Implementation project water allocation limits and received in December 2016 Water Quantity Plan Freshwater for life, Plan Change 9 management through a and further submissions Change (Plan Change 9) - Region-wide Water closed in July 2017. Regional Allocation Plan Safe and resilient Quantity Plan Change (Plan Hearings were held in change. communities, Change 9). The change will March 2018, and A vibrant region. add new rules and policies recommendations will to the Regional Natural be presented to Councilors Resources Plan. for a decision on 18 September 2018. Region- wide Plan change The Regional Natural Undertake a rolling review Water Policy budget Freshwater for Life: Resources Plan (previously of the Regional Natural $60,000. Our water and land Regional Water and Land Resources Plan, reviewing management practices Plan) must be reviewed stages of the plan and maintain or improve the every 10 years. Our current incorporating Plan changes quality and quantity of the Plan is due for review (RMA schedule 1) the regions freshwater December 2018. existing NPSFM resources. implementation plan change timeframe. On-site Effluent The On-site Effluent The purpose of this project Plan Change 14 (On-site Regional Integrated A healthy environment, Treatment Plan Change Treatment Regional Plan is to update policies and Effluent Treatment – OSET) Planning budget $78,000 Freshwater for life, (region-wide) has been reviewed. It will rules for on-site effluent is progressed. Safe and resilient Plan Change 14 be replaced by Plan treatment systems Change 14, which will (including septic tanks, communities, include provisions for on- composting toilets and A vibrant region. site effluent treatment greywater discharges), and systems in the Regional include targeted Natural Resources Plan. requirements for communities where systems are having an effect on the environment.
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 5 Science
Management of the Eastern Catchments needs to be underpinned by a comprehensive science programme that includes ongoing monitoring and targeted research.
Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes State of the Environment Routine State of the Monitoring of: Long Term Plan (LTP) KPI The total budget for the Freshwater for life. monitoring Environment monitoring Surface water quality is based on environmental Eastern Catchments is occurs across the Eastern and quantity. scorecards; this is reported estimated at $400,000 per Catchments under the at a regional level. annum. Natural Environment Groundwater water Regional Monitoring quality and level. Network (NERMN). Rainfall and groundwater recharge. Weather and soil conditions. Freshwater ecology. Soil health and trace elements. Wetlands. Dunelands. NERMN monitoring Regional monitoring of Vegetation plots and Complete Year 5 sample of $55,000 funded from the Freshwater for life. wetlands wetlands is underway to soil/foliage samples are wetlands – monitoring plots Science Activity budget. monitor trends in condition used to look at changes in established, baseline data (this is the regional budget). of freshwater wetlands vegetation composition and collected (dependent on across the region. nutrient status over time. landowner permissions). The aim is to monitor Data analysis and reporting 70-80 wetlands over a five to be completed at the end year period. Year 1 was of the five-year cycle. 2014/2015. NERMN monitoring Regional monitoring of Vegetation mapping is Eastern part of the region $20,000 funded from the A healthy environment. dunelands dunelands is underway undertaken across the full (from Otamarakau east) Science Activity or Land to monitor trends in the extent of the coast. completed in 2016/2017. and Water Frameworks extent and condition of Condition parameters are Data analysis and reporting budget. undeveloped dunes across collected within belt will be completed in the region. transects at every 1 km 2018/2019. Monitoring is undertaken interval. every 5-10 years, baseline was completed over the summers of 2008 and 2009.
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Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy The Ōhiwa Harbour An Ōhiwa Harbour Implement the Ōhiwa Staff time only, funded from A healthy environment. catchment monitoring Strategy contains an action monitoring plan was Harbour annual monitoring Eastern Activity budget. programme to implement a developed and the relevant programme requirements. comprehensive science annual monitoring is Report to Ōhiwa Harbour monitoring programme to implemented by the Council Implementation Forum in understand the health of the and other agencies. September 2019 on harbour and its catchment. updated results.
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Operations covers all operational work carried out in the activities such as biosecurity, biodiversity protection, coast care, sustainable land management, pollution prevention, maritime and rivers and drainage.
Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Coast care There are 73 km of sandy Council offers advice on Develop operational plan $106,000 plus staff time all A healthy environment. coastline within the Eastern reducing and repairing for Coast Care in the funded from Eastern Catchment. Coast care dune damage, facilitates Eastern Catchments with Activity. supports groups working to activities and coast care the partners. restore dunes in the coastal groups and provides Deliver Coast Care area. Partner agencies technical support for dune programme within the include the District Councils restoration activities. catchments. and the Department of Conservation. Coast care groups are satisfied with the service The programme is community they receive from Council. led and join agency funded to reflect the numerous interests Meet with partner agencies in the coastal environment. 2-3 times per year. Eastern Catchments Land Protection of biodiversity and Update ground truthing Ground truth work is due to $693,000 is Council A healthy environment, use and Biodiversity riparian management provide data for waterway be undertaken for the contribution plus staff time Freshwater for life, benefits relating to water protection across Eastern Whakatāne-Tauranga River all funded from Eastern quality and quantity, erosion catchments, including Catchment. Activity. Safe and resilient communities. control and soil conservation, collation and presentation Long Term Plan KPI: and biodiversity outcomes. of information and Regional – four new Priority priorities derived. biodiversity sites under Maintain existing active management. environmental Long Term Plan KPI: The programmes for regional KPI is 82% of biodiversity, riparian and monitored river and stream land management, sites that meet the develop new programmes ‘swimability’ requirements and support under the NPSFM for implementation. 2018/2019.
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Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Nutrient management Nutrient leaching from Help farmers understand Support nutrient $5,000 plus staff time A healthy environment, agricultural land use affects the purpose and benefits management group in the funded from Eastern Freshwater for life. water quality. Nutrient of having a nutrient Nukuhou Catchment. Activity budget. management plans provide a management plan, and Provide support for tool for farmers to identify provide support for improving farming nutrient hotspots on farm, improvements to farming operations as appropriate and areas where leaching operations. (e.g. environmental can be reduced by adjusting programmes, farm walk- management practices. overs). Waiotahe Catchment A health warning at the Council is providing Implement the action plan $20,000. A healthy environment, Waiotahe Estuary pipi beds support to farmers in the developed in 2017/2018 to Noting that some of this Freshwater for life. has highlighted contamination catchment to reduce reduce faecal work may be funded by faecal coliforms, which faecal contamination of contamination in the through the sustainable have been DNA traced back waterways leading to the catchment: land use funding. to a ruminant source. The Waiōtahe Estuary. This Implement Farm catchment is predominantly in support includes Environment Plans and dairy farms. Farmers in the improving knowledge provide funding support catchment have established a around nutrient where appropriate and water quality group to management, surface available. address and manage sources run-off and contamination, of contamination, with identifying sources of Provide support to Regional Council support contamination, landowners through the around water quality establishing catchment water quality monitoring, science and land environmental group. management support. programmes and Maintain water sampling generally supporting with regime in the catchment technical and science and report results to the information. catchment water quality group. Improve knowledge with regard to E coli behaviour in the environment with a view to reducing contamination. Explore tools and options for managing sources of contamination and implement, with an initial focus on straightforward options.
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 9 Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Working with primary Primary sector agencies are Attend discussion group Attend as many events as $2,000. A healthy environment, sector industry partners a key support network for days for farmers – possible. Staff time only, funded from Freshwater for life, information transfer and specifically in the Eastern Activity budget. behavioural change for Waiōtahe, Nukuhou River A vibrant region. farmers. Opportunities arise and east coast area. for the Council to attend different events and share information, or influence the content of some events to promote positive change or uptake of incentives. Maritime - Navigation BOPRC is the statutory and BAU activities are detailed See Appendix 1 maritime N/A. Safe and resilient Safety and Maritime oil regulatory harbour authority. in Appendix 1. BAU. communities. spill response (and BAU) The Bay of Plenty Harbour Limits include the Tarawera, Whakatane, Waioeka river mouths. Kotahitanga Strategic The Mātauranga Māori The purpose of the project The Mātauranga Māori $40,000 annually for two A healthy environment, Engagement project was approved by is to identify Mātauranga Project team has completed years and $27,000 Freshwater for life, Council through the LTP in Māori concepts and the information gathering contribution from CIF June 2015. The framework practices to help develop and engagement phases of (region-wide budget). A vibrant region. Maori Policy (He Korowai Matauranga) and produce the the project. project is due to be Mātauranga Māori Currently the team is in the Mātauranga Māori Project completed in Framework for BOPRC. midst of drafting the (He Korowai Matauranga) October 2017. The objective is to foster implementation plan for He Mātauranga Māori is a relationships, to find Korowai Mātauranga Māori, legitimate system of common goals, to ensure this will be completed by knowledge supported by Mātauranga Māori is end of August 2018. Tikanga Māori (customs), valued and utilised whakapapa (genealogy) and according to its intention. experiences of Māori. The project will Council has legislative investigate how obligations to provide for the Mātauranga Māori can be role of tangata whenua as used alongside western Kaitiaki in its processes and science as a dual practices. National Policy process. Statements (Fresh Water and Coastal) give clear directions about the importance of Māori values and interests. Māori values are underpinned by Mātauranga Māori.
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Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Maori Policy Provide advice, support and Māori engagement activity Number of updates given to Staff time only (x3 staff). A healthy environment, leadership on Maori benefits the regional the Council on Treaty Freshwater for life, relationship management, community by ensuring settlements and Maori engagement, Treaty of that Māori are effectively implications. A vibrant region. Waitangi implementation (co- engaged in decision governance forums, making and that our protocols) and Iwi/Hapu planning frameworks Resource Management meet our statutory Plans. obligations. Community focused Council’s community focused Grow the number of Increase the number of Staff time only (x3 staff) Funding funding is available to support projects from the projects approved and projects in the catchment. community to encourage supported percentage of The funds are: Environmental more involvement with completed projects that Enhancement Fund, and Council and their have achieved their Community Initiatives Fund. catchment. measured goals. Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance Team Regulatory Compliance Compliance and impact Staff time only, funded from A healthy environment, work (BAU): compliance core work involves monitoring work (BAU): compliance monitoring of sites/ Regulatory Compliance Freshwater for life. monitoring, complaint consents, implementation of monitoring, complaint consents to be in budget. response and regional plan and National response and accordance with the Charges for consent enforcement. Environmental Standard enforcement. inspection frequency monitoring are recovered requirements, responding to Compliance staff detailed in the RMA from the consent holder, as complaints/incidents (often undertakes monitoring of Charges Policy 2018/2019. set out in the RMA Charges received via a 24 hour consents as per the Long Term Plan KPI: All Policy 2018/2019. Pollution Hotline) and, in Council Monitoring Policy. urgent complaints to the Staff time undertaking cases of serious breaches of Pollution Hotline are regional plan rules or the Also undertake auditing of NESPF auditing is charged selected forestry responded to within directly to the forestry RMA, investigating and/or 12 hours. undertaking enforcement operations as allowed for company. action. by the National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry. Any complaints which directly impact on the Eastern catchments will be responded to. Enforcement action is considered on a case by case basis dependent on the seriousness of the breach.
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 11 Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Consents This activity processes and The Resource Consent Long Term Plan KPI: 99% Staff time only A healthy environment, Current and renewal makes decisions on resource activity processes and of applications processed Freshwater for life. applications in the Eastern consent applications under makes decisions on within statutory timeframes. Catchments Area. the Resource Management resource consent Act 1991 and/or rules in our applications under the regional plans, ensuring Resource Management statutory requirements are Act 1991 and/or rules in fulfilled and a fair process for our regional plans, decision-making is followed. ensuring statutory This Activity also provides requirements are fulfilled advice and information to and a fair process for resource users about regional decision-making on plan requirements and regional natural resource consents. use is followed. Rivers and Drainage This activity involves Scheme operations and Upgraded Asset Total operating budget for Safe and resilient River scheme operation ownership, management and management: Management System in Eastern Catchments communities, and management maintenance of the Provide river and place by year end. 2018-2019: $4,063,220 A vibrant region, Whakatāne-Tauranga Rivers stream management Long Term Plan KPI Tarawera component of the A healthy environment. Scheme, Waioeka-Otara advisory services to (region-wide): Rangitāiki-Tarawera Rivers Planned maintenance Rivers Scheme, Waiotahe landowners (region- Scheme: $231,870. works 90% of maintenance, flood River and Drainage wide). Schemes, Huntress Creek repairs and renewals Whakatāne-Tauranga Drainage Scheme, and non- Undertake gravel completed in accordance Rivers Scheme: scheme works. It provides management with the Rivers and $2,559,341. flood protection, stop banks, operations, including Drainage Asset Waiotahe River/Drainage flood pump stations, resource consent Management Plan and Scheme and Huntress floodgates and erosion renewals and agreed work programmes. Creek Drainage Scheme: control structures and allocating extractions $243,027. to commercial constructing flood ways. Waioeka-Otara Rivers operators. Scheme: $1,028,982. Undertake Asset Works outside the schemes Management Plan (region wide and not updates including included in total operating annual revaluations. figure above): $188,107. Manage activities associated with Floodway and Drainage Bylaws. Undertake asset condition assessments.
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Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Works outside the schemes (stream bank repairs, riparian plans, tree clearing). Planned asset maintenance work as per the Rivers and Drainage Asset Management Plan Rivers and Drainage Total capital budget for Safe and resilient Capital Projects Eastern Catchments communities, 2018-2019: $11,038,600 A vibrant region, 1 April 2017 Flood Repair In early April 2017 the Undertake flood repair 100% of high priority flood Whakatāne-Tauranga A healthy environment. Project. weather associated with works associated with the repair sites in the Rivers Scheme flood ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie Whakatāne-Tauranga and Whakatane-Tauranga and repairs: $3,366,000. and Cyclone Cook resulted in Waioeka-Otara Rivers Waioeka-Otara Rivers Waioeka-Otara Rivers significant damage to river Schemes (Note: although Schemes completed. Scheme flood repairs: and drainage networks and no work is planned to be Complete repairs to 35 $1,234,200. assets across the region. undertaken in the Whakatāne-Tauranga 520 flood damaged sites Waiotahe River and Rivers Scheme flood have been identified with an Drainage schemes in damaged sites. estimated repair cost in 2018-2019, where appropriate minor flood Complete repairs to 17 excess of $45M. Within the Waioeka-Otara Rivers Eastern Catchments there repair works may be completed in conjunction Scheme flood damaged are 108 Whakatāne- sites. Tauranga sites, 59 Waioeka- with annual maintenance Otara sites and 31 Waiotahe works). sites. All flood repair works are expected to be completed by 30 June 2021. 2 Whakatane River urban Some sections of the Modelling and floodwall/ Modelling stopbank raising (Stage Whakatane River stopbank stopbank raising to meet $102,000 1 – Quay Street). between the Yacht Club and design standard along the Mataatua Boat Ramp do Quay Street. Whakatane River urban not have the full 800mm of stopbank raising freeboard and need to be $357,000 raised to meet the design standard of 1% AEP + 800mm freeboard.
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 13 Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes 3 Quay Street and When the Whakatāne River is Installation of seepage Seepage trenches: Kakaharoa Drive high the volume of water trenches and pump wells $275,400. seepage trenches. seeping through and under along three sections of the stopbank is sufficient to concrete floodwall along cause road closures and Quay Street and business disruption. It is Kakaharoa Drive. proposed to reduce the subsurface water pressure by installing a system of seepage collection trenches and pump wells along the edge of the road along the east end of Kakaharoa Drive and Quay Street. 4 Kopeopeo Canal The purpose of this project is Complete the physical Dredging of the original Kopeopeo Canal Remediation. to safely remove and store works stage of the 5.1 km of canal completed Remediation: $5,400,000. elevated levels of dioxin- Kopeopeo Canal by December 2018. contaminated sediment from Remediation Project. Options investigation 5.1 km of the Kopeopeo undertaken for Kopeopeo Canal using cutter suction Canal extension west dredge methodology. (canal to the west of SH35). The project is due for completion in 2018/2019. 5 Connor/Peterson The Connor-Peterson Investigate and rebuild Connor/Peterson stopbank Stopbank restoration stopbank, located along the Connor-Peterson restoration: $102,000. (Waioeka-Otara). Huntress Creek estuary of stopbank and Baird’s Waioeka River, forms part of outlet structure. the Waioeka Floodway that has activated regularly over the past couple of decades. Recent flood events have caused damage to the stopbank and shown that discrepancies in the level of the stopbank crest is creating uneven depths of flow.
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Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes 6 Waioeka-Otara Rivers Modelling required for Duke Modelling to determine Modelling report. Duke Street pump station modelling. Street pump station upgrade pumping and storage Modelling reports detailing modelling: $100,000. scheduled for 2019/2020. requirements to meet the work to be undertaken in Capacity review modelling: Ten year reviews of all river level of service and to order to meet required $102,000. scheme capacities are prevent rural flows capacity. undertaken and stopbanks overflowing into the raised/ modified as required. Ōpōtiki urban area stormwater network. Review of river scheme capacities for the Waioeka and Otara Rivers scheduled for 2018/2019. Engineering The purpose of this project is Undertake a detailed Detailed optioneering study $50,000 plus staff time all A healthy environment, Key Project to investigate alternative investigation into options by 31 October 2018. funded from Regional Flood Freshwater for life, options to the management of to reduce peak flood Risk Coordination Activity. River Scheme a river scheme long-term. flows. Safe and resilient Sustainability. communities. Whakatāne – Tauranga Investigation Engineering As part of the infrastructure A region-wide Geotechnical report with $100,000 plus staff time all A healthy environment, Geotechnical strategy thirty year plans investigation into the recommendations for funded from Regional Flood Freshwater for life, were put in place to schedule condition of all of the remedial works. Due Risk Coordination Activity. investigations into Safe and resilient stopbank condition works required. The stopbanks in our river 30 June 2019. infrastructure strategy schemes. communities. currently includes estimates This project is designed to and projections of works firm up projections from required. the infrastructure strategy, and plans for the works required.
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL TOI MOANA 15 Project Background Description KPI / Deliverable Budget Link to Outcomes Engineering The Raukokore and The purpose of this Trial groyne construction in $76,000 plus staff time A healthy environment, River Groyne Trials – Whangaparoroe rivers have project is to trial different selected locations. funded from the Freshwater for life, been eroding their river banks river training methods to Engineering Activity. Raukōkore and Safe and resilient Whangaparaoa Rivers during high river flows. This determine the most has resulted in significant appropriate solutions for communities. amounts of farm land being different situations. lost. Monitoring is then undertaken on at least an annual basis to see how effective the solution has been. This data then helps inform future trials. Biosecurity The Biosecurity Activity Business as usual Key projects implemented. Exclusion/eradication pest A healthy environment. manages pests in the region includes regional A detailed report for the work $25,000. through the Regional Pest surveillance, control work Biosecurity activity will be Containment pest plants Management Plan (RPMP). on pests classified as presented to RDD. $52,320. This includes surveillance Exclusion and Eradication and managing pest plants in the RPMP, and working Containment pest animals and animals, educating and with landowners to control $210,000. advising landowners, and Containment pests on Marine pests $10,000. supporting national initiatives their properties. We Total Budget - $297,320. with external agencies such continue to support as Ministry for Primary biological control research Industries. and undertake regional management, provide advisory service for pest management, and dealing with common issues in a coordinated manner.
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Financials
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Eastern Catchments Programme Budget 2018/2019 Governance and programme management ? Ōhiwa Harbour $118,000 Integrated Planning $60,000 Science 475,000 Coast Care 106,000 Eastern Catchments Land Management 720,000 Maritime Existing budgets Kotahitanga Strategic Engagement Staff time only Regulatory Compliance Staff time only Consents Staff time only Rivers & Drainage 15,101,820 Engineering 226,000 Biosecurity $297,320 TOTAL 17,047,140
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Appendix 1: Maritime Activity details
The Maritime Activity ensures navigation safety in navigable waterways, and maritime oil spill response in the Bay of Plenty region.
The Bay of Plenty Harbour Limits include the navigable river mouths within the Eastern Bay catchments (Whakatane, Tarawera, Waioeka) and Ohiwa Harbour.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is the statutory and regulatory harbour authority, with responsibility for navigation safety managed by our Harbourmaster. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Marine oil pollution response, mitigation and clean up at Tier II level. Navigation Safety Bylaws. Pilotage, licensing and exemptions. Administration of the swing moorings. Administration of all the legislation governing use and behaviour on the regional waters. These are; the local bylaws, Maritime Transport Act 1994, Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Amendment Act 1999.
This year’s key projects:
Update signage throughout region. Business as usual including (but not exclusive to): o Patrols to ensure education is provided and the bylaw is enforced. o Navigation Aids are functioning. o The Whakatāne Baris monitored and the public is informed if the state, i.e. can they be crossed or not. o Owner informed if state of river requires vessels to be moved. o Monitor moorings and ensure they are kept in service.
Long Term Plan KPI:
Percentage of time a 24/7 response for navigational incidents and maritime oil spills is in place – 99%.
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