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Schedule AB 1 Schedule AB: Surface Water^ Management Values Schedule D: Values that apply to waterbodies in the Manawatu- Wanganui Region Schedule AB is a component of Part II - the Regional Plan. This Schedule uses the terminology “Surface Water^ Management Values”. In some cases, these Values also apply to the beds^ of the relevant water body^. This is clarified in Part AB.3 and the respective policies and rules of Part II. SCHEDULE AB INDEX: Section Page Numbers Part AB.1: Surface Water^ Management Values listed by Sub-zone* AB-3 - AB-15 Part AB.2: Where Specific Surface Water^ Management Values Apply Zone-wide values (except for LSC) Not mapped Life-supporting Capacity (LSC) Value AB-17 - AB-22 Natural State (NS) Value AB-23 - AB-25 Sites of Significance - Aquatic (SOS-A) Value AB-26 - AB-37 Sites of Significance - Riparian (SOS-R) Value AB-38 - AB-42 Inanga Spawning (IS) Value AB-46 - AB-49 Whitebait* Migration (WM) Value AB-54 - AB-58 Sites of Significance - Cultural (SOS-C) Value AB-59 - AB-60 Trout Fishery (TF) Value AB-61 - AB-70 Trout Spawning (TS) Value AB-71 - AB-82 Water^ Supply (WS) Value AB-83 - AB-91 Flood Control and Drainage (FC/D) Value AB-92 - AB-117 Part AB.3: Surface Water^ Management Values Key (fold-out) AB-125 Proposed One Plan as Amended by Decisions - Marked-up Version AB-1 Schedule AB Proposed One Plan as Amended by Decisions - Marked-up Version AB-2 Part AB.1: Surface Water^ Management Values listed by Sub-zone* ADVICE NOTE: To help with interpretation of these tables please turn to Part AB.3 (the back of Schedule AB) and fold out the VALUES KEY and view together with the tables and figures in this schedule. Table D.1: List of values, management objectives, and indication as to where they apply Table D.2: Values By Zone in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region Legend: Table Headings: WQS: Water Quality Standard; LSC: Life-supporting Capacity; AE: Aesthetics; CR: Contact Recreation; SG: Shellfish Gathering; Mau: Mauri; IA: Industrial Abstraction; I: Irrigation; SW: Stockwater; EI: Existing Infrastructure^; CAP: Capacity to Assimilate Pollution; NS: Natural State; SOoS-A: Sites of Significance - for Aquatic biodiversity; SOS-R: Sites of Significance - for Riparian biodiversity; NFS: Native Fish IS: Inanga Spawning; Am: Amenity; NF: Native Fishery WM: Whitebait*migration; SOS-C: Sites of Significance - for Cultural value; TF: Trout Fishery; TS: Trout Spawning; WS: Water Supply; FC/D: Flood Control and Drainage. Key for LSC Classes: UHS: Upland Hard Sedimentary, UVA: Upland Volcanic Acidic, UVM: Upland Volcanic Mixed, ULi li: Upland Limestone, HM: Hill Mixed, HSS: Hill Soft Sedimentary, LM: Lowland Mixed, LS: Lowland Sand. The LSC Classes are listed as the geology of the catchment influences water quality and life-supporting capacity Key for Fishery Classes: I: Outstanding, II: Regionally Significant, III: Other Trout Fishery Table AB.1: Surface Water^ Management Values by Sub-zone* Water Zone-wide Values Site/Reach-specific Values 1 Management Sub-zone* Sub-zone* Description NFS NF LSC AE CR SG Mau IA2 I2 SW EI CAP3 NS SOS-A SOS-R Am SOS-C TF TS WS FC/D Zone* IS WM Upper Manawatu Manawatu River - source to from Weber Road at HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü (Mana_1a) approx. NZMS 260 (U23:751-027) to source Mangatewainui River - source to from Manawatu Upper Mangatewainui River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü Manawatu (Mana_1b) NZMS 260 (U23:829-086) to source (Mana_1) Mangatoro Stream - source to from Manawatu Mangatoro River confluence at approx. HSS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü (Mana_1c) NZMS 260 (U23:810-027) to source Manawatu River - Weber Road to from Tamaki Weber-Tamaki Weber-Tamaki River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü (Mana_2) (Mana_2a) NZMS 260 U23:709-003 to Weber Road at approx. NZMS 260 U23:751-027 1 Includes all inflowing tributaries and surrounding catchment area unless otherwise specified. 2 All natural water bodies* except those classified as NS and those identified as zero allocation in Schedule B. 3 All natural water bodies* and their beds^ except those classified as NS. Proposed One Plan as Amended by Decisions - Marked-up Version AB-3 Schedule AB Table AB.1: Surface Water^ Management Values by Sub-zone* Water Zone-wide Values Site/Reach-specific Values 1 Management Sub-zone* Sub-zone* Description NFS NF LSC AE CR SG Mau IA2 I2 SW EI CAP3 NS SOS-A SOS-R Am SOS-C TF TS WS FC/D Zone* IS WM Mangatera Stream - source to from Manawatu Mangatera River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_2b) NZMS 260 (U23:737-025) to source Upper Tamaki Upper Tamaki Tamaki River - source to from water supply weir UHS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_3) (Mana_3) at approx. NZMS 260 (U23:709-111) to source Kumeti Stream - source to from Te Rehunga flow Upper Kumeti Upper Kumeti recorder at approx. NZMS 260 (T23:663-052) UHS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_4) (Mana_4) to source Manawatu River - Tamaki confluence to from Tamaki-Hopelands Hopelands at approx. NZMS 260 (T24:616-899) HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü (Mana_5a) to Tamaki River confluence at approx. NZMS 260 U23:709-003 Tamaki River - Water supply weir to from Lower Tamaki Manawatu River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_5b) NZMS 260 (U23:709-002) to water supply weir at approx. NZMS 260 U23:709-111 Tamaki- Kumeti Stream - Te Rehunga to from Manawatu Hopelands Lower Kumeti River confluence at approx. (Mana_5) HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_5c) NZMS 260 (U23:701-006) to Te Rehunga flow recorder at approx. NZMS 260 T23:663-052 Oruakeretaki Stream - source to from Manawatu Oruakeretaki River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_5d) NZMS 260 (T23:690-000) to source Raparapawai Stream - source to from Manawatu Raparapawai River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_5e) NZMS 260 (T24:643-932) to source Manawatu River - Hopelands to from Tiraumea Hopelands- Hopelands- River confluence (Ngawapurua) at approx. Tiraumea Tiraumea HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü NZMS 260 (T24:553-870) to Hopelands at (Mana_6) (Mana_6) approx. NZMS 260 T24:616-899 Tiraumea River – source to Ngaturi from Makuri Tiraumea Upper Tiraumea Rver confluence at approx. HSS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü III ü ü (Mana_7) (Mana_7a) NZMS 260 (T24:578-780) to source Proposed One Plan as Amended by Decisions - Marked-up Version AB-4 Schedule AB Table AB.1: Surface Water^ Management Values by Sub-zone* Water Zone-wide Values Site/Reach-specific Values 1 Management Sub-zone* Sub-zone* Description NFS NF LSC AE CR SG Mau IA2 I2 SW EI CAP3 NS SOS-A SOS-R Am SOS-C TF TS WS FC/D Zone* IS WM Tiraumea River - Ngaturi confluence to from Lower Tiraumea Manawatu River confluence at approx. HSS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü III ü (Mana_7b) NZMS 260 (T24:555-870) to Makuri River confluence at approx. NZMS 260 T24:578-780 Mangaone River - source to from Tiraumea River Mangaone River confluence at approx. NZMS 260 (T24:541-730) HSS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_7c) to source Makuri River - source to from Tiraumea River Makuri confluence at approx. NZMS 260 (T24:568-771) ULi ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü (Mana_7d) to source Mangaramarama Creek from Tiraumea River Mangaramarama confluence at approx. NZMS 260 T24:559-854 HSS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_7e) to source Upper Mangatainoka River from Source to Larsons Mangatainoka Road at approx. NZMS 260 T25:308-595 UHS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü (Mana_8a) to source Mangatainoka River from Larsons Road to Middle downstream Makakahi River confluence at Mangatainoka HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü approx. NZMS 260 T24:475-775 to (Mana_8b) Larsons Road at approx. NZMS 260 T25:308-595 Mangatainoka Mangatainoka River from Makakahi confluence Lower (Mana_8) to Tiraumea River confluence at approx. Mangatainoka HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü NZMS 260 T24:577-854 to Makakahi River (Mana_8c) confluence at approx. NZMS 260 T24:475-775 Makakahi River - source to from Mangatainoka Makakahi River confluence at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü II ü ü ü (Mana_8d) NZMS 260 T24:475-775 to source Mangaramarama Mangaramarama Creek - source to Mangatainoka HSS ü ü ü ü ü ü ü (Mana_8e) confluence (T24:557-844) Manawatu River - Tiraumea confluence to from Upper Gorge Upper Gorge Upper Gorge floe recorder at approx. HM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü III ü ü (Mana_9) (Mana_9a) NZMS 260 (T24:494-933) to Tiraumea River confluence at approx.
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