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Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan Part A Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan Part A 29 January 2018 (Recommendations Report version – tracked changes) Mai ea i te pōo i te ti Mātānga. Mai ea ki ngāa hekenga kia Māaku. Otirāa, ka kii a ngā puna roi Mātā roimata a Rangi, ko tōona aroha kia Papatūānuku, kia kii ōona puna hei oranga mōona me ōona Taonga e noho ake nei. Ko tāatou, ngā kaitiaki o tēenei taonga tuku iho kia kaha i roto i te tapu, kia whai māana i roto i tōona wehi, kia u tōona wairua, ka whakanoa i muri ake nei. From the void, through the regions of the night, through the steps of the evolution, eventually arriving at the dampness, indeed filling the pools of Rangi which overflow eventually as tears of love on Papatūānuku. In turn her bosom is filled with those tears and she disperses them evenly to everything that grows on her. We Taāngata whenua and Te Taiao Tonga have the responsibility as protectors for this treasure handed down for use in its natural state with prestige, retaining its spiritual wellbeing so that we can continue to use it safely and wisely into the future. Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan (Recommendations Report, 29 January 2018) Page 2 Contents Part A Preamble ..................................................................................................................... 5 Te Mana o te Wai ........................................................................................................ 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 7 Purpose of this Plan .................................................................................................................... 7 Statutory Context of the Plan ................................................................................................... 11 Issues ........................................................................................................................ 15 Water Quality ........................................................................................................................... 15 Water Quantity ......................................................................................................................... 15 Soil Resources ........................................................................................................................... 16 River and Lake Beds .................................................................................................................. 17 Indigenous Biodiversity ............................................................................................................ 17 Physiographic Zones .................................................................................................. 19 Region-wide Objectives ............................................................................................. 23 Region-wide Policies .................................................................................................. 27 Ngāi Tahu Policies ..................................................................................................................... 27 Physiographic Zone Policies ...................................................................................................... 28 Water Quality ........................................................................................................................... 31 Water Quantity ......................................................................................................................... 36 Activities that affect water quality and quantity ...................................................................... 40 Consideration of Resource Consent Applications .................................................................... 44 Freshwater Management Unit Process Policies ....................................................................... 46 Region-wide Rules ..................................................................................................... 48 Discharge Rules ......................................................................................................... 49 Land Use Rules .......................................................................................................... 58 Wastewater, Effluent and Sludge ............................................................................... 67 Landfills ..................................................................................................................... 86 Land Contamination .................................................................................................. 90 Taking and Using Water ............................................................................................. 93 Structures in river and lake beds and wetlands ........................................................ 103 Bed disturbance activities in river and lake beds ...................................................... 125 Financial Contributions ............................................................................................ 137 Glossary .................................................................................................................. 144 Appendix A – Regionally Significant Wetlands and Sensitive Water Bodies in Southland 160 Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan (Recommendations Report, 29 January 2018) Page 3 Appendix B – Ngāi Tahu Statutory Acknowledgement Areas ..................................... 165 Appendix C – ANZECC Sediment Guidelines .............................................................. 184 Appendix D – Good Spray Management Practices .................................................... 186 Appendix E – Receiving Water Quality Standards ..................................................... 197 Appendix F – Water Conservation Orders ................................................................. 209 Appendix G – Popular Bathing Sites ......................................................................... 217 Appendix H – Water Terminology Framework .......................................................... 218 Appendix I – Natural State Waters Outside National Parks ....................................... 219 Appendix J – Drinking Water Protection Zones ......................................................... 221 Appendix K – Surface Water Appendix ..................................................................... 223 Appendix L – Groundwater Appendix ....................................................................... 228 Appendix L.1 Aquifer test requirements ................................................................................ 228 Appendix L.2 Stream depletion effects .................................................................................. 229 Appendix L.3 Interference effects .......................................................................................... 232 Appendix L.4 Calculation of seasonal surface water and groundwater allocation ................ 234 Appendix L.5 Groundwater Allocation ................................................................................... 235 Appendix M – Taonga Species List ............................................................................ 238 Appendix N – Farm Environmental Management Plan Requirements ....................... 242 Appendix O – Reasonable and Efficient Use of Water ............................................... 247 Appendix P – Effluent Pond Drop Test methodology ................................................ 248 Appendix Q – Sensitive Waterbodies........................................................................ 249 Appendix R – Fish Screen Standards and Guidelines ................................................. 250 Appendix S – Archaeological Site Responsibilities ..................................................... 252 Part B Maps – separate volume Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan (Recommendations Report, 29 January 2018) Page 4 Preamble This Plan forms part of a suite of planning instruments which manage Southland’s water and land resources. It provides a regulatory tool for a variety of issues relating to these resources, with particular emphasis on the management of activities that may adversely affect the quality of the region’s freshwater, much of which has deteriorated. is deteriorating. 1 In Southland, water shapes the landscape, the economy and the region’s way of life. Water is a taonga (a treasure of the people, a sacred place) a treasure of the people and there is a collective responsibility to look after it now and into the future.2 Southland also has a diverse range of highly productive land uses that contribute to the region’s prosperity and will likely form the foundation of further growth and expansion. The ongoing intensification of land use, both urban and rural, brings challenges to the environment (including people), particularly in terms of maintaining those natural qualities of importance water quantity and quality.3 The Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland is the brand name of the Southland Regional Council) seeks to manage water and land resources in a way that encompasses the Ngāi Tahu philosophy of “ki uta ki tai” – (from the mountains to the sea).4 This integrated approach recognises that water is important in a variety of ways, including for customary and recreation uses, mahinga kai, drinking water, agricultural production, irrigation, hydro-electricity generation, fisheries and tourism. This approach also
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