Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan: Part A Version showing recommendations from the Hearing Report prepared under Section 42A of the Resource Management Act 1991 26 May 2017 How to read this document This version of the Plan does not have any legal weight. It has been prepared to help the Hearing Panel, Council staff, and submitters understand what changes have been recommended to the provisions in the Plan since it was notified. Key Appearance Explanation Black text Parts of the Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan as they were when notified on 3 June 2016. Black text with underlining Additions recommended by Council staff through the Section 42A Report. Black text with strikethrough Deletions recommended by Council staff through the Section 42A Report. Red text with underlining Further additions recommended by Council staff in response to questions from the Hearing Panel. Red text with strikethrough Further deletions recommended by Council staff in response to questions from the Hearing Panel. Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan Page 2 Mai ea i te po i te tiMātānga. Mai ea ki nga hekenga kia Maku. Otira, ka kii a ngā puna roi Mātā a Rangi, ko tona aroha kia Papatūānuku, kia kii ona puna hei oranga mona me ona Taonga e noho ake nei. Ko tatou, ngā kaitiaki o tenei taonga tuku iho kia kaha i roto i te tapu, kia whai mana i roto i tona wehi, kia u tona 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 Tāngata 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 Page 3 Contents Part A Te Mana o te Wai ........................................................................................... 6 Purpose of this Plan ....................................................................................... 8 Framework of this Plan and Freshwater Management Units .......................... 8 Treaty of Waitangi ............................................................................................................................. 10 Mahinga Kai ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Whenua .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Mātaitai and taiāpure ....................................................................................................................... 12 Statutory Context of the Plan ....................................................................... 12 The Resource Management Act .................................................................................................. 12 National Policy Statements ............................................................................................................ 13 Regional Policy Statement ............................................................................................................. 14 National Environmental Standards ............................................................................................ 14 Water Conservation Orders ............................................................................................................ 14 Water Quality ............................................................................................... 16 Water Quantity ............................................................................................ 16 Surface Water ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Groundwater ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Soil Resources ............................................................................................. 17 River and Lake Beds..................................................................................... 18 Indigenous Biodiversity ............................................................................... 18 Alpine ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Central Plains ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Gleyed .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Bedrock/Hill Country ..................................................................................................................... 21 Lignite-Marine Terraces ................................................................................................................. 21 Old Mataura ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Oxidising .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Peat Wetlands ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Riverine.................................................................................................................................................. 22 Region-wide Policies .................................................................................... 27 Ngāi Tahu Policies ........................................................................................ 27 Physiographic Zone Policies ......................................................................... 28 Water Quantity ............................................................................................ 35 Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan Page 4 Freshwater Management Unit Process Policies ............................................ 44 Discharge Rules ........................................................................................... 47 Taking and Using Water ............................................................................... 86 Structures in river and lake beds ................................................................. 93 Bed disturbance activities in river and lake beds ....................................... 114 Introduction .............................................................................................. 125 Circumstances, purpose and amount ......................................................... 125 Matters to be Considered ........................................................................... 128 General Provisions ..................................................................................... 129 Glossary ..................................................................................................... 132 Appendix A - Regionally Significant Wetlands in SouthlandError! 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Appendix B - Ngāi Tahu Statutory Acknowledgement Areas ...................... 153 Appendix C - ANZECC Sediment Guidelines ................................................ 173 Appendix D - Good Spray Management Practices ....................................... 175 Appendix E - Water Quality Standards ....................................................... 187 Appendix F - Water Conservation Orders ................................................... 199 Appendix G - Popular Bathing Sites ........................................................... 207 Appendix H - Water Terminology Framework............................................. 208 Appendix I - Natural State Waters Outside National Parks ........................ 209 Appendix J – Drinking Water Protection Zones .......................................... 211 Appendix K – Surface Water Appendix ....................................................... 214 Appendix L – Groundwater Appendix ......................................................... 218 Appendix L.1 Aquifer test requirements ....................................................................................... 218 Appendix L.2 Stream depletion effects ......................................................................................... 219 Appendix L.3 Interference effects .................................................................................................. 222 Appendix L.4 Calculation of seasonal groundwater allocationError! Bookmark not defined. Appendix L.5 Groundwater Allocation ......................................................................................... 226 Appendix L.6 Establishing allocation volumes for confined aquifers .................................... 228 Appendix M – Taonga Species List ............................................................. 229 Appendix N – Management Plan Requirements ....... Error! Bookmark not defined. Appendix O - Reasonable and Efficient Use of Water ................................. 239 Appendix