PROPOSED WHARF AND DREDGING PROJECT RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATIONS AND DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT: VOLUME 1 PREPARED FOR PORT OF NAPIER LTD NOVEMBER 2017 PROPOSED WHARF AND DREDGING PROJECT RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATIONS AND DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT PREPARED FOR PORT OF NAPIER LTD NOVEMBER 2017 – VOLUME 1 Allan Planning and Research Ltd QUALITY STATEMENT Project Manager: Michel de Vos, Port of Napier Ltd Document Prepared By: Sylvia Allan, Allan Planning and Research Ltd Grant Russell, Stantec New Zealand Reviewed By: Napier Port Programme Steering Group Lara Blomfield – Sainsbury, Logan & Williams Paul Majurey – Atkins, Holm, Majurey Allan Planning and Research Ltd Napier Port Proposed Wharf and Dredging Project – VOLUME 1 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. I Proposal .................................................................................................................................................................. i Proposed New Wharf (Wharf 6) .............................................................................................................................. i Proposed Dredging .................................................................................................................................................. i Proposed Disposal Area ......................................................................................................................................... ii Summary of Consents Sought ................................................................................................................................ ii Summary of Effects on the Environment ............................................................................................................... v Policy Analysis ....................................................................................................................................................... vi Conditions ............................................................................................................................................................ vii PART I: APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 1 APPLICATION SUMMARY TABLE............................................................................................................................... 2 RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION FORMS ............................................................................................................. 3 PART II: DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................... 21 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................... 22 1.1. Purpose ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 1.2. Structure of the Report ............................................................................................................................. 23 1.3. Context and Background ........................................................................................................................... 24 2. EXISTING NAPIER PORT ................................................................................................................................... 27 2.1. Approach Channel and the Main Breakwater ............................................................................................ 27 2.2. Fairway, Channels and Swinging Basin ...................................................................................................... 27 2.3. Berths and Inner Harbour .......................................................................................................................... 27 2.4. Ownership and Status of Land/Seabed ..................................................................................................... 28 2.5. Port Activities ............................................................................................................................................ 28 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................................... 33 3.1. General ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.2. Wharf No.6 Description ............................................................................................................................. 33 3.3. Wharf Construction Methodology ............................................................................................................. 38 3.4. Capital Dredging ........................................................................................................................................ 43 3.5. Disposal of Material from Capital Dredging .............................................................................................. 48 3.6. Maintenance Dredging .............................................................................................................................. 50 4. REASONS FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................................... 51 4.1. Background ............................................................................................................................................... 51 4.2. Increased Vessel Size ................................................................................................................................. 51 Napier Port – Proposed Wharf and Dredging Project November 2017 4.3. Berth Utilisation and Operational Capacity ............................................................................................... 54 4.4. Inner Swinging Basin limitations ............................................................................................................... 55 4.5. Aging Assets .............................................................................................................................................. 56 4.6. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................. 56 5. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ........................................................................................................................... 58 5.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 58 5.2. Wharf Options ........................................................................................................................................... 58 5.3. Design Development – Channel and Swinging Basin ................................................................................. 60 5.4. Disposal of Dredged Material .................................................................................................................... 61 5.5. Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 65 6. STATUTORY FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................................................. 66 6.1. RMA Context ............................................................................................................................................. 66 6.2. Hawke’s Bay Regional Coastal Environment Plan ...................................................................................... 71 6.3. Napier City District Plan ............................................................................................................................ 76 6.4. Summary of Resource Consent Requirements .......................................................................................... 77 6.5. Other Matters ........................................................................................................................................... 78 7. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SPECIALIST STUDIES UNDERTAKEN AND APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS ............................................................................................................................... 80 7.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 80 7.2. Geographical Setting ................................................................................................................................. 80 7.3. Access to the Port ..................................................................................................................................... 81 7.4. The Coast in the Vicinity of Port Napier .................................................................................................... 82 7.5. The Coastal Marine Area in the Vicinity of the Port .................................................................................. 82 7.6. Climate and Weather ...............................................................................................................................