CLIENTS PEOPLE PERFORMANCE EC-CHCH FILE FIER f. 1 70% n DOCUMENT No The Chief Executive 545 154 - 010ZI Environment Canterbury PO Box 345 13 JUN 2008 18 6 Christchurch IF 12 June 2008 Dear Sir, Please find enclosed an application for a bore permit, a water permit to take and use water and a change of conditions for CRC991994 and CRC011548, lodged on behalf of Onstream Dairies Limited. Enclosed is a cheque for $3150.00. Could a receipt please be provided for the cheque, to be sent to Onstream Dairies Limited, C/- Brendon Caird, 1026 Seadown Road, RD 3, Timaru Yours sincerely, Melissa Anthony Environmental Scientist GH D Lim ited Level 141 Sophia Street Timaru PO Box 503 Tiniaru 7940 New Zealand T 64 3 684 4133 F 64 3 688 0407 W www.ghd.co.nz Form 9: Application for Resource Consents under Section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991 Applicant: Onstream Dairies Limited C/- Brendon Caird Consultant: GHD Limited c/- Melissa Anthony Level 4, Spicer House PO Box 13 486 Christchurch Phone: (03) 3645506,027 2161672 Fax: (03) 3778575 Email: [email protected] The consultant is to be the main point of contact for this application. The names and addresses of the owner and occupier (other than the applicant) of any land to which this application relates are as follows: Land owned by applicant Application refers to: Legal Description: Lot 1 DP 668 and Lot 1 DP 850 Totara Valley Road, Pleasant Point Applications Sought: 1. Bore permit to install a bore 2. Water permit to take and use water. 6. Change of conditions of water permit CRC991994 4. Change of conditions of water permit CRC011548 A description of the activities to which the application relates is: 1. Install a bore at Totara Valley Road to take water for stock drinking and dairy shed wash water 2. Take and use water from a proposed bore for stock drinking and dairy shed wash water at a rate of 51_/s 3. Change of conditions of water permit CRC991994 to change condition 3 to include milking dairy cows in the use. 4. Change of conditions of water permit CRC011548 to change condition 4 to include milking dairy cows in the use. A more detailed description of the proposed activity is to be found in the assessment of effects on the environment which accompanies this application and which should also be read as part of this application. Duration sought: Bore (5 years), New water (10 years), Change of conditions for CRC991994 and CRC011548 (duration to remain as existing, 20 Dec 2016). District Council details: Application occurs within the Timaru District. No consent is required from the TDC for the proposed activities Signed: Melissa Anthony 12/6/08 on behalf of the applicant EC-CHCH FILE REF: DOCUMENT No, Z Q 0 LL Z 13 JUN 2008 0 <£ j Environment Canterbury Report for EU Caird - Onstream Dairies Ltd Change of Conditions of CRC991994 & CRC011548 June 2008 Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Site Description 2 2.1 Property Involved 2 2.2 Soils of the Site 2 2.3 Surface Waterways 2 2.4 Groundwater resources 2 3. The Proposal and Matters Requiring Consent 3 3.1 The Proposal 3 3.2 The Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) 3 3.3 Regional Plans 4 4. Statutory Assessment 5 4.1 Canterbury Regional Policy Statement 5 4.2 Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan 6 4.3 Part 11 Matters 7 5. Assessment of Environmental Effects 9 5.1 Positive Effects 9 5.2 Effects of take on surrounding water users 9 5.3 Cumulative effect of take on other water users 9 5.4 Effect of inefficient take 9 5.5 Effect of take on other users from seawater intrusion 9 5.6 Effect of take on aquifer stability 10 5.7 Effect from cross-connection on groundwater quality 10 5.8 Effects on water quality 10 5.9 Effect of take on surface water flows 11 5.10 Adverse effect of take and use on tangata whenua values 11 6. Consultation 12 7. Mitigation measures 13 8. Alternatives 14 9. Conclusion 15 51/26337// BJ Caird - Onstream Dairies Limited variation to crc991994 & Change oi Conditions of CRC991994 & CRC011548 e'h Appendices Irrigation Area Nitrates Assessment Existing Consent Documents 51/26337// BJ Caird - Onstream Dairies Limited variation to cr:991994 & Change of Conditions of CRC991994 & CRCO 11548 1. Introduction This report has been prepared for Environment Canterbury as the regulatory authority for the proposed activities in accordance with Section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991 by Melissa Anthony of GHD Limited on behalf of the applicant. BJ Caird, now Onstream Dairies Ltd (the applicant) is applying for a change of conditions to water permits CRC991994 and CRC011548 to allow for the inclusion of irrigation of pasture for milking dairy cows. No increase in instantaneous rate of take, volume or seasonal volume is being applied. The land area to be irrigated is also not changing. The applicant is also applying for an application to take dairy shed wash water. This consent has been submitted to Ecan at the same time as this application so does not yet have consent number. The applicant has applied for resource consent CRC083441 to discharge dairy effluent to land. This consent is currently still in process. 5126337 Onstream Dairies Ltd variation to crc991994 & Change of Conditions of CRC991994 & CRCO 11548 e'b 2. Site Description 2.1 Property Involved The property to which this application relates is located between Totara Valley Road and Leys Estate Road, Pleasant Point, being Lot 1 DP 668 and Lot 1 DP.850 Appendix A contains a plan showing the location of the existing irrigation area for CRC991994 and CRC011548. 2.2 Soils of the Site To determine the soil types located on-site we have interrogated Environment Canterbury's GIS database. This database indicates that the dominant soils are as follows: D Wakanui deep silt loam on clay learn and silt loam, with an average PAW of 150mm; D Lismore shallow silt loam and Darnley shallow silt loam with an average PAW of 95mm in addition there is a smaller area of the following: D Lismore stony and shallow silt loam with an average PAW of 95mm; I Wakanui deep and moderately deep silt loam with an average PAW of 150mm 2.3 Surface Waterways There is a water race at the northern end of the property and Totara Creek is located about 15Om south of the property. Water races are generally sealed and perched above the water table. 2.4 Groundwater resources The site of the proposed change of conditions is located within the Levels Plains Groundwater Zone. Groundwater in the Levels Plain is predominantly found within post-glacial gravels of the Opihi River flood plain or last glaciation gravels. The late Quaternary fluvial deposits and the contained gravel aquifer of the Levels Plain, become shallow, thinner and less permeable towards Washdyke and the South Canterbury Downs. Well logs suggest the base of the underlying less permeable Cannington Gravels is about 20 m deep (Brown 2000). Some deeper aquifers have been encountered at > 100m at Washdyke and Levels, and on the downlands of the southern margin of the Levels Plain. Groundwater is recharged from losses from the Opihi River, and from recharge from the Levels Plain Irrigation Scheme (LPIS). Water from races from the LPIS and irrigated on land is lost to groundwater in the upper part of the Levels Plain, resulting in elevated summer groundwater levels in the lower Plain (typically east of State Highway One). These elevated levels increase well yields in the lower part of the Plain. Elevated groundwater levels at the coast as a result of the LPIS are intercepted by the Seadown drainage system. The main Seadown Drain discharges into the Washdyke Lagoon. Groundwater is utilised for irrigation, stock, domestic and commercial purposes. Groundwater feeds coastal drain systems and the Washdyke Lagoon. The Opihi River catchment has high in-stream values associated with mahika kai (e. g. eels), recreational fishing (e.g. salmon and trout), native fish (e.g. giant kokopu), bird-life (e.g. black-faced dotteral), natural character (e.g. Opihi Gorge) and amenity values (e.g. swimming) (Morland 1994). 5126337 Onstream Dairies Ltd 2 variation 10 crc991994 & Change of Conditions of CRC991994 &CRC011548 erh 3. The Proposal and Matters Requiring Consent 3.1 The Proposal This application seeks the ability to take and use water under the following scenario: CRC991994 It is proposed to change condition 3 of CRC991994. This condition currently reads as follows: 3. Water shall only be used for irrigation of crops and pasture for grazing stock, excluding milking dairy cows, as described in ihe application, on the area of land shown on the attached plan CRC991994. Under this application the condition is proposed as follows: 3. Water shall only be used for irrigation of crops and pasture, as described in the application, on the area of land shown on the accompanying plan CRC991994. The remaining conditions are to remain as per CRC991994, which includes restrictions on the rate of take, volume and seasonal allocation. CRC011548 It is proposed to change condition 4 of CRC011548. This condition currently reads as follows: 4. Water taken shall only be used for irrigation of crops and pasture for grazing stock, excluding milking dairy cows, on the area of land shown on the accompanying plan CRC011548. Under this application the condition is proposed as follows: 4. Water taken shall only be used for irrigation of crops and pasture, as described in the application, on the area of land shown on the accompanying plan CRC011548.