Before the Hearing Panel appointed by the Canterbury
Regional Council
IN THE MATTER OF The Resource Management Act
1991
AND
IN THE MATTER OF
Addendum to Section 42AOfficers Report
Response to matters raised in the hearing
CRC Consent Planner Simon Woodlock
14 October 2016
Introduction
1. The intention ofthis addendum isto provide the Hearing Panel with additional
information with regard to matters raised during the hearing.
The Application
2. Applications CRC156319 and CRC156320 have been applied under Rule 15ofthe
WaitakiCatchmentWaterAllocation RegionalPlan(WCWARP)andRule5. 62ofthe
LandandWaterRegional Plan(LWRP)asdiscretionary activities.
3. Asdiscussed intheoriginal s42A Officers Report thefollowing potential adverse
effects resulting from the proposal have been identified:
a. Effects on inefficient use of water;
b. Effects on water quality;
c. Effects on aquatic ecology;
d. Effects on terrestrial ecology;
e. Effects on Landscape values; and
f. Effects on Tangata Whenua values.
Legal and Planning Matters
4. I havereadtheBriefofEvidenceofTim Ensordated26 September2016andmake
thefollowingcomments regardingMrEnsor'sassessmentagainsttheproposedPlan
Change5 tothe LandandWaterRegional Plan(PPC5).
5. MrEnsor'sstates in paragraph 26that undersection 104ofthe Resource
ManagementAct1991(RMA),theconsentauthoritymust^haveregardtoany
relevant provisions ofa proposed planandtherefore PPC5istherefore relevantfor
consideration. Hestates the policies of PPC5 are however subject to submissions
that'have notyetbeen heard ata hearing. Furthermore, MrEnsorconsiders that
giventheprescriptivenatureoftherelevantPPC5policies,andthattheydlfferfrom
those ofthe LWRP, there is no possible wayofapplying the policies ofPPC5without
making PPC5operative. Giventhatthesepoliciesareyettobetested throughthe
hearingprocessandthattherearesubmissionsonmattersrelevanttothis
application, MrEnsorconcludesthatgivingsignificantweighttoPPC5is
inappropriate.
6. I agreethatundersection 104oftheRMA,theconsent authority mustconsider
PP'C5,howeverI disagreewithMrEnsor'sconcluding remarksandconsiderthat
reasonableweightshouldbeaffordedto PPC5. 1 retaintheopinionstatedin
pa'ragraph'301 ofthes42AOfficersReportthatreasonableweightshouldbeapplied
to PPPC5 when considering this application for the following reasons:
a. PPC5 has been developed by the community through a consultation process
undertheCanterburyWaterManagementStrategy(CWMS)framework. Not
givingreasonableweighttoPPC5maytherefore undermine e community's
aspirationsforresourcemanagementinthe UpperWaitakiZone.
b. ThepoliciesdevelopedunderPPC5arecatchmentspecificthatdirectlyrelate
to land overwhichthe BIC scheme is located. As discussed in paragraph 59
oftheoriginals42AOfficersReport,Objective3. 12oftheLWRPstatesthat
whensetting and managingwithin limits, regard is hadto community
outcomes forwaterquality (andquantity). The provisions ofPPC5seekto
give effect to this objective.
c. KeystoneWatchGroupv AucklandCityCouncil1setsouta testtodetermine
theweightthatshould begiven tothe relevant plans and provides forfive
separatecriteriathatshouldbeassessedwhendeterminingthisweighting
Thefive criteria arediscussed in regardsto theweightthatshould begivento
PPC5 as follows:
i.
Are there any circumstances of injustice?
1 KeystoneWatchGroupv ^"^/andC^Co<ync//(NZEnvCA7^W1^ppr^^^e HighCourtin
K'e?tone'R?dge"Limited'vAucklandCityCouncil(HC)AucklandAP24/01 ,3 April2001
^p.r^!ou!I.yd.iscussed'notgivingreasonableweighttoPPC5may
underminetheinputthatthecommunity hasprovidedintothe
development ofPPC5andtheassociated environmental outcomes
thataresought bythecommunity through the implementation ofits
provisions.
Does PPC5 provide a Rpherent pattern ofobjer. tives and Dolicies ir
within the plan?
f!pc5mtrcd^ces. objectivesandpoliciesthathavebeendeveloped
through the CWMSprocess asa solution package totheissueT
identifiedintheUpperWaitaki.TheobjectivesandpoliciesofPPC5
provide clearandcoherent pathwayto achieving theenvironmental'
outcomes soughtbythecommunityandwhichareconsistentwith"
superior planning instruments.
III.
Hasthere beensignificantshiftin policy?
PPC5introduces specificprovisions tothemanagement ofnutrients in
.
Waitakithat represents a shiftin Council policy. The LWRP'
provides general nutrient management provisions while PPC5
introduces catchmentspecificnutrient management provisionsaswell
incorporating the requirement for baseline modelling'to take into
accountGood ManagementPractice(GMP). Theapproachto nutrient
management as proposed by PPC5 therefore reflects a significant
shift in policy.
iv.
Is PPC5 in accordance with Part2 nfthe RMA?
Althou9h ppc5hasnot beenfu"ytested throu9hthehearingprocess,
^onsiderthattheplan contains°bJectivesandpoliciesneces'saQ/'to''
achieve sustainable management ofnatural resources and'
consistency with Part 2 of the RMA.
v
Towhatextent hasPPC5been independently tested?
PPC5waspublicly notified on 13February 2016. The submission
£erioddosedon11March2016andtheProposedplaniscurrentlyin
?ehearin9 process-Althou9h ppc5 hasnotbeenfullytestedby'the"
hearing process, it has progressed sinceits notification.
d-
whenlh e, abovewelghti,
n.g. assessment is applied,
weight should be
Leas£naNe
it is apparent that
afforded to ppc5 when
cons,
diering"th;s
Terrestrial ecology and indigenous biodiversity
7. Inhisevidence, MrEnsorstatesthattheRegionalCouncil hasmadea conscious^
de'ci'wn'to'exciudeprovisionsrelatingtoterrestrialecology_from itsregional^plans
andthatonlytheprovisionswithinWaitakiDi^ctP^n^)^uld^gi^^^
^ghltu l'?etainmyopin>on
Regional_Pol;cyStatement^3^PS^ee^^
^^d^dand^ven significantweight.Furthermore,theWDCpredatestheRPS
that the
and therefore has not yet given effect to the RPS provisions.
8. Inregardstothepermittedbaselineargument
madebyMrBiso^l
a^wit^
district plan should
baseline
"'
Fa'rSsusubmiss-K)n
that
a
permitted
not
set under the
be applied.
9. I notethatMrGrovedoesnotagreewithDrUssher_srevisedassessmen^o^^^
" sia"nffica"n;t^estrialb,odivers,tylossoragreewithDrEsp, rtj^^^^^^^^^^^^
Zoriginalconclusionthattheeffectoftheproposalonterrestrialecologywillbe
significant.
Landscape
10.Paragraph71and72ofMrEnsor-sevidencestatesthattheRe_9i_ona^our^
i'theopportunitytoincludeplanningprovisionswithinitsplanstoaddressthe
^ffects'ofi'mgationonlandscapevaluesbuthaschosen^ea^ee^^.^
^apevS^s (outsideofwaterbodiesandtheir^r9ins)totheron^^trict
planning Provisionsof e, wajtaki,,
^uunocZM rTnsorgoes-on conclude
application and
that the
to
[^ctoPlan anticipat
e
the
under
expansion of irrigation proposed
this
any associated landscape effects.
11.Theeffectsoflandscape values, includingthe"greening oftheMackenzie"was
highlighted asa keyconcern duringtheUpperWaitakiHearing.
12.PartA (CatchmentWideIssues)ofthedecisionontheUPPerWaitakmeanng^^
ap°pH»fe°"s'f°lrwaterpermi. s-and associated c°"^^)jiiscul8
e^OT:;d:rauon
panel
landscape
effects
rh e'^ingpanerg
^cl^ded^at
"
ave
to
on
values The
^ds°c°a'p'eaeffecte°a, ea^levantconsiderationin^^^w^a^
)°of'theRMA.ThehearingpanelstatedthatSection104(1)(a)oHheRMA^
account all reasonably foreseeable effect proposed
u
ireduthemto
;euqr
take into
the
"acTvi'tywhichin'thatcase,wastheeffectofapplicationofwatertoland.
13.Thefollowingplanninginstruments mustbeconsideredwhenconsideringtheeffect
of the activity on landscape values:
a.
Resourcfi Management Act 1991 (RMA)
Sections 6 and 7 ofthe RMA provide forthe protection ofoutstanding natural
landscapes (ONL) and maintaining and enhancing amenity values.
b. Regional Policy Statement 2013 (RPS}
Chapter 12 of the RPS focusses on ONL but acknowledges other areas have
amenity values. The RPS places most emphasis on ONLand their protection.
Chapter 12 also sets out the expectations as to how Territorial Authorities
should giveeffectto its objectives and policies and howthe Regional Council
will support this.
c. Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan fWCWARP^
TheWCWARPdiscusses landscape values but only at a detailed level for
High Natural Character waterbodies. While the WCWARP does not provide
much guidancein relation to the consideration ofeffects on landscape values,
the fact that landscape is included in Objective 1 of the Plan indicates that it
has been anticipated as an area of potential change.
d. The Waitaki District Plan
The RPS postdates the Waitaki District Plan, any plan review of the district
plan must give effect to the RPS.
TheWaitaki District Plan includes provisions regarding effects on landscape
values whichshould betaken into accountwhen considering thisapplication.
14. Given the above discussion, I consider there is scope to considerthe effects on
landscapevalues arisingfrom the proposed useofwaterovera largerareaofland
within the BIC command area.
15. 1 note that MrGlasson retains his conclusion thatthe adverse effect ofthe proposal
on landscape values will be significant.
Water Allocation Efficiency
16. Mr Ensor has addressed the efficiency of use and allocation of water under this
proposal. Mr Ensorstates in paragraph 84that BIC's conversion to spray irrigation
has increased the availability ofwaterwithin the current allocation. He concludes that
BIC proposes to maximise the efficiency of allocation by maximising its use over a
lar9erarea ofland and therefore the proposal is consistent with the relevant policies
of the National Policy Statement 2014 (NPS) and RPS regarding water allocation
efficiency.
17. 1 agree with Mr Ensor's assessment regarding water allocation efficiency.
OVERSEER®and Water Quality
18. Mr Mojsilovic accepts the inputs used inthe OVERSEER®modelling withthe
exception ofthe issues outlined in the caucusing statement. Mr Mojsilovic however
retains his concern that the described changes in irrigation management may not
result in the modelled outcome.
19. Ms Hayward and MrZarour also retain their conclusions that there is insufficient
information to determine the effect ofthe proposal on surfacewater and groundwater
quality.
20. Mr Ensor refers to Mr Heller's conclusion thatthe application will result in a decrease
of nitrogen lost to water in the Red and Sensitive Lake Nutrient Management Zone
andonlya small increase ofphosphorus loss inthe Sensitive LakeZone. He
concludes thatthe increased loss of phosphorus will be mitigated so considers that
theapplication isconsistentwithPolicy4. 37oftheLWRPand 15B.4.20ofPPC5.
21 Policy4.37ofthe LWRPrequirestheprevention ofanyincreaseinthelossof
nutrients from farming activities in the Red and Sensitive Lake Nutrient Management
Zones.The proposal is notconsistentwiththis policywhenassessed directly against
the OVERSEER®modelling results, because ofthe modelled increase of
phosphorus loss.
22.Policy15B. 4.20requiresthatfreshwaterqualityismaintained intheUpperWaitaki
FreshwaterManagementUnit (FMU) by:
a. Restricting losses in the Haldon Zone to a limit not exceeding the Upper
Waitaki Headroom;
b. Avoiding thegranting ofanyresource consentthatwillallownutrient losses in
the Ahuriri Zone to exceed the Baseline GMP Loss Rate; and
c. Applying adaptive management conditions inaccordancewiththewater
quality limits set out in Tables 15B(c), 15B(d) and 15B(e).
23. The OVERSEER®modelling does nottake into account the amended Haldon
Nutrient Management Zone boundary orthe Baseline GMP Loss Rate so it is
uncertain ifthe activity complies with clauses (a) or (b) of the policy 15B. 4. 20.
Aquatic Ecology and Indigenous Biodiversity
24. Mr Ensor concludes on paragraph 93 that the activity are consistent with the relevant
objectives ofthe LWRPthat seek to safeguard the quality ofwater bodies so as to
safeguardthe life-supporting capacityofecosystems andecosystem processesand
achievethe protection ofsignificantindigenous biodiversity values associated with
rivers and wetlands. This conclusion is based on the evidence of Mr Heller and Mr
Allibone.
25 Ms Hayward retains heropinionthatthere issignificantuncertainty regardingwater
quality'outcomes resultingfromtheactivityandinsufficiencieswiththeproposed
mitigation regarding aquatic ecology so I consider that it is uncertain ifthe activity is
consistent with the relevant LWRP objectives.
TangataWhenuavalues
26.Giventhe uncertaintyregardingtheeffectoftheproposal onwaterquality, I retainmy
conclusion that the effects on Tangata Whenua values are also uncertain.
27. The submission from Te Runanga o Waihaoand Te Runanga o Moeraki also draws
this conclusion.
Part 2 of the RMA
28. In Summary, Mr Ensor considers that the proposal is consistent with Part 2 of the
RMA. I however retain the view that the potential effects ofthe proposal on water
quality, aquatic ecology and tangata whenua values may not be consistent with Part
2 and the effects on terrestrial ecology and landscape values will not be consistent
with Part 2.
Final Recommended Conditions BIG
CRC156319-Water Permit
Expiry date: 17 February 2034
1'
KnX^^^W
z
^enraHte at whichwateris diverted andortaken^all notexceed4,000litres' per
taken from th- "hau^T.
^out^
p^.w^s£s^3"£;, xsa-^-uw
^LS 1alLb6Lon. '.y use;LforJ1 e. im9a.tlon
of UP to 7, 658 hectares
of land and
^eTr asshownon~plancRC1'^9u'attuachu^Toan°doiwhnecKsofpaartn^a^
LhLSO^and/w.tak;nlo.f.^tersha;Lceas8. whenevert^fl°w in
the
Ohau River
^S^^^5^^^^^a^iimme^l<^^^
^endwaanteEnle^Lu^ell'te^cessor. sha"benotffiedoftheintentiontodivertor
^rlt ^^tS ^T^ O^STe.mteLor. ^includn9'^
"th^elst, Ten^ tefore the firslday°fth7se"^o^
S^S^eF thetekeexceeds'2^"tres^r's^ ^1^>^
Snpeo:doen^owln9
the 9rant of thls consent the
^, T»estof>th»e, ow-nerIS)and. the_te9al
canterburV Reg^al^unc,!
d^"Pto"s of the properties ("the
^^S^^%^^r^lm3abonPu^osesh^^'-^
lm9atlon
onnehm°r p"°Ltothe. cQmmencement of of'°
any areas which did
ls''consenl t1 ^rc^nt'ert^
%aat'eS"wl" providedwith'nformat;on'°""l'^'gl <hle'c"e^aDsuS
^^^e^x'^9., r9teafen. aJ^he. grant
°"
rD^so^he ^;^ rate. on. "fre.s-persecond)' hourstotakePerdesign
me^nJe.ro^, m,wmum. arei-(mhwteres)tob8"''m9ated. ~a"d7hri^
^±^^^pert^l^^^=^n^<^^
8.
IWatermetering- takingofwater
^nrT^ld^sha-ILW Jt.h!n-or
m,onth
ofthe commencement
date of this consent,
?^s^^sb ^^9ionalcoundlshowin9'ihat^ls=^
^wn^mw^na^w m. a loca. "onthatwil1enablethedetermination ofthe
S^M^r andvolume ofwater^'^edT^^ ^
'. Ihew,ate^rneasLlring. device. sha"'as farasisPracticable, beinstalle
l^s^Lli^to. retam.a. _stable.,relati.ons-hiP"betwee~nflow^n7S
measuring device shall be installed in accordance'with"
manufacturer's instructions.
Ttamper-proof electronic recording device such as a^ata logger(s), which ^
^S
^S^^l^
aed
^^,
co'tectra 'nd''^s'al'rof«ie^a^con^ usl^w^^^d^^^^^^
format at
p^id^°w'^w'irm ake~that"data_availablejn^
commonty^sed
Smesto theCanterbu^ Re9i°"^coun,c", and ftlM n^h^eLs (^ and
'T'hTwater'mTasunngand recordingdevicesthe
descnbed_m_clauses_(a^^
y Regional Council,[
s^ll^^ail'^re uforan"spect, on"at'an times by Canterbur
rn cTuding'arcess'tothedata^cordedmac^orda^e wth ^^ (c^ ^^ ^
A'lTdat^°fro°m'the""reco7ding~
device descnbed_ in^clause^(b)^an^
^rre^ndmug're^onsu h7pi beit^en'the water measunng^e^a(0^s^all b^
P^'v^d'to'thVc'anterbuiy Regional Council annually m themonthofJune
i/ithJrTsi>Tmonths-of-the- installation of the-wateTmeasuring^^co^ng ^WM^
^^X^S^^^^^eq^^F^^^^
^ce^)/or"ati "any'\ime'when requested by^he_Ca^erbu^^e^nd^^^^^^^
^s^rh o^ers h'all'provKle'aninstailation
and commissioningdemonstrating by
meansj
a clear diagram, that
the water measuringand recording device(s) is installed in accordancethej
. S^^SSi canbe^ ac^edand/orretneved ^
accordance with condition 14(d) above
10
practicablemeasuresshallbetakentoe"sureth^t^wate^m^^^^g
Jevice(s) specified ini"Condit7on-8areatalltimesfullyfunctionalandhaveanaccuracy
andard of ten percent
.
11
atanytimewhenrequestedbythe?anterbury 91<
^^^^^dctersha^videacertifK^^^e^nt^^^^g^^
and Enforcement Manager,:
council; attention"
RMA Compliance
lualrfied person certifying that
a Thewatermeter(s)ismeasuringtherateofwatertakenasspecifiedin
Conditions8 to 13inclusive,and
b ^e^am'pe^proof'elect'ronicrecordingdeviceisoperatingasspecifiedin
rm'noTsuieYthis'is clear enough terms of the spatial
c'ontextVls it talking about imgalion within the scheme.
under an imgator, or under management area of an
in
rngator^
Conditions 8 to 13 inclusive
Under these condrtions, we could have one pivot
ISoil Moisture Management
""'s^'enleaw^so!^o.stj-ed3'a-eco-d"sbea'-1';u'
jlmgationshallnotoccurif:
Commented [A2]: -cc's. sre- w^ "~e -"odel^g sr-ga'. o" scfea-'^a wrereby detail irngation is
traces, a'a a - c're'-s r-iga'o-s reT. ain rg a- s<='-s q.o
i. thesoilmoisturecontentofthetop60cmofsoilexceeds^5%[of.the___
^ "-"ode^ng, -. sat. cr- »>asapplied onlywhere soil
-o s:J-e aooea below - 60% (actual value dependent
profile availablewater; or
on soil)
PAW< 65
50%
exceeding^5%oftheprofileavailablewater,and
65<PAW<75
75<PAW<85
53%
56%
85S PAW< 95
61 %
11 the application ofirrigation
b SoTmTas'u^ment'measunng andrecordingdevicesarenotinstalledand
operatecnnaccordancewithConditions13and14below
-BeforeU^exerciseofthisconsent,theC°"sent_HoldersM^deto^h^
^nte^Reg^Y Cou'ncil:Attention Regional
Manage^^AMonto^g^
C^ml phancYs7gned by suitably qualified soil expert, report ^teihn^the
profile availablewatercapacityofeachofthedifferenttypesofsoilstobe
a
irngated in accordance withthisconsent
a
to^
95£PAW<I10 63%
110<PAW< 130: 67%
130 < PAW < 150: 70%
PAAS'50
7'%
Commented[A3]: "cors:s<e"tw,1-.me-oa^Tgc'
i-rga'ior schea-. ig Neec!' .o DS s-Me' = 93
^oae. -g ^ga'-.r opo eda'-xeaaea'-c-AG-er
..-ngawa-a so dec. e-ae'-", wo. 'a .s-'. e- .eaci 75%
PAA
<
55
'5 "r"
De' apo. caTl o"
55<°AA<75 22"r"Deraop.ca*o"
PA/. 2 7:
25 5 rr"' oe- aco ca"o-'
14.
Th-ec°nsent-H°yersl1a11 el1surett1atsoilm°isture measuringdevil
probM)-anlrec°l'din3_(jevlces areinsta"ed andoperatedto'measure'compliance
-?'l?"ented.F?4^.Betweenconditions13and14,they
installed and operated shall:
followedto establisha numberofsoilmoisturemeters
requred- influencedbysoiltype,croptype,
with_Condition 12. At a minimum, the soil measurementandreco'rdina'dev'ic
,
a'
^-d^.e.l?.?ror"crecc"'din9devicesuchasa datalogger{s) which
need a conditton that setsa protocol that will be
stope/aspect, and rngator systems dffferences
records with^atime stamp a pulse from the soil moisture meter at least
once every 60 minutes.
b'
?n°re. t.heen.tlres,eas°"'sdatalneach12-monthperiodfrom1 Julyto
c.
be connected to a telemetry system whichcollects andstores all ofthe
data continuously withan independent network provider'who'wili make
thatdataavailableina commonlyusedformatatalltimestothe
CanterburyRegionalCouncilon request andthe consentholder
Inthefollowingyear, whichthe consentholdershall then'
in a commonly used format; and
ifacturer's
instructions.
15.
Withinone month ofthe installation ofanysoil moisture measuring orrecordin
(s)oranysubsequentreplacementsoil
devrce(s), _and atfive-yearly intervals thereafter, and'atany'ii
Commented[AS]:Beannuallycalibratedin accordance
wilhthe NEMSforsoilmoisturemonitoring,at QC600
levels
This requires annualcallbration checks
me
required by
Condition;!
6, the consent holder shall
provi de a'certificate to't'he"
^a^te^uZ. Re9Lonalcoun. cl!LAttenti°". Re9'onalMa'na9er~RMA^
'"aI1ceL.5'ignedbya.suitablyqualifiedpersoncertifyingthatthe soil"
measurementand.recordirl9deviceshavebeenlocated, installedina'mannerthat
Condition 12 andis in I
accordance with Condition 14.
16-
I *the/c°.nslntH°ldeLshalLprovide
by 30Septennber every year,
an
annual
report to"
il. Attention; RMAMonitoringand Compliance
Managerforth.e PurPosesofdemonstratingcompliancew Conditi'onr1'2"andas a
minimum, shall.
a. identifythe areasImgated inthe past yearandthe profile available water of
b' ^ummarise. and l,nter'pret a"datah°"ectedasreguiredbY_Condition 14of
this
consentandanalysetheinformation"interms;of^compliancewith
Condition 12,
c compareresultsobtainedoverthereportingperiodwiththeresultsobtainedl
Is;
d' rep°1an.d,discussanyOPerationa1difficulties, changesorimprovements
12;and
e' -f!f-r^-Taint?na, "?eorrePJacementtosoil moisture measuring or
recording device(s) neededto ensure compliance withthe Conditions 12
14
17.
lsland Region. Te R""aka
^shD&GJ'meNe^z!aland; centraisouth
Arowhenua,
^,.RUlakaK,o-M?era.kLand Te Runaka Waihao~'("Papatipu"Rlu~naka")"and""T°e
^na"91°N9aiTahusha"be9ivenatleastsevendays'notice'ofdewatenng'inthe
13in F3C6.
o
°
18.
^practicable
measuresshall be taken to minimisewaterlossesfromthe irrigation
IC6S.
19.
heconsent holdershall surrender CRC981619. 1 beforefirst exercise ofthis consent.
Commented [A6]: What are they interpreting?
Thisdataneedsto validatetheimgatloiischeduling
inputs that have been used in OVERSEER®modelling, for
compliance with condition 23
Nutrient Loading
20
IFOFtheDuroosesofinterpretationoftheconditionsofthisconsentcommand
theIrrigationScheme
areaL
[ai slwlfbe defined the areas shown Plan CRCxx[scheme
|Nrt'rogen|andbhpsphorysll9SsesJrom_ta/_mactivJtiestQ
21
in
as
rea
forthcoi
Commented [A7]: Because the load in the Haldon
Arm/Orange Zone is increasing with respect tc, the
baseline, what files are they going to provide for tha;
in the Overseer inputfile
zone for Iher NDA2
1 TheOverseerinputfileisdefinedas"TRIMno[tobeinserted]-attachedtoand
Commented [AS]:The P loadsareto increasewrtto
baseline®
forming part of this consent
2 'Forthcoming year' means the period 1 July to 30 June
22
"a-Using'the Overseerinputfilereferredto incondition 21,a reportshallbe
month prior to the commencement ofthe irrigation
Mason"calculating the losses ofnitrogen and phosphoms underthe latest
version'oftheOve'rseermodelandtheselossesshallbereferredtoasthe
Nutrient Discharge Allowance ("NDA")
ExceptthatifthesameversionofOverseerhasbeensubmitted
previouslyinrelationtothisconsentthennoreportisrequiredunder
condition 22(a)
b WheretheNDAistobereducedbytheapplicationofanAdaptiveManagement]
condition, the reduced NDA shall apply
s:Theconditions ofthisconsent donot specifythe quantity (kg/annum)^
^'o^rof"n7r'oge'n^phosphorusUnderversion6 2 2 oftheOverseermodeltheNDA
|for(hepropertieswascalculatedto be
a Forproperties (andpartsofproperties) withinthe^hunr{Zgne_
I
H
b
99, 297 kg of nitrogen, and
1, 430kgofphosphorus
they are using PC5names forthese allocation zoness
Have'they shTfted the load from Upper Wairepo (Haldon)
to Ahunn8
For properties (and parts of properties)
i 134, 626 kg of nitrogen, and
fi 1, 358kgofphosphorus
c
Commented [A9]: Need to check these numbers Are
Commented [AID]: Compliance for modelling a planned
For properties (and parts of properties) withir
( 65, 199 kgofnitrogen, and
yea-
ii
This isinteresting Inorder to remain at the baseline and to
get a headroom enabling expansion - they will need to
model improvementsto theirexistingimgation
148 kg ofphosphorus
\The NDAofthe BICscheme is299, 122kgofnitrogen and 2, 936kgofphosphorus
No comparisonwith the actuals'!
infrastructure + scheduling practices
Laterversions ofOverseer (using the same inputTRIMfiles) mayproduce a different
Togive usconfidence that these mitigations have been
\value for the NDA
realised, the only data we can use is
Condition 16 (soil moisture)
Condition 31 (checksand upgradesin imgaton
23
ofthe'imgation season,jdemonstratmg lossesofnitrogen andPhosPhorus^rom
farminga'ctivitiesto be undertaken
b Lossesof nitrogen and phosphorus shall be calculated usingthe latestversion
ofthe Overseer model
c Annuanmaationshallnotcommenceuntila certificateisproduce
infrastructure)
If condition 16does not support that irrigation has oeen
occumng inlinewith condition 12,and ifcondition 3)
does noFgive usconfidence that the system meets the
mindesignstandards,thenthey cannotclaim the
benefitsofimproved imgationmanagementin the
OVERSEER® fllesS
pers°,n.completin9the.mode"in9confirmingthatthemodellingdemonstrates
calculatedlossesofnitrogenandphosphorusdo notexceedthe NDA.
24.
A COPyofthe reports andcertificate prepared underconditions 22 and23 shall be aiv
; e Canterbury Regional Council, Attention: RMACompliance andinforcement'
tenagerwithinone monthoftheircompletion.
25.
K!h»ereo^ers!lrL°Loverseermoddling' i.s refeffedtoforthePurP°sesofcalculatingor
determiningcompliancewiththeNDAlimitsassociatedwithacUvi'ties'on'the'pro'pe'rt^.Tt
an independent person jwjth_an Advanced Sustainable Nutrient'
tenagement Certificate issuedbyMasseyUnivereityoyanequivaTent'q'ual1fiMfcn'-u'''' 2g
27
---^Commented [All]: Person need certification?
[ine consent^oldershall_at all times comply with the Scheme Environmental
/'ana9ementplan. (.SE.MP)f°r_Benm°re Im'sation Company. TheSEMP'wiilbe
supported byindividual Farm Environmental
Management Plans
Plans'fFEMPi
vironmental Management
(FEMPs)
| a. TheconsentholdershallimplementtheSEMP,andtheS'EMPshallbe
asnecessaryto_reflectanychangesinthefarmingoperationovertime..
?Jir'yupdated SEMPSha"beProvidedtotheCanterbury Regional'Counci^
RMAComplianceandEnforcementManagerandshallinckjde:'""
Commented[A12]:TheschemeisincreasingtheirP load
- needexpectationsthat therewillbe mitigationofthese
increasedP loads: assessmentsof CSAduringthedesign
phaseof theirrigation,proposalsandour/auditor's
acceptance of mitigations'
i.
Reference tothe IndustryAgreed Good Management Practices relatir
to^water quality in accordance withthe document dated 18September"
"'
A.pr°pertySPecifi<:environmentalriskassessment(including a
delc"pt'°n_ofthe rlsks to wate1 quality arisin9 fromthe'physlcal layout
'
ofthe property and its operation which are not factored in asan
Overseer parameter) prepared bya suitably qualified"person which
risksalong with measuresto
mitigate the farm specificenvironmental risks.
iii
A requirementto reviewthe riskassessmentifthereareanysic
changes in land use practice.
b. TheSEMPwillalsoassisttoimplementthefollowingobjectives:
i
Nutrient management- To maximise nutrient use efficiency while
minimising nutrient losses to water:
»T?.a^otrL^'?^n-a?e.meI1t:
T° °Perate
irrigation systems efficiently and
ensurethatthe actual useofwateris monitored"andis efficient:"
'"'
&o!lsmar'a9ement; T°maintain OI"improvethephysicalandbiological
condition of soils in order to minimise the movement of sediment.
phosphorus andothercontaminants towaterways;
iv. Collected animal effluent management: To manage the risks
v.
associated with the operation of effluent systems to ensure effluent
systems are compliant with the conditions"of this resource'cons'ent
andanyotherrequirements,365daysoftheyear;
Livestock management: To manage wetlands and water bodies so
"1at-stc"::k.are exc!udedfrom water,'except as specifically provided fo'r
by-,(:onditions°f this''esourceconsent to avoiddamage'-to'the'bed
and margins ofa water body, andto avoid the direct inpS'of'nufrients"
sediment, and microbialpathogens;and . - - -.-.-,
vi.
Offal pits- to manage the number and locations of pits to minimise
risks to health and water quality.
and
notbeimplementeduntilwrittennoticeisreceived
from'the'consentauthoritythattheupdatedSEMPcomplieswithsub-clauses
deto the BIGOverseer model inputs, provided atwritten_
certifiMtionisbrovidecjthechangejsmodelledysjng.pverseer^and^tj^^^^^^^
|th"at mod elling demonstratesThartheNDAs'are not exceeded^rop^of ^
28
Commented [A13]: insert,
lUsMying
e reason behind
the change
ded to
Ee"rtifi'cato'n'p?u's'a"copyof~the resultant Overseer parameter report^bej>royl
|t'he"Canferb^y*RegionarCouncil, Attention RMA Compliance and Enforcement
Manager,priortotheimplementationofthatchange
29
h-he consent holder's compliance with, and implementation of the SEMP shall be
laudlted every year
30
h-heauditrequired bycondition 29ofthisresource consentshall be_undertatenbya^n
|i'n'dep'e7de'n't1Fam E'nvironment-Plan-Auditor asdefined inthe Canterbury Regional
Land and Water Plan and shall include
a An assessment of the scheme's performance against the management
objectives andtargets
b An assessmentoftheSEMP'scompliancewiththeconditionsofthisresource
consent
c Anassessment ofthe level ofconfidence inthe nutrient budgetresults
Iftn assessment of the overall robustness ofthe management programme to manage
identified risks
31
Irrigation Infrastructure
tfhe consent holder shall ensure that all^ hew ic"gation^frastcyctyre^from^. the_.
^omm'enc'ement''of''this"consenT(ie excluding irngationTnfrastructure put in place
Commented [A14]; The consents needs a similar
condition for existingmgation infraslructure
[underconsent CRC981619 1) is
and certified by a suitably qualified and experiencedexpert m
acw^ance'withthelmgation New Zealand 'Code of Pracbce for the Design^
^fTngErti'OT Systems 'in °New Zealand, October 2012_a^nd JDesign
for"irragat;on~Sy^tems"in-NewZealand, October201^' C°Pi®s.°f_certlfled
designadocuments'shallbeprovidedtotheCanterburyRegionalCouncilupon
Commented[A15]:Thesestandardsneedto be
achieved on the existinginfrastructure before new
imgation can happen
request, and
Tested bya suitablyqualified andexperienced expertwithin12months of^he
f'irst"installation"of'the new imgation infrastructure and_every five years
thereafter in accordance with the 'Irrigation Evaluation Code of Practice,
February 2006, Revised April 12April 2010'
32
Iwithintwomonthsofthetesting referredto»nCondition 31(b)thelexpert^a^prej^
&"report"o"uthmng"th~eirl fmdmgs°and-shall identify any changes^eeded^com^y^
Fhe';^de"of"pr^tice"An7such"changesshall^be imptemented^thin ^e ^s^.
^ d"ateof'the~report""A'cop/ofthe reportand
shall
be provide^tofte Cartj^ry
Enforcement Manager, within
iRegio'n'al Council Attention RMA Compliance
three [
Imonths of the report being completed
33
ICultural Monitoring
iwithin three months ofthe commencement ofthis consent, the consent holde^shall
I'n'vte'Ngai'Tahu'Jo_form.aJ<a!tiakLAdj!/iswy_GroyE_[he_purEOseof the Kaitiaki
Commented [A16]: Asabove,31(b) and S,2 needto
apply to existing irrigation prior to the expansion of
irrigation
Commented [A17]: Too longs The expansion ofimgalion
isteveragedoffimprovementsontheexistingstructure
[Advisory Group is to:
a. Facilitate discussion and free flow of information between the consent holder
and Ngai Tahu on the cultural effects of the activities authorised by this
consent;
b. To enable monitoring, by Tangata Whenua, of the environmental and cultural
effects ofthe activities authorised by this consent;
c. To provide recommendations to the consent holder and the Canterbury
Regional Council on cultural effects of the activities authorised by this
consent;
d
To discuss any other relevant matters that may be agreed by the Kaitiaki
Advisory Group.
34.
35
[The consent holder shall at the request of NgSi Tahu convene a meeting, not more
than once a year, with representatives of the Canterbury Regional Council and Ngai
fTahu (including the Kaitiaki Advisory Group) to discuss any matter relating to the
[exercise and monitoring of this consent.
[Where requested, the consent holder shall provide a written invitation to the members
|of the Kaitiaki Advisory Group at least 10 working days before the proposed meeting
is to be held.
36.
Fhe meetings referred to in condition 35 shall be held at a convenient location as
agreed by the Kaitiaki Advisory Group.
37.
[Adaptive Management Conditions
[The water quality of the Ahuriri Arm and the Haldon Arm of Lake Benmore, the Wairepo
|Arm of Lake Ruataniwha, Kelland Pond and Lower Lake Benmore shall be monitored in
laccordance with this condition from the date water is taken under this consent as
Follows
a.
Locations:
i.
ii
iii.
iv.
AhuririArm, Map reference: NZMS260 N39:8027-2667
Haldon Arm, Map reference: NZMS 260 N39:8823-3531
Wairepo Arm NTTM E 1366937 N 5090850 (NZMS H38 769 525
Kelland Pond NZTM E 1378279 N 5090899 (NZMS H38 759 525
v.
Lower Lake Benmore, Map reference: NZMS 260 N39:8802-2371
b. Depths: depth integrated 0-10m
c. Water quality variables;
i.
ii.
lii
Total nitrogen:
Total phosphorus;
Chlorophyll a.
d. Calculated key water quality variable:Trophic Lake Index(TLI), using the
following equations:
i
ii.
TLc = 2. 22 + 2. 54 log (chlorophyll a);
TLp = 0.218 + 2.92 log (total phosphorus);
iii.
TLn = -3. 61 + 3. 01 log (total nitrogen);
iv
TLI = Z (TLc + TLp + TLn)/3.
e. Frequencyof monitoring: Once per month from 01 Decemberto 30 April each
year, with a minimum of three weeks between sampling.
f.
Methods- The methods of sampling and analysis shall be those that are
generally accepted by the scientific community as appropriate for monitorina
lake water quality The methods of sampling shall be documented and made ;
available to the Canterbury Regional Council on request ;
The water quality monitoring shall be undertaken by a suitably qualified and/or
experienced person who demonstrates that they understand the appropriate
methods to use for lake waterquality sampling, including depth Integrated
sampling, and preservation of samples. That person shall certify in writing that
each batch of samples has been sampled and preserved in accordance with
generallyaccepted scientific methods A copyofthose certificationsandthe
person's qualifications shall be provided to the Canterbury Regional Council on
request
The laboratory undertakinganalyses shall be accreditedforthose analyses by
International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) or an equivalent accreditation
organisationthat has Mutual RecognitionAgreementwith IANZand shall be
capable of analysing the variables listed in subparagraph c above with
detection limits generally recognised by the scientific community as appropriate
for oligotrophiclakes
|
The results of all sampling includingthe calculated average summer TLI, shall |
be provided to the Canterbury Regional Council Attention- RMA Compliance
and EnforcementManagerby 30 Mayeach year This shall include copies of
reports from the laboratory that undertook the analyses
38
'Ifthe monitoring undertaken in accordancewith Condition 37 shows thatthe average
TLI [fixed m accordance with a three year rolling average as ascribed by the Plan] for
the 1 -10 m depth Integrated samples for either the Ahurin Arm monitoring site, the
HaldonArm monitoring site or the LowerBenmore monitoring site WairepoArm or
Kelland Pond monitoring site over the period December to April is greater than 2. 75
;(early warning trigger) [3. 75 forWairepo Arm or Kelland Pond], then
.
a
The NDAwithin the relevant zone (i. e the zone within which the exceedance of
the trigger has occurred), as specified in Condition 20, shall be reduced by 5%
x Irrigation Proportion Factor(IPF)for the imgation season subsequentto the
monitoring period. The IPFshall be the proportion ofthe areawithin the
relevant zone authorised for Irrigation under this resource consent divided by
the total scheme area within the relevant zone, and
b
c
Unless the TLI corrects to be belowthe earlywarningtriggeras a result of
subsequenttesting, then the reduction of 5% shall continuefor an initial period
of 3 years [the first NDA reduction]
A report into the cause of the breach of the environmental standard tngger shall
be prepared by a person with an appropriate post-graduate science
qualification, by 30 Julyfollowingthe sampling A copy ofthis report shall be
provided to the Canterbury Regional Council Attention RMA Compliance and
Enforcement Manager, by 30 Augustfoilowingthe sampling The impact ofthis
report is set out below
39
|lfa reduction in nutrient loading is required under Condition 38(a) and monitoring in the
period that that reduction applies showsthatthe averageTLIforthe 1 - 10 m depth
Integrated samplesforthe monitoring site over the period Decemberto April
a
Continuesto be greaterthan 2.75 but does not exceed 3.0 then there shall be a
further NDA reduction of 5% x IPF for the subsequent imgation season, up to a
maximum of three imgation seasons (the second 15% reduction over 3 years),
or until the revised NDAsare equal to Good ManagementPractice, whichever
is the greater
,
1s less than or equal to 2. 75, then for the subsequent season the full NDA for the
|scheme, as specified in Condition 20 shall be restored.
40
41.
|lfthe TLIfor the 1 - 10m depth integrated samples for the monitoring site overthe
t^en'od December to April continue to be greater than 2. 75, but less than 3. 0, the
[consent holder is not required to make the second NDA reduction, until such a time that
[the Canterbury Regional Council determines that 75% by area of the nutrient loss from
consented farming and aquaculture activities in the relevant catchment is occurring at
iMP levels.
[Ifa reduction in nutrient loading is required under Condition 38(a) and monitoring in the
'periodthat that reduction applies showsthat the averageTLIfor the 1 -10 m depth
integrated samples for either the Ahuriri Arm monitoring site or the Lower Benmore
|monitoring site over the period December to April:
a
Is greaterthan 3 0 (environmental trigger) then there shall be a further NDA
reduction of 5% x IPF for three subsequent irrigation seasons, or until NDA
losses are less than GMP, whicheveris the greatest, unless the consent holder
has already undertaken reductions in accordance with Condition 39, and is
operating at or below GMP.
b. The consent holder is not required to make anyfurther reductions if the TLI
level continues to be greater than the early warning trigger, or the
environmental trigger, until such a time that the Canterbury Regional Council
c.
42
determines that 75% of the nutrient loss from consented farming and
aquaculture activities is occurring at GMP levels.
Is less than or equal to 2.75, then for the subsequent season the full NDAfor
the property, as specified In Condition 20 shall be restored.
[The nutrient load reductions and investigation referred to in Conditions 38 to 43
inclusive shall not be required if a two person expert scientist panel (with one expert
|nominated by the Canterbury Regional Council):
a
both conclude after considering all the relevant available Information (including
catchment resource consent compliance, SEMP compliance monitoring
pertaining to this consent and audit reports made available by the Canterbury
Regional Council) that the cause of the breach of the early warning trigger or
environmental standard (as applicable) was unlikely to have been caused in
whole or in part by nutrient loss associated with the irrigation authorised by this |
consent; or
b
Both agreethat it is probable that sufficient nutrients have been removed from
the system to meet the eariywarningtriggerfor the periodoftime (i.e. lag time)]
it calculates as being necessary for monitoring of the receiving environment to
demonstrate a response to the change in nutrients. .
43.
n addition to the monitoring required in Condition 38, the consent holder will also
indertake additional monitoring at the following sites:
a. Surface water monitoring at Willowburn Stream at Quailburn Road, Upper
Wairepo Creek at Pylons, Spring Creek at Omarama-Twizel Road, Wairepo
Creek at Wairepo Arm; and
b. groundwater monitoring at two representative sites (to be identified), in each
of the Wairepo and Willowburn aquifer zones.
44.
"he monitoring in Condition 43 will include the collection of the following data four
imes per year, with at least 2 months between samples:
a. Surface water monitoring includes: total nitrogen, nitrate-nitrite nitrogen,
ammoniacal nitrogen, total phosphorus, dissolved reactive phosphorus, total
organic carbon, E-coli, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH and
electrical conductivity
b
Groundwater monitoring includes total nitrogen, nrtrate-nitnte nitrogen,
ammoniacal nitrogen, dissolved reactive phosphorus, total alkalinrty, E-coli,
water temperature, phi and electrical conductivity
All data will be made available to the Canterbury Regional Council yearly
45
The Canterbury Regional Council may, once per year, on any of the last five working
days of March or July serve notice of its intention to review the conditions of this
resource consent under section 128(a) and 128(b) of the Resource Management Act
1991 for the purposes of
a
Dealing with any adverse effect on the environment which may arise from the
exercise of the resource consent and which it is appropriate to deal with at a
later stage, or
b
Assessing the need for additional monitoring and/ or to adjust tngger levels
and/or management responses in order to
1
Avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects on the environment, and/or
2
Respond to relevant water quality targets/objectives inciuded within
the WaitaKi and youth Coastal Canterbury SuD-regional Chapter ot
the Canterbury Landand WaterRegional Plan (once operative)
c
Dealing with advances in technology
associated with nutrient budget
modelling and/orfarming methods and practices, or
46
d
Reviewing the frequency of monitoring, reporting, and nutrient budget
modelling required by the conditions of this consent
e
Dealing with any nutrient limits prescribed in the Waitaki and South Coastal
Canterbury Sub-regional Chapter of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional
Plan (once operative)
The consent holder shall
1
Operate and maintain, a fish barner across the intake to ensure that fish and
fish fry are prevented from passing through the intake and from being trapped
againstthe fish barner,
I]
111
Ensure that the seepage velocity through the surface of the fish barrier shall
not exceed 0 12 m/s,
Should the intake to the fish barrier, installed in accordance with (a) above,
not be drawing water directly from an active braid of the Ohau River, the
consent holder shall ensure that an effective fish by-pass back to an active
braid of the Ohau River is maintained with a continuous flow of at least five
percent of the total diversion in the channel, and designed so that it
encourages unimpededfish passage through the bypass in both directions
In the event of the fish barrier becoming damaged or ineffective, the consent holder
shall
1
ii
Cease taking water until such time as the fish barrier is again operative, and
Undertakefish salvage in the event thatfish are stranded in pools or channels
within the scheme, and
ill
Within 24 hours of the failure of the barrier, notify the Canterbury Regional
Council, Attention RMA Compliance and Enforcement Manager, of the
situation and all remedial actions taken
47
Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP)
|The consent holder shall, at least six ^"onth^ prior to anY_new irngation, j)repare a
;BMP for all biodiversity offset and compensation work within areas of new irrigation
Commented [A18]; I think should read "Priorto granting
of consent, the applicant will prepare a BMP "
As worded, they could develop an area, remove all
values wait six months and then prepare an imgation
BMP From Grahm Usshers evidence, new development
within (and perhaps around) candidate imgation sites
has been going on unmitigated over the last two years
The BMP shall be submitted to the Canterbury Regional Council for certification that it
includesthe matters and meets the objectives prescribed in Conditions 48 and 49
?'he objective of the BMP shall be to demonstrate how the consent holder will mitigate,
|remedy and compensate for the adverse effects of irrigation on streams and
fndigenous biodiversityvalues, including but not limited to:
a. Rare and threatened speciesof native birds and plants;
49.
b
Native lizards; and
c
Native vegetation communities.
fThe BMP shall set out in the methodologies and processes that will be used to
lachieve the objectives in Condition 48, and shall include, but not be limited to:
a.
b.
Relocation of species of significance;
Fencing to exclude livestock from waterbodies,
c. Native revegetation planting nearwaterbodies;
d. Control of rabbits;
e Control of wilding trees; and
f.
Location of irrigation areas within sites BM1a, GB1 and GB2a in response to
the results of a survey of rare and threatened plants by a suitably qualified
ecologist
50
f-apse
Fhelapsing date forthe purposes of section 125 ofthe Resource ManagementAct shall
|be 5 years from the commencement of this consent.
advice Notes
.
When making applications to the Waitaki District Council and the Canterbury
Regional Council for the additional resource consents required to implement
the proposal, the Consent Holder shall ensure that those applications are
consistent with, and that any controls are no less stringent than the conditions
of this resource consent
«
In relation to the lake monitoring required under Condition XXX, it is
anticipated that all consent holders subject to this condition would coordinate
and cooperate together to ensure that the lake water quality monitonng is
undertaken and the costs of that monitoring is shared between those consent
holders The Canterbury Regional Council may provide resources to facilitate
that coordination and recover the costs of that facilitation from the relevant
resource consent holders as a cost of supervising and administering the
resource consents Any non-compliance with water quality monitonng
requirements would be a matter for all relevant consent holders and may be
the subject of enforcement proceedings. .
Because this consent authorises the take and use of water only if any other consents
are required from either the Regional or District Council, including consents for
indigenous vegetation clearance, they must be sought and obtained before giving
affect to this consent
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