Summary of Decisions Requested In Change 52

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Tasman Resource Management Plan - Change 52

Saturday, 31 January 2015 Notified :

Summary of Decisions Requested In Change 52

Page 1 of 4 Wednesday, 24 June 2015

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Summary of Decisions Requested In Change 52 Submissions

C52 GEN - Change 52

3943 Baigent, Evan

Retain new allocation limit but delete new Glen Rae Zone and enable additional water to be abstracted in previous Tapawera Plains Zone.

Remedy:

C52.3943.1

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.3948.5 Hinetai Hops Ltd FC52.3947.9 Toka Farms Ltd 1521 Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc.)

Retain Plan Change 52.

Remedy:

C52.1521.1

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.3947.10 Toka Farms Ltd Support

Further Submissions : FC52.3946.1 McGaveston Farming Ltd

2864 Horticulture New Zealand

Retain Plan Change (with amendments as sought in specific submissions).

Remedy:

C52.2864.1

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.3948.2 Hinetai Hops Ltd

Insert new meaning: “’Capital rootstock protection’ means water required to maintain survival of permanent horticultural crops in drought no more than the equivalent of 50% of the total allocation of the consent holder.”

Remedy:

C52.2864.3

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.3947.17 Toka Farms Ltd

Insert new meaning: “’Crop survival water’ means water for the survival of drought intolerant food crops, excluding pasture, maize and animal feed crops. Water supplied for survival should be no more than 50% of the total allocation of the consent holder.”

Remedy:

C52.2864.4

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.3947.18 Toka Farms Ltd 3941 Nelson Trout Fishing Club

Delete Plan Change 52 provisions or ensure decisions on submissions are made by independent commissioners.

Remedy:

C52.3941.1

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.3948.4 Hinetai Hops Ltd FC52.2864.5 Horticulture New Zealand Support

Further Submissions : FC52.1041.1 Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game Council

FC52.3947.2 Toka Farms Ltd

Ensure provisions of the Water Conservation (Motueka River) Order 2004 are met.

Remedy:

C52.3941.2

Support

Ensure opportunity for water storage is properly assessed by landowners in preference to further surface water abstraction.

Remedy:

C52.3941.3

Support

Insert further restrictions on water take based on flows in the Upper Motueka before the Wangapeka River, or impose restrictions based on correlation between Woodstock, Walter Peak and Upper Motueka flow recorders.

Remedy:

C52.3941.4

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.2864.6 Horticulture New Zealand Support

Further Submissions : FC52.1041.4 Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game Council 3942 NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers

Delete Plan Change 52 or ensure decisions on submissions are made by independent commissioners.

Remedy:

C52.3942.1

Oppose

Install flow gauges either side of the proposed new zones to test and calibrate modelling done to support plan change.

Remedy:

C52.3942.2

Support

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Summary of Decisions Requested In Change 52 Submissions

C52 GEN - Change 52

Ensure opportunity for water storage is properly assessed by landowners in preference to further surface water abstraction.

Remedy:

C52.3942.3

Support

30.1.3.42 - Policy - Mitigation of Adverse Effects in Upper Motueka WM Zone

Insert new provisions to provide priority for capital root stock protection and crop survival water for drought intolerant food crops to maintain water takes at the lowest step reduction prior to cease takes being implemented, to ensure they can be maintained in the event of a drought. Make appropriate amendment to either policy 30.1.3.42 or 30.2.3.1.

Remedy:

C52.2864.2

Oppose

30.2.3.17 - Policy - Encouraging Water Storage during High Flows

1445 Director-General of Conservation

Insert a new clause (d) immediately after clause (c) in section (ii) to read: “adversely affect the values of the water body or any connected body identified in Schedule 30A” and delete clause (e).

Remedy:

C52.1445.1

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.2864.1 Horticulture New Zealand Support

Further Submissions : FC52.3947.5 Toka Farms Ltd 1521 Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc.)

Retain policy and reflect submitter’s support for water augmentation that enables communities to maximise benefits from irrigation.

Remedy:

C52.1521.2

Oppose

Retain policy.

Remedy:

C52.2864.5

Oppose

30.2.30 - Principal Reasons and Explanation

Retain reasons.

Remedy:

C52.2864.6

Oppose

Sch. 30A - Uses and Values of Rivers, Lakes, Wetlands, Aquifers and Coastal Waters

Retain reference to food production.

Remedy:

C52.2864.7

Oppose

31.1.2.3 - Controlled Activities (Take, Diversion or Use within Allocation Limits)

1521 Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc.) Retain rule.

Remedy:

C52.1521.3

Oppose

3940 Freeman, M & J

Increase the allocation limit for the Rainy Zone and clarify if it includes takes from groundwater Remedy:

C52.3940.1

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.2864.2 Horticulture New Zealand

FC52.1041.8 Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game Council 2864 Horticulture New Zealand

Insert new condition: “unless the applicant can demonstrate less than 2 litres per second effect after seven days continuous pumping”.

Remedy:

C52.2864.8

Oppose

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Summary of Decisions Requested In Change 52 Submissions

31.1.2.3 - Controlled Activities (Take, Diversion or Use within Allocation Limits)

1041 Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game Council

Delete provisions to increase allocation limit by 90 l/sec in the proposed new Glen Rae Zone.

Remedy:

C52.1041.1

Oppose

31.1.2.5 - Restricted Discretionary Activities (Take, Diversion or Use from Water or Storage)

1521 Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc.) Retain rule.

Remedy:

C52.1521.4

Oppose

3940 Freeman, M & J

Increase the allocation limit for the Rainy Zone and clarify if it includes takes from groundwater.

Remedy:

C52.3940.2

Oppose

Further Submissions : FC52.2864.3 Horticulture New Zealand

FC52.1041.9 Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game Council 2864 Horticulture New Zealand

Insert new condition: “unless the applicant can demonstrate less than 2 litres per second effect after seven days continuous pumping”.

Remedy:

C52.2864.9

Oppose

31.1.20 - Principal Reasons for Rules

1521 Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc.) Retain reasons.

Remedy:

C52.1521.5

Oppose