✨ Water Conservation Order Details
1548 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 65 23 JUNE 2006
4. Outstanding Characteristics and features
The waters specified in either Schedule 1, 2 or 3 include or contribute to, to the extent identified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, the following outstanding characteristics, features, and values:
(a) amenity and intrinsic values;
(b) habitat for terrestrial and aquatic organisms;
(c) fishery values;
(d) wild, scenic and other natural characteristics;
(e) scientific and ecological values;
(f) recreational, historical, spiritual or cultural characteristics;
(g) significance in accordance with tikanga Maori.
5. Waters to be retained in natural state
Because of the outstanding characteristics, features, and values identified in clause 4, the quality, quantity, level and rate of flow of the waters specified in Schedule 1 are to be retained, as far as possible, in their natural state.
6. Waters to be protected
Because of the outstanding characteristics, features, and values identified in clause 4, the waters specified in Schedule 2 are to be protected in accordance with the relevant conditions in clauses 8 to 11, as specified in Schedule 2.
7. Waters to be protected as contributing to outstanding features
Because of their contribution to outstanding characteristics and features identified in clause 4, the waters specified in Schedule 3 are to be protected in accordance with the relevant conditions in clauses 8 to 11, as specified in Schedule 3.
8. Restrictions on damming of waters
(1) No resource consent may be granted or rule included in a regional plan authorising the damming of the waters specified in Schedules 1 and 2. For the purposes of this clause, damming does not include any intake or deflection structure that does not -
(a) prevent the passage of any salmon; or
(b) reduce the use of the waters for rafting or canoeing; or
(c) reduce the aquatic bird habitat; or
(d) intrude visually to the extent that it reduces wild and scenic values.
(2) No resource consent may be granted or rule included in a regional plan authorising the damming of the waters specified in
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2006, No 65
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NZ Gazette 2006, No 65
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Water Conservation (Rangitata River) Order 2006
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Water Conservation, Rangitata River, Resource Management Act 1991, Order in Council, Outstanding Characteristics, Natural State, Protection Measures