✨ Water Conservation Order
23 JUNE 2006
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as area of exposed substrate (i.e., tops and sides
of visible stones); and/or
(B) periphyton as diatoms or mats (more than 3 mm
average thickness) exceeding 60%; and/or
biomass exceeding 200 mg/m² as chlorophyll a,
and/or biomass exceeding 35 g/m² ash free dry
weight, as area of exposed substrate (i.e., tops
and sides of visible stones).
(c) aquatic organisms shall not be rendered unsuitable for
human consumption through the accumulation of
contaminants; and/or
(d) the water is not made unsuitable for contact recreation by:
(i) the presence of contaminants; or
(ii) a single sample of bacterial values exceeds 550 E.
coli per 100 ml.
(4) No resource consent may be granted or rule included in a
regional plan authorising a discharge into any of the waters
identified in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 if, after allowing for
reasonable mixing with the receiving waters, the discharge will
reduce the concentration of dissolved oxygen below 80% of
saturation.
12. Scope of order
(1) This order does not limit section 14(3)(b) and (e) of the Act
relating to the use of water for domestic needs, for the needs of
animals, and for, or in connection with, fire-fighting purposes.
(2) This order does not restrict or prevent the grant of water or
discharge permits to the Department of Conservation or rules
being included in a regional plan that will permit minor water
uses if those minor uses are necessary for conservation purposes
for the management of land administered by the Department.
(3) This order does not restrict or prevent the grant of resource
consents for the purpose of -
(a) research into, and enhancement of, fisheries and wildlife
habitats; or
(b) hydrological or water quality investigations; or
(c) the construction, removal, maintenance or protection of
any road, ford or bridge, or the maintenance and protection
of any network utility operation (as defined in section 166
of the Act); or
(d) the construction and maintenance of soil conservation and
river protection works undertaken pursuant to the Soil
Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941.\n
(e) extraction of gravel for commercial purposes where the
extraction does not cause the material alteration of the
channel cross section, or meandering pattern, or braided
river characteristics of the subject water body.
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