Public notice

Proposed Plan Change 3C (Waiwera catchment minimum flow)

Friday 27 February 2015

Summary of Decisions Requested and Making Further Submissions on Proposed Plan Change

The Otago Regional Council has available the summary of decisions requested by persons who have made submissions on Proposed Plan Change 3C (Waiwera catchment minimum flow).

Proposed Plan Change 3C (Waiwera catchment minimum flow)

Proposed Plan Change 3C (Waiwera catchment minimum flow) seeks to set a minimum flow and water allocation regime for the Waiwera River catchment into Schedule 2 of the Water Plan.

The summary of decisions requested may be inspected at:

Otago Regional Council offices at:

  • 70 Stafford Street, Dunedin
  • William Fraser Building, Dunorling Street, Alexandra
  • The Station, First Floor, Cnr Shotover and Camp Streets, Queenstown

  • Public libraries in Dunedin and Balclutha and city and district council offices throughout the Otago Region

  • Online here

The full submissions can be inspected at: Any office of the Otago Regional Council and online here.

Certain persons may make a further submission in support of or opposition to the submissions received on this proposal. Clause 8 of Schedule 1 Resource Management Act 1991 identifies those persons who may make a further submission as:
(a) Any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; or
(b) Any person that has an interest in the proposed plan change greater than the general public has.

A further submission must state whether you support or oppose an original submission and whether or not you wish to be heard on your further submission. Further submissions must be in writing and further submission forms are available by phoning the Council on 0800 474 082, from the above sites, or online here.

Further submissions close at 5.00pm on Friday 13 March 2015.

Post to:     Otago Regional Council, Private Bag 1954, Dunedin 9054

Fax to:      (03) 479 0015

Email to:    Policy@orc.govt.nz

Deliver to:  70 Stafford Street, Dunedin
                 William Fraser Building, Dunorling Street, Alexandra
                 The Station, First Floor, crn Shotover and Camp Streets, Queenstown

Online:       Online further submission form

A copy of your further submission must be served on the original submitter within five working days after making the further submission to the Otago Regional Council.

The process for public participation, after the closing date for further submissions, is:

  • You may speak in support of your submission at a hearing;
  • The Council gives notice of its decision on the proposal, including its reasons for accepting or rejecting the submissions; and
  • Every person making a submission has the right of appeal to the Environment Court.

Fraser McRae
Director Policy and Resource Planning