The Regional Freshwater Plan became operative on 17 December 1999.
Plan change 1 to the Regional Freshwater Plan changed rules relating to access to groundwater on the Kapiti Coast, identified minimum flows and allocation limits for three rivers in the region and made small changes to improve the Plan. It became operative on 17 March 2007.
Plan change 2 to the Regional Freshwater Plan set minimum flows and water allocation limits for the Mangatarere Stream and its tributaries. It became operative on 31 January 2007.
Plan change 3 to the Regional Freshwater Plan sets allocation limits for eight rivers and three groundwater areas in the Wairarapa. It became operative on 11 May 2009.
Plan change 4 to the Regional Freshwater Plan inserted policies to give effect to policies A4 and B7 of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Plan Change 4 was made in December 2011.
Plan change 5 to the Regional Freshwater Plan implements the decision of the Board of Inquiry for the Transmission Gully Plan Change. It became operative on 25 January 2012.
Plan change 6 to the Regional Freshwater Plan amended policy 5.2.10(a) to give effect to an amendment to policy A4 of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Plan Change 6 takes effect from 1 August 2014, the date that the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 takes effect.
The
Regional Freshwater Plan
(PDF 1 MB)
, incorporating plan changes 1, 2 3, 4, 5 and 6 is available for download.
The Plan applies to all fresh water in the Wellington region, including water in rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, aquifers and artificial water courses, but excluding freshwater in the coastal marine area. It also applies to all land in river and lake beds.
The Plan identifies issues to be addressed so that fresh water resources can be sustainably managed. Objectives, policies, and methods (including rules) have been adopted to address these issues.
You can browse the Freshwater Plan rules by clicking on the regional rules link at the left of this screen.
Regional Freshwater Plan for the Wellington Region
December 1999
Updated July 2014
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Regional Freshwater Plan for the Wellington Region Appendices
