Appendix C: Recommended decisions on submissions Soil Conservation *All further submissions are accepted or rejected accordingly

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1 Appendix C: Recommended decisions on s Soil Conservation *All further s are accepted or rejected accordingly Submission S8001 Nancy J Pollock 3.9 Soil That commitments of land to provide local food, as vital to maintenance of household health be added to the list of activities. Food is a basic natural resource that is major contribution to good health. Avoid obesity: eat local foods. S14007 Egon Guttke Erosion prone land the PNRP definition of erosion prone land to that in the operative Regional Soil Plan. e.g. Any land within Area 1 (see definition) with a slope greater than 23 degrees; and any land within Area 2 (see definition) with a slope greater than 28 degrees. Alternatively, amend the PNRP definition to utilise the erosion susceptibility classificationused by Landcare and contained in the draft NES-Plantation Forestry. FS73005 Wellington Electricity Lines Limited Support Allow FS68012 Tim Mansell and family Support Allow S14029 Egon Guttke Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted the first sentence, including "where it may enter water from earthworks" to clarify the meaning. Reject See Issue 2 FS67007 The Carter Family Support Allow S14030 Egon Guttke Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary FS67008 The Carter Family Support Allow the first sentence, including "where it may enter water from earthworks" to clarify the meaning. S14031 Egon Guttke Rule R102: Plantation Support in Make forestry on non Accept in part See Issue 5 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 1 of 93

2 forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted FS67009 The Carter Family Support Allow S14032 Egon Guttke Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted part Support in part FS67010 The Carter Family Support Allow S14033 Egon Guttke Rule R103: Plantation forestry harvesting - controlled Support in part FS67011 The Carter Family Support Allow S14034 Egon Guttke Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted FS67012 The Carter Family Support Allow S29010 Powerco Objective O47: Sediment runoff Support in part erosion prone land a permitted. Clarify the wording of the first sentence in Rule R102. Clarify the wording of the first sentence in Rule R103. R102(a) to exclude the harvesting of less than 10ha in a calendar year from the need to submit a harvesting plan. Modify Objective O47 as follows:the amount of sedimentladen runoff entering water is reduced as far as practicable. Accept in part See Issue 5 Accept in part See Issue 5 Reject See Issue 5 Reject See Issue 2 S29031 Powerco Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Support Retain Policy 97 without further modification. Accept See Issue 3 S29032 Powerco Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion S29044 Powerco Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support Retain Policy P98 without further modification. Accept See Issue 3 Support Retain Rule R99 without further modification. Accept See Issue 4 S29064 Powerco Earthworks Support Retain Definition of Earthworks. Accept See Issue 1 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 2 of 93

3 FS73020 Wellington Electricity Lines Limited Support Allow S31011 Hamish Trolove Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted FS67014 The Carter Family Support Allow S31016 Hamish Trolove Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Include a statement on Carbon Sink forests - esp their desirability in erosion prone land (seeing as they are permanent forests.) Recognise effect of land use change and land cover on region's climate change emissions profile. Reject See Issue 5 Reject See Issue 3 S31017 Hamish Trolove Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion Recognise effect of land use change and land cover on region's climate change emissions profile. Reject See Issue 3 S32003 Wellington Recreational Marine Fishers Association Schedule O: Plantation forestry harvest plan Include the NZ National Policy Statement on Plantation Forests guidelines in the section "requirements for a plantation forestry harvest plan". Accept in part See Issue 5 S33005 Porirua Harbour and Catchment Community Trust Objective O47: Sediment runoff Strengthen the wording of Objective O46 to reflect the language and targets in the Porirua Harbour Strategy and Action Plan to reduce sediment inputs to harbour and waterways to more natural levels with a target of reducing sediment inputs by 50% by 2021, and sediment inputs to 1mmyear by 2031, and to significantly improve harbour water clarity and harbour flushing capacity. Reject See Issue 2 S33020 Porirua Harbour and Catchment Community Trust S33021 Porirua Harbour and Catchment Community Trust Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion Support [Retain policy P97]. Accept See Issue 3 Support [Retain Policy P98]. Accept See Issue 3 S33035 Porirua Harbour and Catchment Earthworks and Support in rules relating to earthworks clearance, Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 3 of 93

4 Community Trust vegetation clearance part ahead of the whaitua outcomes, to control effects of more lifestyle land use in the Porirua Harbour catchment. S35002 Allan A Smith Erosion prone land definition as follows: 'The pre-existing slope of the land exceeds degrees' FS67015 The Carter Family Support Allow FS1061 Waa Rata Estate Support Allow S55033 The Oil Companies Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Support Retain Policy 97 without further modification. Accept See Issue 3 S55034 The Oil Companies Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion Not stated Retain Policy 98 without further modification. Accept See Issue 3 S55055 The Oil Companies Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support Retain Rule 99 without further modification. Accept See Issue 4 S55073 The Oil Companies Earthworks Not stated Retain definition of earthworks. Accept See Issue 1 S66020 GBC Winstone Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Add reference to vegetation prone land, rather than a general provision in this rule. S74029 Kairoa Farms Limited Earthworks the definition of 'earthworks' to allow construction of farm tracks as a permitted, as well as maintenance. S74030 Kairoa Farms Limited Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted R99 to allow construction of farm tracks as a permitted, as well as maintenance. S74031 Kairoa Farms Limited Rule R101: Earthworks Change Rule R101 to controlled or restricted discretionary with clear Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 4 of 93

5 discretionary S74032 Kairoa Farms Limited Erosion prone land Change definition of 'erosion prone' to increase the slope, and to exclude stable S74033 Kairoa Farms Limited Vegetation clearance Change definition of 'vegetation clearance' to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S74034 Kairoa Farms Limited Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Change Rule R101 to a controlled or restricted discretionary with clear S75040 Minister of Conservation Objective O47: Sediment runoff Support Retain as notified Accept See Issue 2 FS65015 Land Matters Ltd Support in part Allow S75095 Minister of Conservation Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Support Retain as notified Accept See Issue 3 FS67022 The Carter Family Disallow S75096 Minister of Conservation Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion S77002 Juken New Zealand Limited Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted Support Retain as notifed Accept See Issue 3 FS67020 The Carter Family Support Allow Clarify status of plantation forestry on non-erosion prone land either through insertion of a new rule or amendment to rule R102 S81002 New Zealand Defence Force Erosion prone land the definition for erosion prone land to clarify how this is determined and provide guidance on its application to sites. Accept in part See Issue 5 FS59003 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Support Allow Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 5 of 93

6 Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council S81019 New Zealand Defence Force Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Policy P97 andor definitions to address [issues with how the definition of "source control" relates to sediment generation]. For example, removing the reference to source control approaches from this policy. Reject See Issue 3 FS59037 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council S81031 New Zealand Defence Force Rule R100: Vegetation S82031 Meridian Energy Limited Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Support Allow R100 to specify that vegetation clearance on nonerosion prone land is a permitted, subject to appropriate Rule R101 to provide for [earthworks clearance not otherwise permitted] as restricted discretionary activities and insert relevant discretionary matters similar to those proposed in draft Rules LWR100 and LWR102 (or similar wording). [See p13-14 of original for detailed wording suggestion]. FS71150 Horticulture NZ Support Allow S84031 Hutt City Council Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Add note to the earthworks clearance rules that approval may also be required from the relevant territorial authority. S85022 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council Earthworks and vegetation clearance Not stated the plan to clarify how erosion prone land is to be determined. [rules R99-R101] to clarify how they relate to erosion prone land. FS53038 Beef and Lamb NZ Support Allow Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 6 of 93

7 FS26117 South Wairarapa District Council Support Allow FS30092 Masterton District Council Support Allow S85025 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Not stated Revise the policy and associated definitions to improve clarity as to its meaning, and to only relate to effects on natural water bodies. For example, definitions and use of the terms 'surface water body', 'drain', 'source control', 'offset'. Reject See Issue 3 FS64007 New Zealand Defence Force Support Allow FS25030 Wellington Water Limited Support Allow S93021 Coastal Ratepayers United Incorporated Earthworks Insert that the definition does not include Beach recontouring (beds of rivers) and Beach recontouring (coastal marine area) and does not include river (including stream) mouth cutting. S98001 Spark New Zealand Trading Limited S98024 Spark New Zealand Trading Limited S99030 Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Limited Earthworks Support Retain interpretation Accept See Issue 1 Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support Retain R99 Accept See Issue 4 Support Retain Rule R99, and such other additional or consequential relief as is necessary to achieve consistency with the above and to satisfy the concerns of the KCAHL. Accept See Issue 4 S99031 Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Limited Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Support Retain Rule R101 and such other additional or consequential relief as is necessary to achieve consistency with the above and tosatisfy the concerns of the KCAHL. Accept See Issue 4 S Southern North Island Wood Erosion prone land Definition and rules around erosion prone land for forestry Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 7 of 93

8 Council should remain constant with current soil plan for: "any land within Area 1 with a slope of greater than 23 degrees; and any land within Area 2 with a slope of greater than 28 degrees". S Southern North Island Wood Council Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted In Rule R102 propose two sets of rules, one for harvesting on erosion prone land and one for harvesting on non-erosion prone land. Accept in part See Issue 5 S Southern North Island Wood Council S Southern North Island Wood Council S Southern North Island Wood Council Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted See made on Section 5.5 [S10007]. Accept in part See Issue 5 For Rule R102 we would like to insert "is not deliberately placed" instead of "is not placed" In Rule R99 differentiate and maintain current plan rules for forestry harvesting related earthworks or align with NES-PF rule for earthworks with provision for an erosion and sediment control plan on erosion prone land and available to the council on request. Accept in part See Issue 5 S Southern North Island Wood Council Rule R100: Vegetation In Rule R100 add variation to plantation forestry rules to include desiccation spraying as permitted. S Southern North Island Wood Council Rule R101: Earthworks In Rule R101 vegetation clearance on non-erosion prone land needs to be outlined as a permitted. Accept in part See Issue 4 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 8 of 93

9 S Southern North Island Wood Council discretionary Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S Cuttriss Consultants Limited Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support in part For Rule R102 reduce the notification time for small scale, low complexity harvest operations. Rule R99: Insert a rule allowing for activities that cannot meet one or two of the PA standards to be considered as a C. or RD with control or discretion being retained over the standard(s) not met. Reject See Issue 5 S Upper Hutt City Council Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted the earthworks clearance rules to note that approval may also be required from the relevant territorial authority. FS26118 South Wairarapa District Council Support Allow FS30093 Masterton District Council Support Allow S Upper Hutt City Council Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S Friends of the Paekakariki Streams S Friends of the Paekakariki Streams S Friends of the Paekakariki Streams S Friends of the Paekakariki Streams Objective O42: Soil health and erosion Objective O47: Sediment runoff Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion the forestry rules to note that approval may also be required from the relevant territorial authority. Reject See Issue 5 Support [Not stated] Accept See Issue 2 Support [Not stated] Accept See Issue 2 Support [Not stated] Accept See Issue 3 Support [Not stated] Accept See Issue 3 S Friends of the Paekakariki Rule R99: Earthworks- Change rule to discretionary Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 9 of 93

10 Streams FS59052 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council S Friends of the Paekakariki Streams S Friends of the Paekakariki Streams permitted Rule R100: Vegetation Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S Michael John Slater Rule R100: Vegetation Disallow Change rule to discretionary Change to discretionary Reject See Issue 5 Delete Rule R100. S Michael John Slater Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Michael John Slater Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Michael John Slater Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Michael John Slater Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Michael John Slater Rule R100: Vegetation See on definition of "erosion prone" and Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 10 of 93

11 S Michael John Slater Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary S Kāpiti Coast District Council Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Retain provision, and insert footnote *see also provisions in the relevant district plan" S Kāpiti Coast District Council Rule R100: Vegetation S Kāpiti Coast District Council Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary S Kāpiti Coast District Council Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S Kāpiti Coast District Council Rule R103: Plantation forestry harvesting - controlled S CentrePort Limited (CentrePort) Earthworks Support Retain this definition in its current form. Retain provision, and insert footnote *see also provisions in the relevant district plan" Retain provision, and insert footnote "*see also provisions in the relevant district plan" Retain provision, and insert footnote "*see also provisions in the relevant district plan" Retain provision, and insert footnote "*see also provisions in the relevant district plan" Reject See Issue 5 Reject See Issue 5 Accept See Issue 1 S Wellington Electricity Lines Earthworks That the definition for Earthworks is retained; however the Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 11 of 93

12 Limited exemptions to the definition should be amended to read:"... Earthworks do not include:...(d)(ii) electricity structures or lines..." FS56004 Powerco Support Allow S Wellington Electricity Lines Limited Erosion prone land the definition for Erosion Prone Land be applicable to slopes greater than 25 degrees. S Wellington Electricity Lines Limited Vegetation clearance the definition of 'vegetation clearance' to exclude trimming and maintenance activities associated with electricity supply networks, as follows:"the clearance or destruction of woody vegetation (exotic or native) by mechanical or chemical means, including felling vegetation, spraying of vegetation by hand or aerial means, hand clearance, and the burning of vegetation. Vegetation clearance for maintaining and operating safe electricity supply networks is exempt from the definition of vegetation clearance." FS56014 Powerco Support in Allow in part part FS22007 Transpower NZ Ltd Support Allow S Wellington Electricity Lines Limited Rule R100: Vegetation FS56069 Powerco Support Allow Rule R100 as follows:"the use of land, and the discharge of stormwater into water or onto or into land where it may enter water from vegetation clearance of a contiguous area up to 2ha per property per 12 month period on erosion prone land is a permitted, provided the following conditions are met:... (c) The vegetation clearance is associated with electricity structure maintenance." S PF Olsen Limited Erosion prone land Definition and rules around erosion prone land for forestry should remain constant with current soil plan for: "any land within Area 1 with a slope of greater than 23 degrees; and any land within Area 2 with a slope of greater than 28 degrees". Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 12 of 93

13 FS88001 Wainuiomata Rural Community Association S PF Olsen Limited Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support Allow Differentiate and maintain current plan rules for forestry harvesting related earthworks or align with NES-PF rule for earthworks with provision for an erosion and sediment control plan on erosion prone land and available to the council on request. S PF Olsen Limited Rule R100: Vegetation S PF Olsen Limited Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary FS26119 South Wairarapa District Council Support Allow FS30094 Masterton District Council Support Allow S PF Olsen Limited Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S PF Olsen Limited Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S PF Olsen Limited Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted Add variation to plantation forestry rules to include desiccation spraying as permitted. Outline vegetation clearance on non-erosion prone land as a permitted. Propose two sets of rules, one for harvesting on erosion prone land and one for harvesting on non-erosion prone land. Accept in part See Issue 5 See s Accept in part See Issue 5 Insert "is not deliberately placed" instead of "is not placed" Accept in part See Issue 5 S Greater Wellington Regional Plantation forestry the definition to define plantation forestry harvesting Accept See Issue 5 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 13 of 93

14 Council harvesting rather than plantation forestry. S Greater Wellington Regional Council Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted to delete "any earthworks associated with..." from the beginning of the sentence in condition (e). Accept See Issue 5 S Wellington Water Limited Vegetation clearance Include hand clearance in the definition. S Wellington Water Limited Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Remove "good management practice" or be more specific, for example, refer to published guidelines. Remove reference to offsetting. Reject See Issue 3 S Kiwi Rail Holdings Limited Earthworks Support Retain Accept See Issue 1 S Kiwi Rail Holdings Limited Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support in part Rule 99The use of land, and the discharge of stormwater into water... FS96017 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in part S Kiwi Rail Holdings Limited Rule R101: Earthworks Support in part discretionary FS96018 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in part S Maypole Environmental Limited Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges S Maypole Environmental Limited Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion Not stated Rule R101 The use of land, and the discharge of stormwater Not stated No amendments requested. Accept See Issue 3 No amendments sought. Accept See Issue 3 S Maypole Environmental Limited Rule R99: Earthworks- the plan [Rule 99] to clarify that it takes precedence Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 14 of 93

15 permitted over other rules for earthworks activities, making stormwater discharges to Te Harakeke Wetland associated with earthworks a permitted where the water quality standards in Rule 99(d) are met. Where these standards aren't met, discharges would rather be assessed under Rule 101 as a discretionary. S Chorus New Zealand Limited Earthworks Support Retain this definition in its current form. Accept See Issue 1 S Chorus New Zealand Limited Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support Retain Rule 99 in its current form Accept See Issue 4 S First Gas Ltd Earthworks (c) thrusting, boring, trenching or mole ploughing associated with cable or pipe laying and maintenance, and (i) The construction, repair or maintenance of a bore or geotechnical investigation bore. FS57072 The Oil Companies Not stated Not stated S First Gas Ltd Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Policy 97: The discharge of sediment to surface water bodies and coastal water from earthworks activities shall be minimised avoided, remedied or mitigated to the extent practicable by using a source control approach. Good management practices shall be used in site management, erosion and sediment control design operation and maintenance. in order to minimise the adverse effects of sediment-laden stormwater discharges. Effects that cannot be minimised may be appropriately offset. Reject See Issue 3 S First Gas Ltd Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Retain Rule 101 FS56070 Powerco Support Allow S NZ Transport Agency Earthworks Support in the definition: Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 15 of 93

16 part The disturbance of a land surface from the time soil is first disturbed on a site until the time the site is stabilised. Earthworks includes blading, contouring, ripping, moving, removing, placing or replacing soil or earth, by excavation, or by cutting or filling operations, or by root raking. Earthworks do not include: (a)..... (i) The construction, repair or maintenance of a bore or geotechnical investigation bore. (j) The placement or construction of ballast, rip rap, gabions, groynes or other protective materials or structures. FS25003 Wellington Water Limited Support Allow FS57010 The Oil Companies Support Allow S NZ Transport Agency Objective O47: Sediment runoff Support in part FS96030 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Disallow S NZ Transport Agency Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Support in part FS15008 Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Support Allow Limited FS43016 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Disallow Society FS71094 Horticulture NZ Support Allow FS96052 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Disallow FS69060 Wellington International Airport Limited S NZ Transport Agency Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion Support Support in part Objective 47 The amount of sediment-laden runoff entering water is reduced to the extent practicable. Policy 97: The discharge of sediment to surface water bodies and coastal water from earthworks activities shall be minimised avoided, remedied or mitigated to the extent practicable by using a source control approach. Good management practices shall be used in site erosion and sediment control design operation and maintenance. in order to minimise the adverse effects of sediment-laden stormwater discharges. Effects that cannot be minimised may be appropriately offset. Allow Policy 98 (c); (a) ensure the site is stabilised, including progressively stabilised where appropriate, and vegetation cover is restored as soon as practicable. Reject See Issue 2 Reject See Issue 3 Reject See Issue 3 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 16 of 93

17 FS96053 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Disallow S NZ Transport Agency Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Support in part FS96059 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in Allow in part part FS59051 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Support Allow Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council FS64019 New Zealand Defence Force Support Allow S NZ Transport Agency Rule R100: Vegetation Support in part FS96060 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in Allow in part part FS64020 New Zealand Defence Force Support Allow S NZ Transport Agency Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Support in part FS64021 New Zealand Defence Force Support Allow FS96061 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in part S Best Farm Limited, Hunters Hill Rule R100: Vegetation Limited and Stebbings Farmlands Limited Rule 99: The use of land, and the discharge of stormwater into water or onto or into land where it may enter water from earthworks of a contiguous area up to 3,000m2 per property per 12 month period is a permitted, provided the following conditions are met.... Rule 100: T he use of land, and the discharge of stormwater into water or onto or into land where it may enter water from vegetation clearance of a contiguous area up to 2ha per property per 12 month period on erosion prone land is a permitted, provided the following conditions are met:.... Rule 101: The use of land, and the discharge of stormwater into water or onto or into land where it may enter water from earthworks or vegetation clearance that is not permitted by Rule R99 or Rule R100 is a discretionary. Allow in part R100 to change area per property from 2ha to 5 ha and amend definition of erosion prone land to 45 degrees or similar [sic]. [see S149022] Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 17 of 93

18 S Best Farm Limited, Hunters Hill Limited and Stebbings Farmlands Limited Erosion prone land definition of erosion prone land to 45 degrees or similar [sic]. [see S149021] S Warren Bryant Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Warren Bryant Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Warren Bryant Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Warren Bryant Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Warren Bryant Rule R100: Vegetation S Warren Bryant Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Waa Rata Estate Erosion prone land Reinstate the slope of greater than 28 degrees for erosion prone land (for the west of the region) as per the former Area 2 definition in the Regional Soil Plan. Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 18 of 93

19 S Waa Rata Estate Earthworks Delete 'root raking'. Insert new subclauses (e) to include:(e) constructing or maintaining fences, and(f) maintaining existing accessways or tracks S Waa Rata Estate Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Exclude earthworks to construct and maintain farm tracks from the volume restriction to ensure such works are permitted. S Waa Rata Estate Rule R100: Vegetation Remove the hectare restrictions for vegetation clearance if this is already covered in district plans. If it is not already covered in all district plans then align the rule to the permitted area for forestry harvest in the Kapiti Coast District Plans (i.e. 10 hectares). S Waa Rata Estate Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S Waa Rata Estate Rule R103: Plantation forestry harvesting - controlled Support in part Permit plantation forestry harvesting without submitting a harvest plan if it is less than 10 hectares in area. [Ensure that plantation forestry provisions are not duplicated between district and regional plans.] S Porirua City Council Earthworks Support [Support the exclusion of repair, maintenance and sealing of roads and tracks from the definition of earthworks] Reject See Issue 5 Accept in part See Issue 5 Accept See Issue 1 FS59002 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council S Porirua City Council Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges Support Allow Remove "good management practice" or be more specific, for example, refer to published guidelines. Remove reference to offsetting. Reject See Issue 3 FS71095 Horticulture NZ Disallow Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 19 of 93

20 FS96086 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in part S Porirua City Council Rule R99: Earthworks- permitted FS96092 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in part S Porirua City Council Rule R100: Vegetation FS96093 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in part S Porirua City Council Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Disallow in part Review and amend the rule to tie in with territorial authority management of minor earthworks and bylaws, so that integrated earthworks standards and provisions are developed. Allow Review and amend the rule to integrate with territorial authority management of land use and subdivision rules and to provide for low impact urban design and development. Allow Review and amend the rule to integrate with territorial authority management of land for earthworks and development. Add further categories as follows: "Earthworks clearance within an Urban Development overlay area, in respect of which a comprehensive development plan has been approved, is a controlled. "Earthworks clearance within an Urban Development overlay area, in respect of which a comprehensive development plan has not been approved, is a restricted discretionary." S Porirua City Council Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted to read as follows: "The use of land for plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land, and associated discharge of stormwater into water or onto or into land where it may enter water, is a permitted..." Accept in part See Issue 5 S Porirua City Council Rule R103: Plantation forestry harvesting - controlled to read as follows: "The use of land for plantation forestry harvesting, and associated discharge of stormwater into water or onto or into land where it may enter water, that is not permitted by Rule R102 is a controlled..." Review and amend both R102 and R103 so that the Accept in part See Issue 5 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 20 of 93

21 provisions are consistent with regards to forestry whether it is on or not on erosion prone land. Include the need to manage overland flow so as to minimise adverse effects on downslope activitiesinfrastructure. S Transpower NZ Ltd Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted S Transpower NZ Ltd Rule R100: Vegetation S Transpower NZ Ltd Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Support Retain Accept See Issue 4 Support Retain Accept See Issue 4 Support Retain Accept See Issue 4 S Transpower NZ Ltd Earthworks (d) the construction, repair, upgrade or maintenance of: (i) pipelines, and (ii) electricity lines including the National Grid, and (iii) telecommunication structures or lines, and (iv) radio communication structures, and (v) firebreaks or fence lines (e) upgrade, repair or maintenance of existing roads and tracks, and FS25004 Wellington Water Limited Support Allow FS61079 Minister of Conservation in Disallow part FS56005 Powerco Support Allow S Transpower NZ Ltd Stabilised Support Retain Accept See Issue 1 S Transpower NZ Ltd Erosion prone land Support Retain Accept See Issue 1 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 21 of 93

22 S Transpower NZ Ltd Vegetation clearance Support Retain Accept See Issue 1 S Sustainable Wairarapa Inc 3.10 Land Use Not stated It has been suggested that Forest & Bird's on the National Environmental Standard on Plantation Forestry be appended to GWRC's proposed natural resource plan as it raises in that context erosion risks and consequences, sedimentation and water quality. Reject See Issue 5 S David and Michael Keeling Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Council to consider changes to rule similar to the approach of Horizons regional council. S David and Michael Keeling Rule R100: Vegetation definition of erosion prone land to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial The clearance or gorse, manuka, knauka and tuhini should be permitted. rule should be controlled or restricted discretionary, not discretionary. S Chris Engel Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Chris Engel Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Chris Engel Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Chris Engel Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 22 of 93

23 S Chris Engel Rule R100: Vegetation S Chris Engel Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Stuart Woodman Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Stuart Woodman Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Stuart Woodman Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Stuart Woodman Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Stuart Woodman Rule R100: Vegetation S Stuart Woodman Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See [S and 031] on definition of "erosion prone" and Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 23 of 93

24 S Joan Allin and Rob Crozier Earthworks Insert that the definition does not include Beach recontouring (beds of rivers) and Beach recontouring (coastal marine area) and does not include river (including stream) mouth cutting. S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Erosion prone land Definition and rules around erosion prone land for forestry should remain constant with current soil plan for: "any land within Area 1 with a slope of greater than 23 degrees; and any land within Area 2 with a slope of greater than 28 degrees". S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Differentiate and maintain current plan rules for forestry harvesting related earthworks or align with NES-PF rule for earthworks with provision for an erosion and sediment control plan on erosion prone land and available to the council on request. S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Rule R100: Vegetation S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted Add variation to plantation forestry rules to include desiccation spraying as permitted. Vegetation clearance on non-erosion prone land needs to be outlined as a permitted. Propose two sets of rules, one for harvesting on erosion prone land and one for harvesting on non-erosion prone land. Accept in part See Issue 4 Accept in part See Issue 5 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 24 of 93

25 S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted S Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd Rule R102: Plantation forestry harvesting on erosion prone land - permitted See Rule 5.5 Submission [ s275010]. Accept in part See Issue 5 We would like to insert "is not deliberately placed" instead of "is not placed" Accept in part See Issue 5 S Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary rule R101 to be restricted discretionary. FS61045 Minister of Conservation Disallow S Derek Neal Erosion prone land Increase slope to 26 degrees and allow flexibility with perspective to underlying geology S Derek Neal Vegetation clearance Remove reference to hand clearance and insert a clause qualifying vegetation clearance to specifiy contiguous older canopy vegetation, not including scattered regrowth S Rangitāne o Wairarapa Inc Objective O42: Soil health and erosion the objective to: create a linkage with the other objectives of the Plan that relate to aquatic ecosystem health so that an outcome is defined within the objective; and State that life-supporting capacity of soil is safeguarded and, where it has been degraded, enhanced to a level that supports a healthy ecosystem. Reject See Issue 2 S Rangitāne o Wairarapa Inc Objective O47: Sediment runoff Provide a clear time-bound outcome statement within the objective, such as to avoid sediment-laden runoff to water where is will cause the freshwater objectives and limits in this Plan to be exceeded, and reduce existing sediment discharges to a level that will cause the freshwater objectives and limits to be met by no later than Reject See Issue 2 Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 25 of 93

26 FS84073 DairyNZ and Fonterra Co-operative Disallow Group Limited FS59021 Roading, Parks and Gardens and Disallow Solid Waste departments of Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council FS54017 Federated Farmers of New Zealand Not stated S Rangitāne o Wairarapa Inc Policy P97: Managing sediment discharges the policy and associated rules: that vegetation clearance, earthworks and forestry harvesting should avoid adverse effects on sites in Schedules A-F and H; be clear that new earthworks clearance that will cause accelerated erosion andor discharges of sediment where the adverse effects on water bodies, including coastal water cannot be avoided, remedied or mitigated should not be allowed Reject See Issue 3 FS54031 Federated Farmers of New Zealand Support in part Not stated S Rangitāne o Wairarapa Inc Policy P98: Accelerated soil erosion [see s279131] Reject See Issue 3 S Jan and Jock Richmond Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Jan and Jock Richmond Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Jan and Jock Richmond Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Jan and Jock Richmond Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 26 of 93

27 S Jan and Jock Richmond Rule R100: Vegetation S Jan and Jock Richmond Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Jim, Pascoe and Henry Reynolds Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Jim, Pascoe and Henry Reynolds Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Jim, Pascoe and Henry Reynolds Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Jim, Pascoe and Henry Reynolds Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Jim, Pascoe and Henry Reynolds Rule R100: Vegetation S Jim, Pascoe and Henry Reynolds Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 27 of 93

28 S Wellington International Airport Limited Earthworks Support in part the definition at sub-clause (e) "Earthworks" as follows:...(e) repair or maintenance of existing airfields, roads and tracks, and and... S Wellington International Airport Limited Objective O47: Sediment runoff FS15004 Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Limited S Aohanga Incorporation Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Delete O47 Reject See Issue 2 Support Allow Exclude fencelines and tracking, find different system for large farms, perhaps use percentage system? S Aohanga Incorporation Rule R100: Vegetation S Aohanga Incorporation Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Exclude spraying of tracks and fencelines, work out different method for scale of farm sizes Exclude noxious weed control S Land Matters Ltd Earthworks the definition of earthworks to exclude the construction of new farm and forestry tracks in accordance with District Plan provisions. S Land Matters Ltd Rule R100: Vegetation definition (see S285064) S Land Matters Ltd Vegetation clearance definition of vegetation clearance to only refer to Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 28 of 93

29 vegetation clearance which involves the removal of roots or stumps (e.g. root racking or stump clearance). S Land Matters Ltd Erosion prone land definition of erosion prone land The pre-existing slope of the land exceeds degrees. S Land Matters Ltd Earthworks and vegetation clearance Include a permitted rule for new farm and forestry tracks [see original for suggested new rule wording] S Land Matters Ltd Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Rule 99 to either increase the minimum area of earthworks permitted per property based on it as an percentage area of the total property (so that larger properties can undertake more earthworks) andor so that the rule is applied to catchments affected. S Land Matters Ltd Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary S Land Matters Ltd Objective O47: Sediment runoff the status or R101 so that activities that don't comply with rule 99 or 100 are a restricted discretionary. O47: The amount of sediment-laden runoff entering water is reduced over time. Reject See Issue 2 S Wellington City Council Erosion prone land Map Erosion prone areas to determine the areas to which rule 100 applies; or the definition to show how a slope of 20 degrees is determined. FS64002 New Zealand Defence Force Support Allow S Terawhiti Farming Co. Earthworks the definition to allow construction of farm tracks as a Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 29 of 93

30 permitted, as well as maintenance. S Terawhiti Farming Co. Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Rule 99 to allow construction of farm tracks as a permitted, as well as maintenance. S Terawhiti Farming Co. Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Change Rule 101 to controlled or restricted discretionary with clear S Terawhiti Farming Co. Vegetation clearance [The] Clearance [or destruction] of woody vegetation (exotic or native) by mechanical or chemical means including felling [vegetation], spraying [of vegetation] by hand or aerial means, hand clearance and [the] burning [of vegetation]. S Terawhiti Farming Co. Erosion prone land Change the definition of erosion prone to increase the slope, and exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial spraying and roller crushing. S Charlotte and Toby McDonald Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Charlotte and Toby McDonald Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Charlotte and Toby McDonald Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 30 of 93

31 S Charlotte and Toby McDonald Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Charlotte and Toby McDonald Rule R100: Vegetation S Charlotte and Toby McDonald Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Robert Kyle Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Robert Kyle Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Robert Kyle Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary Change to controlled or restricted discretionary with clear S Robert Kyle Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Robert Kyle Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Robert Kyle Rule R100: Vegetation See [S and 031] on definition of Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 31 of 93

32 S Robert Kyle Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary "erosion prone" and S Andrew Patrick Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Andrew Patrick Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Andrew Patrick Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Andrew Patrick Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Andrew Patrick Rule R100: Vegetation S Andrew Patrick Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Margaret Niven Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 32 of 93

33 S Margaret Niven Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S Margaret Niven Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S Margaret Niven Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S Margaret Niven Rule R100: Vegetation S Margaret Niven Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Bell Camp Trust Earthworks the definition of earthworks to exclude the construction of new farm and forestry tracks in accordance with District Plan provisions.. S Bell Camp Trust Rule R100: Vegetation definition (see S295064) S Bell Camp Trust Vegetation clearance definition of vegetation clearance to only refer to vegetation clearance which involves the removal of roots or stumps (e.g. root racking or stump clearance). Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 33 of 93

34 S Bell Camp Trust Erosion prone land definition of erosion prone land The pre-existing slope of the land exceeds degrees. S Bell Camp Trust Earthworks and vegetation clearance Include a permitted rule for new farm and forestry tracks [see original for suggested new rule wording] S Bell Camp Trust Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted Rule 99 to either increase the minimum area of earthworks permitted per property based on it as an percentage area of the total property (so that larger properties can undertake more earthworks) andor so that the rule is applied to catchments affected. S Bell Camp Trust Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary S Bell Camp Trust Objective O47: Sediment runoff the status or R101 so that activities that don't comply with rule 99 or 100 are a restricted discretionary. O47: The amount of sediment-laden runoff entering water is reduced over time. Reject See Issue 2 S The Carter Family Earthworks the definition of earthworks to exclude the construction of new farm and forestry tracks in accordance with District Plan provisions. S The Carter Family Rule R100: Vegetation definition (see S295064) Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 34 of 93

35 S The Carter Family Vegetation clearance definition of vegetation clearance to only refer to vegetation clearance which involves the removal of roots or stumps (e.g. root racking or stump clearance). FS1094 Waa Rata Estate Support in part Allow S The Carter Family Erosion prone land definition of erosion prone land The pre-existing slope of the land exceeds degrees. FS1101 Waa Rata Estate Support Allow S The Carter Family Earthworks and vegetation clearance Include a permitted rule for new farm and forestry tracks [see original for suggested new rule wording] FS1099 Waa Rata Estate Support Allow S The Carter Family Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted FS1100 Waa Rata Estate Support Allow S The Carter Family Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary FS1102 Waa Rata Estate Support Allow S The Carter Family Objective O47: Sediment runoff Rule 99 to either increase the minimum area of earthworks permitted per property based on it as an percentage area of the total property (so that larger properties can undertake more earthworks) andor so that the rule is applied to catchments affected. the status or R101 so that activities that don't comply with rule 99 or 100 are a restricted discretionary. O47: The amount of sediment-laden runoff entering water is reduced over time. Reject See Issue 2 FS1111 Waa Rata Estate Support in part Allow in part Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 35 of 93

36 S Kennott Family Trust Objective O47: Sediment runoff O47: The amount of sediment-laden runoff entering water is reduced over time. Reject See Issue 2 S A T McKay Earthworks definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S A T McKay Rule R99: Earthworkspermitted definition and Rule R99 to allow construction of farm S A T McKay Erosion prone land Change definition to increase the slope and exclude stable S A T McKay Vegetation clearance Change definition to exclude hand clearance, hand or aerial S A T McKay Rule R100: Vegetation S A T McKay Rule R101: Earthworks discretionary See on definition of "erosion prone" and S Julian and Ruth Blackett Earthworks the definition of earthworks to exclude the construction of new farm and forestry tracks in accordance with District Plan provisions. Recommended decisions on s: Soil Conservation Page 36 of 93