Matahina Dam Resource Consent Replacement

TrustPower Limited has applied for resource consents to replace resource consent 22195. These resource consents are required for the ongoing existence of the Matahina Dam on the Rangitaiki River and the associated operation of the Hydroelectric Power Scheme.

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Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) and Application documents

Due to size, this document has been split into sections for downloading:

Section 1 - Introduction (135 KB, pdf)
Section 2 - The Existing Environment, Pages 7 - 10 (6.8 MB, pdf) NOTE: LARGE FILE
Section 2 - The Existing Environment, Pages 11 - 12 (3 MB, pdf)
Section 2 - The Existing Environment, Page 13 (4 MB, pdf)
Section 2 - The Existing Environment, Pages 14 - 19 (1.9 MB, pdf)
Section 2 - The Existing Environment, Pages 20 - 27 (525 KB, pdf)
Section 2 - The Existing Environment, Pages 28 - 38 (154 KB, pdf)
Section 3 - The Proposal (131 KB, pdf)
Section 4 - Consultation (103 KB, pdf)
Section 5 - Assessment of Environmental Effects (205 KB, pdf)
Section 6 - Statutory Assessment (256 KB, pdf)
Section 7 - Conclusion (69 KB, pdf)

Annexure A - TrustPower's Environmental Management System (1.3 MB, pdf)
Annexure B - Resource Consent Forms - Base Form (Hard copy available only)
Annexure B - Resource Consent Forms - Form 1 (1.1 MB, pdf)
Annexure B - Resource Consent Forms - Form 4A (Hard copy available only)
Annexure B - Resource Consent Forms - Form 5 (Hard copy available only)
Annexure B - Resource Consent Forms - Form 8 (1.2 MB, pdf)
Annexure C - Existing Use Certificate from Whakatane District Council (398 KB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 22195-1 (6.1 MB, pdf) NOTE: LARGE FILE
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 22195-2 (332 KB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 22195-3 (1.2 MB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 22195-4 (219 KB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 22196-2 (447 KB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 50880 (494 KB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 60102 (668 KB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 63299 (2.6 MB, pdf)
Annexure D - Existing Resource Consent 63388 (1.8 MB, pdf)
Annexure E - Constraints Envelope and Flow Change Figures (1.7 MB, pdf)
Annexure F - Pamphlet Issued during Public Consultation (August 2008) (3.5 MB, pdf)
Annexure F - Pamphlet Issued during Public Consultation (October 2008) (3 MB, pdf)

The following documents are too large to download. If you want these, you can request a CD copy from the Water Administration Team at Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Appendix 1 - Assessment of Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Resources
Appendix 2 - Assessment of Recreation and Tourism
Appendix 3 - Assessment of Natural Character, Landscape and Visual Amenity
Appendix 4 - Assessment of Lakeshore Erosion
Appendix 5 - Assessment of Hydrology, River Hydraulics and Riverbank Erosion
Appendix 6 - Assessment of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Matters
Appendix 7 - Assessment of Aquatic Ecology
Appendix 8 - Assessment of Aquatic and Wetland Avifauna
Appendix 9 - Assessment of Terrestrial Ecology
Appendix 10 - Assessment of Economic Considerations