Proposed Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) had legal effect from 16 August 2014.

Operative Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) has full legal effect from 1 June 2015.

View the Operative Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) (1 MB)
View the Public Notice (120 KB)
Map B Index (2 MB)
Map B11 (3 MB)
Map B13 (3 MB)
Map B15 (2 MB)
Map C Index (1 MB)
Map C22 (3 MB)
Map C23 (4 MB)

Proposed Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) introduced a primary and supplementary allocation and minimum flow regime for the Pomahaka catchment. It alsoestablished a ribbon aquifer where the groundwater is considered as surface water. Council notified Proposed Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) on Saturday 16 August 2014 and released its decisions on Saturday 14 February 2015. 

Proposed Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) has had legal effect from 16 August 2014. It was made fully operative on 1 June 2015. 

The proposed plan change was notified on the 16 August 2014.

Following hearing of submissions, the Plan Change became operative on 1 June 2015.

For information on Proposed Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) click here.

More information

Information sheet (1 MB)

Technical Report: Management Flows for Aquatic ecosystems in the Pomahaka River (608 KB)

View and download documents

Proposed Plan Change 3B (386 KB)

Section 32 Evaluation Report - Proposed Plan Change 3B (368 KB)

Download the Officers’ Report on Decisions Requested (443 KB)

Download the Summary of Decisions Requested in Submissions and Further Submissions (392 KB)

View the Submissions (10 MB)

View the Further Submissions (735 KB)

Public Notice of Decision on Proposed Plan Change 3B (102 KB)

Decisions on Plan Change 3B (216 KB)

Proposed PC 3B (Pomahaka catchment minimum flow) incorporating council decisions (574 KB)

Map B Index (983 KB)

Map B11 (1.08 MB)

Map B13 (1.08 MB)

Map B15 (863 KB)

Map C Index (1 MB)

Map C22 (1.07 MB)

Map C23 (1.07 MB)

Section 32AA Further Evaluation Report on council decisions (157 KB)

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