2. Mangatawa catchment consents for earthworks, storm water ...

NZ Transport Agency and Tauranga City Council
Mangatawa Drain Flood Bypass and TEM Stormwater AEE
Table 2: Regional Coastal Environmental Plan Consents Required and Ownership Status of each Consent
TCC and TEM Stormwater Treatment Wetland
Consent Required Status Activity
Variation to existing Regional Coastal Consent RC 60061
Plan
Ref
Proposed
Consent Holder
10yrs 35yrs
Variation to discharge
into the CMA
Variation
Increase in the volume of
discharge from Tauranga City
Council treatment wetland, RC
60061.
TCC
From 3.9 Cubic metres a second,
except when the 24 hour duration
1 in 5 year return storm event is
exceeded, to 13.4 cubic metres a
second
Discharges into the CMA Discretionary Discharge from lower Mangatawa
drain to harbour.
9 TCC
4.3 District Plan Activity Status
The proposed enlargement to the stormwater treatment wetland is located immediately north (outside) of
Special Ecological Site 13s described in Table 3. The proposed works are outside the SES area and as such the
rules apply to activities within or adjacent to the SES.
Table 3: TCC District Plan General Natural Resource Rules - Maintaining Biodiversity and Protecting
Ecosystems
Appendix 14A: Special Ecological Site Register
Map
No.
Eco.
Site
ID
General Description
ES13 12 Head of Rangataua Bay, northwest
of sewage treatment plant
Natural Heritage Values
Estuarine wetland with transition
vegetation sequence of mangroves
through freshwater wetland.
Habitat of banded rail and North
Island fernbird, habitat of high quality.
Significant amounts of earthworks and vegetation removal are required as part of the proposal. These activities
are non complying activities subject to Rule 14.1 (b) and (c) which state:
Status: Final Page 41 April 2009
Project Number: 3932036
NZ1-1552092-Mangatawa Drain Flood Bypass and TEM Stormwater AEE