B-1 - Area 1, Coromandel Forest Park – Assessment of Environmental Effects 112 When considering any application for a discharge, Policy A4 requires the consent authority to have regard to: The extent to which the discharge avoids contamination that will have an adverse effect on the life-supporting capacity of freshwater and on the health of people and communities;52 and The extent to which is it feasible and dependable that any more than minor adverse effect on freshwater or the health of people and communities, resulting from the discharge would be avoided.53 Similar to Policy A4, Policy B7 requires the consent authority to have regard to the following matters when considering any application for the taking, using, damming or diversion of freshwater or the drainage of a wetland which is likely to result in a more than minor adverse change in the natural variability of flows or level of freshwater: The extent to which the change would adversely affect safeguarding the life supporting capacity of freshwater and of any associated ecosystem; 54 and The extent to which it is feasible and dependable that any adverse effect on the life supporting capacity of freshwater resulting from the change would be avoided. 55 As discussed in Section 5.3, 5.4 and 5.7 of this AEE, the discharge of contaminants to land and groundwater associated with sealing of the tunnels and shafts and the discharge of overburden to land will not have an adverse effect on the life-supporting capacity of groundwater or surface water within Area 1, nor will affect any other groundwater abstractions.56 As discussed with respect to Policy 8 of NPSFM, dewatering associated with the construction of the tunnels and mining of stoping areas will be undertaken in such a manner that there is no discernible effect on the outstanding or natural state waterbodies within CFP. The methodology employed to achieve this outcome will also prevent any more than minor change in the natural variability or flows of other waterbodies or their life supporting capacity.57 The dewatering technique described in Section 3 and the associated reporting described in Section 6 will be secured by way of resource consent conditions.58 52 Policy A4(1)(a) and (2)(a), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan. 53 Policy A4(1)(b) and (2)(b), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan. 54 Policy B7(1)(a), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan. 55 Policy B7(1)(b), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan. 56 Policy A4(1) and (2), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan. 57 Policy B7(1)(a), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan. 58 Policy B7(1)(b), Section 3, Waikato Regional Plan.
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