B-2 – Area 2 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 126 preserves the natural character and avoids significant adverse effects on the margins of river, lake beds and wetlands;186 does not increase the adverse effects of flooding or bank or channel instability;187 provides for navigation of water bodies where appropriate;188 remedies or mitigates adverse effects of existing structures on the relationship tangata whenua as kaitiaki have with identified taonga;189 avoids significant adverse effects, and remedies or mitigates cumulative effects, of new structures on the relationship tangata whenua as kaitiaki have with identified taonga;190 avoids accelerated infilling of wetlands identified as areas of significant indigenous vegetation and/or habitats of indigenous fauna;191 ensures there is no introduction of any plant pest identified in the Waikato Regional Pest Management Strategy;192 avoids competition by introduced vegetation to existent desirable plant species and the obstruction of river channels by introduced vegetation;193 and maintain existing legal public access to and along river and lake beds and their margins, where appropriate.194 The key points of relevance with respect to these provisions are: The effects of disturbances of the riverbed are broadly considered in Section 7.6.1.2 with respect to water quality and flow regimes and Sections 7.6.1.2 and 7.5.1.3 with respect to aquatic ecosystems.195 Fish passage will not be provided to Unnamed Tributary 2 or the associated collection pond while the WRS is in operation. Following the remediation of the site, fish passage will be reinstated and will provide greater connectivity than presently available due to 186 Objective 4.2.2(d), Section 4.2, Waikato Regional Plan. 187 Objective 4.2.2(e), Section 4.2, Waikato Regional Plan. 188 Objective 4.2.2(f), Section 4.2, Waikato Regional Plan. 189 Objective 4.2.2(g), Section 4.2, Waikato Regional Plan. 190 Objective 4.2.2(h) and (i), Section 4.2, Waikato Regional Plan. 191 Objective 4.3.2(c), Section 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 192 Objective 4.3.2(i), Section 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 193 Objective 4.3.2(j) and (k), Section 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 194 Objective 4.3.2(n), Section 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 195 Objective 4.2.2(b), Waikato Regional Policy Statement.
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