B-5 – Area 5 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 165 The Ohinemuri River is classified in the WRP as a “trout habitat” water management class. The Ohinemuri River and the headwater gully are both captured by the “Waikato Region Surface Water Class”. Dewatering within the GOP, and non-point discharges within Area 5 will not affect the values for which these surface water bodies are managed;120 and Natural character is discussed in Section 5.2 of this AEE. As concluded this section, the proposed ecological mitigation and planting proposed to offset the habit loss from removal of the headwater gully within the GOP footprint ensure that the adverse effects on the headwater gully and its margins are not inappropriate from a natural character perspective.121 The activities occurring within Area 5 will therefore not give rise to adverse effects that result in the management of waterbodies being inconsistent with the outcomes sought by Objective 3.1.2 (noting tangata whenua matters are addressed in Section 5 of the Overarching AEE). 7.6.1.3 Water Takes Objective 3.3.2 relates to the management of water allocation. The outcomes sought by this objective include ensuring: water availability meets the needs of existing and the reasonably justified and foreseeable future domestic or municipal supply requirements and animal drinking water requirements;122 the efficient allocation and the efficient use of water;123 sufficient water is retained instream to safeguard the life supporting capacity of freshwater;124 that decisions regarding the allocation and use of water take account of the need to avoid the further degradation of water quality, having regard to the contaminant assimilative capacity of water bodies;125 and the availability of water to meet other future social, economic and cultural needs of individuals and communities.126 120 Objective 3.1.2(k) and (n), Section 3.1, Waikato Regional Plan. 121 Objective 3.1.2(l), Section 3.1, Waikato Regional Plan. 122 Objective 3.3.2(b), Section 3.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 123 Objective 3.3.2(d), Section 3.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 124 Objective 3.3.2(h), Section 3.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 125 Objective 3.3.2(i), Section 3.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 126 Objective 3.3.2(j), Section 3.3, Waikato Regional Plan.
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