B-5 – Area 5 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 175 The key points of relevance with respect to these provisions are: the effects of disturbances of the riverbed associated with the development of two new discharge outfall structures, relocation of an existing discharge line and the associated discharges will not give rise to adverse effects on water quality and flow regimes and aquatic ecosystems, as set out in Section 5.13 and 5.14 of this AEE;195 These structures are described in Section 3.4 of this AEE. Their design and placement will not obstruct the passage of indigenous freshwater fish species or trout ;196 when considering effects on natural character, in the existing modified rural context in which the activities will occur, the proposed modification to the headwater gully does not comprise inappropriate use and development, and does not represent a significantly adverse natural character effect;197 the outfall pipes are all instream structures and will be located on the bed of the Ohinemuri River. These discrete structures and the volume of discharge emitted from them will not give rise to adverse flooding or instability effects within the Ohinemuri River;198 OGNZL continues to work with tangata whenua regarding cultural effects and how the project can best accommodate and provide for their relationship with identified taonga. This is considered further in Section 5 of the Overarching AEE;199 while no legal public access mechanisms are formally proposed as part of the Area 5 activities, access will still be available via the river, as discussed in Section 5.16 of this AEE;200 and the Project-wide Instream Works Aquatic Ecology Management Plan to be developed in accordance with consent conditions will detail the management of instream works to ensure the introduction of pest and weed species is avoided.201 Overall, the proposed structures located within the bed and margins of the river banks (and the associated disturbances) are considered to be broadly consistent with the outcomes sought by Objectives 4.2.2 and 4.3.2 and the associated policies. 195 Objective 4.2.2(b), Section 4.2, Waikato Regional Plan. 196 Objectives 4.2.2(c) and 4.3.2(o), Section 4.2 and 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 197 Objectives 4.2.2(d) and 4.3.2(h), Section 4.2 and 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 198 Objectives 4.2.2(a) and 4.3.2(a), (d) and (e), Section 4.2 and 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 199 Objectives 4.2.2(g) to (i) and 4.3.2(f) and (g), Section 4.2 and 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 200 Objectives 4.2.2(j) and 4.3.2(n), Section 4.2 and 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan. 201 Objective 4.3.2(i) and (j), Section 4.3, Waikato Regional Plan.
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