Proposed Resource Consent Conditions

110 CONSENT TYPE AND ACTIVITIES AUTHORISED S15 To discharge treated water from the Water Treatment Plant into the Ohinemuri River. LOCATION Area 5 TERM 35 years LAPSE PERIOD 10 years General Requirements 1 At least 20 working days prior to the first exercise of this consent, the Consent Holder shall advise the Waikato Regional Council in writing of the date upon which the exercise of this consent is to be physically commenced. Discharge Rate and Method 2 The maximum combined daily discharge from both discharge points shall be no greater than that shown in Table A. 3 The maximum combined rate of discharge from both discharge points shall be no greater than that shown in Table A. 4 The rate of discharge at point E1 shall not exceed the percentage of the instantaneous river flow above point E1 as shown in Table A. 5 For the combined discharge from points E1 and E2, the rate of discharge shall not exceed the percentage of the instantaneous river flow at discharge point E2, minus the discharge volume from point E1, (ie E1+E2 ≤ (Q-E1) F), as shown in Table A, where: - E1 = rate of discharge at point E1; - E2 = rate of discharge at point E2; and - Q= river flow at E2. Table A – Discharge Criteria for Operating Regimes Criteria Operating Regime A Operating Regime B Operating Regime C Operating Regime D Operating Regime E Daily Discharge 20,000m3/d 26,000m3/d 5,200m3/d 26,000m3/d 52,000m3/ day Discharge Rate 235 L/s 301 L/s 60 L/s 301 L/s 602 L/s % of river flow, F 15% 20% 10% 40% 60% 6 The Consent Holder shall establish and maintain river gauging facilities, for the purpose of determining the river flow at the points of discharge, to the satisfaction of Waikato Regional Council. 7 The treated water shall be discharged to the Ohinemuri River via multiport diffusers designed in accordance with best practice, and to the

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