Erosion and Sediment Control Assessment Report Rev. 0 This is an uncontrolled copy if photocopied or printed from the Intranet. Copyright © 2016, SouthernSkies Environmental Ltd. All rights reserved. Page 14 of 30 The erosion and sediment control principles and procedures described in sections 5 and 6 will ensure that the construction phase of the project will not give rise to any of the above effects. 4.2. Overview of National and Regional Policy Directives 4.2.1. National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPSFM) contains an objective and various policies relating to the management water quality and quantity. The policies of the NPSFM most relevance to the potential effects of sediment discharges during the construction phase of the Project are: − Policy 1: Freshwater is managed in a way that gives effect to Te Mana o te Wai. − Policy 2: Tangata whenua are actively involved in freshwater management (including decision-making processes), and Māori freshwater values are identified and provided for. − Policy 3: Freshwater is managed in an integrated way that considers the effects of the use and development of land on a whole-of-catchment basis, including the effects on receiving environments. − Policy 5: Freshwater is managed through a National Objectives Framework to ensure that the health and well-being of degraded water bodies and freshwater ecosystems is improved, and the health and well-being of all other water bodies and freshwater ecosystems is maintained and (if communities choose) improved. − Policy 7: The loss of river extent and values is avoided to the extent practicable. − Policy 9: The habitats of indigenous freshwater species are protected. − Policy 12: The national target (as set out in Appendix 3 of the NPSFM) for water quality improvement is achieved. − Policy 13: The condition of water bodies and freshwater ecosystems is systematically monitored over time, and action is taken where freshwater is degraded, and to reverse deteriorating trends. − Policy 15: Communities are enabled to provide for their social, economic, and cultural well-being in a way that is consistent with this National Policy Statement. 4.2.2.Waikato Regional Policy Statement The Waikato Regional Policy Statement (WRPS) became operative on 20 May 2016. The WRPS provides overarching objectives and policies addressing resource management issues of the Waikato region, and to achieve integrated management of the natural and physical resources of the Region. The key themes within WRPS that are of most relevance to construction phase of the project include: • Ensuring the mauri and identified values of waterbodies are maintained or enhanced6, including by reducing sediment, contaminants and sedimentation of freshwater bodies; • Managing effects on riparian areas and wetlands7, 6 Objective 3.14 and associated polices, Waikato Regional Policy Statement. 7 Objective 3.16 and associated polices, Waikato Regional Policy Statement.
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