Regional Fresh Water Plan

Download the full Plan here, or scroll down and download the Plan rules as separate documents.

Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki 2001 (1.4 MB pdf) See and download the Plan appendices

• Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki 2001 (1.4 MB pdf)
• Appendix 1A: Catchments with high natural, ecological and amenity values (471 KB pdf)
• Appendix 1B: Catchments identified for enhancement of values (441 KB pdf)
• Appendix 2A: Values of protected wetlands in the Taranaki region (454 KB pdf)
• Appendix 2B: Values of regional significant unprotected wetlands in the Taranaki region (452 KB pdf)
• Appendix 3: Wetlands with nationally or regionally rare, threatened or uncommon flora or fauna (398 KB pdf)
• Appendix 4A: Catchment maps 1-3 (4.9 MB pdf)
• Appendix 4B: Catchment maps 4-6 (4.8 MB pdf)
• Appendix 9A: Defined urban catchments, maps 1-11 (791 KB pdf)
• Appendix 6: Good agrichemical spray management practices (425 KB pdf)
• Appendix 7A: Good management practices for discharge of farm dairy effluent to land (476 KB pdf)
• Appendix 7B: Good management practices for discharge of farm dairy effluent to water (540 KB pdf)
• Appendix 8: Guidelines for groundwater bores and wells (427 KB pdf)
• Appendix 10: Statutory acknowledgements (2.8 MB pdf)
• Appendix 7D: Good management practices for discharge of poultry washdown water and effluent to land (434 KB pdf)
• Appendix 9B: Defined urban catchments, maps 12-24 (1.7 MB pdf)
• Appendix 5: Surface water quality guidelines (428 KB pdf)
• Appendix 7C: Good management practices for discharge of piggery effluent to land (458 KB pdf)

These documents set out and explain the 87 rules contained in the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki

Introduction and guide to regional rules (242 KB pdf) See and download all the Plan rules

• Introduction and guide to regional rules (242 KB pdf)
• Rules 1-14: Hangatahua (Stony) River catchment (235 KB pdf)
• Rules 15-20: Taking, use, damming and diversion of surface water (excluding Stony) (223 KB pdf)
• Rules 21-45: Discharges of contaminants to land and water (excluding Stony) (279 KB pdf)
• Rules 46-51: Groundwater (222 KB pdf)
• Rules 52-76: Uses of river and lake beds (excluding Stony catchment) (299 KB pdf)
• Rules 77-79: Land drainage (excluding Stony catchment) (219 KB pdf)
• Rules 80-87: Wetlands (209 KB pdf)
• Explanation of the rules (466 KB pdf)