Zone committee recommendations
The OTOP Water Zone Committee has developed a package of recommendations called a Zone Implementation Programme Addendum (ZIPA), for regulatory and non-statutory actions to improve water quality and quantity, as well as biodiversity and tāngata whenua values in the zone.
Since 2016, public meetings have been held throughout the region to discuss water management priorities. The feedback from these meetings – including the outcomes expected by the community - helped guide the committee’s 100 plus recommendations to councils and stakeholders, released in December 2018. These recommendations form an Addendum to the Zone Implementation Programme (PDF File, 4.85MB) that was developed with the community in 2012.
The priorities of the ZIPA include the provision of safe drinking water, protecting mahinga kai and sites of cultural significance, protecting native plants and their habitat and maintaining a reliable source of water that contributes to the economy.
Reports on ecological flow, economics, water quality, and culture
In this comprehensive collection of technical reports spanning several years, diverse aspects of the Opihi-Temuka-Ōrāri-Pareora (OTOP) Zone's environmental management are meticulously examined. Covering ecological flow assessments, economic evaluations, water quality investigations, and cultural values, these reports provide a thorough exploration of the current state, alternative pathways, and potential solutions sought for sustainable water resource management in the region.
- Opihi Catchment Ecological Flow Assessment - (NIWA) (June 2018) (PDF File, 12.41MB)
- OTOP Social Community Assessment of draft ZIPA (June 2018) (Landcare Research) (PDF File, 944.66KB)
- Review of the Hydrological Characteristics and Ecological Values of the Opihi Catchment (April 2018) (NIWA) (PDF File, 1.66MB)
- OTOP Healthy Catchments Project Impact of targets and approaches to nutrient reduction (LWP) (PDF File, 1.29MB)
- Opihi Catchment Ecological Flow Assessment (NIWA) (April 2018) (PDF File, 7.39MB)
- Interim Economic Assessment of the Healthy Catchments Project proposed Solutions Package (April 2018) (The Agribusiness Group) (PDF File, 1.35MB)
Current State & Current Pathways
- OTOP Current State Economic Assessment (September 2016) (BERL) (PDF File, 1.14MB)
- OTOP 'Current Pathways' Planning Overview (November 2016) (PDF File, 1.72MB)
- OTOP Estimate of Point Source Discharges in the OTOP Zone (August 2017) (Loe Pearce & Associates and Goldie & Partners) (PDF File, 826KB)
- OTOP social community assessment (2016) (Landcare Research) (PDF File, 1.25MB)
- Groundwater quality investigation of the Rangitata - Ōrāri area (PDF File, 8.27MB)
- An integrated hydrological model for the Ōrāri plains, Canterbury - Draft (PDF File, 5.41MB)
- Current state of surface water hydrology in the Opihi and Temuka catchments - Draft (PDF File, 5.28MB)
- Current state of surface water hydrology in the South of the Ōrāri, Temuka, Opihi and Pareora Zone - Draft (PDF File, 1.3MB)
- Ōrāri, Temuka, Opihi and Pareora Zone: state and trends in water quality and aquatic ecology - Draft (PDF File, 3.8MB)
- Current state of the groundwater resource in the Ōrāri-Temuka-Ōpihi-Pareora area (PDF File, 7.09MB)
Alternative Pathways
- OTOP Scenario Economic Assessment Technical Report (November 2017) (BERL) (PDF File, 1.16MB)
- OTOP Social Community Assessment phase 2 - Scenarios (December 2017) (Landcare Research) (PDF File, 1.93MB)
Background Information
- Coopers Creek Ecological Values and Flow Requirements (Golder Associates) (February 2013) (PDF File, 2.89MB)
- Cultural Values and Flow Preferences of Te Runanga o Arowhenua for the Ōrāri Catchment (Tipa & Associates) (March 2012) (PDF File, 4.11MB)
- Ōrāri River Catchment Ecological Values and Flow Requirements (Golder Associates) (February 2013) (PDF File, 5.83MB)
| Biodiversity |
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| Protection of Indigenous Biodiversity in the Orari, Temuka, Opihi and Pareora Zones |
| Protection of Indigenous Biodiversity in the Orari, Temuka, Opihi and Pareora Zones |
| Cultural Values |
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| Recognising and Protecting Cultural Values in OTOP |
- Water Management in the OTOP Zone (Beef and Lamb) (PDF File, 4.22MB)
- Will potential planning changes affect the reliability of your consent? (PDF File, 2.51MB)
- Above Dam Irrigators Group Presentation (July 2017) (PDF File, 518.68KB)
- Forest and Bird presentation (July 2017) (PDF File, 6.25MB)
- Kakahu Catchment Group (PDF File, 1.13MB)
- Lower Opihi Catchment group presentation (August 2017) (PDF File, 402.81KB)
- Ōrāri Catchment Group presentation (PDF File, 135.88KB)
- Te Ana Wai Catchment Group presentation (PDF File, 1.62MB)
- Te Ana a Wai Water Users Group Presentation (PDF File, 2.64MB)
- Upper Opihi Catchment Group presentation (PDF File, 145.99KB)
- Waihi and Te Moana Catchment Group presentation (PDF File, 2.19MB)
Alternative Pathways (May 2017)
- OTOP public workshops presentation In-zone gains and New Water (Alternative Pathways) (May 2017) (PDF File, 1.53MB)
- Upcoming scenarios in the OTOP Healthy Catchment Scenarios (May 2017) (PDF File, 1.53MB)
Current Pathways (November 2016)
- OTOP Current Pathways Community Feedback (Nov 2016) (PDF File, 247.97KB)
- OTOP Community Ideas for Solutions (Nov 2016) (PDF File, 280.18KB)
- OTOP Current pathways presentation (November 2016) (PDF File, 4.67MB)
Background Information (August / September 2016)
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