Approval of transfer

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Current Issues Alignment with Straw Man Model
Monitoring/measurement
Approval of transfer

Allocation Right to take Tradeable full/partial
permanent/temporary to find highest value How
much ( of total allocable flow)? Duration? What
quality of take? What, where and when return to
water source? Where is point of take?
Regional or Catchment Planning How much have we
got? What are non-market allocations (eg
recreational, cultural, environmental)? What is
available to allocate (trade)?
RMA Management of Effects Permit to use How
will a user manage the effects? Management of
quality (nutrients, heavy metals,
temperature) What is quality of the
return? Determine consumptive/ non-consumptive
amounts assimilative/ cumulative effects
Ownership Kaitiakitanga guardianship Who owns
and what are the rights and obligations of
ownership?
Straw Man Model
Register of permit/ allocations/ users Consent
issues Transferability Permits
separation/unbundling of elements Storage Water
user groups self management Water resource
management charges Efficiency of use of
water Value? (see also planning) Nature of
right Priority of use Resource efficiency? Dischar
ge
Storage Flow variability and consequences for
takes Over allocation preventing entry for
others Assimilative and cumulative capacity
Maori rights Quality of returns Location of
returns
Core information by catchment eg Baselines
physical attributes, bio/chemical issues,
cultural/ recreational/conservation values Core
info by catchment for water management, who has
what entitlement Measurement and
monitoring Allocation limits Variability of
management across regions Catchments across
regional boundaries Links with other
statutes National guidance requirements Community
interest Priority of community claims Quality
particularly non-point discharges Regional plans
Assimilative capacity Max/min flows Addresses
overallocation doing environmental harm
Maori /Crown Ownership Kaitiakitanga
guardianship Rights Obligations
Issues and Challenges of Current System
Version 1 13 Oct
06 Contact peter.neilson_at_nzbcsd.org.nz
heather.stonyer_at_nzbcsd.org.nz