Water Supply Project Reports
These are the reports of assessment, investigation and planning for Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati water supply project.
GWRC Consent Application Reports | Council Reports | Dam Designation | Technical Reports | Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Reports | Supporting Documents
Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) Consent Application Reports
The documents listed below were lodged with GWRC as part of the consent application for the Waikanae River Recharge scheme. All document are in PDF and available for download or print from the links below:
Volume 1: Summary Report [PDF 531 KB]
- Location Plan [PDF 464 KB]
- Staging Plan [PDF 390 KB]
- Concept Drawing Discharge Works [PDF 230 KB]
- Scenario 4
Drawdown Holocene Sand [PDF 322 KB]
Drawdown Parata Aquifer [PDF 303 KB]
Drawdown Pleistocene Sand [PDF 304 KB]
Drawdown Waimea Aquifer [PDF 303 KB] - Prediction Drawdown Effects on Identified Existing Wells [PDF 507 KB]
Volume 2: Assessment of Environmental Effects [PDF 1.77 MB]
- Appendix 1:
1. Location Plan [PDF 644 KB]
2. Staging Plan [PDF 390 KB]
3. Waikanae Borefield overall plan set [PDF 529 KB]
3a. Waikanae Borefield overall plan set [PDF 418 KB]
3b. Waikanae Borefield overall plan set [PDF 592 KB]
3c. Waikanae Borefield overall plan set [PDF 548 KB]
3d. Waikanae Borefield overall plan set [PDF 421 KB] - Appendix 2: Consent Certificates
WGN020106 [21578] [PDF 110 KB]
WGN050024 [23848] [PDF 56 KB]
WGN050024 [23850] [PDF 44 KB]
WGN050025 [23852] [PDF 49 KB]
WGN050025 [25865] [PDF 52 KB] - Appendix 3: Full Statutory Assessment [PDF 658 KB]
- Appendix 4: Proposed Conditions of Consent [PDF 424 KB]
- Appendix 5:
Monitoring Manual Waikanae Borefield URS 31 March 2010 [PDF 3.58 MB]
Ecological Monitoring Plan Waikanae River Opus June 2006 [PDF 466 KB] - Appendix 6: Groundwater Quality Report [PDF 607 KB]
Volume 3: Technical Reports
- Demand Modelling Report [PDF 889 KB]
- Surface Water Modelling Report [PDF 390 KB]
- Aquifer Testing and Groundwater Modelling Report [PDF 22.77 MB]
- NIWA Reports Volumes 3-4a:
- Ecological Effects of Waikanae Water Treatment Plant Abstraction [PDF 700 KB]
- Addendum to Ecological Effects of Waikanae Water Treatment Plant Abstraction [PDF 232 KB]
- Volumes 3-4b: Effect of Groundwater Inputs on Benthic Algal Biomass and Sp [PDF 1.79 MB]
- Volumes 3-4c: Effect of Groundwater Inputs on Benthic Algal Biomass and Sp [PDF 1.79 MB]
- Ecological Impact on Wetlands Report [PDF 967 KB]
- Cultural Impact Assessment Report [PDF 1.09 MB]
Volume 4:
- Preliminary Status Report [PDF 9.01 MB]
- Kapiti Option Selection Report [PDF 4.49 MB]
- Ranked Options Technical Report [PDF 4.95 MB]
Council reports
Council reports prepared by the project team are available for review below.
- Water Supply Project - River Recharge with Groundwater Resource Consent Application (IS-12-672) [PDF 107 KB] (September 2012)
- Appendix 1 [PDF 123 KB]
- Appendix 2 [PDF 232 KB]
- Water Supply Project Professional Services (IS-12-543) [PDF 75 KB] (June 2012)
- Water Supply Project Update (IS-11-440) [PDF 168 KB](December 2011)
- Water Supply Project Update (IS-11-363) [PDF 137 KB] (October 2011)
- Water Supply Project - River Investigation Findings (IS-11-349) [PDF 87 KB] (September 2011)
- Appendix [PDF 2.17 MB]
- Water Project Update (IS-11-313) [PDF 112 KB] (August 2011)
- Water Supply Project Update (IS-11-199) [PDF 94 KB] (May 2011)
- Water Supply Project - Budget Reallocation (AS-10-997) [PDF 91 KB] (September 2010)
- Memorandum of Understanding with Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai in relation to Water (SP-10-1008) [PDF 115 KB] (September 2010)
- Water Supply Project - Preferred Solution (AS-10-967) [PDF 595 KB] (August 2010)
- Water Supply Project - Options Shortlisting (AS-10-922) [PDF 169 KB] (June 2010)
- Water Supply Project - Option Selection (DP-10-818) [PDF 142 KB] (March 2010)
- Water Supply Options - Information Review (DP-09-762) [PDF 46 KB] (December 2009)
- Water Supply Project Budget Reallocation (DP-09-763) [PDF 93 KB] (December 2009)
Dam Designation Report
Draft Notice of Requirement for a Designation by the Kāpiti Coast District Council [PDF 578 KB] (PDF, 61 pages, 577Kb)
Notice of Requirement for a Designation in the Kapiti Coast District Plan for Water Supply Purposes (Lower Maungakotukutuku Dam) under section 168A of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Technical Reports
Council contracted the services of CH2M/Beca to investigate and assess water solution options for the Kāpiti District. Beca reports are available for review below.
Ranked Options Reports - 6 August 2010
- Ranked Options - Summary Report [PDF 5.71 MB]
- Ranked Options - Technical Report [PDF 4.95 MB]
- Appendix A: Waikanae Treatment Plant Upgrade Technical Memorandum [PDF 484 KB]
- Appendix B: Option Drawings [PDF 1.12 MB]
- Appendix B: River Recharge with Groundwater [PDF 770 KB]
- Appendix B: Storage Pond - Site 4 [PDF 4.31 MB]
- Appendix B: Borefield and Storage - option 1 [PDF 2.17 MB]
- Appendix B: Borefield and Storage - option 2 [PDF 2.09 MB]
- Appendix B: Borefield and Treatment [PDF 639 KB]
- Appendix B: Kapakapanui Dam [PDF 7.41 MB]
- Appendix B: Ngatiawa Dam [PDF 5.46 MB]
- Appendix B: Lower Maungatukutuku Dam [PDF 6.43 MB]
- Appendix C: NIWA Report [PDF 1.43 MB]
- Appendix D: Wildland Consultants' Report [PDF 2.93 MB] (
- Appendix E: Aquifer Testing and Groundwater Modelling Report [PDF 702 KB]
- Aquifer A to E [PDF 5.97 MB]
- Aquifer F to H [PDF 7.68 MB]
- Aquifer I to K [PDF 5.17 MB]
- Appendix F: Preliminary Planning Assessment [PDF 1.31 MB]
- Appendix G: Economic Analysis [PDF 429 KB]
- Appendix H: Lower Maungatukutuku Geotech Feasibility Interpretative Report [PDF 18.39 MB]
Appendix H: Lower Maungatukutuku Dam Geotechnical Report [PDF 6.99 MB]
Options Shortlisting Report – 17 June 2010
Options Selection Report – 4 March 2010
- Kāpiti Coast Options Selection Report [PDF 4.85 MB]
Information Review – 9 December 2009
- Water Supply Capacity Review and Options for Supplementary Supply - Preliminary Status Report [PDF 9.01 MB]
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Reports
The establishment of TAG group is to ensure a thorough assessment of options is undertaken. Reports prepared by the local volunteer group are available below.
- Technical Advisory Group Report [PDF 44 KB]
- Technical Advisory Group - Interim Report [PDF 107 KB]
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Updated 27 August 2024