Urban Development

Achieving sustainable urbanisation requires us to minimise the impacts of population and tourism growth through the application of global best practice for all aspects of water management. This includes stormwater, water infrastructure and wastewater treatment.

Below is the list of actions related to urban development as identified in the Community Catchment Plan. The actions show the current status of progress and who is responsible for their achievement.

8
QLDC
Scoping

Business Environmental Plans

Encourage and support development of Business Environmental Plans (for all businesses and industries) that identify risk areas in terms of effects on environment.

Encourage and support development of Business Environmental Plans (for all businesses and industries) that identify risk areas in terms of effects on environment e.g. water use, discharges (including those into Council wastewater and stormwater networks), sustainability measures, on and off-site practices (e.g. sediment management on constructions sites, storage of hazardous substances). 

Note: directions on what to include still to be developed


Progress

The current QLDC Trade Waste Bylaw does cover this action to some degree, and this will be further emphasised as part of the integrated bylaw proposal.


Implementation

Funding through QLDC’s Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan consultation process.

Collaborative Agencies:
WAI Wānaka Business owners
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 15:15 - Life on land UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
9
CCP-actions combo1
Started

Behaviour change to meet the environmental goals

Encourage and support an increase of awareness and behaviour change by residents and visitors to meet the environmental goals.

Progress

  1. Encouraging farmers to tell their story and engage with the wider community.
  2. Established Grounded, a community Environmental Action Group with Kahu Youth.
  3. Take a Walk on the Wild Side – Connection to Nature Survey.


Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
10
CCP-actions combo1
Scoping

Business system change and environmental initiatives

Collaborative engagement and communication with the wider community on business system change and environmental initiatives.

Progress

  1. WAI Wānaka communicates with QLDC on a monthly basis.
  2. Community engagement meetings between farmers, urban and other stakeholders including ORC, DoC, LINZ, Contact Energy etc
  3. Community Agreement being drafted with DoC
Collaborative Agencies:
Business owners
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
11
CCP-actions combo2
Started

First flush stormwater

Advocate for the treatment of first flush stormwater for all developments and existing subdivisions discharging into waterways or the Council’s network using best management practices and water sensitive urban design approaches.

Ensure monitoring of treatment’s and practices’ effectiveness is undertaken.


Progress

Wānaka Water Project stormwater research and outcomes presented to ORC and QLDC. Research findings are an ongoing source of information for all parties.

The QLDC Land Development and Subdivision Code of Practice (CoP) encourages the use of low impact treatment designs in new development. The CoP is also currently under further review.


Implementation

Input into ORC processes will be ongoing as part of submissions on notified consent applications.

Collaborative Agencies:
Otago Regional Council Guardians of Lake Wānaka Guardians of Lake Hāwea
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation
12
QLDC
Started

Stormwater design guidelines

Recommend development of stormwater design guidelines for QLDC district which are specific to the issues here – e.g. soil types, rainfall patterns and volumes, receiving water quality standards.

Progress

Does exist in the CoP but also being further reviewed.


Implementation

Funding through QLDC’s Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan consultation process.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
13
QLDC
Started

Stormwater research

Support further research into current stormwater quality and impacts on receiving water quality to help guide what treatment is appropriate in Upper Clutha.

Particular focus is on the behaviours of contaminants in the Roys Bay area of Lake Wānaka which receives a high proportion of Wānaka’s stormwater discharges.


Progress

QLDC has already commenced stormwater monitoring, with further work to come. Stormwater quality modelling work underway. See research commissioned by WAI Wānaka.


Implementation

As part of ORC’s and QLDC’s Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan consultation process.

Collaborative Agencies:
Otago Regional Council Guardians of Lake Hāwea Guardians of Lake Wānaka WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation
14
QLDC
Ongoing

Treatment systems for existing stormwater discharges

Investigate and adopt best options for retrofitting treatment systems to existing stormwater discharges and to creating wetland solutions.

Progress

Likely to be done over time dependent on action #12 and #13 above.


Implementation

Funding through QLDC’s Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan consultation process.


AUG 2022: QLDC Comments – This will be an on-going piece of work. All new projects consider SW treatment (examples being Stone St SW main, QT Arterial project, Lakeview development). The current Ten Year Plan has funding of $12.5m allocated for SW treatment improvements across the district. These budgets are available from Year 4 (24/25 FY).

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 15:15 - Life on land
15
QLDC
Ongoing

Erosion & Sediment Control Plans

Encourage the preparation and implementation of Erosion & Sediment Control (E&SC) Plans for all developments.

Progress

QLDC’s Guidelines for Environmental Management Plans was formally accepted by Council and have been utilised during the resource consenting process since June 2019. Available on QLDC website.


Implementation

ORC Plan change.

Collaborative Agencies:
Otago Regional Council
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 15:15 - Life on land
16
QLDC
Ongoing

Sediment management education programme

Create education programme for developers, builders and earthworks contractors on sediment management, in coordination with ORC – include workshops, E&SC plan development guidance, monitoring/maintenance recommendations.

Progress

The QLDC Monitoring, Enforcement and Environmental Compliance team have been actively educating contractors, consultants, builders and internal staff in relation to environmental management practices when undertaking land development activities over the past 24 months. This has included educational flyers and emails being sent to these parties. Additionally, workshops are being considered pending interest from the development community, additional internal staff training is being sourced.  

Collaborative Agencies:
wao WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 15:15 - Life on land
17
QLDC
Started

Wastewater discharges & treatment

Advocate for all wastewater discharges to be treated and discharged to land so that freshwater objectives are achieved, with no overflows to land where it may enter water. Also advocate for wastewater treatment sites to be compliant with ORC consent conditions.

Progress

All QLDC managed municipal wastewater treatment plants now discharge to land, with treatment upgrades either complete or planned.


Implementation

Ongoing as part of submission on notified consent applications.

Collaborative Agencies:
Guardians of Lake Hāwea Guardians of Lake Wānaka WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
18
QLDC
Started

Management of urban development

Advocate for urban development to be managed so that there is no adverse impact on water quality or aquatic ecosystems. This includes no increase in pre-development flows so waterways don’t receive serious erosion as a result of higher flows in rainfall events.

Progress

Stormwater flows from new urban development are managed through the QLDC CoP and/or the ORC Regional Water Plan. This action needs further discussion as it relates closely to a number of actions above.


Implementation

Ongoing as part of submissions on notified consent applications; and proposed plans, plan changes, or policy statement process.

Collaborative Agencies:
Otago Regional Council WAI Wānaka Guardians of Lake Wānaka Guardians of Lake Hāwea
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
19
Otago Regional Council
Scoping

Wetland advocacy

Advocate for there to be no urban development where it may affect water quality, water quantity or biodiversity of the wetland. Advocate for wetland creation as sites for enhancing quality of urban run-off.

Implementation

Ongoing as part of submissions on notified consent applications; and proposed plans, plan changes, or policy statement process.

Collaborative Agencies:
QLDC Guardians of Lake Wānaka Guardians of Lake Hāwea WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
20
Otago Regional Council
Scoping

Wetland creation for urban run-off

Advocate for wetland creation as sites for enhancing quality of urban run-off.

Implementation

To be aligned with National Policy with ongoing input into ORC and QLDC processes.


AUG 2022: ORC comments – The science team is currently undergoing work to identify areas that could be or have been wetlands due to their hydrology. The results of this work will help with achieving this CCP action.

Collaborative Agencies:
QLDC Guardians of Lake Hāwea Guardians of Lake Wānaka WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 15:15 - Life on land
21
CCP-actions combo2
Scoping

Rainwater tanks

Encourage the installation of rainwater tanks in all urban buildings or structures.

Progress

QLDC currently progressing through a website upgrade, with links proposed to educational resources on water conservation, pollution prevention, stormwater quality and other related aspects. Further discussion required on the benefits.
To view current info about water conservation on the QLDC website, click here.


Implementation

2020-2026 as part of consultation and notification on the new Land and Water Plan for the region.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation

EXPLORE THE OTHER ACTIONS

Man with plants near a lake and young trees

LAND MANAGEMENT


Person with a plant ready to go in the ground

ECOSYSTEM ACTIONS


People in a room listening to someone talk

COLLABORATION


Aerial image of lake Hāwea and Wānaka at the neck

MĀTAURANGA MĀORI


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