Dr Everett-Hincks told the council her team had a project management system in place and regular meetings scheduled to manage this ‘‘significant’’ risk. Due to the workload it was expected additional work through plan changes would be needed after 2023. The LWRP is required to provide clear direction on how land and water are to be managed in Otago. The 2023 deadline is considered tight due to the amount of work that needs to happen before any public consultation on proposed changes to water catchments can go ahead. In some parts of the Dunstan, Roxburgh, and Lower Clutha catchments the council would also be doing fine-scale hydrology analyses.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 13, 2021 16:30 UTC