Wynn Williams’ specialist team in Resource Management and Environmental law has a nationwide reputation for achieving outstanding results for our clients.
We advise industry and local government, including NZ’s largest Regional Council, on matters pertaining to the allocation of water, the processing of applications for resource consents, and the interpretation of consent conditions.
We regularly advise on:
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the allocation of water under the Resource Management Act 1991, including flow regimes promulgated under regional plans
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issues relating to water quality
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prosecutions and defence of activities relating to water, and breaches of the RMA
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the transfer of water permits from site to site
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obtaining a reliable supply of water for economic (farming) use
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assessing existing consents when advising on farm transactions
- A large-scale water harvesting scheme on the Pareora River in Timaru, for Fernwood Dairies Limited.
- Advising NZ’s largest Regional Council on matters pertaining to the allocation of water, processing of applications for resource consents, and interpretation of consent conditions.
- Acting as defence counsel for prosecutions brought against farmers for unlawfully taking water.
- The transfer of resource consents from site to site for large corporate farmers.