2. Waikato Regional Council Geothermal Update: Regulatory, Policy, Science and Monitoring 2019
Jim McLeod, Katherine Luketina, Diane Palmer
NZ Geothermal Workshop
November 2019

3. Waikato Regional Council
NZ Regional Councils manage natural and physical resource use and development (RMA)
NZ has15 Regional Councils
3 have NZs known high temp. geothermal systems
All except one are in the Taupo Volcanic Zone
Waikato has 15 large systems (>70% of NZs resource)
5 of these have large power developments

4. WRC Structure: Geothermal
Councillors: 14 councillor, 5 of whom are new
Vaughan Payne (CEO)
Chris McLay (Director: Resource Use)
Brent Sinclair (Manager: Industry & Infrastructure)
Hugh Keane (Team Leader: Infrastructure)
Diane Palmer
Ed Prince
Tracey May (Director: Science and Strategy)
Mike Scarsbrook (Manager: Science) NEW!!!
Michelle Begbie (Team Leader: GALEC: Geothermal, Air, Land-based Ecosystems, and Contaminated Sites) NEW!!!
Katherine Luketina
Jim McLeod

5. RMA SOE Reporting 2019 Small geothermal systems Evaluating
Update geochemical characterisation of features
Evaluating
Satellite / InSAR
Land elevation change across multiple systems
Cellular-connected cameras
Motion detection & Time-lapse
Resource Capacity re- assessment
SKM 2002 or UNFC-2009?
Waimangu activity
Frying Pan discolouration
Outflow Fluid chemistry sensors
Ground Penetrating Radar work for sinter (Bridget Lynne has a paper on that)

6. RMA SOE Reporting 2019 Review of SOE Framework © WRC
Significant geothermal features management
Extent and condition of geothermal vegetation – deferred
Ecosystem health and trend – deferred
Review of SOE Framework
Exploring DPSIR
Ground Penetrating Radar work for sinter (Bridget Lynne has a paper on that)
© WRC

7. Other Projects 2019 TVZ Co-management with BOPRC
Consistency of approach and coordination of activities
BOPRC / WRC Field trip (Kawerau)
PRP / SMP / Annual Report / Data Reports
Effectiveness & efficiency of framework and processes
Annual Report: issues identification and progress to closure
PRP summary letters for 3rd party reporting
Maintenance of PRP EOI register & recruitment

8. Other Projects 2019 TVZ Co-management with BOPRC
Lake-bed MT – with BOPRC and GNS
Draft NPS on biodiversity
Check for consistency with existing geothermal policy, engage with stakeholders
Draft NPS on fresh water
Regional Plan Review
Data gathering, policy development
Natural Hazards assessment and risk quantification
PRP / SMP / Reports / Process
Consistency between systems

9. Questions?