Guardians submission on Contact Energy Ltd’s Lake Hāwea Draft Erosion Management Plan
Guardian of Lake Hāwea (GLH), a sub-committee of HCA has been appointed by the Hāwea Community Association (HCA) to deal with matters related to the lake and shoreline. We met with Joe Wheeler of Contact Energy on 18 June 2021 for a site visit of the southern foreshore from the Dam to Grandview Creek.
The focus of this submission is the southern foreshore and in particular the foreshore adjacent to the township of Lake Hawea. This focus is for the following reasons:
The township foreshore is a QLDC reserve.
The HCA has made a significant financial investment in enhancing the indigenous flora and fauna of the reserve.
Since the late 1980’s a group of community volunteers (Thursday Group) has every Thursday undertaken weed control and planting on the reserve.
A significant number of the local community and visitors use the reserve for recreation.
Contact Energy’s resource consent states:
“Sub-condition d) gives priority to the lake margin adjoining Lake Hāwea township and requires actions to avoid, remedy or mitigate actual or potential erosion whereas around the remainder of the lake margin actions are required where erosion affects public roads, private land or which causes a risk to public safety.” (p2)
