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Water
Simon Berry has a particular interest
in water and is the co-author (with Bal Matheson) of the chapter
on “Water Law” in Environmental and Resource Management Law (3rd
ed.). Other relevant experience includes:
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Acting for Hamilton City Council to obtain a longer term consent for Hamilton City’s water take (recipient of RMLA, NZPI and ACENZ prizes). |
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Preparing submissions on behalf of the Environment Waikato group and Local Government NZ in relation to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. |
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Assisting Hamilton City Council in relation to industrial water takes and stormwater issues. |
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Assisting Environment Canterbury in relation to high level strategy groundwater allocation matters. |
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Acting for the Waikato
Regional Council in connection with Variation 5 to Waikato
Regional Plan, which creates land use rules to control
non-point discharges of nitrogen to Lake Taupo. |
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Advising Watercare
and the local authorities along the Waikato River in
relation to Variation 6 of the Waikato Regional Plan
regarding water allocation. |
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Assisted Watercare to obtain many resource consents
required in connection with the Auckland Water Supply System, including: |
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- Waikato River Water Supply Project.
- Special empowering legislation during Auckland Water Crisis.
- Resource consents renewals for water supply dams in the Waitakere and Hunua Ranges.
- Simon provided advice to the Waitaki Water Allocation Board as to the scope of the Resource Management (Waitaki Catchment) Amendment Act 2004. (Opinion on Ministry for the Environment Website).
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Simon has also been involved in a number of cases
involving applications for water conservation orders, including the Ahuriri
River, Rakaia River and Motu River. |
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