Clients range from farmers, trying to get a better understanding of how they can best meet their water needs, to large organisations working through the water resource consent process.
Raineffects is a preferred supplier to the Dunedin City Council and Anderson Lloyd Caudwell Lawyers.
Dunedin City Council Analyses of water resources availability in water supply catchments: impact assessments on streamflows from water supply activities: impact on natural drainage patterns from road construction: review of regional water plans to assess impact of policies and rules on water supplies: development of depth-duration-frequency method for stormwater design: preparation of applications and evidence for water permit renewals.
Department of Conservation Canterbury ConservancyHydrology reviews and preparation of evidence for Rangitata Water Conservation Order, water permit applications for Rangitata River supplied irrigation schemes, and water allocation plans and water quantity sections of regional water plans. Flow analyses and minimum flow recommendations in small streams; and review of hydrology/water resources reports accompanying water permit applications.
Montgomery Watson HarzaPeer review of hydrology studies: review of current and potential future Dunedin City water supplies: potential for flooding of proposed Tuatapere sewage treatment plant site: reviews of rainfall and resulting flooding from weather events in Dunedin City.
Oceana Gold (formerly Macraes Mining Company Limited)Assessed potential water supplies for goldmining activities: impact assessments on local weather, climate, and stream and river flows resulting from goldmining activities: preparation of evidence for hearings.
Pioneer GenerationAnalyses of flow records in measured catchments and derivation and analysis of flow records in unmeasured catchments to assess water availability for power generation.
Ministry for the Environment on behalf
of New Zealand Government Analysis of Waitaki River and tributary flows and likely impacts of proposed minimum flows on irrigation: comparisons of modified flow patterns to natural flow patterns: preparation of evidence for hearing.
Other ClientsNgai TahuReview of hydrological and water resources reports for major water consent applications in the Clutha and Waitaki catchments.
North Otago Downlands Water CompanyPreparation and lodging of applications and assessment of environmental effects (AEE) and preparation of hearing evidence for the North Otago Downlands Irrigation scheme.
Southern Alpine Recreation LtdWater resource analysis of high mountain streams for more water usage in snowmaking.
TrustPower LimitedAnalysis of low flows in Deep Stream and recommendations for future water permits: analysis of Lake Mahinerangi flood inflows
