NIWA Project: ELF17208
- Author
- Allis, M;
- Year
- 2016
- Journal / Source
- Letter to Pauline Birchfield, West Coast Regional Council
- Publisher / Organisation
- West Coast Regional Council
- Pages
- 11 pp
- Keywords
- Karamea River, Otumahana Estuary, Kongahu Swamp, Granite Creek.
- Summary
- The West Coast Regional Council (WCRC) is seeking advice on whether there is any viable action (e.g., river mouth training walls, dredging or a stopbank extension as suggested by the community) that could be taken to restore and maintain the Karamea River mouth at its pre-2013 northerly location (in line with the township), whether any action should be undertaken, and what could be the likely consequences. This letter provides that advice based on a brief investigation funded by an Envirolink Small Advice Grant (ref No 1743: C01X1630). The investigation included a site visit by Michael Allis and Murray Hicks from NIWA on 22November 2016 as well as examination of historical aerial photographs and documents provided by WCRC.