Central Otago Whitewater Inc and the New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association has applied for notified resource consents from the Queenstown Lakes District Council for the activities.
The project forms part of a collection of mitigation measures agreed with Contact Energy, following the recent renewal of that company's electricity generation resource consents.
The project would meet a need for grade 2-3 whitewater kayaking features in Otago, including surfing waves, eddies and eddy lines.
An elevated rock band will be constructed across the riverbed, rock structures will be placed at the side of the river and rock rip-rap will be placed directly on the bed and against the banks.
The Otago Regional Council has already granted the appropriate water, discharge and land use consents.
Further information is available from the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Lakes Environmental offices in Wanaka and Queenstown.
Public submissions must be received before the closing date on August 13.
