Nelson City Council

Work with advocacy groups such as Groundswell to produce straight forward effective freshwater policies.

Reduce pollution impacts on freshwater sources, to improve drinking water, swimmability of rivers, and river health for biodiversity.

Plan for the resilience of drinking water and stormwater infrastructure, and future proof against disasters.

Lead on the implementation of Te Mana o te Wai, the national policy statement on freshwater management.

Improve freshwater habitat for ecological outcomes.

Conserve water in urban rain harvesting and storage in rural catchments.

Support education to conserve water now and not wait for mandate.

Clean up our rivers and waterways as a priority.

Maintain and improve water supplies and infrastructure.

Deliver on an ambitious target of making the Maitai river the healthiest urban river in Aotearoa, through riparian widening and restoration.

Maintain investment in our water treatment plant, including resiliency upgrades to its supply pipes, to ensure the provision of safe water.

Lift acceptable standards for runoff and pollutants within our waterways, with the goal of having all local rivers swimmable by 2028.

Invest in utilising our treated wastewater for irrigating golf courses and parks, rather than using our high quality potable drinking water.

Improve our whitebait spawning habitats in the lower reaches of our Maitai and Whakapuaka rivers.

Improve capturing contaminants from our stormwater outlets from entering our streams.

Retire, fence, and plant all estuarine and river margins.

Return green waste to locals soils to retain water and nutrients.

Progressively move from monoculture to agricultural practices appropriate to our climate.

Better management of our stormwater infrastructure to reduce contaminants into our streams.

Invest and monitor to prevent sewage entering our water ways and beaches.