Tasman District Council
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Meet responsibilities under Te Mana o Te Wai.
Ensure water takes do not deplete freshwater flows.
Use quantitative data to understand freshwater catchments and inform decision-making.
Work on addressing the high nitrate issue with Tasman waterways.
Celebrate the excellent job that most land owners are doing in our region that give us some of the cleanest rivers in the country.
Ask DOC to fence the animals out of the rivers and streams in the parks in our region.
Use and improve quantitative data to inform actions to protect freshwater systems. Communicate data more effectively through Tasman District Council website.
Support Motueka Catchment Collective initiatives.
Disband ineffective Council Irrigators Committee and call more frequent meetings for all irrigators to share data and clarify policy.
Establish standard of making all waterways drinkable as the bottom line. Start from there and work upwards.
Examine and discuss whether water resource harm is actually necessary today. Must we compromise? How long for? At what true cost?
Meet responsibilities under Te Mana o Te Wai.
Ensure water takes do not deplete freshwater flows.
Use quantitative data to understand freshwater catchments and inform decision-making.
Work on addressing the high nitrate issue with Tasman waterways.
Celebrate the excellent job that most land owners are doing in our region that give us some of the cleanest rivers in the country.
Ask DOC to fence the animals out of the rivers and streams in the parks in our region.
Use and improve quantitative data to inform actions to protect freshwater systems. Communicate data more effectively through Tasman District Council website.
Support Motueka Catchment Collective initiatives.
Disband ineffective Council Irrigators Committee and call more frequent meetings for all irrigators to share data and clarify policy.
Establish standard of making all waterways drinkable as the bottom line. Start from there and work upwards.
Examine and discuss whether water resource harm is actually necessary today. Must we compromise? How long for? At what true cost?
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