Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Monitor and report on E. coli levels to protect swimming spots and aquatic ecosystems.

Remove invasive plant species from waterways to restore native aquatic plant communities.

Rewild waterways through riparian planting and wetland restoration to control floods and support biodiversity.

Support regional council in establishing limits for contaminants entering catchments at risk.

Support regional council in minimising the effects of land and soil disturbance.

Support regional council to protect, restore and enhance Wairoa River's indigenous aquatic, riparian and wetland vegetation and habitats.

Support council investing in understanding what sustainable quantities are available for extraction.

Support policies that protect and enhance the health of the water (wai) in lakes, rivers and streams.

Support the hierarchy that the enduring health of the water comes first, followed by access for human consumption then other uses.

Aim for all rivers, lakes and streams to be safe for swimming and recreation within a generation.

Protect freshwater flows by managing irrigation and land use with smarter monitoring, data and technology to prevent over-extraction.

Support landowners and communities to restore wetlands and riparian areas that naturally filter and protect waterways.

Enforce science-led limits on pollutants in waterways.

Improve river and lake water quality through riparian planting and farm management support.

Work with iwi and landowners to co-manage freshwater resources.

Actively use wetlands, swales and water attenuation devices to reduce soil erosion and loss of valuable topsoil.

Aspire to have all local rivers and estuaries cleaned up with silt and toxins removed to be swimmable by 2030.

Incentivise sustainable design development with rainwater harvesting and storage tanks for fruit trees and vegetable gardens.

Contain, treat and filter stormwater runoff from urbanised areas and roads to prevent contamination of waterways.

Continue native planting along waterways as the Bay of Plenty region's environmental well-being hinges on healthy waterways.

Ensure high water quality in waterways to support wildlife and fish, allowing them to navigate streams and rivers within the riparian zone.

Actively monitor flows into water bodies and ensure compliance where breaches are found.

Appropriately establish wetlands that cleanse polluted water prior to entering larger water bodies such as estuaries and lakes.

Continue the programme of reducing nitrogen loads in lakes.

Become a centre of excellence for freshwater data, science and projects and share expertise with other councils.

Enable more catchment focused work and focus on te mana o te wai approach despite central government policy direction uncertainty.

Focus on swim-ability and safe kai gathering not just wading ability for our rivers and lakes using mātauranga Māori as well as data.

Achieve sustainable freshwater use, quality and management through community engagement, continued research, monitoring and enforcement.

Improve land, water and biodiversity habitat in local catchments through funding for iwi and community activities, eg planting and pest control.

Improve the water quality in lakes, rivers and estuaries through science-based action, including requisite changes to the Resource Management Act.

Find the most polluted waterway in the city and start there. Enforce, control, remediate and replant until it is sorted.

Ensure that any development or construction project meets strict soil erosion and runoff rules to prevent more siltation of our harbours.

Ensure rivers, lakes and estuaries are healthy and safe to swim and fish in.

Ensure sustainable water use and management.

Restore upper catchments to manage downstream flooding, sediment and drought impacts on downstream communities, industries and waterways.