Nelson City 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.
Work with Tasman district neighbours to establish a timetable for planting and, where necessary, fencing all the region's river margins.
Advocate for agricultural activities best suited to our climate.
Incentivise retaining permeable surfaces and creating urban wetlands and permeable swales in stormwater systems to slow runoff.
Provide incentives for low-water-use developments using grey-water reuse for irrigation and water-efficient appliances and fittings.
Support domestic rainwater storage to boost drought resilience and reduce pressure on the main supply during dry seasons.
Support landowners for projects that improve water quality such as riparian planting and stock fencing.
Naturalise the flow of water where possible.
Replace clear-fell logging with continuous canopy forest management.
Stop intensive land use like plantations in our freshwater catchment.
Continue to support riparian planting and improvements to river health and resilience, including through the adopt-a-spot programme.
Renew and maintain critical infrastructure to prevent contamination and build resilience in waterways.
Maintain clean waterways and streams.
Promote future water reserves for growth capacity.
Reduce the amount of filth dragged onto public stormwater by quarry and forest site trucking.
Prioritise funding for the continuation of the high standard of the drinking water supply from the Maitai and Roding rivers.
Support all initiatives that will keep a close watch on the health of the Maitai in relation to the Kākā Valley development.
Support thorough and ongoing high-quality monitoring of our urban and rural rivers and streams, with emphasis on the health of the Maitai.
Allocate a dedicated fund for community grants to support river and freshwater restoration initiatives.
Empower community groups to lead Maitai River restoration through habitat protection and native planting.
Launch a public education campaign on water conservation to reduce pollution from urban and rural run-off.
Aim for all local rivers to be swimmable by 2023.
Ensure long term water security.
Manage irrigation and support farmers and growers.
Work with Tasman district neighbours to establish a timetable for planting and, where necessary, fencing all the region's river margins.
Advocate for agricultural activities best suited to our climate.
Incentivise retaining permeable surfaces and creating urban wetlands and permeable swales in stormwater systems to slow runoff.
Provide incentives for low-water-use developments using grey-water reuse for irrigation and water-efficient appliances and fittings.
Support domestic rainwater storage to boost drought resilience and reduce pressure on the main supply during dry seasons.
Support landowners for projects that improve water quality such as riparian planting and stock fencing.
Naturalise the flow of water where possible.
Replace clear-fell logging with continuous canopy forest management.
Stop intensive land use like plantations in our freshwater catchment.
Continue to support riparian planting and improvements to river health and resilience, including through the adopt-a-spot programme.
Renew and maintain critical infrastructure to prevent contamination and build resilience in waterways.
Maintain clean waterways and streams.
Promote future water reserves for growth capacity.
Reduce the amount of filth dragged onto public stormwater by quarry and forest site trucking.
Prioritise funding for the continuation of the high standard of the drinking water supply from the Maitai and Roding rivers.
Support all initiatives that will keep a close watch on the health of the Maitai in relation to the Kākā Valley development.
Support thorough and ongoing high-quality monitoring of our urban and rural rivers and streams, with emphasis on the health of the Maitai.
Allocate a dedicated fund for community grants to support river and freshwater restoration initiatives.
Empower community groups to lead Maitai River restoration through habitat protection and native planting.
Launch a public education campaign on water conservation to reduce pollution from urban and rural run-off.
Aim for all local rivers to be swimmable by 2023.
Ensure long term water security.
Manage irrigation and support farmers and growers.
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