

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.

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.
Set environmental limits based on science rather than cultural values.
Speed up consents for water storage to ease pressure on source water.
Invest in infrastructure to prevent sewage going into waterways.
Eliminate stormwater and wastewater overflows that make beaches and waterways unswimmable.
Increase compliance funding to enable faster, more decisive responses to pollution events with the goal of eliminating root causes.
Increase transparency on freshwater monitoring to help educate and inform the public and enable better decision-making over actions.
Set environmental limits based on science rather than cultural values.
Speed up consents for water storage to ease pressure on source water.
Invest in infrastructure to prevent sewage going into waterways.
Eliminate stormwater and wastewater overflows that make beaches and waterways unswimmable.
Increase compliance funding to enable faster, more decisive responses to pollution events with the goal of eliminating root causes.
Increase transparency on freshwater monitoring to help educate and inform the public and enable better decision-making over actions.
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