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.
Reduce the amount of filth dragged onto public stormwater by quarry and forest site trucking.
Maintain clean waterways and streams.
Promote future water reserves for growth capacity.
Support landowners for projects that improve water quality such as riparian planting and stock fencing.
Support domestic rainwater storage to boost drought resilience and reduce pressure on the main supply during dry seasons.
Provide incentives for low-water-use developments using grey-water reuse for irrigation and water-efficient appliances and fittings.
Prioritise funding for the continuation of the high standard of the drinking water supply from the Maitai and Roding rivers.
Support thorough and ongoing high-quality monitoring of our urban and rural rivers and streams, with emphasis on the health of the Maitai.
Support all initiatives that will keep a close watch on the health of the Maitai in relation to the Kākā Valley development.
Aim for all local rivers to be swimmable by 2023.
Manage irrigation and support farmers and growers.
Ensure long term water security.
Naturalise the flow of water where possible.
Stop intensive land use like plantations in our freshwater catchment.
Replace clear-fell logging with continuous canopy forest management.
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.
Allocate a dedicated fund for community grants to support river and freshwater restoration initiatives.
Renew and maintain critical infrastructure to prevent contamination and build resilience in waterways.
Continue to support riparian planting and improvements to river health and resilience, including through the adopt-a-spot programme.
Reduce the amount of filth dragged onto public stormwater by quarry and forest site trucking.
Maintain clean waterways and streams.
Promote future water reserves for growth capacity.
Support landowners for projects that improve water quality such as riparian planting and stock fencing.
Support domestic rainwater storage to boost drought resilience and reduce pressure on the main supply during dry seasons.
Provide incentives for low-water-use developments using grey-water reuse for irrigation and water-efficient appliances and fittings.
Prioritise funding for the continuation of the high standard of the drinking water supply from the Maitai and Roding rivers.
Support thorough and ongoing high-quality monitoring of our urban and rural rivers and streams, with emphasis on the health of the Maitai.
Support all initiatives that will keep a close watch on the health of the Maitai in relation to the Kākā Valley development.
Aim for all local rivers to be swimmable by 2023.
Manage irrigation and support farmers and growers.
Ensure long term water security.
Naturalise the flow of water where possible.
Stop intensive land use like plantations in our freshwater catchment.
Replace clear-fell logging with continuous canopy forest management.
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.
Allocate a dedicated fund for community grants to support river and freshwater restoration initiatives.
Renew and maintain critical infrastructure to prevent contamination and build resilience in waterways.
Continue to support riparian planting and improvements to river health and resilience, including through the adopt-a-spot programme.
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