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Sean Ranginui, left, Tai Ranginu and Devonte Evans enjoying the Pohangina River at Raumai Reserve last summer.
Swimmers could be putting themselves at risk of bacterial infections at more than a third of the wider Manawatū’s waterways this summer. From November to the end of April the Horizons Regional Council tests 70 lakes and rivers, and 11 coastal beaches in the Manawatū-Whanganui region for E.Coli, Cyanobacteria and Enterococci as part of its annual monitoring programme. Of the freshwater swim spots the council identified, 14 are at risk, are positive or don t have data for E.Coli, and 28 are at risk, are positive or don t have data for Cyanobacteria, according to its Safe Swim Spots table.
Groups protecting Whangaehu Catchment get Freshwater Improvement Fund grants
23 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Eight community organisations have been awarded $66,000 in community grants through the Ministry for the Environment s Freshwater Improvement Fund. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Chronicle
Horizons Regional Council has awarded over $65,000 in community grants for the Whangaehu catchment this year.
The Ngā Wai Ora o te Whangaehu grants programme is awarded to groups working towards protecting and enhancing the Whangaehu catchment.
The grants are provided through the Ministry for the Environment s Freshwater Improvement Fund. Horizons provides co-funding, oversees delivery of on-the-ground work and undertakes the administration.
They are one part of a Freshwater Improvement Fund for the Whangaehu catchment that is also supporting stream fencing and riparian planting projects.