Waikato Regional Council is moving a step closer to safeguarding sustainable and reliable access to quality freshwater. The Strategy and Policy Committee endorsed implementing the recommendations outlined in the council’s water security strategy .
It includes updated objectives and criteria for the Natural Heritage Partnership Programme and operational changes that build in efficiencies for staff and applicants. Also at the meeting, the council formally adopted its policy on dangerous, earthquake-prone .
There is also potential for the region to transition from the use of fossil fuels for heat and transport to a combination of increased renewable electricity and biomass/biofuels and biogas.
An ambitious plan to double Waikato aquaculture exports within 20 years has been given the thumbs-up by the Waikato Regional Council, with backing from.