A
new scientific report commissioned by Environment Canterbury
and the Department of Conservation (DOC) provides further
support for the efforts of rūnanga, public agencies and
farmers to address declining water quality in the Ashburton
high-country lakes/Ō Tū Wharekai.
The report
(PDF File, 2.27MB) was commissioned to provide
information on the nutrient reductions required to achieve
water quality targets set by the community in the Land
and Water Regional Plan (LWRP). The conclusions from the
Cawthron Institute found that significant reductions in
nutrient loads will be required to preserve water quality in
the high-country lakes studied.
The lakes are
sensitive to nutrient inputs from several sources, including
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 10:22 am
Reflecting on over decade of joint service to the
Waimakariri Water Zone Committee, former chair Dave Ashby
and deputy chair Cam Henderson view the collaborative
approach adopted during the process that led to the
Waimakariri part of proposed Plan Change 7 of the Land &
Water Regional Plan (PC7) as the highlight of their time on
the committee.
Caption: Former
Waimakariri Water Zone Committee chair Dave Ashby and former
deputy chair Cam Henderson consider teamwork and community
participation as vital for improving local
waterways.
Flaxton dairy farmer and farm
consultant Dave Ashby, who served on the committee for eight
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Thursday, 22 July 2021, 3:15 pm
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) today released a summary
report following consultation on five flow scenarios for the
Manuherekia River. The consultation will inform the
provisions that are part of the development of ORC’s new
Land and Water Regional Plan. The scenarios for consultation
were developed with input from the Manuherekia Reference
Group.
1,089 submissions were made in total. The
following figure shows the number of submissions against
each of the five minimum flow scenarios consulted on, as
well as flows of 900 and 1,100 l/s:
The consultation
summary also reports on scenario preference by location and
analyses additional comments made in the submissions.
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