Auckland 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.
Support evidence-based community projects to monitor, protect, restore and enhance ecological systems, biodiversity and water quality.
Prioritise action to protect and restore habitats and ecosystems and ensure clean air and water, healthy land, soils, wetlands and coastal areas.
Promote pollution monitoring and sediment control techniques. Support rural landowners to fence and plant streams and aim for drinkable rivers.
Make it affordable to connect to freshwater infrastructure for those who want to connect from the tank system.
Stop punishing those on tank water with an arbitrary flat rate and place flow meters on tanks if charging.
Provide a facility for connection to freshwater to be added to rates over time to make connection more affordable for families.
Support evidence-based community projects to monitor, protect, restore and enhance ecological systems, biodiversity and water quality.
Prioritise action to protect and restore habitats and ecosystems and ensure clean air and water, healthy land, soils, wetlands and coastal areas.
Promote pollution monitoring and sediment control techniques. Support rural landowners to fence and plant streams and aim for drinkable rivers.
Make it affordable to connect to freshwater infrastructure for those who want to connect from the tank system.
Stop punishing those on tank water with an arbitrary flat rate and place flow meters on tanks if charging.
Provide a facility for connection to freshwater to be added to rates over time to make connection more affordable for families.
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