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Land & Water Subcommittee October 2012 Healthy Rivers – Plan for Change Draft Waikato Regional Plan Change 1 Waikato and Waipa River Catchments Content 1. Recap on reasons for plan review process 2. Resolutions made to date 3. Project update Why a regional plan review process? Water quality monitoring results Legal requirements Plan review process Policy effectiveness reviews Stakeholder expectations Legal requirements Current regional plan does not manage adverse effects of non-point source discharges set limits, targets and methods for achievement give effect to in plans along Waikato and Waipā rivers Independent policy effectiveness reviews OAG report on freshwater quality Policy effectiveness review of regional plan Review of regional plan ‘giving effect’ to the Vision and Strategy more needed to manage risks managing effects of agriculture most important, urgent expected to further support Water quality monitoring results Nutrients (N and P) trend RISING both rivers, 20+ years Sediment level HIGH Waipā, lower Waikato Bacteria level HIGH Waipā, lower Waikato, downstream of Karapiro But some water quality measures better, from improved industrial and wastewater discharges Stakeholder expectations Iwi Community swimmable, fishable, food gathering clean rivers The rivers Industry use, profit, provide for future opportunities Overseas markets environment to support reputation Content 1. Recap on reasons for plan review process 2. Resolutions made to date 3. Project update Background - Resolutions • Staff to work with iwi to co-design plan review • Staged approach to implementing NPS: Freshwater • Understand and develop co-governance & comanagement arrangements Background – Resolutions cont... • WRC commence plan change process • Partnership Charter (#2146626) endorsed • Work closely with all interested and potentially affected stakeholders Content 1. Recap on reasons for plan review process 2. Resolutions made to date 3. Project update Project update • Joint Working Party • Engagement Strategy • Communication • Technical Alliance • Decembers subcommittee mgt: Project Messaging Engagement Strategy Technical Alliance Key steps 1 2 3 Understand all sides of issue Develop limits and targets Develop options and policy mix • Get balanced view listen to locals, farmers, industry leaders, foresters, recreationalists, environmental groups • Work with stakeholders to work out limits and when • use information from step 1 and from independent scientists and experts • Develop range of policy methods • talk with communities, farmers, foresters, recreationalists and industry to find out what’s most likely to work changes to land use practices changes to council and industry practices Plan change might include limits and targets for water bodies maximum amounts of contaminants (nutrients, sediment and bacteria) from point and non-point sources allowed to enter land or water specific outcomes for ecological health and recreation, fisheries and mahinga kai (customary food collection) • If needed, extra slides below Technical Alliance advisory group of specialists from range of domains agree on problem statement, including causes create range of land use scenarios and possible consequences on catchment and property review/refine consequences as project progresses Menu of farm practices • to help prepare farmers for limits • tools to use now, plus their contribution to lowering footprint • nutrient-focused, but multiple contaminants • based on peer-reviewed science • will also inform policy • March 2013 expected release date