This document sets out the Government's further work in the ongoing programme of water reform.
This document sets out the Government's further work in the ongoing programme of water reform.
We are:
- proposing a target of 90% of rivers and lakes swimmable by 2040
- seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (public submissions closed on Friday 28 April 2017)
- inviting applications for the Freshwater Improvement Fund (the 2017 funding round has now closed for applications)
- seeking feedback on the detail of policy proposals for excluding stock from waterways (public submissions closed on Friday 28 April 2017).
- Cabinet paper: Fresh water - proposals following next steps
- Draft regulatory impact statement: Proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014
- Draft regulatory impact statement: stock exclusion
- Section 32 evaluation report for proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014
- Effect of E. coli mitigation on the proportion of time primary contact minimum acceptable state concentrations are exceeded: Technical note
- National Objectives Framework. Statistical considerations for design and assessment
- Assessment of the impact of flow alterations on electricity generation
- Sediment attributes stage 1
- Protecting freshwater health [Ministry for Primary Industries website]