This technical guidance, prepared by NIWA – with contributions from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and the Ministry for the Environment – will help councils with National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 implementation.
This technical guidance, prepared by NIWA – with contributions from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and the Ministry for the Environment – will help councils with National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 implementation.
It covers:
- linking current sediment attribute states and target sediment attribute states to catchment sediment loads
- setting limits on resource uses, to achieve target attribute states for suspended fine sediment (and therefore visual water clarity)
- developing action plans, to achieve target attribute states for deposited fine sediment
- catchment management, to mitigate fine-sediment effects in estuaries and downstream receiving environments.
The guidance was written for people and organisations with a key role in NPS-FM implementation, including local authorities and industry stakeholders.