Freshwater Planning

Freshwater farm planning is vital for managing water resources sustainably while balancing environmental, economic, and social needs.

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Freshwater Planning

Taranaki Regional Council Protecting Wetland Recourse Taranaki Farmers Good Farm Planning Hub
TRC – Protecting Wetlands
Good Farm Planning Hub Constructed Wetland Guidelines Resource
Constructed wetland guidelines
Good Farm Planning Hub Riparian Buffer Guide Resource
Riparian Buffer Design Guide
Map Taranaki Region Streams Rivers Fresh Water Quality Good Gfarm Planning Hub
Fresh Water Quality – Taranaki Regional Council
Plant Selection Tool For Taranaki Farmers Good Farm Planning Hub
Plant Selection Tool
Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Guide For Taranaki Farmers Good Farm Planning Hub
Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Guide

Freshwater is a precious resource. In New Zealand many freshwater bodies are degraded due to algal blooms, pollution by chemical and nutrient (Nitrogen, E. coli and Phosphorus are key ones related to agriculture) and issues related to high volumes of excess sediment washing into streams, lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

Clean and healthy waterways provide us with drinking water, recreation such as swimming and fishing and the production of food. Unless water is captured and treated (either in natural wetlands, or manmade interventions) the sediment and pollutants in Freshwater will flow out to the sea, and so activities on land negatively impact the sea environment as well.

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