Regional Plan Variation 5 Protecting Lake Taupo Natasha Hayward Programme Manager - On farm Consents.

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Regional Plan Variation 5 Protecting Lake Taupo Natasha Hayward Programme Manager - On farm Consents

Background Landuse policies & rules Wastewater policies & rules Progress Outcomes / initiatives - rural

Issue: Changes in lake water quality Increased nitrogen levels Algal growths Reduced clarity Land use intensification

Why take action ? Lake Taupo a national icon Important tourist destination national economic impacts local economic & social impacts Cultural impacts - Tuwharetoa Start of the Waikato River – regional

Early consultation 2000 Tuwharetoa Central Govt Taupo District Council Farmers - Taupo Lake Care Community meetings Meetings, media, newsletters Options proposed: 1. Do nothing 2. Slightly lower quality than now 3. Maintain current water quality 4. Better water quality than now

Pastoral farming (93%) Stock urine

Wastewater (7%) – municipal & septic tanks

A new Plan - Variation 5 Policies and rules to reduce and cap nitrogen inputs – rural and urban 1. Publicly notified Submissions (>100) 3. Council hearing & decision Appeals 5. Environment Court hearing (3-4 weeks) Interim decision Nov Final Decision June Operative 7 July 2011

Regional Plan Variation 5 key aspects Key policies Reduce nitrogen loads from farming & wastewater by 20%, by 2020 Taupo District Council Lake Taupo Protection Trust (public fund 81 million) Key rules Farming requires consent – Nitrogen discharge allowance & farm plans N trading / offsetting rule Septic tanks near lake edge require consent post 2013

Progress LTPT removed 100 tonnes (over half way to target) NDA’s - 97 % pastoral area Farm/nitrogen management plans - 80% pastoral area 30 farming consents granted + 14 applications 20% N reduction policy for wastewater achieved Strategy for septic tanks near lake – improvements and consent

Outcomes / initiatives Current farming operations well below N cap Strategic and innovative  Taupo beef brand Efficient farm systems $ from N & C (ETS) Research - other landuses, N leaching mitigation options

Questions ? & Thank you