1. Submissions Subcommittee
4 April 2017

2. Apologies

3. 2 Confirmation of Agenda
THAT the agenda of the meeting of the Submissions Subcommittee of 4 April 2017, as circulated, be confirmed as the business for the meeting.

4. 3 Disclosures of Interest

5. 4 Waikato Regional Council submission to the Clean Water 90% of rivers and lakes swimmable by 2040: Consultation Document

6. Key submission topics:
Proposing a target of 90% of rivers and lakes swimmable by 2040
Amending the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014
Keeping stock out of our waterways

7. Clean Water Consultation 2017 key topics:
Proposing a target of 90% of rivers and lakes swimmable by 2040
New maps and information on the current water quality for swimming
Proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014
Inviting applications for the Freshwater Improvement fund 2017
Keeping stock out of our waterways
Issues raised in the submission include the following:
Timeframe
Fairness
Decision making tools (modelling)
New regulatory tools
Resourcing

8. MfE Workshop – 30 March 2017
As Digital elevation models improve e.g. REC1, REC2. REC3 coming soon – this will pick up more ‘4th order’ streams
The model currently cannot track progress – difficult to determine if changes in E. coli are a result of the model changing or from actual bacteria concentration changes
Appendix 5 – is public health the mandate of Regional Councils? If so, predictive modelling will be required
Stock exclusion – MfE timeframes vs Regional Councils regulations. Clarification for stock exclusion regulations.

9. Recommendations
THAT the report Waikato Regional Council submission to the Clean Water 90% of rivers and lakes swimmable by 2040: Consultation Document (Doc # , dated 28 March 2017) be received.
THAT the Subcommittee recommend to Council the approval of the submission subject to any amendments approved by the Subcommittee.

10. 5 Submission on the draft Waikato Plan

11. What is the Waikato Plan?
Non statutory strategic plan
Five regional priorities
Planning for population change
Connecting our communities through targeted investment
Partnering with Iwi/Māori
Addressing water allocation and quality
Advancing regional economic development
10 Key Actions

12. Draft submission Generally supports the plan
Suggestions on following topics
Waikato Plan Leadership Group
Vision
Timing and scope of some actions
Environmental outcomes
Climate change
Implementation
Transport and road safety (level of detail)

13. Recommendation
THAT the report “Submission on the draft Waikato Plan” (Doc # , dated 4 April ) be received.
THAT the Committee endorses the submission on draft Waikato Plan (Doc # , dated 4 April 2017), subject to any amendments, to be submitted to the Waikato Plan Joint Committee.