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				<title>River management guidelines</title>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;Summary&quot;&gt;Good river management protects our property and land from damage. Waikato Regional Council and landowners have responsibilities to maintain and protect our waterways. Working together ensures our rivers are healthy and well managed. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 311px; height: 234px;&quot; src=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/assets/PageFiles/2751/guidelines1.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of unplanted river bank&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt; On this page: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;internal ss-broken&quot; href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/#Heading1&quot;&gt;River management benefits&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;internal ss-broken&quot; href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/#Heading2&quot;&gt;Good river management&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;internal ss-broken&quot; href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/#Heading3&quot;&gt;Working together&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;internal ss-broken&quot; href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/#Heading4&quot;&gt;How we can help you&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;internal ss-broken&quot; href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/#Heading5&quot;&gt;Landowner responsibilities&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;internal ss-broken&quot; href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/#Heading6&quot;&gt;Useful links&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council has overall responsibility for managing rivers and streams in the Waikato region. It is also the owner, manager and operator of a number of assets including:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;significant &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Land-and-soil/&quot;&gt;soil conservation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;river management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;flood control&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Land-and-soil/Managing-Land-and-Soil/Managing-peat/&quot;&gt;land drainage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;River and Catchment Services has the role of maintaining these existing assets and planning and implementing new works. When carrying out this work, consideration is given to river and stream systems as a whole, providing a co-ordinated approach to what happens on the ground. This includes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;proactive management&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;working with landowners, agencies and interested parties&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;enhancement of our environment&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Water/Rivers/&quot;&gt;Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;As part of our commitment to working with the community, guidelines have been developed which set out the river management responsibilities of landowners and Waikato Regional Council.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out more about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Services/Regional-services/River-and-catchment-management/&quot;&gt;River and Catchment Management&lt;/a&gt; in the Waikato region.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 310px; height: 235px;&quot; src=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/assets/PageFiles/2751/guidelines2.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of planted river bank&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;River management benefits&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good river management practice helps protect your property and land from damage. Effective river management reduces:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;erosion - protecting your valuable soil&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;sedimentation – improving water quality&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;damage from flooding – saving you money.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good river management also improves recreational opportunities (for example, swimming) and habitat for aquatic plants and animals (for example, whitebait).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rivers also hold cultural, recreational and aesthetic value. They are a source of water and are home to a variety of aquatic &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Water/Rivers/healthyrivers/Stream-and-river-life/&quot;&gt;animals and plants&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By managing rivers and streams we help protect our quality of life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out more about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Land-and-soil/Managing-Land-and-Soil/Managing-farm-runoff/&quot;&gt;managing waterway areas&lt;/a&gt; and the benefits to you and the environment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Good river management&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aspects of good river management include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;maintaining vegetation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;clearing obstructions and preventing plants and other objects, such as logs, from blocking waterways&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;gravel management in some areas&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;erosion control&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Services/Regional-services/Plant-and-animal-pests/&quot;&gt;pest control&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can protect river banks from erosion by:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;stock management – for example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Land-and-soil/Managing-Land-and-Soil/Managing-farm-runoff/Fencing-streams-and-rivers/&quot;&gt;fencing&lt;/a&gt; to keep stock out of rivers and other waterways&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;planting the riverbank – for example, with natives.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Working together&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council is responsible for the overall &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Services/Regional-services/River-and-catchment-management/&quot;&gt;River and Catchment Management&lt;/a&gt; in the Waikato region.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Landowners are responsible for normal maintenance of rivers and streams on and around their property.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By working together,&amp;nbsp;Waikato Regional Council and landowners can ensure all responsibilities are met and our rivers are healthy and well managed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;How we can help you&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;Smallhdg&quot;&gt;Information, advice and co-ordination&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council provides advice and information to landowners on good river management practices, and can co-ordinate activities of contracted work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;Smallhdg&quot;&gt;Financial assistance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;has a number of river and catchment schemes, which provide funding and assistance for river management..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;Smallhdg&quot;&gt;The removal of obstructions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;undertakes the removal of major blockages and obstructions beyond normal landowner maintenance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;Smallhdg&quot;&gt;Erosion control&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;undertakes the control of significant erosion in the Region where it involves a number of landowner properties and stakeholders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Free advice and information is also available to help landowners manage &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/environment/land-and-soil/erosion/&quot;&gt;river bank erosion&lt;/a&gt; on individual properties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;Smallhdg&quot;&gt;Gravel management&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waikato Regional Council can arrange the removal of gravel that has built up in a channel after a flood event or from normal river deposits where appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Landowner responsibilities&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can help look after the health of our rivers by:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;managing stock to keep them out of rivers and other waterways&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;planting vegetation to protect and stabilise river banks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;maintaining vegetation to prevent waterway obstruction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;managing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Services/Regional-services/Plant-and-animal-pests/&quot;&gt;animal and plant&lt;/a&gt; pests.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Useful links&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Land-and-soil/Erosion/&quot;&gt;Erosion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Water/Freshwater-wetlands/Restoring-a-wetland/&quot;&gt;Wetland restoration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Waikato Regional Council&amp;nbsp;- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Services/Regional-services/River-levels-and-rainfall/&quot;&gt;River Levels and Rainfall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Waikato Regional Council - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Natural-resources/Land-and-soil/Managing-Land-and-Soil/Managing-peat/&quot;&gt;Land drainage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out more about how Waikato Regional Council&#039;s financial assistance initiatives can help you manage rivers and streams in your area.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;River and catchment schemes - funding assistance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Community/Whats-happening/Funding-and-scholarships/&quot;&gt;Environmental Initiatives Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out more about Waikato Regional Council&#039;s role in river management in our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Council/Policy-and-plans/Regional-Policy-Statement/RPS2016/&quot;&gt;Regional Policy Statement&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and section 3.1 of our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Council/Policy-and-plans/Rules-and-regulation/Regional-Plan/Waikato-Regional-Plan/&quot;&gt;Waikato Regional Plan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:58:27 +1300</pubDate>
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