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2.
The Waipa River catchment (referred to in map Area C and part of map Area A on page 5)
The primary environmental issues are sedimentation and microbe contamination. Projects in
this area will focus on revegetation and riparian protection.
This will include projects that lead to outcomes such as:
• Riparian setbacks along the river and feeder streams, riparian planting and fencing
• Land retirement/afforestation of severely eroding land, including hill planting and
forestry
• Biodiversity (protection/restoration of valuable habitats, including restoration of river
network connectivity for biota to upstream habitats)
• Wetland protection and restoration, including reconnection and/or enhancement of off
channel habitats
• Investigate and test use of altered farm practices to remove suspended sediment
during rain events, qualify their role in detaining sediment which may include detailed
modelling of sediment sources (forest and non-forest) to clearly identify where the
priority areas are, and allow clarity of ‘before and after’ intervention scenarios
• Identification, prioritisation and stabilisation of erosion hotspots including river banks
at a scale appropriate for reducing suspended sediment loads, and
• Assess and implement farm scale management methods to promote land use change in
ash and mudstone catchments.
3.
Above the Karapiro Dam to the Huka Falls (referred to in map Area B on page 5)
Priorities for Trust funding for this area include projects that address:
• Biodiversity improvement, including in-stream biota
• Larger riparian setbacks along the river and feeder streams, riparian planting and
fencing
• Wetland restoration, protection and recreation, including headwater seeps and springs
• Protecting the diversity of natural landscapes such as unique geothermal landscapes
• Catchment management plans
• Protection and restoration of native sheries and their habitats
• Reducing nutrient inputs into hydro lakes, and
• Improving access to the Waikato River and development of river trails.
Waikato River Clean-up Trust
Funding Strategy
2013/14
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