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Resolution
number HM/2022/127
MOVED by Member B Loader, seconded by Member I Papau:
That
the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a) note
the feedback received from communities through the first stage of public
engagement with the National Policy Statement - Management 2020, in
Attachment D, Attachment E and Attachment F of the agenda report.
b)
note that the low
number of submissions from residents of the Henderson-Massey Local Board area
should not be seen as an indication of low interest in freshwater management
among residents, as water quality, pollution events and freshwater ecosystem
health have been consistently identified as an issue of concern in local
board engagement and consultations.
c)
support a long-term
vision for freshwater management that focuses on improved water quality,
improved ecosystem health, improved climate change resilience and reduced
carbon emissions, and also supports aspirations such as swimming, fishing,
drinking and tūranga waka where these are identified as priorities for
Māori.
d) note
that of particular concern in the Henderson-Massey area are pressures on
urban streams and their ecosystems where intensification has high priority
through the NPS-UD and MDRS.
e)
support, in general
terms, the proposed Freshwater Management Units (FMUs), noting the
relationship between freshwater management and the marine coastal environment
and the alignment of these to coastal receiving environments.
f)
propose
consideration of Te Wai o Pareira/Henderson Creek catchments being made a
"sub-FMU" for the following reasons:
i)
the freshwater
catchment discharging to Te Wai o Pareira/Henderson Creek, fed from the
eastern divide of the Waitakere Ranges (the Henderson Valley) is the largest
catchment discharging to the Waitematā Harbour. In storm events peak
freshwater discharges from this catchment are high, approaching one tenth of
the average Waikato River flow.
ii)
Te Wai o
Pareira/Henderson Creek is generally an estuarine environment, but in storm
events, monitoring has shown that the surface water of the estuary is mainly
freshwater.
iii)
the wastewater
catchment in the Henderson Valley is the second largest in the Watercare
wastewater network and in storm events, significant surcharging from
stormwater inflow results in frequent high volume controlled and uncontrolled
sewage overflows to Te Wai o Pareira/Henderson Creek.
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