Setting the limits in Greater Wellington

1. Setting the limits in Greater Wellington Wairarapa water users

2. Current Wairarapa situation • Who is WWUIS? • Wairarapa wants more water • New water reliant on storage • Current supply not over allocated • Water use for dairies being modelled rather than measured • Water quality good generally • Lake Wairarapa ingoing water being improved

3. Process • Involved in plan review for last 2 years • Have a working document for discussion • Collaborative process • Seeking interim feedback from GW at present • 1st draft due sept/oct this year • Proposed plan due early next year

4. Parallel Process • Ruamahangawhaitua (zone) committee recently set up • 1st for region • Good community representation • Will recommend agreed program to regional council • Whaitua is critical contact point for next 2 years • Regional governance also being reviewed

5. Whaitua catchments

6. Limits • Minimum flows and allocation limits set on all waterways (2 altered but may be reversed) • No new allocations on shallow aquifers • Minimum flows could change • Subdivision water allocation rules proposed to be altered • Proposed quality objectives for outcomes in disc document • Values for different water bodies being developed

7. Participants • Agri group set up to improve plan input • Have had good support from fed farmers, fonterra, dairynz , irrignz, hortnz and pork council • Staying engaged with all parties • Starting to get to serious end • Will need more scientific support • Greater wellington regional council show a real willingness to do process well

8. Using Water well • Have hosted irrignz managers course • Ran good water use field day • Trying to improve public perception of irrigators • Seems Wellington city view of our water use not so good • Perception will determine limits placed on allocation

9. It’s a start!!!

10. 70 people attend field day