A plain-English guide to Council requirements for farmers will soon be widely distributed throughout the region.
If you're a farmer, keep an eye out for this booklet.
The 32-page guide covers everything from dairy effluent and streambank protection to earthworks, fertiliser application and use of sprays.
“It’s essential reading for those working on the land,” says the Council’s Chief Executive, Basil Chamberlain. “It brings together in one place, and in an easy-to-understand format, a lot of the measures we’ve been implementing as a result of all the work and discussion that has gone into the review of the Freshwater Plan.”
He says public notification of a new Plan is still on hold pending further changes to resource management law by central government, and because submitters to the Council had asked for more work to be done. “But the guide spells out where we’re already making changes on the ground.”
A hard copy of the new guide will be sent to every rural box holder in the region, and it will also be distributed among farm consultants and contractors.
Electronic versions will also be emailed out, and the document will be available on this website.
RECOUNT — Taranaki Regional Council's quarterly newsletter
Issue 104, March 2017