Strategy to protect Lake Taupo foreshore being developed

The Lake Taupo Foreshore Risk Management Strategy is being developed to address erosion and flooding around the lake.

To read the media release about the strategy and find out more, click here.

Campaign to stop sewage discharges from boats

In April this year, Environment Waikato sent letters to boat owners who have moorings or marina berths in the Taupo area reminding them to dispose of their wastewater correctly. It is illegal to discharge wastewater from a boat to Lake Taupo. Wastewater contains bacteria, disease-causing pathogens and nutrients that are harmful to people and the health of the lake. Wastewater should be collected in secure holding tanks and discharged safely into pump-out facilities available at all marinas around Lake Taupo.

For more information, see the media release prepared by Environment Waikato.

Lake Taupo Protection Trust members appointed

Six trustees were appointed to the Lake Taupo Protection Trust in December 2005. The aim of the Trust is to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering the lake from rural and urban sources by 20 percent. The Trust will implement a programme using an $81.5 million joint fund to help landowners reduce the nitrogen impact of their activities on the lake.

For more information about the Trust and how it will achieve its aim, download Environment Waikato’s media release.