We’ve assisted councils navigate Essential Freshwater policy with facilitation, internal staff training and capability building, along with expert guidance tailored to each council’s needs.
Horizons Regional Council Workshop
Client: Horizons Regional Council
Access to Experts coordinated an online workshop this past October, supporting Horizons Regional Council as they worked through options for management and policy tools that could respond to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FW). Find out more
Periphyton in the Tairāwhiti Region
Client: Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council (GDC) sought advice on how to establish baseline attribute states for periphyton biomass at monitoring sites in the Tairāwhiti Region within Freshwater Management Units. Find out more
Mitigating E. coli in Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui
Client: Taranaki Regional Council and Horizons Regional Council
Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) and Horizons Regional Council (HRC) sought expert advice on mitigation strategies for reducing E. coli concentrations in rivers and streams. Find out more
Reviewing Nutrient Limit Setting and Lakes Management Plan in the West Coast
Client: West Coast Regional Council
West Coast Regional Council (WCRC) requested expert support for establishing baseline attribute states – a requirement under the NPS-FM – and implementing the National Objectives Framework (NOF). Find out more
Supporting Taranaki Regional Council with Ecosystem Metabolism Application
Client: Taranaki Regional Council
Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) sought advice on continuous dissolved oxygen (DO) monitoring, and best practice approaches in applying ecosystem metabolism as a way of measuring ecosystem health, an attribute state in the NPS-FM. Find out more
Overseer Use in Rotorua Lakes
Client: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC) sought expert guidance on the suitability of Overseer – as a regulatory tool – within the Lake Rotorua groundwater catchment. Find out more
Biophysical Risk Mapping
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC) sought A2E for advice to develop a contaminant risk mapping framework to support their land managers in targeted conversations with landowners on potential mitigation opportunities. The biophysical risk maps (i.e., E. coli, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Sediment) will help landowners make decisions to help meet catchment targets, including sediment reduction, mahinga kai, wetland management, and Te Mana o te Wai. Find out more