The site is situated in the lower tidal reaches of this large river, around 2km upstream of the river mouth. There are consented treated waste discharges from dairy ponds in the catchment upstream of the site, particularly in the Manganui River sub-catchment.
The name Waitara comes from the Maori language meaning "mountain stream". The river has a mud bottom and is prone to flooding. An early hydroelectric station was created by damming the Tariki, a tributary of the Waitara. The stop banks at the mouth of the river are set to have major upgrades to minimize flooding damage.
This site is used for swimming, whitebaiting (in season), fishing, walking and boating.
Recreational bathing surveys over the last two summers 85% (2018-2019) and 83% (2019-2020) of samples met the freshwater microbiological water quality guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Environment in conjunction with the Ministry of Health (MfE, 2003) and did not exceed the ‘Action’ level (>550 E.coli cfu/100mls).
The State of the Environment technical report showing the freshwater recreational monitoring results is available at
www.trc.govt.nz/environmental-monitoring-technical-reports/
The site is situated in the lower tidal reaches of this large river, around 2km upstream of the river mouth. There are consented treated waste discharges from dairy ponds in the catchment upstream of the site, particularly in the Manganui River sub-catchment.
The name Waitara comes from the Maori language meaning "mountain stream". The river has a mud bottom and is prone to flooding. An early hydroelectric station was created by damming the Tariki, a tributary of the Waitara. The stop banks at the mouth of the river are set to have major upgrades to minimize flooding damage.
This site is used for swimming, whitebaiting (in season), fishing, walking and boating.
Recreational bathing surveys over the last two summers 85% (2018-2019) and 83% (2019-2020) of samples met the freshwater microbiological water quality guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Environment in conjunction with the Ministry of Health (MfE, 2003) and did not exceed the ‘Action’ level (>550 E.coli cfu/100mls).
The State of the Environment technical report showing the freshwater recreational monitoring results is available at
www.trc.govt.nz/environmental-monitoring-technical-reports/
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