Water Security Action Plan

The Water Security Strategy for the Waikato Region (2023) recommended the development of a multi-agency, regional-scale water security plan that identifies actions, roles and responsibilities for key agencies or sectors to provide our communities effective water security solutions.

This is the Waikato region's Water Security Action Plan.

The plan recognises that an adaptive approach is required to managing water security that is specific to each catchment but based on a common model / method. For two of Waikato Region’s catchments, the Piako and the Waikato, there is some urgency due to already high levels of demand, environmental issues such as recent drought events and potential changes in water flows.

This plan sets out a series of immediate operational actions that would improve water security in those catchments as well as a longer term staged approach, should the challenges become more acute as a consequence of issues like climate change or increased demand.

Report: PS 2026/09

Authors: BECA consultants