April/May 2021 including LWAG Agenda May 20
General Business: Lakes and Waterways Action Group are hosting Wairakei Estate Conservation Manager Robin Gerding at their May meeting. All are welcome to attend on Thursday May 20th 5.15pm upstairs at the Taupo Library.
Statutory Processes: LWAG gave oral submissions to TDC & WRC’s Long Term Plans with a separate hearing for the Lake Taupo Protection Project consultation.
Science Update: WRC have contracted Dr Piet Verburg from NIWA to undertake a study using the monitoring buoy data from Lake Taupo. This study will focus on evaporation from the lake, and how this changes over the time the buoy has been in place. See minutes via link below for WRC presentation on this and also an update on nearshore water testing.
For more detail - see attached via link below
Appendix: LWAG May 20 agenda