1 Purpose of this Report
This report summarises the feedback received at 14 meetings held with local government in February 2005. The purpose of the meetings was to discuss with local government, the issues and options for developing a national framework for freshwater management contained in a discussion document called Freshwater for a sustainable future: issues and options. The discussion document was released for comment in December 2004 and is the first round of consultation undertaken on the Sustainable Development Water Programme of Action.
This report does not include or express opinions about the responses received. These are more appropriately expressed following comprehensive analysis on the policy implications of the feedback.
