Basic action target 1-4

1. Procedures for conserving water circulation and action items by subject

(4) Recovering the water cycle based on natural ecosystems in rivers, lakes, groundwater, etc.

Basic goal
(4) Recovering the water cycle that relies on natural ecosystems in rivers, lakes, groundwater, etc. 【Regenerating water cycle】

Individual goal1) Conserve the natural landscape of the river's waterfront line, improve the biological ecosystem and improve river water quality purification function [Protect the water of the river] ● Target value = water quality = BOD value: average 0.5 or less throughout the town
Goal arrangement· Maintain water quality maintenance of the Shiribetsu River and its tributaries
Action items of our townspeople· Implementation of field watching to realize the Satsubetsugawa river of Japan's best water quality
· Do not drain wastewater to tributaries
Community action items· Creating a framework for support by the local community
Business entity's action items· Do not drain sewage into tributaries
Action items of government (office)· Creating a framework for water quality conservation monitoring system
· Deterioration of water quality Understand the actual condition of rivers and implement improvement measures
· Investigate the effect of frozen road melting agent on rivers
Goal arrangement· Conservation of riparian forests, forests with fish
· Aim for recovery 【Priority Measures】
Action items of our townspeople· Participation in afforestation projects on river banks
Community action items· Creating a framework for support by the local community
Business entity's action items· Embankment, river side afforestation
Action items of government (office)· Embankment, tree cutting of autonomous trees on the river side and tree planting of appropriate trees
Goal arrangement· Conduct wide-area educational activities inside and outside the town that do not do illegal dumping at the water's edge
Action items of our townspeople· Checking and cleaning up illegal dumping Volunteering activities
Community action items· Creating a mechanism for accepting volunteers
· Creating rules on fishing restriction areas
Business entity's action items· Establishment of in-house education and waste disposal system that does not do illegal dumping
Action items of government (office)· Launch consultative organization and conduct awareness raising activities for wide-area cooperation
· Creating a framework for illegal dumping guidance system
· Setting of fishing restriction area
Goal arrangement· Conserve natural ecosystems in river basin to preserve water quality purification function
Action items of our townspeople· Hydrophilic activities such as fishing, hiking and river play in natural rivers Recreation
Community action items· Creating a framework for support by the local community
Business entity's action items 
Action items of government (office)· Investigation of actual condition of natural river and PR
Goal arrangement· Understand the actual condition of wildlife living in the basin ecosystem and take measures for conservation
Action items of our townspeople· Observe wildlife in watersheds such as aquatic organisms and keep recording
· Participate in wildlife conservation activities in watersheds
Community action items· Cooperate with observation and preservation behaviors of wildlife in water systems
Business entity's action items· Cooperate with observation and preservation behaviors of wildlife in water systems
Action items of government (office)· Develop record of wildlife in watersheds surveyed by townspeople in database and contribute to reference for conservation activities
· Consider conservation measures of watershed ecosystem
Goal arrangement· Encourage related organizations to minimize the impact on groundwater and rivers due to tunnel construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen expected to pass through the town
Action items of our townspeople· Actively participate in local consultations on the influence of river, underground water or soil on construction by construction
Community action items· Have an interest in the influence on the area due to the construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, and consider it on a regional basis
Business entity's action items 
Action items of government (office)· Support the study committee on the influence on the water system associated with tunnel construction or influence on soil, reflect active opinions of townspeople and support formation of regional consensus
Goal arrangement· To promote general conservation measures of the Rishirigawa River system, cooperate widely with other municipalities in the basin
Action items of our townspeople· Collaborate with residents of other towns and villages in the Shiribetsu River Basin and develop residents' activities toward conservation of the entire river basin including tributaries
Community action items· Promote regional cooperation and networks related to conservation of the entire Rishiribetsu River Basin
· Tackle the establishment of wide-area ordinance for Conservation of the Sabetsugawa River Basin
Business entity's action items· Various business operators involved in the Utagawa River basin will contribute to the realization of purpose by connecting the network and promoting wise use as well as conservation of the entire basin
Action items of government (office)· Support formation of wide area network among municipalities in the Somerote River basin, support community activities such as establishment of wide watershed regional regulations
Individual goal2) Review the three-sided protection seats by concrete that prevents the approach of wildlife, restore the ecosystem of the river basin by the near-nature refurbishment method 【Return the river to nature】 ● Target value = the number of rehabilitation refuges close to nature = 3 places or more
Goal arrangement· Investigate the actual condition of the ecology system and the revetment construction method targeting the entire basin and formulate plans on how to renovate according to regional characteristics 【Priority method】
Action items of our townspeople· Participation in townspeople to investigate actual situation and planning
· Participation in learning on revetment and erosion control dam
Community action items· Stakeholders and general townspeople related to renovation in regional units, and regional committees constituting plans for administrative and regional participation
Business entity's action items· Participation by related businesses
Action items of government (office)· Coordination of establishment of actual situation survey and plan formulation and progress management
· Review of construction method
Goal arrangement· Restore large eroded sabo dam to small dropper
Action items of our townspeople· Participation in survey of grasping actual condition of headgear
Community action items· Creating a framework for support by the local community
Business entity's action items 
Action items of government (office)· Establishment of a business to grasp actual situation and re-establish
Goal arrangement· Secure the fishway and ensure migration fish's run-up in all rivers
Action items of our townspeople· Participation in survey of actual migration fish migration
Community action items 
Business entity's action items 
Action items of government (office)· Establishment of a business to grasp actual situation and re-establish
Goal arrangement· Remove the revetment caused by three concrete tiles such as removing the concrete tension of the riverbed and restore it to a state close to a natural river
Action items of our townspeople· Participation in survey to grasp actual revetment
· Experiment on the relation between natural ecosystem and revetment status, such as making a laying bed
Community action items· Creating a framework for support by the local community
Business entity's action items 
Action items of government (office)· Establishment of a project to grasp the actual situation and re-establishment based on the plan concerning the way of renovation
· Study of model projects by model area setting
Individual goal3) Water and green in the river basin weave, promote land use to conserve Niseko's space and landscape 【Protect the beautiful landscape】 ● Target value = Number of discovered parts of the landscape you want preserved = about 100
Goal arrangement· Develop comprehensive land use plan 【Priority plan】
Action items of our townspeople· Actively participate in formulating land use plan to promote agreement on land use of private land
Community action items· Regional participation in land use plan formulation
Business entity's action items· Actively participate in formulating land use plan to promote agreement on land use of private land
Action items of government (office)· To promote the creation of land use plan for participation by townspeople
· Introduce ecological methods for aiming land use appropriateness
· Investigate the value of land that was unused land such as wetlands and slopes
Goal arrangement・Establish Landscape Ordinance and set out a basic policy on landscape of river basin
Action items of our townspeople· Participation in the creation of ordinance
Community action items・Regional participation in the creation of Landscape Ordinance
Business entity's action items· Participation in the creation of ordinance
Action items of government (office)· Creating a place to consider for establishing ordinances
Goal arrangement· Develop guidelines on conservation and creation for each landscape component
Action items of our townspeople· Reflect the sensibility of the townspeople concerning the landscape evaluation in the provision of the guidelines
Community action items· Regional participation in the creation of guidelines
Business entity's action items· Consider responsible countermeasures as the building agent for the workpiece forming the landscape
Action items of government (office)· Development of landscape evaluation system
Goal arrangement· Host an event to discover the landscape you want to preserve
Action items of our townspeople· Take a landscape that you care about in your heart
· Development of townspeople activities of information gathering and expression, such as making landscape maps by subjective activities, photography society, and cinema society
Community action items· Look for the landscape you want to leave in the regional unit and think about the method of conservation and utilization in the area
Business entity's action items· Support for townspeople activities
Action items of government (office)· Support for townspeople activities
· Event holding
· Classify and analyze landscapes the townspeople want to conserve

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