Waimakariri River Regional Plan (Report R04/7)

The purpose of this Plan is to promote the sustainable management of rivers, lakes and hydraulically connected groundwater, and river and lake beds in the Waimakariri River Catchment; to maintain and enhance the environment; and to achieve integrated management of these resources.

In particular, the Plan addresses the issues of:

• competition for the use of water in the Waimakariri River, its tributaries and hydraulically connected groundwater;
• the use of water from the Waimakariri River to augment flows in the Cust River to safeguard its life-supporting capacity; 
• point and non-point source discharges of contaminants to water bodies in the Waimakariri River Catchment; and
• land uses or activities in the beds of rivers and lakes in the Waimakariri River Catchment.

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