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  1. Natural character of braided rivers

    … deteriorated over time. Their ecosystems and habitats are threatened by weeds and predators, land use change, river control works, low flows due to water takes, and damage through recreational activities.

    Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed. Environment Canterbury reports on progress on behalf of CWMS partners.

    Here's how things are progressing against 2020 goals. View inf…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/natural-character-of-braided-rivers/
  2. Indicators of regional and national economies

    … areas. Although some of these goals, such as regional GDP, are influenced by initiatives outside this strategy, it is important to evaluate how implementation programmes contribute to economic wealth. 

    Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed. Environment Canterbury reports on progress on behalf of CWMS partners.

    Here's how things are progressing against 2020 goals. View inform…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/indicators-of-regional-and-national-economies/
  3. Canterbury Water Management Strategy

    Environment Canterbury is responsible for managing the region’s water and our Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) provides a collaborative framework to help manage the multiple demands on this precious resource. 

    The overarching vision of the strategy is ‘to gain the greatest cultural, economic, environmental, recreational and social benefits from our water resources within a sustainable framework both now and for future generations’.

    This includes managing the flows and levels in any…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/canterbury-water-management-strategy/
  4. Environmental limits

    Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) goals in this target area relate to the review of environmental flows and catchment load limits, and the implementation of a programme to review existing consents, where needed, to achieve catchment load limits.

    Environmental flows are the quantity, timing and quality of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the biodiversity, natural character, recreation and cultural values of these environments.

    Catchment load limi…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/environmental-limits/
  5. Reporting back

    … under Plans, strategies and bylaws, recreational water quality annual report and water use report. Find out more about biodiversity reporting.

    You can also see how we're tracking to achieve the community's long-term water goals, in our 2021 CWMS progress report.

    The information below can be viewed by portfolio, using the tabs.

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/reporting-back/
  6. Protect our waterways

    We are asking everyone in Canterbury to do their bit to make our waterways cleaner, healthier, and safer.

    You wouldn’t pour soapy suds, paint or petrol in the river, right? What about tipping in some trash, metal, dust, or dog poo?

    Thought not, but when it rains or we wash stuff outside, the things we leave behind end up in our rivers, streams and sea.

    Contaminants can travel, untreated, through the stormwater system, making the water in our rivers and sea unsafe for recreation and polluting…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/stormwater/protect-our-waterways/
  7. Ecosystem health and biodiversity

    Planning provisions that protect biodiversity values are included in Canterbury's regional policy statement and plans. 

    Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed. 

    We report on progress on behalf of CWMS partners, who also protect biodiversity values through on-the-ground actions and funding, working with landowners and community groups. 

    Here's how things are progressing a…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/ecosystem-health-and-biodiversity/
  8. Kaitiakitanga

    … decision making and the achievement of environmental outcomes. The governance at zonal, regional and national scales under this strategy is therefore very important to the achievement of kaitiakitanga.

    Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed. Environment Canterbury reports on progress on behalf of CWMS partners.

    Here's how things are progressing against 2020 goals. View inform…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/kaitiakitanga/
  9. Recreational and amenity opportunities

    Recreation and amenity opportunities provided by Canterbury's water bodies are of social, cultural and economic benefit to the region.

    Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed. 

    Environment Canterbury reports on progress on behalf of CWMS partners. Note there is no consistent information source on the extent and quality of water-related recreational activities in Canterbury, wit…

    https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/recreational-and-amenity-opportunities/

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