Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan
The Plan provides for the allocation of water in the Waitaki catchment on a basis that is consistent with the purpose and principles of the Resource Management Act 1991.
The Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan, incorporating Changes 1, 2, and 3, is operative.
You can access further information on the Plan and background documents on this page. Planning Maps for the Plan can also be viewed via Canterbury Maps.
Download the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan (PDF File, 1.15MB)
Integrated freshwater management
We are currently exploring the option of an integrated freshwater management approach for the Waitaki catchment.
Find out more about the investigations.
Review
The Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan has been developed and is under review.
Public notification
The Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan has been publicly notified.
Submissions
Submissions to the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan have closed.
Hearings
Hearings have taken place.
Decisions
Council has made a decision.
Appeals
Council's decisions were publicly notified, and the appeals period has ended.
Plan operative
Council has made The Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan to the Land and Water Regional Plan operative.
Current stage
Plan operative~~
- Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan - Incorporating Changes 1, 2, and 3 (PDF File, 1.15MB)
- Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan, September 2005 - Annex 1, Decision and Principal Reasons for Adopting the Plan Provisions (PDF File, 1.13MB)
- Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan - Material incorporated by reference (PDF File, 1016.67KB)
- Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan, September 2005 - Section 32 Report (PDF File, 1.72MB)
- PC2 - Public notice - Operative Plan Change 2 (PDF File, 99.66KB)
- Public notice - NPSFM amendments to Freshwater Plans June 2018
- Minor Correction Memorandum February 2023 (PDF File, 150KB)
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020
Previous stages
Plan Change 1 - Lake Pukaki
Plan Change 2 - Maerewhenua River
- Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan - PC2 operative (PDF File, 31.53KB)
- pc2 wcwarp public notice 1810 (PDF File, 106.75KB)
- Waitaki Water Allocation Plan - pc2 - Operative - 11 December 2014 (PDF File, 31.53KB)
- Commissioner Recommendations to Plan Change 2 Waitaki Water Catchment Allocation Regional Plan (PDF File, 714KB)
Plan Change 3 - Replacements of consents
- Response to Minute 9 (PDF File, 437.37KB)
- Memorandum In Opposition from, Lower Waitaki River Management Society (PDF File, 123.02KB)
- Memorandum in Opposition from, Mackenzie District Council Legal Submission (PDF File, 139.7KB)
- Memorandum In Opposition from, MacTavish A (PDF File, 12.43KB)
- Memorandum In Opposition from, Ngāi Tahu (PDF File, 593.66KB)
- Memorandum In Support from, Genesis Energy (PDF File, 138.34KB)
- Memorandum In Support form, Meridian Energy Ltd (PDF File, 378.02KB)
- Memorandum In Support from, Waitaki Irrigators Collective Ltd (PDF File, 87.69KB)