Upper Waitaki limit setting process: social-economic profile of the Waitaki Catchment

Abstract

This social profile summarises the current state of the Waitaki Catchment in South Canterbury, South Island of New Zealand (see Maps in attachment 1). The profile provides a baseline from which future water management options can be assessed. It forms a part of the social-economic technical assessment commissioned by ECAN to assist the two Waitaki Catchment zone committees establish water quality limits for the Catchment as part of a sub-regional plan. Water quantity will continue to be managed through the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan.