4.6 Anticipated Environmental Results

Anticipated Environmental Result	Link to Policy	Indicator	Data Source
By 2017, there will be a net reduction in the adverse effects on water quality, people, buildings and infrastructure caused by accelerated erosion, and hill country and coastal foredune wind erosion in the Region. Advice Note: There are linkages from this AER to the AERs within s5.6	Policies 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4 and 5-8	Water quality monitoring results, especially for “muddy waterways” in the Whanganui and Rangitīkei Rivers Rate of deposition of sediment in coastal river reaches, focusing on the Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Manawatū Rivers Costs of storm damage % of Region’s land being used in accordance with sustainable use guidelines Level of achievement of deposited sediment, visual clarity and phosphorus water quality targets* specified in Schedule E. Changes to long-term mean sediment discharges of rivers to sea. % of farms within the SLUI priority catchments that have voluntary management plans in place and are being implemented.	Regional Council’s state of environment water quality monitoring programme Regional Council’s and Territorial Authorities’ incidents databases Regional Council’s river bed level survey results Regional Council’s and Territorial Authorities’ storm damage reports Land use mapping Regional Council’s Sustainable Land Use Initiative monitoring and implementation reports

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