5.6 Anticipated Environmental Results

Anticipated Environmental Result	Link to Policy	Indicator	Data Source
During the life of this Plan, water quality and quantity maintain the Values set in this Plan. In Water Management Sub-zones: where water quality targets are met prior to this Plan becoming operative, they continue to be met where water quality targets* are not met prior to this Plan becoming operative, they are either met or improved from the current state where targeted for action or, where not targeted for action, they are no worse than prior to this Plan becoming operative.	Water Policies: 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-14, 5-15, 5-17, 5-19, 5-22, 5-23, 5-24, 5-25 and 5-26 Land Policies: 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3 Living Heritage Policies: 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-8	Measured water quality compared to water quality targets*, especially measures for “muddy waterways”, “safe swimming”, “safe food gathering”, and “aquatic ecosystem health” in priority catchments Incidents where surface water quality is confirmed as unfit for use Measured flows of surface water compared to the allocation and minimum flow regime outlined in this Plan	The Regional Council’s State of Environment water quality and quantity monitoring programme The Regional Council’s incidents database Ministry of Health raw water monitoring
By 2017, the natural, physical and cultural qualities of the beds of rivers are suitable for specified Water Management Sub-zone* Values.	Water Policies: 5-1, 5-22, 5-23, 5-24, 5-25 and 5-26	Confirmed incidents of damage to the beds of rivers Consents granted for activities in beds of rivers and lakes	The Regional Council’s consents database
The amount of groundwater used does not exceed replenishment rates and its quality is the same as or better than that measured prior to this Plan becoming operative, other than where discharges to land are a permitted activity or are allowed by resource consent.	Water Policies: 5-6, 5-10, 5-12, 5-13, 5-20 and 5-21	Groundwater levels Region-wide, but with a focus on Opiki and Himatangi areas Groundwater quality Region-wide, but with a focus on nitrates in Horowhenua and Tararua districts and conductivity along the Foxton-Tangimoana coast Confirmed incidents where groundwater sources become unavailable (ie., dry up) or water quality is unfit for use	The Regional Council’s State of Environment groundwater monitoring programme The Regional Council’s compliance monitoring programme The Regional Council’s incidents database Ministry of Health raw water monitoring

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