Recreation & Amenity

Recreation and Amenity Targets

Find out the Canterbury Water recreation and amenity targets

	From 2010	By 2015	By 2020	By 2040
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES	Maintain the existing diversity and quality of water-based recreational sites, opportunities and experiences.	A positive trend in the availability and/or quality of recreational opportunities in each zone. An increase in freshwater angler numbers or catch rate over a five year average. Implement remedial actions where environmental flows are not met or require change to meet recreational outcomes.	A positive trend in the availability and/or quality of recreational opportunities in each zone. Make progress towards achieving environmental flows.	Restored fishing opportunities in most lowland streams in each water management zone. Restored at least one major fresh water recreational opportunity in each zone that is not currently available in 2010. Achieve all environmental flows.
CONTACT RECREATION		At least 80% of river bathing sites graded as suitable for contact recreation.	Of the lakes and rivers used for contact recreation, an increase in the percentage that meet recreational water quality guidelines.