The Canterbury Regional Policy Statement (CRPS), which provides an overview of the Resource Management issues in the Canterbury Region, become operative on January 15th 2013.
The key chapter for Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere is Chapter 10: Beds of Rivers and Lakes and their Riparian Zones. The CRPS includes objectives, policies and methods to achieve integrated management of natural and physical resources. The CRPS also includes directions for provisions in district and regional plans.
The CRPS can be downloaded from the ECan website.
