We have identified eight draft Freshwater Managment Units (FMU) in the Tasman region.

The FMU are based firstly on the catchments of the major rivers and interactions between surface and ground water - following where the water flows. Secondly catchments have been grouped together that flow to the same coastal environments, and then we have considered specific water management and local community needs.

We think these FMUs are a practical approach to managing freshwater across a region the size of Tasman and will allow rules and regulations to be applied to waterbodies in an integrated way 'from the mountains to the sea'.

We will also be defining smaller sub-FMU areas to consider water sources in more detail and identify features and aspects that are unique to each catchment. The land and freshwater plan can also consider smaller units such parts of individual waterbodies where it is useful to do so .

You can find out more about each FMU and the visions and value sets using the links below or download the full pdf version here.