Objectives

1) To improve the water quality and protect the natural ecology of the catchment and its lakes

2) To increase environmental awareness amongst resident and visitor communities by providing opportunities to celebrate and enjoy what is special about Windermere catchment

3) To ensure that improvements to lakes and landscape in the catchment support a healthy local economy

WCRP has also identified the main problems that face Windermere catchment and proposed multiple sets of technical objectives to address them.

 Reduce nutrient

 Reduce sediment

 Protect Biodiversity including the control of alien species

 Restore more natural fish community

 Sustain management of recreational access points

 Ensure other water quality criteria meet public needs

 Provide local actions to mitigate the impacts of climate change