Greenstreet Irrigation Society Limited

• Submissions opened: Saturday, 9th Jul 2022 - 12:01am
• Submissions closed: Wednesday, 31st Aug 2022 - 5:01pm

Rsource Consent Review:

CRC200238 which was originally notified on 9 July 2022. The consent is being re-notified to correct the flow measurement as m³/s in Tables 2 and 3; and clarify the consent holders proposal.

CRC200238 (review of consent CRC224627) – to take and use water from O’Shea Creek and Snowdens Creek, at a rate not exceeding 1,200 litres per second for irrigation at or about map reference NZMS 260 K36:9839-1431, Ashburton.

The Canterbury Regional Council issued a notice of review to the consent holder in July 2019, under section 128(1)(b) of the Resource Management Act 1991, to insert a new minimum flow condition for O’Shea Creek and the Ashburton River mainstem at the State Highway 1 Bridge recorder site, which must be met from 1 July 2023, and which is set in the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan.

The consent holder proposes that the taking of water is not subject to the minimum flows contained in the notice of review and instead seeks the following alternative minimum flows:

1. The taking of water will cease when the flow in O’Shea Creek is at or below 50 litres per second (which is the same as on consent CRC224627 but is different to the 450 litres per second minimum flow in the Council’s notice of review).
2. When there is water flow in the North Branch of the Ashburton River at Digby’s Bridge, at or about map reference NZMS 260 K37:0792-0512, the taking of water will be subject to full restrictions when the flow in the Ashburton River at the State Highway 1 bridge recorder site, is at or below 6,000 litres per second, and partial restriction when the flow in the Ashburton River at the State Highway 1 Bridge recorder site is at or below the flows specified in Table 1 (consistent with the minimum flow in the Council’s notice of review).
3. When there is no water flow in the North Branch of the Ashburton River at Digby’s Bridge, at or about map reference NZMS 260 K37:0792-0512, the taking of water will be subject to full and partial restrictions when the flow in the Ashburton River at the State Highway 1 Bridge recorder site is at or below the flows set in Tables 2 and 3 (which is the same as on consent CRC224627 but different to the Table 1 flows in the Council’s notice of review).

Submissions

Details of the review proposal can be read below; or viewed at Environment Canterbury office at 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch;

Any person may make a written submission on the above proposals.

A submission should include your name, address and phone number and the consent holder name and consent review number. A submission must state your reason for submitting, whether you support, oppose or have a neutral view on the proposal; and if you wish to be heard in support of your submission.

All submissions should be sent to Environment Canterbury, PO Box 345 Christchurch 8140; or emailed to hearings@ecan.govt.nz; or made online here . A copy of the submission must also be sent to the Consent Holder at the address for service stated above.

For advice on the Environment Canterbury consent review please phone 03 353 9007 or 0800ECINFO (0800 324 636) or email: ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz

 Submissions must be received by Environment Canterbury no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday 31st August 2022.

• 3.2MB CRC200238 Greenstreet Irrigation - notification decision report
• 167.5kB CRC200238 - Renotified submission form