J S Rutherford
- Submissions opened: Saturday, 27th Nov 2021 - 12:30am
- Submissions closed: Monday, 17th Jan 2022 - 5:00pm
Resource consent applications: CRC212078, CRC212079 and CRC212384
Applicant: | Jon Scott Rutherford |
Address for service: | Bowden Environmental Limited |
c/- John Talbot | |
PO Box 404 | |
Kaiapoi 7644 | |
Email: john@bowden.co.nz |
The applicant has applied for resource consents to disturb the bed of the Waiau River and to divert up to two cumecs of surface water from the mainstem of the Waiau River along a natural side channel to maintain reliability of supply for an existing irrigation take (see Figure 1).
The applicant is proposing to undertake maintenance to the entrance of the side channel throughout the duration of the consent The applicant already holds resource consents for the waterholes and irrigation takes.
The activity is proposed to occur at Leslie Hills Road, Waiau.
Location of works:
- Diversion of water and disturbance of the bed: NZTM 2000 1586473mE 5272939mN
The following resource consents are being sought to facilitate the proposed activity:
- CRC212078 – disturbance of the bed of the Waiau River at the diversion point;
- CRC212079 – diversion of up to two cumecs of surface water from the mainstem of the Waiau River, along an existing side channel to increase reliability of supply of water for an existing irrigation take; and
- CRC212384 – to discharge diverted water back to the mainstem of the Waiau River, and to temporarily discharge sediment and water to water.
An expiry date of 26 November 2038 has been proposed to align with existing consents for associated takes.
Submissions
Full details of the application can be read below or viewed at Environment Canterbury office at 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.
Any person may make a written submission on any of the above applications.
All submissions should be sent to Environment Canterbury, PO Box 345 Christchurch 8140; or emailed to hearings@ecan.govt.nz; or made online. Any signed written copy must be sent to the Applicant at the address for service detailed above
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Submissions must be received by Environment Canterbury no later than 5 p.m. on Monday 17 January 2022.
Application, assessment of environmental effects and a word version submission form
Download related consent documents
- 255.0kB CRC212078 CRC212079 CRC212384 Submission form - JS Rutherford
- 6.8MB CRC212384 CRC212078 CRC212079 - Application form
- 467.0kB Assessment of environmental effects ( AEE )
- 1.5MB Assessment of environmental effects - Appendix 1
- 299.0kB Assessment of Environmental effects - Appendix 2 - natural diversion channel location map
- 335.2kB Assessment of Environmental Effects - Appendix 3 - photographs of diversion from Waiau River
- 1.0MB Assessment of Environmental Effects - Appendix 4 - diversion site and community drinking water protection zone
- 178.5kB CRC212078 CRC212079 CRC212384 - s92 request for further information
- 762.8kB Applicants s92 response for further information Feb 2021
- 7.8MB Applicants - additional information response - June 2021
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