Timaru District Council

Timaru District Council has applied to dam and take water for community supply from the Pareora River.

Current status: The submission period has now closed. A hearing will be held to hear the application and submissions received.

Notified proposal

CRC244314: To dam and take water from J39/0654 at or about NZTM2000: 1427999 mE – 5087220 mN, approximately 1.5 kilometres upstream of Cannington Road, at a rate not exceeding 215 litres per second, with a volume not exceeding 6,780,240 cubic metres between 01 July and the following 30 June for community supply.

At all times, a flow of at least 30 L/s shall be maintained downstream of the dam and during the months of October and November, a flow of at least 70 L/s shall be maintained downstream of the dam.

Consent process timeline

Application lodged

Notification submission period

Hearings

Decision