Wetlands mapping - what's the story?
Find out more about wetlands on your property and how you can help to protect them.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/wetlands-mapping-whats-the-story/Find out more about wetlands on your property and how you can help to protect them.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/wetlands-mapping-whats-the-story/
The quality and quantity of drinking water supplies depends on the management of point sources and non-point sources of contaminants in drinking water supply catchments and aquifers, land-use in the catchment or recharge area and on the treatment provided by the territorial authority.
Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed. Environment Canterbury reports on progress on behalf of CWM…
Consents from Environment Canterbury and the Mackenzie District Council are now in place for Simons Pass Station to begin irrigating a portion of its land.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/simons-pass-consents-lead-to-stricter-environmental-controls-in-the-mackenzie/
Some of the information on this page as well as linked documents may be out of date as a result of the Essential Freshwater Package introduced in September 2020.
Environment Canterbury is currently in the process of updating all relevant documentation. If you have any queries please contact Customer Services on 0800 324 636.
Below you can find information and rules in relation to farming in the Upper Waitaki zone.
To see if you need a land use consent to farm:
Open the 'farming land u…
Some of the information on this page as well as linked documents may be out of date as a result of the Essential Freshwater Package introduced in September 2020.
Environment Canterbury is currently in the process of updating all relevant documentation. If you have any queries please contact Customer Services on 0800 324 636.
Below you can find information and rules in relation to farming in the Christchurch West Melton zone.
To see if you need a land use consent to farm:
Open the 'far…
As part of Environment Canterbury’s compliance monitoring and enforcement (CME) programme, we created a five-year plan for 2020–2025, strengthening our risk-based approach and identifying six priority areas of focus.
Our six priority areas are:
Fish screens
Good management practices
High priority consents
Incident response
Water use monitoring
Zone priorities
Fish screens
What is a fish screen?A fish screen is a structure designed to protect fish, including trout, salmon and nat…
Some of the information on this page as well as linked documents may be out of date as a result of the Essential Freshwater Package introduced in September 2020.
Environment Canterbury is currently in the process of updating all relevant documentation. If you have any queries please contact Customer Services on 0800 324 636.
Below you can find information and rules in relation to farming in the Ashburton zone.
To see if you need a land use consent to farm:
Open the 'farming land use c…
Planning provisions that protect biodiversity values are included in Canterbury's regional policy statement and plans.
Under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS), goals were set to help make a difference to our environment and how natural resources are managed.
We report on progress on behalf of CWMS partners, who also protect biodiversity values through on-the-ground actions and funding, working with landowners and community groups.
Here's how things are progressing a…
Some of the information on this page as well as linked documents may be out of date as a result of the Essential Freshwater Package introduced in September 2020.
Environment Canterbury is currently in the process of updating all relevant documentation. If you have any queries please contact Customer Services on 0800 324 636.
On this page, you can find information and rules in relation to farming in the Kaikōura zone.
To see if you need a land use consent to farm:
Open the 'farming lan…
… treated as fully-allocated, at around 160 million cubic metres allocated per year. This 160 million cubic metres includes the full consented allocation to Ocean Cloud water.
Similar provisions regarding the fully-allocated aquifer were included in the Natural Resources Regional Plan (NRRP), which was notified in 2004. Prior to the NRRP there were no groundwater allocation limits calculated for this aquifer.
2. What was the level of the aquifer over the last 10-20 years?
Data is not available…