Emergency Management Canterbury (Canterbury CDEM) is undertaking a preparedness survey for residents in the Waitaha/Canterbury region. The survey will check your preparedness for an emergency
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/test-your-emergency-preparedness-with-a-quick-surveyA dairy farmer has been fined $35,000 after discharging a “substantial” amount of sediment-laden water into an Ashburton creek. Delos Dairies Limited recently pleaded guilty in the Environment Court...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/charges-laid-in-relation-to-dairy-farm-discharge-into-ashburton-waterA colony of tarāpuka/black-billed gulls is now better protected, thanks to funding support from the Kaikōura Water Zone Committee. The project has enabled the hiring of a contractor to operate...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/action-plan-funding-helps-protect-black-billed-gull-colonyWe are conscious of our own contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in the region. As an organisation, we are continually working hard to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and manage 2,700 hectares...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/our-environmental-contributionThe decision on two packages of consent applications applied for by Beach Road Estates Limited and associated with the ongoing construction of the 'Beach Grove' residential subdivision at 280 Beach
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2022/beach-road-estates-limitedUrban infrastructure provides the many amenities of urban lifestyles such as drinking water and wastewater services, electricity and transport. While it provides many benefits for our urban
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/urban-development/urban-infrastructureDid you know the stormwater drains you see on the side of the road lead directly into our rivers, streams and the ocean? Many people assume that whatever travels down these drains gets treated
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/dont-let-our-waterways-go-down-the-drainBuying or building a rural or semi-rural property? Make sure you know where the wastewater goes. Living outside of a main population centre often means not only sourcing your own drinking water
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/know-your-onsite-wastewater-systemIn its fourth year, the Waitaha Action to Impact Fund (WAI Fund) will support 24 community-led projects across Waitaha in 2024. In 2024, we received 78 applications for our fund, totalling $1.6m
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/wai-fund-supports-community-groups-to-better-our-environmentThe Pines wastewater treatment plant. Photo: Selwyn District Council In most urban areas, wastewater is discharged through reticulated sewer systems. These collect wastewater from a large number
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/wastewater/reticulated-wastewater-systems