Commissioners McGarry and Murray granted resource consent to discharge oxidation pond effluent to land via seepage from treatment ponds and a soakage/evaporation trench.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/mackenzie-district-councilWe are responsible for planning and responding to marine oil spills and other pollution events, to minimise the environmental impacts on our coastal environment.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/coastal-environment/coastal-pollution-responseAn army of beetles has been released into South Canterbury pastures with a unique call of duty. Over the next decade, hundreds of dung beetles will spend their days living in manure in a bid to clean
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/tiny-titans-dung-beetles-take-on-big-job-in-south-canterburyHeader image: Ashburton River North Branch at SH72, near Alford Forest The Ashburton Forks Catchment Group (AFCG) have been busy making large strides in the Ashburton Forks, Staveley, and Alford
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/community-farmers-champion-pest-control-solutionsTo protect freshwater life in Waitarakao catchment, we first need to know what’s there—and recent mahi by scientists and local farmers has revealed some surprises.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/hidden-biodiversity-revealed-in-waitarakao-catchmentEarly results from a catch cropping trial in the Upper Waitaki show promising reductions in soil nitrogen following winter grazing, with researchers reporting strong crop yields and nutrient uptake
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/upper-waitaki-catch-cropping-trial-shows-early-nitrogen-reduction-resultsEnvironment Canterbury has today issued Cloud Ocean Water two abatement notices to stop the discharge of contaminants – wash water and plastic beads – and an infringement notice relating to sediment...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/cloud-ocean-issued-abatement-noticesThe Hearing Panel granted the applications to take up to 1,800 cubic metres of water per day, at a maximum rate of 63 litres per second, from bore L36/1886, 200 mm diameter and 49 metres deep
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/canterbury-meatpackers-rakaia-limitedA new national report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has praised our progress on climate change and offered recommendations for further improvements. The report, tabled in Parliament on 5
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/new-auditor-general-report-explores-our-climate-responseThe busy warmer months are well on their way but a group of farmers in our water zone have already been flat out - working with Environment Canterbury to make changes to their Nutrient Discharge
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/quick-action-on-water-quality-issue-for-ahuriri-consents