The decision of the Hearing Commissioner is to grant, with conditions and for a duration of 35 years, the application for a water permit to take and use water for community supply and establish a community water supply protection zone at 477 Pleasant Valley Road. Geraldine. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2019/timaru-district-councilOne of our most respected scientists has received national recognition for decades of dedication to Aotearoa New Zealand’s freshwater ecosystems. Dr Adrian Meredith, principal scientist for water...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/canterbury-scientist-makes-history-with-national-medalAmuri Irrigation Company Limited has applied for consents to construct, operate and maintain the proposed Balmoral Storage Facility north side of the Hurunui River adjacent to Tekoa Road southwest
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/amuri-irrigation-company-limitedPhoto credit top (Chilean needle grass): Marlborough District Council The new biological control agent (Uromyces pencanus) was released near Spotswood in north Waitaha Canterbury earlier this month...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/new-biocontrol-agent-deployed-to-control-chilean-needle-grassFollow best practice advice for cleaning up your worksite and disposing of trade waste to help protect our waterways and avoid fines. If trade waste, like chemicals, concrete wash and paint
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/waste-and-hazardous-substances/industrial-pollution-prevention/pollution-prevention-in-constructionPicture this – 1,200 international rugby fields full of exotic weeds. We’ve been able to clear weeds from this much land along more than 20 rivers in Waitaha Canterbury, thanks to central...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/braided-river-works-reduce-flood-risk-and-enhance-biodiversityWe are encouraging the community to take part in an extended engagement process that will help shape the region’s future. Our Chair Peter Scott said the information collected from the community
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/community-input-critical-in-shaping-regions-future... were warning of polluted water – so that’s something that we wanted to look at.” Eventually, a committee was formed – comprising mostly of long-standing community members and landowners - and the Jed...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/hurunui-waiau/rejuvenating-the-jed-doing-better-for-the-next-generation... rivers also provide abundant recreational opportunities, as well as water for groundwater aquifers, hydroelectricity reservoirs and irrigation schemes.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/braided-rivers/importance-of-braided-rivers