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Are you worried about an activity that could harm the environment or have seen a boating incident, accident or hazard? Report it by calling us anytime at 0800 765 588 (24/7), or use the forms listed
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/info/report-an-environmental-incident
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The Commissioner granted the application to to take and use groundwater from bore L35/0980 at a maximum rate of 83 litres per second with a volume not exceeding 4600 cubic metres per day and a volume
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/stanwood-holdings-limited
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The decision was to grant consent, subject to conditions, for discharge and coastal permits for the channel deepening dredging to enable larger vessels to access Lyttelton Port, subsequent maintenace
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2017/lyttelton-port-company-channel-deepening-project
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The decision of Environment Canterbury and Mackenzie District Council was to grant consent, subject to conditions, to use land for the upgrade of the Twizel Wastewater Treatment Plant
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2018/mackenzie-district-council
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The Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) - Rivers section has applied for resource consents for the discharge of agrichemicals to air, land and water by spraying within and adjacent
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2024/canterbury-regional-council
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The Avon River/Ōtākaro flows through the heart of Christchurch, from its spring source in Avonhead to the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai. Addington Brook, a key tributary, flows into the river
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/christchurch-west-melton-water-zone/local-projects-and-priorities/avon-riverotakaro
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Fishing is a popular activity within our parks. Whether it's river run salmon or trout, surfcasting or trying your luck at whitebaiting, anglers can be seen throughout the park from the river mouth
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/regional-parks/waimakariri-river-regional-park/fishing
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We respond to a variety of environmental incidents in the region that affect our air, water and land. Here you can find the latest serious environmental incident alerts. This page covers alerts
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/complying-with-the-resource-management-act/current-environmental-incidents
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Sitting across the boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates makes Waitaha/Canterbury an active landscape. We map earthquake faults and where land may be susceptible to liquefaction.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/natural-hazards/earthquakes
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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/reporting/outcome-results/l1-number-of-navigation-safety-incidents-that-occur-on-the-regions-water-bodies-is-decreasing
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