Land Plans and Reports

Farm dairy shed effluent is a valuable resource and if managed well can increase pasture production and reduce
fertiliser costs. However, effluent also poses an environmental risk due to the nutrients and disease-causing bugs it
contains.

Untreated effluent entering waterways or groundwater can have a detrimental effect on human health and
water quality, and is a breach of regional rules set out to protect our environment. Whilst there are a number of systems currently available for effluent treatment, this booklet provides best management practices for the main systems currently operating in the Canterbury region for land application of dairy effluent.

The plan implementation review of the Land and Vegetation Management Regional Plans Part I and Part II are part of a series of four Land and Vegetation Management Regional Plans that independently addreess various aspects of land and vegetation management throughout the Canterbury region.  This report monitors the efficiency and effectiveness of policies rules or other methods over the past 10 years.  The information collected provides the basis of the 10 year review of the plans commencing in 2008.

Announcements

14 March 2008:  Transitional Regional Plan Change 3 open for Further Submissions until 5pm Friday 18th April 2008.

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Section 368 of the Resource Management Act 1991 provides for certain existing instruments such as bylaws, water quality classifications to become a Transitional Regional Plan. The instruments are set out in this plan, together with the type of consent required in terms of the Resource Management Act 1991 as defined in Section 369.