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• Closing: Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan and Variation 18 to the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan
  Type: Consultation

  Environment Canterbury gives public notice of the Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan and Variation 18 to the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan for public submission under Clause 5 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991.

  The Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan introduces objectives, policies and rules to manage water resources in the Pareora Catchment. Variation 18 to the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan removes those parts of the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan as they apply to matters that are now addressed within the Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan.

  Inspection and availability

  Copies of the Proposed Plan, Variation 18 and the Section 32 Reports, may be inspected at:

  • The offices of Environment Canterbury at: 58 Kilmore Street, Christchurch and 75 Church Street, Timaru.
  • The head offices of Timaru, Waimate and Mackenzie District Councils.
  • The main public libraries in the Canterbury region.
  • The Environment Canterbury website: http://ecan.govt.nz/

  A paper copy of the Proposed Plan, Variation 18 and the Section 32 Reports are available from Customer Services at the cost of $10.00. Phone 03 353 9007 or toll free on 0800 324 636, or you can email ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz. The documents can also be downloaded free of charge from the Environment Canterbury website.

  Submissions

  Submissions on the Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan and Variation 18 to the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan are now invited and may be made in the prescribed form (Form 5) by any person. A submission form is included with the documents. Alternatively, submission forms can be obtained from:

  • The offices of Environment Canterbury.
  • The Environment Canterbury website: http://ecan.govt.nz/
  • Customer Services, Environment Canterbury, PO Box 345, Christchurch 8140. Phone 03 353 9007 or toll free on 0800 324 636.

  Please note there are different submission closing dates for each document:

  The closing date for submissions on the Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan is Friday 1st October 2010.

  The closing date for submissions on Variation 18 to the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan is Friday 3rd September 2010.

  Please mail submissions to:
  Freepost 1201
  Proposed Pareora Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan and / or Variation 18
  Environment Canterbury
  58 Kilmore Street
  PO Box 345, Christchurch 8140
  Or email: mailroom@ecan.govt.nz

  Dr Bryan Jenkins
  Chief Executive

• Closing: CRC103498 - Mr O A Gould
  Type: Consent Notification

  Ashburton Lyndhurst Groundwater Zone

  
  

  Applicant:        Mr O A Gould

  Address:  C/- Irricon Resource Solutions Limited, PO Box 584, Ashburton 7740

  Attn: Mr Gary Rae

   

  CRC103498  –  to take and use groundwater at a maximum combined rate of 135 litres per second, and 1,180,000 cubic metres between 1 July and the following 30 June of any year, from bore L37/0853 (diameter: 300 millimetres, depth: 196 metres) at map reference NZMS 260 L37:20440-09889 at a rate not exceeding 75 litres per second, and bore L37/1568 (diameter: 300 millimetres, depth: 163.77 metres), at map reference NZMS 260 L37:20324-09865 at a rate not exceeding 60 litres per second.  Water will be used for the spray irrigation of up to 231.1 hectares of crops and pasture including dairy pasture at Rakaia Highway between Coplands and Jamiesons Roads, Ashburton.

   

  This volume of water taken in combination with CRC012384.2 shall not exceed 1,180,000 cubic metres per year. CRC012384.2 authorises the taking and using of 507,600 cubic metres per year from the above bores. 

   

  A consent duration of 10 years is sought in relation to the new water.
  
  Submissions must be received by Environment Canterbury not later than 5 p.m. Friday 24^th September 2010.