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Can an investigating enforcement officer issue an infringement notice if the occupier is out or does not answer the door? An infringement notice (a fine of $300) may be issued later where appropriate at the officer's discretion, even if the occupier was not there for the visit or was unco-operative. ...
Can I alter my consent to reduce the gravel volume I am being charged for? You can use the Request to Surrender Resource Consent form to surrender part of your consent. As an example, if you are consented to extract from several sites each with a permitt ...
Can I extract gravel from areas where consents are held by the Regional Engineer? Contact the Gravel Resources Officer. ...
Can I surrender my gravel take consent if I no longer require it? If you no longer require the consent it can be surrendered. If you wish to surrender your consent so that no further charges are incurred, then you can do so by notifying Environm ...
Do I need a resource consent for taking gravel? Yes. The Resource Management Act states that you do. However, when the Natural Resources Regional Plan Chapter 6, which has been notified, is adopted there is provision within tha ...
Do I require a resource consent to empty my swimming/spa pool water into a river or onto land? In certain situations it is possible to discharge swimming pool water into a river or onto land without requiring a resource consent. There a number of conditions you must be able ...
I have seen contractors working in a stream/river/lake. Is this allowed? Generally a resource consent is required for this kind of activity. However the works may be carried out under a global consent for maintenance. If here is doubt about the legalit ...
I need to do some emergency flood repair works. You can protect your life and property during an emergency as long as your actions are reasonable. There are no specific authorisations in the RMA for a person to be exempt from r ...
I want to install a culvert /bridge over a drain/stream. Do I need a resource consent? Yes - at the moment all bridges and culverts require consents under the Transitional Regional Plan. Once the Natural Resources Regional Plan becomes operative, some will be permit ...
My next door neighbour is clearing a wetland. Is this allowed? "Generally a resource consent is required for this kind of activity. You can call Environment Canterbury who can check that the owner of the property is meeting the condition ...
My next door neighbour is stockpiling smelly compost/waste. Is this allowed? If your neighbour is residential it will be the District Council that is responsible. Is the incident occurring at present? If yes Environment Canterbury will follow it up depen ...
Someone is spreading animal effluent in my area. Is this allowed? The person spreading the animal effluent must have prior approval from Environment Canterbury. Please call our Customer Services team or the Pollution Hotline to confirm they are ...
The next door factory/freezing works is discharging smelly fumes/effluent. Can you stop this? Is the incident occurring at present? If yes Environment Canterbury will follow it up depending on availablitly of the monitoring or enforcement officers. However if it occurred i ...
What do I need to do if I want to burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Environment Canterbury needs to be notified at least five working days in advance of the estimated time of burning and you need to supply a topographical map or aerial photos of t ...
What enforcement tools do Environment Canterbury have available to them when responding to environmental offences? Environmental offences can be serious criminal offences under the Resource Management Act. Offenders can be imprisoned for up to two years and fined up to $200,000. The Environ ...
What happens when I can’t exercise my gravel take consent because of minimum bed level conditions? Any consents granted pre-1 July 2007, when the ‘gravel charge’ was adopted in the 2007-2008 Annual Plan will be considered on an individual basis. Those granted after that time ...
What information does Environment Canterbury require from an applicant for a ground water take consent? Data from a pumping test will form part of the requirements for a groundwater take consent application. A step test will be required unless it is a replacement consent and a step ...
What is the process of reporting pollution or other environmental incidents? Generally pollution related complaints should be reported to the 24 hour Pollution Hotline on 0800 76 55 88. However you may have been referred to Customers Services because of Po ...
What things do I need to consider before lodging an application and deposit for a Resource Consent for taking gravel? Contact the Gravel Resources Officer. ...
What will happen if I don’t notify Environment Canterbury when I burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Failure to notify Environment Canterbury prior to burning vegetation means that the conditions for a permitted activity have not been met and this will result in enforcement actio ...
When can I burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? “Depending on the type of vegetation to be burnt, and the location, the following times apply to burning vegetation in the hill and high country in Canterbury:1. For the coastal h ...
When does the new requirement for an aquifer pumping test come into effect? From 1 July 2009 Environment Canterbury will require applicants for groundwater consents to provide data from a pumping test before lodging their application. ...
Who do I report vegetation clearance to? You can call Environment Canterbury who can check that the owner of the property is meeting the conditions of their resource consent if they have one. If they are not meeting the ...
Why does Environment Canterbury require applicants for ground water take consents to supply results of an aquifer pumping test? Canterbury groundwater is highly desirable with groundwater fully or nearly fully allocated in many areas. There is also a high density of bores in many places. If we are to main ...

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