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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? Environment Canterbury has very good information regarding gravel charges and gravel related questions on its website. For the answer to this question and more information on grav ...
Can I surrender my 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 need to have an authorised person (from an authority or a network utility operator) advise Environment Canterbury of what you are doing and where and provide contact details. ...
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 conditions of t ...
My next door neighbour is stockpiling smelly compost/waste. Is this allowed? Is the incident occurring at present? If yes Environment Canterbury will follow it up. However if it occurred in the past we will register your call and ask you to please ring w ...
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? Generally a resource consent is required for this kind of activity. If there is doubt whether they have a consent or that they are meeting the conditions of the consent please ca ...
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 days in advance of the estimated time of burning and you need to supply a topographical map of the area. We can then find ...
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 Environmen ...
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 wi ...
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? Environment Canterbury has very good information regarding gravel charges and gravel related questions on its website. For the answer to this question and more information on grav ...
What will happen if I don’t notify Environment Canterbury when I burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Last year many burns were undertaken without notification resulting in enforcement action. A Waitaki landowner, who allegedly burnt in excess of 700 hectares in breach of the rule ...
When can I burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Depending on the location, the burn season starts on the 1st June or 1st of July and finishes on October the 31st. For the coastal hills areas from Waipara to Kekerengu and for Ba ...
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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