Environment Canterbury
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Stop all new irrigation development until there is measurable improvement in groundwater quality.
Address over-allocation of water for irrigation.
Place the environment as a first order priority and make the economy a second order priority.
Strengthen oversight for contentious consenting issues.
Retire land that receives a C grade audit from farming activities.
Encourage water harvesting on farms and in all future subdivisions.
Stop all new irrigation development until there is measurable improvement in groundwater quality.
Address over-allocation of water for irrigation.
Place the environment as a first order priority and make the economy a second order priority.
Strengthen oversight for contentious consenting issues.
Retire land that receives a C grade audit from farming activities.
Encourage water harvesting on farms and in all future subdivisions.
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