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Central Plains Water Trust update
January 7, 2008
MEDIA STATEMENT
Central Plains Water Trust update
The commissioners hearing the applications associated with the Central Plains Water Trust proposal indicated prior to Christmas a preference for submitters to group together as best as possible where they have related issues in their submission.
To help facilitate this process Environment Canterbury (ECan) staff has placed on its website a list of common topics that have been raised by parties to assist them in coordinating the common topic grouping approach preferred by the commissioners.
Common topics raised by submitters
include
- Lower catchment drainage
- Loss of
land/location of water distribution network
- Groundwater
quality
- Ecological effects from river takes
- Safety
– dam, intakes and bywashes
- Water quality and volume
of lowland streams and Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
-
Effects from construction phase – amenity, noise, dust and
traffic
ECan would like to encourage individuals to volunteer themselves as a point of contact for other submitters concerned about similar issues.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer time as a contact person please contact Donald Fraser Environment Canterbury’s Consents Hearing Officer via email. Donald.fraser[at]ecan.govt.nz
Future updates can be
viewed on ECan’s website. www.ecan.govt.nz click on
*Central Plains Water
update*
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