Find out the latest meeting agendas and minutes, contact details, decisions and other information from the Lower Waitaki - South Coastal Canterbury Committee.
Upcoming Meetings
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Time & Location |
Agenda |
| Thursday 17 May 2012 |
Meeting CANCELLED -
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The agenda will be carried forward to the next scheduled meeting on 14 June.
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Activities and actions
Since its inception the Lower Waitaki - South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee has had briefings from technical experts, a number of field trips around the district, and meetings with a wide range of stakeholders to gauge the range of views on water management issues.
The goal of the zone committee is to develop a programme of water management recommendations to councils.
In late October members of the public were invited to attend community meetings around the zone to share their feedback on the draft ZIP. On line submissions could also be made prior to 25 November 2011.
In September the committee also held a number of community meetings to get feedback on its priority areas for water management in the zone, which fed in to the draft ZIP.
At its first meeting for 2012 the zone committee finalised its ZIP and presented it to councils to be endorsed as the basis for the design and realignment of council work and planning programmes for freshwater.
The ZIP provides around 50 recommendations to councils and other stakeholders to provide future generations with the greatest environmental, cultural, social and economic benefits from the region's water.
The recommendations are focussed around six key priority areas; water quality and nutrient management, reliability of supply, Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation regional Plan, Wainono lagoon and catchment, Hakataramea catchment needs, and biodiversity protection.
At its March meeting the committee re-elected Robin Murphy as Chair and Kate White as Deputy Chair. The committee also received presentations on the Regional Land and Water Plan and the Waihao Flow and Allocation Regime Process.
In April the committee received briefings on wetlands in the zone and on the Waihao Wainono Flow and Allocation Regime. The committee also looked at the Waitaki Allocation Plan.
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