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• 30th April 2012: Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee meeting

Activities and actions

The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee was established in October 2010.

The committee has received briefings on a variety of topics including groundwater and surface water interactions, flow allocations and nutrients, the Ellesmere Catchment plan, land use and water quality and recreation in the zone.

In July the committee held public meetings in Darfield and Lincoln to provide an update on progress being made and seek feedback on the draft priorities for water management.

This feedback was taken in to consideration at the committee's August meeting where a workshop was held to further refine the priorities which feed into the committee's Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP).

The ZIP outlines the actions, responsibilities and timeframes for activities to achieve the principles, targets, and goals set out in the CWMS.

A series of public meetings were held in October and November to give the community a chance to provide feedback on the ZIP.

The final Selwyn-Waihora ZIP was then finalised and formally presented to Environment Canterbury to endorse at its council meeting in December 2011. Selwyn District Council received and endorsed the ZIP in early 2012.

At its February meeting, its first for 2012, the committee received a presentation from Environment Cantebury on its response to the ZIP. The committee also considered its workplan for 2012 and discussed scenarios for setting nutrient limits for Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere. 

In March and April the committee received a briefing on arable farming, looked at water quality limit setting processes, and were briefed on the Land and Water Regional Plan.

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