Resource Consents

Can an investigating enforcement officer issue an infringement notice if the occupier is out or does not answer the door? An infringement notice (a fine of $300) may be issued later where appropriate at the officer's discretion, even if the occupier was not there for the visit or was unco-operative. ...
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? Contact the Gravel Resources Officer. ...
Can I surrender my gravel take 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 ...
How can I calculate what my Water Science Consent Holder Charge will be? There is a calculator on the Environment Canterbury website where you can enter your consent number(s) and it will confirm the amount of your charge and provide details across all ...
How can I correct the details relating to the resource consents I hold? The best solution is to call Customer Services to discuss your individual requirements. The information you may need to supply will depend on the changes you wish to make. ...
How can I find out what work the Water Science Charges will fund in my region? A breakdown of the Water Science investigations in each area can be found on our website. ...
How can I have a say in the application process for a regional consent for the controlled use of 1080/Pindone? The submission period for public feedback on this application has now closed. ...
How do I apply for a building consent to construct a dam? You will need to apply for a building consent through Environment Canterbury. Please call Customer services who will be able to send you an application pack. ...
How often will I have to pay the Annual Compliance Administration Charge for my resource consent and what does it cover? The Annual Monitoring charge for monitoring resource consents is an annual fee that the consent holder will pay each year until the consent either lapses or expires. The charge is ...
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 can protect your life and property during an emergency as long as your actions are reasonable. There are no specific authorisations in the RMA for a person to be exempt from r ...
I pay someone to maintain my septic tank so why do I have to pay a Annual Compliance charge as well? Environment Canterbury does recognise that if you have a maintenance contract to keep your septic tank functioning at its optimal level you are minimising an environmental impact ...
I want to install a culvert /bridge over a drain/stream. Do I need a resource consent? Yes - at the moment all bridges and culverts require consents under the Transitional Regional Plan. Once the Natural Resources Regional Plan becomes operative, some will be permit ...
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 condition ...
My next door neighbour is stockpiling smelly compost/waste. Is this allowed? If your neighbour is residential it will be the District Council that is responsible. Is the incident occurring at present? If yes Environment Canterbury will follow it up depen ...
My Resource Consent to take gravel requires me to provide bird nesting report, who can I contact to prepare this? On some of Environment Canterbury's gravel extraction resource consents there is a condition requiring consent owners to produce a bird nesting report by an authorised person. Y ...
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? Is the incident occurring at present? If yes Environment Canterbury will follow it up depending on availablitly of the monitoring or enforcement officers. However if it occurred i ...
What consultation has Environment Canterbury engaged in with the community regarding the Water Science Consent Holder Charge? There has been extensive consultation over the past couple of years on the introduction of a consent-holder charge towards our scientific investigations and monitoring work. The c ...
What do I need to do if I want to burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Please read the brochure 'Land Management Fires: Hill and High Country Burning' for information on what is classified as 'Hill and High Country Burning' and the conditions for per ...
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 Environ ...
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 ...
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 Annual Compliance Administration charge? Annual Compliance Administration Charge - Fixed Charge $63.25 GST inclusive The charge is for costs associated with ongoing consent management responsibilities which include the ...
What is the application for a regional consent for the controlled use of 1080/Pindone about? Environment Canterbury has applied for a regional resource consent for the use of 1080 for the control of rabbits, wallabies and to a lesser extent, possums through the targeted s ...
What is the difference between the Water Science Consent Holder Charge and the resource consent compliance monitoring charges I already pay? It is important to distinguish between compliance monitoring in relation to individual resource consents and the scientific freshwater investigations and monitoring carried out by ...
What is the process of reporting pollution or other environmental incidents? Pollution related complaints should be reported to the 24 hour Pollution Hotline on 0800 76 55 88. We will then be able to refer the incident to the Environment Canterbury monito ...
What is the timeline for the application process for a regional consent for the controlled use of 1080/Pindone? Since the application has just been lodged (28 April), there is no definite timeline yet. The process order however is as follows:1. The consent application must be publicly notif ...
What is the Water Science Consent Holder Charge? Each year Environment Canterbury undertakes an extensive work programme of scientific water investigations across the Canterbury region. This work provides Environment Canterbury ...
What sort of work does the Water Science Consent Holder Charge fund? The revenue gathered from this charge will partly fund Environment Canterbury’s scientific work, which includes the investigation and monitoring of fresh water quality, quantity a ...
What things do I need to consider before lodging an application and deposit for a Resource Consent for taking gravel? Contact the Gravel Resources Officer. ...
What types of resource consents will incur the Water Science Consent Holder Charge? If you (or your company or organisation) has a resource consent(s) to either take water or discharge to water or land you will receive an invoice for the Water Science Charge. T ...
What will happen if I don’t notify Environment Canterbury when I burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Failure to notify Environment Canterbury prior to burning vegetation means that the conditions for a permitted burn have not been met and this will result in enforcement action be ...
When can I burn vegetation in hill and high country areas? Depending on the type of vegetation to be burnt, and the location, the following times apply to burning vegetation in the hill and high country in Canterbury:1. For the coastal hi ...
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. ...
Where can I find information regarding Environment Canterbury's requirements for stormwater discharges? Environment Canterbury has produced two application guidebooks for stormwater discharges called "The Calm Before the Storm - Application Guidebook for Stormwater Discharges&q ...
Where do the new home heating rules for Canterbury apply? The Air Plan rules are now operative in Christchurch, and will be enforced each winter between April and September each year. These rules will be actively enforced from April 2010 ...
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 am I now being charged for resource consent monitoring, doesn't the Annual Compliance Administration Charge cover all the costs of monitoring my consent now? The Annual Compliance Administration charge is for costs associated with ongoing consent management responsibilities which include the administration, supervision and maintenance ...
Why do we have a compliance monitoring service? Compliance monitoring is necessary to ensure you meet the conditions of your consent which in turn safeguards our environment. As a responsible environmental guardian, Environment ...
Why do we need a different charging structure for Compliance Monitoring charges? The new charging structure ensures you as a consent holder are meeting the conditions of your consent. The costs have always existed; however, we have now implemented a charging s ...
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 ...
Why has Environment Canterbury decided to split the Water Science charges by zones rather than spreading it across the whole region? The money collected from consent-holder charges will be used for scientific work in that specific zone as well as a share of relevant regional work. The zones are the same as tho ...

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