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 and ecosystems.
This work provides Environment Canterbury with the knowledge needed to manage the region’s freshwater resource. $8 million is allocated for scientific investigations and monitoring work, which includes $2.4 million from the Water Science Consent Holder Charge.
The monitoring work includes the measurement of river flows and groundwater levels, the monitoring of groundwater and surface-water quality, as well as monitoring the ecosystem health of lowland streams, inland lakes and coastal lakes and lagoons.
The scientific investigations programme looks at how surface-water and groundwater interacts, identifies contaminant sources, predicts system responses to abstraction or changes in land use, and includes working with consent holders on measuring water takes.
This work is an important part of Environment Canterbury’s responsibilities under the Resource Management Act to identify issues requiring action, either now or in the future.
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