Current Consents

Consents Granted by Environment Canterbury
Consent NumberActivityExpiry DateOngoing Monitoring Requirements
CRC184861Discharge Contaminants to land30 June 2025Click to view the document
CRC166677

Take and use 11,041 litres per second of water from the Waimakariri River

Replaces CRC144253 and CRC000585

18 November 2031Click to view the document
CRC144253Take and use 200 litres per second of water from the Waimakariri River09 December 2033· Taken in combination with consent CRC000585.9
CRC000585*Use up to 10.5m3/s from the Waimakariri River from two intakes at Browns Rock 9m3/s can be used for irrigation supply- 1.5 m3/s can be used for Eyre River recharge18 November 2031

· Usage of water must be monitored· Fish screens at intake sites must be operating

· Abstraction of water shall be restricted when flow in the Waimakariri River is less than 46.2m3/s

CRC000955Place a pipe under the bed of the Cust River, East of Swamp Road21 December 2001· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required
CRC001015Place a pipe under the bed of the Cust River at Barkers Road10 January 2005None
CRC952566Disturb the bed of the Waimakariri River in and around the Browns Rock area to create a diversion of water to the intakes of a water management scheme18 November 2031· Environment Canterbury must be notified 2 working days before bed disturbance is undertaken· Vehicles and machinery shall minimise their entry into river channels containing flowing water
CRC952567Divert flow from the Waimakariri River in and around the Browns Rock area to maintain river flow at the intakes of a water management scheme18 November 2031None
CRC952568Construct and use a proposed water intake structure and alter an existing water intake structure in the bed of the Waimakariri River at Browns Rock18 November 2031

· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required

· Fish screens and fish bypass must be operating

CRC952570Discharge water and material from a settling pond at weekly intervals onto land, into or onto the bed of the Waimakariri River and into the water of the Waimakariri River- Discharge rate of 30m3/s for one hour per week beginning at 1.00pm on Wednesdays18 November 2031

· Suspended sediment concentrations in the receiving water must not increase by more than 50grams per m3· Sampling shall be carried out during the discharge

· Notices stating the times of discharge shall be placed and maintained in the river bed

CRC952571Discharge up to 3m3/s of water into the Eyre River for groundwater recharge from August to May18 November 2031

· Discharge cannot occur at times of high groundwater levels· Discharge rates must be recorded

· Monitor changes in groundwater levels and quality

· Monitor the water quality at the discharge points

· Consultation with landowners must be carried out regarding the results of the recharge trials

CRC952572Construct and use a water discharge structure in the bed of the Cust River for the purpose of discharging water into the Cust River at Starvation Hill Road18 November 2031· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required
CRC952573Construct and use a water discharge structure in the Cust Main Drain River for the purpose of discharging water into the Cust River, North of Barkers Road18 November 2031· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required
CRC952575Construct and use a water discharge structure in the bed of the Ashley River for the purpose of discharging water into the Ashley River, South East of O’Hallorans Road18 November 2031· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required
CRC952577Construct and use a water race structure, being an inverted syphon, in and across the riverbed of the Cust River, West of Ngakuroa Farm18 November 2031· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required
CRC952578Construct and use a water race structure, being an inverted syphon, in and across the bed of the Eyre River at Warren Road18 November 2031· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Erosion must be monitored and control works carried out as required
CRC010487Disturb the bed of the Eyre River by installing a syphon under the bed of the river, South of Wolffs Road3 November 2002· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained
Consents Granted by Waimakariri District Council
Consent NumberActivityExpiry DateOngoing Monitoring Requirements
RC005210Earthworks to extend the water race to run along the roadside of Main Drive Road24 October 2002None
RC950293Construct an intake structure, settling ponds, main distribution race, wetlands and discharge structures extending from the Waimakariri River to the Ashley River18 November 2031

· Structural integrity of the works must be maintained· Leakage from the system must be less than 10%

· Check that there are no impacts on the identified woodland remnants of natural significance