19 July 2013

Banks Peninsula Zone Committee focusses on sediment issues

The Canterbury Water Banks Peninsula Zone Committee will meet for its regular monthly public meeting on Tuesday, 23 July, in Governors Bay.

A key focus for the meeting will be sediment issues in and around Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour.

The committee will receive a report from Canterbury University summarising the research papers and reports on sedimentation and circulation in Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. The report highlights gaps in the research that has been undertaken to date and identifies a number of actions that could be taken to reduce inputs in to the harbour.

The committee will also receive a report from Environment Canterbury on ecological monitoring in the harbour and mudflats. This report highlights the effect of sediment on the ecological health of the mudflats and recommends sediment control measures be taken in the main contributing catchments.

At the meeting, the committee will also consider two proposals to fund planting and fencing along local waterways – one in Head of the Bay (Lyttelton harbour) the other on Okains Bay. To date, around $75,000 has been allocated for biodiversity work in the Banks Peninsula zone.

The committee has further funding for this type of work. You can find more information and an application form by searching ‘Immediate Steps’ at www.ecan.govt.nz/canterburywater.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the committee will also receive a summary compliance report from Environment Canterbury for Banks Peninsula since January 2013.

The Banks Peninsula Zone Committee typically meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Zone Committee meetings are open to the public.

Banks Peninsula Zone Committee meeting
4pm, Tuesday, 23 July
Governors Bay Hotel, Governors Bay
Link to agenda: http://ecan.govt.nz/publications/Council/bp-meeting-230713.pdf

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