MEDIA ADVISORY
17 November 2014
Lower Waitaki Zone Committee focuses on water quantity and water quality limits
The Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee will meet in Kurow for its monthly water management meeting
onWednesday, 19 November.
The committee’s current focus is on developing outcomes for water quantity and water quality limits as part of
sub-regional planning processes in the zone.
At the meeting the committee will receive updates and progress reports on work in the sub-catchments of Hakataramea and
the Waitaki Northern Fan. The committee will also confirm the outcomes sought and modelling required in the Waitaki
Valley and its tributaries.
Outcomes for the catchments include maintaining water quality for recreational, cultural, environmental, and community
use, while enhancing biodiversity and providing for economic growth.
Further community workshops are scheduled for the Hakataramea and Northern Fan in December to explore scenarios for
setting limits.
Workshop details
Hakataramea Catchment Meeting, 4-6pm, 4 December, Cattle Creek Hall
Waitaki Northern Fan Catchment Meeting, 4-6pm, 10 December, Glenavy Hall
At Wednesday’s meeting the committee will also receive an update on its Immediate Steps biodiversity funding that aims
for the protection of ecosystems and habitats to conserve indigenous freshwater diversity.
Zone committees decide the priorities for each zone and distribute the funding. There is still significant funding
available for local biodiversity projects – application forms can be found by searching ‘Immediate Steps’ at www.ecan.govt.nz.
The Lower Waitaki - South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee operates as a joint committee of Environment Canterbury and
the Waimate and Waitaki District Councils. The zone extends from the Otaio catchment in the north, to the Waitaki Dam in
the south, taking in Waimate, Kurow and Duntroon.
Zone Committee meeting information
Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee meeting
1:00pm, Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Kurow Golf Club, 5 Manse Road, Kurow
For a copy of the agenda visit the Lower Waitaki page at www.ecan.govt.nz/canterburywater