Chance to comment on draft land and water regional plan closing soon

Environment Canterbury said today an opportunity for the public to comment on the draft Land and Water Regional Plan is due to close shortly.

When the new plan is in place late next year it will provide key context for delivery of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.

The draft plan recognises the need to acknowledge specific local circumstances. The structure is therefore a combination of region-wide objectives, policies and rules, and provision for catchment-specific solutions.

Promulgation of the Land and Water Regional Plan is a Resource Management Act process so is subject to the formal public submission process following notification, which is likely to happen in August this year.

The current round of public consultation, which is separate from the RMA process, closes on Monday 7 May.

For the latest draft of the Land and Water Regional Plan and a summary of its key elements by Commissioner Peter Skelton, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrp