Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee meeting

The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee will meet for the first time in 2012 on Tuesday, 7 February at the Selwyn District Council Offices in Rolleston.

At the meeting the committee will discuss its workplan for 2012 and agree on its focus for the year as well as the key strategic areas that require further development.

The committee will also discuss scenarios for setting nutrient limits for Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere before receiving a presentation on Environment Canterbury’s response to the committee’s Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) which was endorsed by the regional council in late 2011.

The Selwyn-Waihora ZIP recommends actions, responsibilities and time-frames for activities to help achieve the principles, targets and goals set out in the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. Once endorsed by Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, and the Selwyn District Council, it forms the basis for the design and realignment of council work and planning programmes for freshwater.

The ZIP has been developed following numerous briefings from technical experts, a number of field trips around the district, and extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders and committee members.

The committee will end its meeting by electing a new chair following the resignation of Peter Jackson at the end of last year.

The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee is a joint committee of the Christchurch City and Selwyn District Councils, and Environment Canterbury. The Selwyn-Waihora Zone takes in Lakes Ellesmere (Te Waihora) and Coleridge and the townships of Leeston, Lincoln, Hororata, Darfield, Rolleston and Springfield.

Zone Committee meetings are open to the public to attend.

Meeting information

Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee meeting
Tuesday, 7 February at 1pm
Selwyn District Council Offices, Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston

Link to agenda:
http://ecan.govt.nz/publications/Council/cw-selwyn-waihora-agenda-070212.pdf .

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