Council-backed irrigation scheme has uncertain ramifications
Submitted by jonathan on Fri, 2007-06-08 14:49.
Yesterday the Christchurch City Council voted to continue with the Central Plains Water Scheme despite serious community concerns regarding environmental and recreational impacts. The NZRCA issued a Media Release (PDF, 720k) outlining its increasing concerns, especially over flaws in the legislative framework for dealing with assessment of cumulative effects.
