Benchmark vertical datum is Lyttelton Vertical Datum 1937. The river benchmarks layer shows the location of survey benchmarks used by the Council to monitor riverbed elevation change. These benchmarks are protected by the Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw, any work proposed around these locations should be checked with the Environment Canterbury River...

Envrionment Canterbury River Rating Districts - Localised River layer.

Records showing a summary of a consented activity as recorded within Environment Canterbury's Resource Management Act database. Depending on the nature and conditions of the consent, more than location point may be associated with a single consent. The feature type property indicates the nature of the recorded activity. The layer includes details on: The...

Transfer Stations / Recycling Centres in the Canterbury Region.

LWRP - Halswell Catchment

Locations of abstractions from surface water bodies such as streams, rivers and lakes. These locations are generally tied to a Resource Consent and are governed by allocation rules.

Cultural Landscape / Values Management Area - River Zone as shown in the Land and Water Regional Plan where farming rules apply only.For more information visit the Land and Water Regional Plan page on the Environment Canterbury website:http://previous.ecan.govt.nz/our-responsibilities/regional-plans/lwrp/Pages/plan-decisions-version.aspx

This layer was amended in January 2019. A draft boundary line shows areas of vegetation retained under the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act (1941). A desired boundaryline showsareas where it would be beneficial to increase the vegetated buffer width to the land side so that a consistent protective buffer can be achieved. In some cases, on the...

This layer was amended in January 2019 Stopbanks (Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw 2013). The Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw was made operative on 2 April 2013 and provides for the ongoing management and effective operation of flood protection and drainage works that are owned or controlled by Environment Canterbury. These include drainage...

This layer was amended in January 2019 Stopbanks - 20 m exclusion (Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw 2013) The Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw was made operative on 2 April 2013 and provides for the ongoing management and effective operation of flood protection and drainage works that are owned or controlled by Environment Canterbury. These include...

This layer was amended in January 2019 Floodways as defined in the Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw 2013. See RMA definition of riverbed and NRRP guidance 6.2 2 2. Generally, a river bed line shows the outside toe of the stopbank where there are stopbanks (provided the stopbank is of a sufficient standard), a terrace, or, where there are no well-...

This layer was amended in January 2019. This dataset has been created from the a georeferenced plans and Engineering knowledge of the drains that the Regional Council manages and maintains through out the region. Note equipment used by the regional council needs at most 7.5m strip alongside the drain. Buffering of 10m has been added so as to alleviate any...

Airport Noise contour supplied by Christchurch International Airport Ltd. 50 decibel aircraft noise contour. Published in the notification of the decisions made by the Regional Council on the Commisioners' recommendations to Proposed Plan Change 1 to Regional Policy Statement regarding the Urban Development Stratgey 19-Dec-2009. http://ecan.govt.nz/our-...

Environment Canterbury documentation page for the recent representation review: https://haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/representation-review

Fault Avoidance Zones were developed for Kaikoura District and documented in Litchfield NJ, Morgenstern R, Van Dissen RJ, Langridge RM, Pettinga JR, Jack H, Barrell DJA, Villamor P 2018. Updated assessment of active faults in the Kaikōura District. GNS Science consultancy report 2018/141.

The fault awareness areas show areas where there may be a surface fault rupture hazard. Surface fault rupture is the permanent breaking, ripping, buckling or warping of the ground on or near the line where a fault meets the ground surface, as a result of movement on the fault. It is different from earthquake shaking. This dataset has been compiled from...

LWRP - Combined Surface & Groundwater Allocation Zones

Groundwater Allocation Zones as defined in the Land and Water Regional Plan.

Groundwater Management Zones as shown in the Land and Water Regional Plan. Woolston/ Heathcote Groundwater Management Zones 1 & 2.

Groundwater Allocation Zones as defined in the Hurunui Waiau River Regional Plan.