ECan has received an application from Cloud Ocean Water to take water from their 180m bore.

Ecan is currently considering whether to notify the application.

The Christchurch City Council is concerned that the proposal will put the community water supply at risk.

Aotearoa Water Action is also concerned about the potential environmental effects.

AWA believes that if the application can be considered at all, it must be publicly notified - this is because the aquifer is already fully allocated, and because City Council testing shows the community water supply WILL be adversely affected, which is of huge public interest in the matter.

We believe that ECan needs to hear both the public's views (including your views) and the evidence of additional experts.

AWA will be speaking at ECans meeting this Thursday, November 8, at 11am - so please add your comments below!

Let's make sure the whole country gets to weigh in on this!