Tighter air pollution restrictions affecting a wide range of
Cantabrians have been put out by ECan, which has a 1
May deadline for submissions opposing or wanting changes
the new rules. The new rules apply to all air pollutants, including
dust, smoke and odour and will affect everyone from farmers,
restaurant operators and home owners to manufacturers, the
construction industry, aggregate extractors and food processers.
This will happen through the proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan
(pCARP), which will replace Chapter 3 of the
Natural Resources Regional Plan. Examples of changes are:
Odour
Simply avoiding objectionable or offensive odours will no longer
be good enough, but general odour management will become
compulsory. New requirements for resource consents and compulsory
odour management plans are included.
