Opponents
The Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme is opposed by farmers and community, recreation and environment groups. Opponents include;
- individual farmers such as Sheffield Valley farmer Marty Lucas who will lose more than 30% of his property.
- the Malvern Hills Protection Society formerly the 'Dam Action Group',
- the Water Rights Trust,
- the New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association,
- the Christchurch-based White Water Canoe Club,
- the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand,
- the Fish and Game Council of New Zealand, and,
- the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand,
Between 1,192 and 1,316 of public submitters oppose the 64 notified consent applications lodged with Canterbury Regional Council and between 153 and 172 submissions are in support. The range of numbers of submitters given is presumably due to the some of the submissions specifying some specific consent applications rather than all of the applications included in the proposal.
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