Environmental Impacts
The proposed scheme has a number of environmental impacts. The dam would result in a loss of habitat for the endangered Canterbury mudfish. The dam would also have an impact on amenity and landscape values, especially for the settlement of Coalgate. Water abstraction from the rivers will have an effect on ecology and other natural characteristics. The intensification of farming as a result of water being made available by the scheme has led to fears of increased nitrate contamination of the aquifers.
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