Selwyn District Council

Sustaining natural waterways (lakes, rivers, groundwater) is the responsibility of Canterbury's regional council, Environment Canterbury and, in some cases, the Department of Conservation.

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Toxic algae in

Lake Ellesmere

Selwyn River

Providing piped and channeled water systems for drinking, drainage and sewerage is the responsibility of the Selwyn District Council. Our Water Assets Team manages most of the district's drinking water supplies, water races, drainage and sewerage.

Read our water asset management plan, which we have called the Five Waters Strategy.

The Council has helped facilitate the proposed Central Plains Irrigation Scheme but does not own, manage or control it.

To find out more about water and water management in Selwyn District, click on the following links.

Council 2006

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