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CHEMICAL SPRAYING - Rakaia and Styx Rivers

Graham Carter made this Official Information request to Canterbury Regional Council

The request was successful.

From: Graham Carter

Dear Canterbury Regional Council,
CHEMICAL SPRAYING

Dear Sir

Can you please advise the exact names of the chemicals used to spray on the foliage around waterways and the application rate of each?

Can you please advise what signage is put up when the areas are being sprayed?

Can you please advise what water testing is carried out after an application of spraying has been undertaken? Are the surfactants tested?

What form of triclopyr is used?

Is polyethoxylated tallowamine, or POEA, an ingredient in chemicals present in any of the chemicals?

Can you also provide the exact timings of the spraying as native fish and salmon smolt are moving up and down the rivers they often don't use the main braids and therefore could very susceptible to the sprays and residue.

Can you access the results of the water quality testing? What happens if the weeds don't get sprayed? Is there an alternative method to kill the weeds?

What method of delivering the chemicals is used?

Yours faithfully,

Graham Carter

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From: LGOIMA
Canterbury Regional Council

Kia ora Graham

 

Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA):
Request for information

 

I refer to your email request which was received on 22 August 2018. 

 

As you might be aware, LGOIMA applies to all requests for information that
we receive.  We are able to respond immediately to some requests, but in
instances where we need to collate information we do so and respond in
accordance with our specified process.

 

Under LGOIMA, Environment Canterbury has 20 working days to respond to
your request.  Your request has been passed to the person(s) responsible
for responding and you will be contacted as soon as possible but no later
than 19 September 2018.

 

Please be advised that we put LGOIMA responses that are in the public
interest onto our website. No personal details of the requester are given,
but we do summarise the essence of the request alongside the response.

 

Ngā mihi

Vivo

 

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From: Anna Paris
Canterbury Regional Council

Dear Graham

 

We are currently working on your LGOIMA request for information about the
spraying of chemicals around waterways.

 

Can I please seek your clarification regarding the following question. You
ask: “What method of delivering the chemicals is used?”

 

Do you want to know how the chemical is applied, or how the chemical is
delivered to the site for application, or something else?

Also, our river engineering team maintain only a small portion of the Styx
River, downstream of the floodgates (where it enters the Waimakariri River
under the stopbank). Are you interested in knowing about spraying upstream
of the Styx floodgates? If so, we will transfer part of your request to
the Christchurch City Council for their attention.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards

Anna

 

 

Anna Paris
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Environment Canterbury
PO Box 345, Christchurch
8140
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From: Graham Carter

Dear Anna Paris,

Hi
We want to know whether the chemical is being applied by helicopter, hand spraying through a pump operated system or manually by back pack sprayer
please
cheers
Graham

Yours sincerely,

Graham Carter

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From: Graham Carter

Dear Anna Paris,

Yes we would like to know about all chemical spraying on the Styx and Rakaia rivers please

Yours sincerely,

Graham Carter

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From: Anna Paris
Canterbury Regional Council

Attachment LGOIMA 1420C response to Graham Carter 18 September 2018.pdf
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Dear Graham

 

Please find attached a response to your request under the LGOIMA (1987).

 

Kind regards

Anna

Anna Paris
Executive Officer Operations [1]Logo
Environment Canterbury
PO Box 345, Christchurch
8140
[2]+64272021932 Customer Services: 0800 324
[3][email address] 636
24 Hours: 0800 76 55 88
[4]Facebook  [5]Twitter 
[6]YouTube
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Canterbury region

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