Plans
The Environment Southland Planning team is responsible for policy and planning, which is an important part of Environment Southland's role in managing the region's resources.
Policy and planning involves the development of policies, plans and strategies relating to all Council functions. Different options are considered and there is extensive consultation with the public.
The Resource Management Act 1991 provides the framework for managing our natural and physical resources (water, air, land, coastal). It also provides for control of discharges into the environment and outlines the responsibilities of territorial and regional councils.
Our policies are developed from our knowledge of resources with input from tangata whenua, resource users, conservation groups and the community.
The Air Plan sets out how we will control and manage discharges to air.
The current and past Annual Plans and Annual Reports are available here. They set out what we aim to achieve in the given financial year and report on how well we did in meeting those plans.
The Civil Defence Management Plan identifies the hazards and risks which are to be managed by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group.
The Coastal Plan sets out how Environment Southland will meet its resource management responsibilities in the Coastal Marine Area.
This Plan looks at how Environment Southland will manage effluent and sludge in Southland.
This Natural Resource and Environmental Iwi Management Plan has been developed by Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku.
The Long-term Plan details the actions we propose to take over the 10-year life of the plan to manage the region’s natural resources sustainably for the benefit of all Southlanders.
The purpose of this Plan is to promote the sustainable management of Southland's rivers, lakes, groundwater, surface water, and wetland resources. This document is a living document, with many sections currently being update and consulted on.
This plan deals with the management of solid waste and offal (including waste minimisation and incineration) in the Southland region. Farm tips, offal holes, refuse disposal facilities and cleanfills are also addressed.
The Resource Management Act 1991 set out a new regime for the management of the natural and physical resources of the Southland Region. As a part of this, a Regional Plan was required to manage the transitional provisions of the Act, incorporating a number of controls which were in effect prior to the Act coming into force.
Environment Southland is the brand name of Southland Regional Council.