Erosion and Sediment Control

Activities that disturb land must be adequately controlled to avoid sediment ending up in infrastructure and waterways.

You'll find a useful guide to erosion control for landownershere

Read the Nelson Tasman Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines updated August 2019 on how to manage erosion and sediment on both large development sites and small building sites. You can skip directly to relevant chapters below:

• Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Introduction
• Chapter 2 Te Ao Māori values
• Chapter 3 Land Disturbance Issues
• Chapter 4 Receiving Environments
• Chapter 5 Risk Management Approach Erosion Sediment
• Chapter 6 Erosion Sediment Control Concepts
• Chapter 7 Developing Erosion Sediment Control Plan
• Chapter 8 Erosion Control Practices
• Chapter 9 Sediment Control Practices
• Chapter 10 Non-Sediment Contaminants
• Chapter 11 Activities Within and Around Watercourses
• Chapter 12 Utilities Installation Trenching

Read the Erosion and Sediment Control guide for building sites