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 landowners here (3.8MB PDF)
This page provides guidance on how to manage erosion and sediment on both large development sites and small building sites.
- Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Introduction (1.1MB PDF)
- Chapter 2 Te o Maori values (563KB PDF)
- Chapter 3 Land Disturbance Issues (1.6MB PDF)
- Chapter 4 Receiving Environments (1.5MB PDF)
- Chapter 5 Risk Management Approach Erosion Sediment (861KB PDF)
- Chapter 6 Erosion Sediment Control Concepts (905KB PDF)
- Chapter 7 Developing Erosion Sediment Control Plan (786KB PDF)
- Chapter 8 Erosion Control Practices (2.6MB PDF)
- Chapter 9 Sediment Control Practices (3.3MB PDF)
- Chapter 10 Non-Sediment Contaminants (598KB PDF)
- Chapter 11 Activities Within and Around Watercourses (1.6MB PDF)
- Chapter 12 Utilities Installation Trenching (617KB PDF)
- Erosion and Sediment Control guide for building sites (2.9MB PDF)
- Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines updated August 2019 (15MB PDF)