What work would be done?

Flood and river resilience

Increased investment to achieve improvement in our flood and river resilience service.

This work would include:

• Maintenance of the 58 river schemes we have in the region
• Prioritising and reducing the number of operational and capital projects that will be delivered to increase flood and river resilience
• Maintenance in our regional parks
• Braided river revival strategies.

Option 1 would increase the funding and speed with which the work is carried out and would not use debt funding. Options 2 and 3 use debt funding to carry out some of the work, and limit the work done in some of these areas. A district-wide targeted rate for additional flood protection work in the Selwyn district area is included in Options 1 and 2.

Flood warning and advisory service

Maintain investment in our flood warning and advisory service.

• There is no difference between options in this area of work.

Data and information on contaminated land and natural hazards

Investment in coastal hazards science.

• Option 1 increases this investment, Options 2 and 3 maintain current levels of investment.

Civil Defence and Emergency Management

Increase investment in Civil Defence and Emergency Management to improve capability and capacity to prepare for and respond to events.

• Option 3 reduces this level of investment.

Navigational safety in ports, harbours, rivers and lakes

Increase capital investment for harbour master services and navigation safety.

• Options 2 and 3 use debt funding for capital expenditure to spread the cost to rate payers over 10 years. Option 1 does not.