About Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury manages drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services for Canterbury. As the council responsible for stormwater, wastewater, drinking water in this area, they own and maintain the underground assets that residents and businesses depend on every day.
As a council operator, Environment Canterbury is responsible for stormwater, wastewater, drinking water across its district. Anyone planning excavation work — building, fencing, landscaping or trenching — must identify and protect their underground pipes before breaking ground.
Environment Canterbury is one of 17 utility operators active in Canterbury. Most building or landscaping work in this area touches multiple operators' networks at once — power, water and communications cables routinely share the same trench. The list further down shows the other utilities you'll likely need to contact alongside Environment Canterbury.
Where Environment Canterbury operates
Before you dig in Canterbury
Striking an underground pipe can cause injury, large repair bills and outages for your neighbours. Three steps to do it safely.
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Find every operator that serves your site
Map your worksite on UtilityFinder to find every operator that serves the area — power, water, gas and comms in one view — so you don't miss anyone when sending locate requests.
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Request a locate from Environment Canterbury
Contact Environment Canterbury and any other operators in your area to confirm the position of their underground assets before excavation.
Environment Canterbury website - 3
Mark, protect, dig carefully
Mark the locate paint or pegs on site, hand-dig within 0.5 m of marked assets, and never assume a clear trench means clear ground.
Other utilities serving Canterbury
Most building or excavation work touches more than one operator's network. Here's who else you may need to contact.
Power
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