The Green Party says people in Canterbury are being punished for electing a regional council that was starting to take action on "dirty dairying".
A Government review has found a big gap in the capability of the Canterbury Regional Council to manage freshwater matters.
It's advising the Government to install Commissioners and look at setting up a new agency to deal with fresh water applications.
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says the findings of the group that looked at the council are not surprising because the group was led by a dairy company director.
He said the reason the group wants to get rid of the regional council is that it's been cracking down on "dirty dairying".