Freshwater

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Search Ministry for the Environment publications 

 

• Catchment Management
  • Integrated catchment management – A way forward for sustainable land management?(Landcare Research; April 2006)
  • Waters of Aotearoa - Alive or Dead? (New Zealand Planning Institute; June 2004)

 

• Drinking Water
  • Discussion document on the new proposed national environmental standard for human drinking-water sources(Ministry for the Environment; September 2005)
  • Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand 2005(Ministry of Health; August 2000)

 

• Environmental Monitoring
  • New Zealand Periphyton Guideline: Detecting, Monitoring and Managing Enrichment of Streams(Ministry for the Environment; June 2000)
  • New Zealand River Environment Classification User Guide(NIWA; March 2004)
  • Options for Numeric Water Quality Objectives and Standards for Rivers and Lakes of Canterbury (NIWA; May 2003)

 

• Flooding
  • Guidelines for Reducing Flood Losses(International Strategy for Disaster Reduction; March 2004)
  • Hang-Ups in Flood Hazard Planning (Part I) (New Zealand Planning Institute; May 2005)
  • Hang Ups in Flood Hazard Planning (Part 2) (New Zealand Planning Institute; December 2005)

 

• Impacts of industry
  • Long-term Management of the Environmental Effects of Tailings Dams(Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment; August 1997)

 

• Recreational use
  • Recreational water quality in New Zealand environmental snapshot(Ministry for the Environment, 2012)

 

• Riparian Management
  • Managing waterways on farms: a guide to sustainable water and riparian management in New Zealand(Ministry for the Environment; July 2001)

 

• Waste water
  • The Changing Perception of Wastewater Reuse in Australia and New Zealand (New Zealand Planning Institute; July 2002)

 

• Water management
  • New Zealand Periphyton Guideline: Detecting, Monitoring and Managing Enrichment of Streams(Ministry for the Environment; June 2000)
  • New Zealand River Environment Classification User Guide (NIWA; March 2004)
  • Waiau River catchment Tangata Whenua Values Report (Te Runanga o Kaikoura; August 2004)

 

• Water quality
  • Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality(Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council; March 2000)
  • Options for Numeric Water Quality Objectives and Standards for Rivers and Lakes of Canterbury (NIWA; May 2003)
  • Restoring the Rotorua Lakes: the ultimate endurance challenge (Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment; April 2006)

 

• Water quantity and allocation
  • Water Allocation: A Strategic Overview(Ministry for the Environment; May 2001)