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Database Title

12.1.2 Auckland Regional Council water and sediment quality database
Keywords
Type1.
Type 11.		 Water quality; sediment type; coastal; estuaries;
Auckland Region; shellfish
Abstract This database contains water quality data from 17 locations and sediment quality data from 27 locations from throughout the Auckland Region. Both water and shellfish are monitored to determine water quality.
Geographical Coverage Auckland Region
Dataset start date. 1987?
Dataset end date. In progress
Status/currency. Current
Update frequency. Annual
Maintenance. Co-ordinated by Auckland Regional Council

 

Technical Evaluation

  
Parameters- what is measured
  • Water quality-contaminants
  • Shellfish-contaminants
  • Sediment-key stormwater contaminants (copper, lead, zinc, PAHs); particle size; total organic carbon
Parameters- what is calculated -
Methods used to measure parameters
  • Shellfish-annual monitoring using naturally occurring oysters in Manukau since 1987; occasional monitoring using naturally occurring oysters elsewhere; Council is experimenting using mussel rigs to avoid local effects such as stormwater outfalls.
  • Sediment-standard methods.
Scale of use. Detailed
Number of records Unknown
GIS compatibility. Spatially referenced data
Available formats for users. Council reports.
Access constraints. None known.
Measurement Accuracy To be completed by database manager.
Completeness of dataset To be completed by database manager.
Positional accuracy To be completed by database manager.
Database steward Auckland Regional Council
Database custodian Auckland Regional Council
Database custodian contact person Dominic McCarthy
Database custodian Contact
Address
Phone
Fax
Email		 Private Bag 92 012
Auckland
+64 9 366 2000, ext 8459
+64 9 366 2155
dmccarthy@arc.govt.nz
References -
Date metadata record prepared. June 2000
Author of metadata record. Victoria Froude

 

Management Evaluation

  
Original purpose. Monitoring key pressures (sediment; pollution discharges) on nearshore marine environment. Identification of the effects of land runoff on the marine environment.
Relationships with classification systems. N/A
Relationships with other databases Links with ARC marine ecological database although the measured sites are not exactly the same.