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State of NZ's Environment 1997

Opening Section

1: Introduction

2: The Place and the People

3: Production and Consumption Patterns

4: Environmental Management

5: The State of Our Atmosphere

6: The State of Our Air

7: The State of Our Waters

8: The State of Our Land

9: The State of Our Biodiversity

10: Conclusions on the State of New Zealand's Environment

Chapter Seven: The State of Our Waters

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Key Points

Introduction

The state of the data

• Data on water quantity (stocks and flows)
• Data on water quality
• Data on aquatic ecosystems

The nature of New Zealand's water environment

• Rainfall
• Surface water
• Coastal and marine waters

Pressures on our water environment

• Agricultural pressures
• Urban Pressures
• Sewage point source pressures
• Pressures from dams
• Pressures from forestry
• Pressures from mining
• Pressures from Pests and Weeds
• Pressures from Climate Change

The state of our water environment

• The State of our Rivers and Streams
• The State of our Lakes
• The State of our Wetlands
• The State of our Groundwaters
• The State of our Drinking Water
• The State of our Coastal and Marine Waters

Society's responses to pressures on our water environment

• Water management responsibilities
• Responses to pressures on water

Conclusions

References