Open AccessPLANNING TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS ON NORTHLANDS WATER RESOURCES
Author(s) -
D.L. Roke
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1986.47.1761
Subject(s) - legislation , water resources , irrigation , agriculture , environmental planning , resource (disambiguation) , business , water resource management , water supply , environmental resource management , environmental science , environmental engineering , geography , computer science , ecology , computer network , archaeology , political science , law , biology
The growth in horticultural and some industrial development in selected areas of Northland has led to a need for more specific and careful planning and control of limited resources in a number of major catchments. The potential irrigation demands for horhculture comprise over 60% of Northland's potential water requirements. By contrast, farm water supply needs are only 11% of these needs. Because of their importance to the Northland economy, and in the legislation these needs are given a high priority in water resource management planning. Land uses, including pastoral farming, require careful operation to reduce diffuse sources of pollution.