Freshwater - Our Services
Science Centres: Freshwater
Our goal is to bridge the gap between science and the community in the field of freshwater resources, by providing science, technology and resource management services to New Zealand.
Catchment Modelling
- Water Allocation Impacts on River Attributes (WAIORA)
- Catchment water balance
- Flood frequencies
- Low flows
- River flows for ungauged basins
- River inundation modelling
- River flow and flood forecasting - daily to weekly.
- Climate change impacts on water resources.
- Land use impacts on water resources
- Irrigation management and irrigation impact assessment
- Stream intermittence
- CLUES (Catchment Land Use for Environmental Sustainability)
Water Quality Monitoring and Advice
- National River Water Quality Network (NRWQN)
- Design and maintenance of environmental databases
- Environmental impact assessment for consents
- Sub contracting for industrial consent applications
- Water quality monitoring - regional councils
- Continuous water quality monitoring
- Stormwater monitoring (Urban Aquatics)
Freshwater Species and Habitat Management
- Freshwater fisheries management
- Aquatic plant identification and management strategies
- Biodiversity/conservation assessments
Development of management tools
- Riparian management for improving stream habitat
- Customary fisheries / resource assessment/management
Flow Assessment and Management
- Stream flow monitoring networks
- Modelling transport and dispersion in rivers
- Establishing minimum flow requirements
- Determining optimum flow regime for impounded rivers
- Waste Water Treatment
Waste Water Treatment
Policy Advice
- Water quality standards and legislation assessment
- Providing advice to central government for policy development
Specialist Analytical Services
