Impacts of horticultural activities
Impacts of horticulture on water quality and mahinga kai.
Impacts of horticulture on water quality and mahinga kai.
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- Mitigation and best practice options
- What is Kaitiaki Tools?
- What is the proposed activity or industry?
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What impacts interest you?
- Chemical contamination
- Mitigation and best practice options
- Dissolved oxygen
- Infectious substances
- Instream barriers and altered water flow
- Modified habitat
- Nutrient overloading
- Sediment
- Temperature changes
- Water clarity
- Loss of riparian vegetation
- Mahinga kai - what species interests you?
- About the resource consent process
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Mitigation and best practice options
Some simple steps to minimise the effects of horticultural activities on water quality and mahinga kai are outlined below. -
Chemical contamination and horticulture
What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from horticulture activities? -
Nutrients and horticulture
What are the potential sources of nutrients from horticultural activities? -
Water resources and horticulture
How do horticultural activities potentially influence water flows?