Hello Readers,
For today, I will tell you about dirtiest river in New Zealand.
The Manawatu River is highly polluted. This is largely due to runoff from surrounding dairy farms, but towns on the river's edge also contribute to this pollution with untreated sewage and industrial waste. This river is located at lower North Island of New Zealand.
They create a forum which aims to promote awareness of the rivers significance; restore it to a state of health and ensure the water and surrounding land is used sustainably.
Key actions required to clean up the Manawatu River are:
• Reduce sediment runoff from erosion, roads and areas of major earthworks
• Reduce nutrient and bacteria in the river from point source discharges
• Reduce runoff from intensive land-uses such as dairy farming and horticulture
• Prevent over-allocation of river water
• Protect habitats for native birds and fish and enable movement between these areas.
• Reduce the impacts of flood control and drainage on the natural processes of the river
• Reduce nutrient and bacteria in the river from point source discharges
• Reduce runoff from intensive land-uses such as dairy farming and horticulture
• Prevent over-allocation of river water
• Protect habitats for native birds and fish and enable movement between these areas.
• Reduce the impacts of flood control and drainage on the natural processes of the river
Another river is the Waitara River at Taranaki. It was plagued by sewage spill but Green Party launched a clean up campaign for this river. They involved the council at Taranaki and also ask the help of community people.
Please see below link for reference:
Thank you for reading this blog post and have a great day!
Good morning Celine,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing another SLJ activity about polluted rivers in New Zealand. Isn't it pretty sad to hear that approximately two-thirds of all rivers and one-half of all lakes in New Zealand are too polluted to swim in?
You have done a great job researching and talking about Manawatu River and Waitara River - what has caused the pollution in these rivers and what the people in the community have come up with to sustain the ecosystem. Ka pai for organising all of your information and also including the references at the end.
What do you think we can do as citizens to keep these rivers clean? Do you think there is anything we could do to help? I would love to hear your ideas!
Keep up the great work and happy blogging,
Susie :)