Six ways to improve water quality in New Zealand's lakes and rivers
- Written by Troy Baisden, Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato
Lake Tarawera, seen from its outlet, has excellent but declining water quality.Troy Baisden, CC BY-SATwo years ago, New Zealanders were shocked when contaminated drinking water sickened more than 5,000 people in the small town of Havelock North, with a population of 14,000. A government inquiry found that sheep faeces were the likely source of...