Surface water is an instantaneous resource, here today, and gone tomorrow. For most of the year there is sufficient water available in Marlborough for all reasonable requirements. However, parts of Marlborough are seasonally water short. Balancing peak water demands on both a spatial and temporal basis is necessary for continued economic growth.
Surface water is an instantaneous resource, here today, and gone tomorrow. For most of the year there is sufficient water available in Marlborough for all reasonable requirements. However parts of Marlborough are seasonally water short. Balancing peak water demands on both a spatial and temporal basis is necessary for continued economic growth.
The greater majority of surface water allocation in the Wairau Awatere Resource Management Plan area comes from the three major water resources which have defined Sustainable Flow Regimes under the plan. However there are many smaller rivers and streams which do not have any specific environmental protection under the plan, so consents have to be determined on a case by case basis. This places those resources at risk from ad hoc decision making.
