Groundwater
Find out more about protecting your groundwater quality, constructing and maintaining a bore or well, as well as aquifer pump tests here.
Some pasture irrigation water permits require irrigation to cease when groundwater levels or river flows are at a certain level. Find out more about current levels here.
Environment Southland has established 29 groundwater zones for managing groundwater abstraction in Southland. Each zone has an information sheet available for download here.
We conduct extensive monitoring of groundwater across Southland. Here you can get more information on each of the groundwater zones, where we monitor as well as the level of each of the aquifers.
Download our latest Groundwater Technical reports from this page.
Environment Southland is the brand name of Southland Regional Council.