Management Zones
Environment Southland’s Regional Water Plan establishes a framework for managing groundwater abstraction in Southland. In order to manage groundwater resources, unconfined aquifers have been subdivided into 29 groundwater management zones based on areas of similar hydrogeological characteristics. Confined aquifers are managed separately. They respond differently to abstraction and recharge so are therefore more difficult to quantify. Currently in Southland there two confined aquifers with significant levels of abstraction in the Mossburn/Lumsden area.
Information sheets have been produced for each groundwater management zone to provide an overview of the hydrogeology.
Groundwater Zone Information Sheets
View the Groundwater Zone Information Sheets here.
Environment Southland is the brand name of Southland Regional Council.