WATR401 Advanced Water Resources

Read the following six questions through carefully. Select four (4) that you will answer. In each of the four answer fields.

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Q1. To what extent should groundwater and surface water be considered as a single resource? Discuss using examples from the Canterbury region of New Zealand. 

Q2. Critically evaluate the methods used to assess stream health using macroinvertebrates and discuss how biomonitoring can support routine water quality measurements. 

Q3. Discuss the effects of urbanization on freshwater quality and quantity 

Q4. Who should own water in Te Waipounamu and why? Discuss. 

Q5. The National River Water Quality Network (NRWQN) is used to monitor the state and trend of New Zealand's freshwater. To what extent can its success in this role be attributed to the principles that underpinned its design? 

Q6. Drawing on examples from freshwater ecosystem restoration, critique the 'Field of Dreams' hypothesis.