Water allocation: a strategic overview
Abstract
Water allocation has been identified as a priority water management issue. This
priority has come from the increasing demands on water, especially from the rural
sector. Closing some resources to further allocation has occurred in some regions,
while the reliability of water supply from some catchments is considered insufficient.
These scarcities have an effect on rural productivity.
There is a perception that the current water allocation system does not encourage
optimal use of water and that improvements in allocation practice could increase the
value of water resources to communities. Concerns relate to both macro-allocation (the
decision on when and in what quantities water can be abstracted from a resource) and
micro-allocation (the decision as to who can use the water and how much).
This paper presents an overview of water allocation in New Zealand with the aims of:
· Clarifying problems in existing water allocation practice;
· Providing suggestions at the strategic level on how to improve water allocation;
· Identifying roles and responsibilities.... [Show full abstract]
Keywords
water management; water allocation; surface water resources; water rights; governance; resource reliabilityDate
2001-05Type
Report (Commissioned Report)Collections
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