Auckland Water

Question 1

What are the three reasons for increase in demand for water

Answer 1

• technology and industry advance
• LEDC industrialise and urbanise
• people in MEDC are becoming wealthier and spend more money on technology and leisure

Question 2

Summarise two objectives of water management

Answer 2

-Providing people with reliable source of water

Maintaining the quality of water supplies

Question 3

List at least 3 places in NZ for high water demand

Answer 3

Highly populated regions of Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty in NORTH ISLAND
Eastern regions of Hawkes’s Bay and Canterbury for agriculture

Question 4

List 5 responsibility for local water authorities

Answer 4

-Collecting water
-Distributing water
-Monitoring pollution
-Reducing pollution
Monitoring and regulating the use of rivers, lakes,and reservoirs by all users.

Question 5

List 4 ways water authorities can carry out their work

Answer 5

• Building new reservoirs and pipes from rivers to collect water
• Build a network of pipes and treatment plants to transport water
• People can be educated to conserve water
• Regulating and monitoring the amount of water people use

Question 6

Three water sources in Auckland including their percentage of supply

Answer 6

Storage dams in Huana( 60%) Waitakere ranges( 25%)
Aquifer in Onehunga(5%)
Waikato River(10%)

Question 7

How much water is supplied daily

Answer 7

370,000cubic metres

Question 8

Number of treatment plant in Auckland

Answer 8

6

Question 9

List 4 forms of water consumption In Auckland include percentage

Answer 9

Domestic 60%
Industry and commercial purposes 25%
Agriculture and Irrigation 3%

Question 10

3 benefits of the dams

Answer 10

10 dams can hold 96million cubic metre
Water quality improves as sediment settle down and bacteria die off
Storm run off can be stored reduing effects of flood.

Question 11

Amount of rain received by the Huana and Waitakere ranges

Answer 11

1800mm of rain annually