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Monday 11 November 2019

Rotorua lakes (Unfinished)

In social studies we have looking sustainability and today we are looking Rotorua lakes and the water quality. the task is to write a newspaper article on it. 

notes
- the uses have changed from food resources to cloths and material resources.
Pasture fertilisation/pasture runoff
- Farming stock effluent  
- Decomposing sewage – septic tanks and wastewater seepage

- rotorua city council
- The Bay of Plenty Regional Council
NIWA (National Institute of Water and{Atmospheric Research, Ltd})
Eight of the 12 lakes show at least possible improvement, Two lakes show no change, Two lakes show possible degradation
- people

questions
Describe why the lakes are a significant resource: Because it is a good food resources as well as cloths and material resources.
what human actions have contributed to the current water quality? Pasture fertilisation/pasture runoff (farming) Decomposing sewage (septic tanks and wastewater seepage)
Who has been responsible for the management of the lakes ? rotorua city council, The Bay of Plenty Regional Council, NIWA.
Identify key reasons why the future sustainability of the lake is at risk: Because people are stupid and do what they want without thinking of the coniquinces (spelling? spell check not working). 

The newspaper article (I have no Idea what I'm doing fyi)

The Rotorua lakes health is shown to be declining. This is because of things like Pasture fertilisation/pasture runoff running into the lakes and decomposing sewage, septic tanks and wastewater seepage. These lakes have been used as resources for food, clothes and material. People like the Rotorua City Council, The Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the NIWA (National Institute of Water and{Atmospheric Research, Ltd}). 










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