Sustainable Land and Water Use

Our research is directed at the effect of nitrate leached from various land uses, including horticulture, on underlying groundwater quality.

 

We also have a large research programme on  a new stakeholder-driven approach to water allocation decision-making.  We believe it may be possible to reach better decisions with less pain and greater efficiency.

 

List of Projects:

 

- FarmSim nitrate discharge model
- AquiferSim groundwater nitrate model
- Vadose zone nitrogen transformations (Toenepi)
- Selwyn Catchment studies