Impacts of geothermal
How does geothermal energy generation impact water quality and mahinga kai?
How does geothermal energy generation impact water quality and mahinga kai?
Extracting geothermal fluids for power generation is considered relatively environmentally friendly. However, this does not mean that geothermal power generation is without environmental effects.
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- Mitigation and best practice options
- What is Kaitiaki Tools?
- What is the proposed activity or industry?
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What impacts interest you?
- Chemical contamination
- Mitigation and best practice options
- Dissolved oxygen
- Infectious substances
- Instream barriers and altered water flow
- Modified habitat
- Nutrient overloading
- Sediment
- Temperature changes
- Water clarity
- Loss of riparian vegetation
- Mahinga kai - what species interests you?
- About the resource consent process
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Water take and geothermal
How do geothermal energy generation activities potentially influence water flows?