Appendix 12: Allocation and Estimated Economic Value of Surface Water Catchments for Industry - The 100 Catchments of Largest Value

New Zealand Water Bodies of National Importance for Domestic Use and Industrial Use

P A White, B M H Sharp and R R Reeves, Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences

[ Last Updated 17 January 2006 ]

Rank	NIWA Catchment number	Council	Total allocation industrial and mun1 m³/week	Economic value: industrial allocation only $million/yr	Economic value: industrial use of municipal supplies $million/yr	Economic value total $million/yr
1	1	ORC	3195820	2769.6	354.6	3124.2
2	2	EW+ARC	4821378	749.9	1200.8	1950.7
3	3	CRC	975730	1485.9	46.6	1532.5
4	14	WCRC	1312896	1160.9	42.2	1203.1
5	30	EW+ARC	1075033	1012.9	186.6	1199.5
6	349	WCRC	972636	930.6	0	930.6
7	931	WCRC	604800	880.6	0	880.6
8	72	EBOP	654298	716	96.7	812.7
9	9	ORC	679292	577.2	113.8	691
10	6	WCRC+TDC	634840	570.2	15.7	585.9
11	51	CRC	291585	434.5	29.6	464.1
12	221	WCRC	305424	444.7	0	444.7
13	116	EBOP	381283	352.9	59	411.9
14	264	WCRC	417774	399.4	0.1	399.5
15	31	CRC	263956	374	2.8	376.8
16	275	ARC	854069	0.1	341.8	341.9
17	147	WRC	700700	0	280.6	280.6
18	92	WCRC	291527	276.3	1	277.3
19	20	SRC	608569	124.4	151.4	275.8
20	726	NRC	616896	0	247	247
21	22	WRC	390428	87.3	138.3	225.6
22	45	EW	391356	81	130.7	211.7
23	11	SRC	177566	200.5	11	211.5
24	17	CRC	141961	159.7	22.7	182.4
25	214	ORC	124460	181.2	0	181.2
26	19	NRC	419510	41.6	137.9	179.5
27	406	WCRC	177506	169.8	0	169.8
28	377	TRC	423360	0	169.5	169.5
29	435	NRC	413882	0	165.7	165.7
30	86	TRC	144931	141.3	23.8	165.1
31	414	EBOP	381871	0	152.9	152.9
32	7	HMW+HBRC	227045	96.9	52.5	149.4
33	0	CRC	90895	132.1	0.1	132.2
34	265	TRC	242500	131.1	0	131.1
35	0	TDC	85558	127	2.1	129.1
36	860	ARC	298376	0	119.5	119.5
37	48	EBOP	190236	61.8	56.2	118
38	29	EBOP	213248	115.7	0	115.7
39	163	ORC	115216	114.4	0.4	114.8
40	271	HBRC	78500	114.3	0	114.3
41	494	EBOP	260911	0	104.5	104.5
42	902	ARC	254218	0	101.8	101.8
43	345	TRC	68075	98.1	0	98.1
44	3365	TDC	63630	92.6	0	92.6
45	18	MDC	60480	88.1	0	88.1
46	542	NRC	87332	62.9	22.9	85.8
47	44	HMW	73640	81.4	3.4	84.8
48	1300	EBOP	40600	84.4	0	84.4
49	328	HMW	199500	0	79.9	79.9
50	84	WCRC	136746	51.8	27.9	79.7
51	1301	WCRC	54432	79.3	0	79.3
52	381	WRC	191100	0	76.5	76.5
53	57	EW	69090	76.5	0	76.5
54	469	NRC	173600	0.3	69.2	69.5
55	445	WRC	159250	0	63.8	63.8
56	613	WCRC	66500	63.6	0	63.6
57	368	TRC	142820	0.3	56.9	57.2
58	389	EW	134288	0	53.8	53.8
59	164	CRC	133483	0	53.4	53.4
60	16	HBRC	127940	3.2	48.8	52
61	35	CRC	79718	39.2	11.1	50.3
62	126	NCC+TDC	124022	1.8	48.4	50.2
63	1001	WCRC	48497	48.3	0	48.3
64	643	NRC	112000	0	44.8	44.8
65	515	ARC	109007	1.7	42	43.7
66	480	WCRC	51610	41.9	0	41.9
67	5	HMW	101458	0.6	40.2	40.8
68	341	EW	28000	40.8	0	40.8
69	681	WCRC	41216	39.4	0	39.4
70	728	EBOP	91637	0	36.7	36.7
71	200	NRC	77000	17	18.2	35.2
72	609	TRC	74051	6.9	27.7	34.6
73	300	NRC	83139	0.8	32.5	33.3
74	78	TRC	77893	2.2	29.5	31.7
75	4080	ARC	15400	30.1	0	30.1
76	699	WCRC	30940	29.6	0	29.6
77	0	WCRC	41223	17.4	9.2	26.6
78	621	NRC	63063	0.1	25.2	25.3
79	572	CRC	11200	23.3	0	23.3
80	608	ARC	54077	1.8	19.9	21.7
81	15	HMW	54026	3.3	18.4	21.7
82	378	WCRC	20639	19.4	1.9	21.3
83	1062	CRC	52010	0	20.8	20.8
84	641	WCRC	21686	20.7	0	20.7
85	520	EW	51261	0	20.5	20.5
86	509	HMW	50400	0	20.2	20.2
87	799	WCRC	19796	18.9	0	18.9
88	228	ARC	9205	18.9	0	18.9
89	0	ARC	36267	16.9	1.8	18.7
90	1867	CRC	34363	18.6	0	18.6
91	4	SRC	38338	3.9	13.8	17.7
92	620	ORC	12096	17.6	0	17.6
93	23	CRC	38261	1.2	15	16.2
94	523	NCC	39462	0	15.8	15.8
95	329	CRC	9072	15.1	0	15.1
96	555	HBRC	36000	15	0	15
97	744	EBOP	36652	0	14.7	14.7
98	0	ORC	10076	14.7	0	14.7
99	552	WCRC	35510	0.4	14	14.4
100	0	EW	30030	1.4	11.6	13

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