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Regional river water quality monitoring programme: Data report 2023

TR 2024/09

About this report

Waikato Regional Council (WRC) has monitored river water quality for over 30 years.

The Waikato Regional Council (WRC) monitors river water quality through the Waikato River Monitoring Programme (WaRiMP) and the Regional Rivers Monitoring Programme (ReRiMP), established in 1989 and 1993, respectively. The data from these programmes underpin the assessment of the state, trends, and drivers of riverine water quality.

This report provides an overview of the regional monitoring programme and data.

This report provides an overview of the ReRiMP, including sampling and measurement protocols, laboratory analyses, quality assurance procedures, a timeline of changes, and a summary of water quality data and state.

Report ID and authors

Report: TR 2024/09

Authors: Dean Sandwell and Travis Moke