Glossary for the current state story

Abstraction

Abstraction means the taking of water from a waterbody or the diverting of water outside of the bed of a river, lake or artificial watercourse

Afforestation

Is the process of planting large numbers of trees on land which has little or now trees currently on it

Afforestation

Afforestation is when new trees are planted in an area where there were no trees before

Allocation limit

Allocation limit is the total amount of water that is available for allocation over a specified period

Alluvium

Loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach

Ambient air quality

The air outside buildings and structures. This does not include indoor air, air in the workplace, or contaminated air discharged from a source

Amenity values

Those natural or physical qualities and characteristics of an area that contribute to people’s appreciation of its pleasantness, aesthetic coherence, and cultural and recreational attributes

Aquifer

A unit of rock or sediment which can yield a usable quantity of water (Ministry for the Environment definition adapted from https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/52675-location-and-extent-of-nzs-aquifers-2015/).

Australia New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification

Classifies industries based on their primary business activity, and is used to record and analyse industry statistics in New Zealand and Australia