Thermal springs dwindle
By
OLIVER RIDDELL
in Wellington Rotorua’s future as a tourist centre is. at risk 1
because of its dwindling thermal attractions, says a report on the Rotorua geothermal field. The report of the Government’s Geothermal Monitoring Programme and Task Force, 1982-85, was published yesterday. As well as reporting the diminution of the thermal field, it makes a number of recommendations for safe and efficient use of the field. Between 1967 and 1985 there was “a dramatic decrease” in natural activity at Whakarewarewa, the
main scenic area, including a 30 per cent drop in natural heat flow. The water in the hot springs and wells, the one natural and the other sunk by local residents in increasing numbers, came from the same geothermal aquifer. Recent rainfall did not mix with hot water in the aquifer, and neither did geothermal waste put into shallow soakages. This report and the management of the field generally are part of a review of geothermal policy for the whole country.
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