Application attachment appendix F Aquatic Ecology Assessment Manawa Energy 14 Feb 2023
also shown, together with a comparison of median values with relevant National Objectives Framework (NOF) bands (NPS-FM 2020). Ten-year trend analysis indicates that total and dissolved reactive phosphorus concentrations, and total and ammoniacal nitrogen concentrations are all increasing (i.e., water quality is degrading) at the SH3 site (Table 3.1). This may be related to the intensification of dairying in the catchment. Ammoniacal nitrogen concentrations however fall