A Comparison of Environmental Legislation and Regulation in New Zealand and the United States

Local and regional stakeholders included the regulatory community (local health departments); private contractors (system component manufacturers, sellers, and installers); public and private environmental protection groups (the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Prairie Rivers organization, respectively); realtors; IDPH representatives; and others. New Zealanders value water for many reasons, including economic (irrigation and industry), environmental (maintenance of ecosystems that rely on streams and groundwater), health (water supply and safe swimming), cultural (indigenous Maeori mahinga kai, or food gathering area, and maim, or life force), and recreational (fishing, boating, and canoeing).