Lakes Water Quality Society

The Lakes Water Quality Society – which, including a previous life as the Lakeweed Control Society, is now almost 50 years old – organised in 2001, the first in a series of symposia in conjunction with the Royal Society of NZ (Rotorua Branch). These symposia were initiated for two reasons : firstly, public concern over a decline in lake water quality, especially the spread of blue-green algal (cyanobacterial) blooms; secondly, the limited amount of basic research being conducted for lake water (as opposed to applied research and monitoring). Following the success of this initial foray, subsequent symposia were also organised, and the Society now has a well-deserved reputation for high-quality, current and relevant content for these events.