23 Jun 2020

High levels of nitrates in Canterbury water

From First Up, 5:38 am on 23 June 2020

New test results show multiple Canterbury Council's have recorded high levels of nitrates in the water. The results provided to Forest and Bird under The Official Information Act show 19 testing sites have a level of 5.65 milligrams of nitrogen per litre or higher, which is seen as the trigger point of concern for health authorities for ongoing monitoring. One of those areas was The Lower Waitaki. Linn Koevoet lives in Glenavy a small town near the mouth of the Waitaki River, he is a Fish and Game Councillor and sits on the Lower Waitaki River Management Committee He told Sally Murphy he has been in Glenavy since 1964 so has seen the environment detoriate.