A Taranaki composting business has been told its understanding of how to legally manage fresh water is at the very least, unusual.
Remediation NZ, which over years has amassed a 20,000 tonne pile of contaminated waste at its Uruti site, wants to renew consents allowing it to discharge contaminants to air, land and water.
But Ngāti Mutunga says the firm has shown it can't be trusted and isn't following Te Mana o Te Wai - the basic principle to protect freshwater - enshrined in the National Policy Statement for Fresh Water Mangement.
Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
