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Mapua Fruitgrowers Chemical Site Remediation
The former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site is the most contaminated in New Zealand. It is the site of a pesticide factory that operated from the 1930s to 1988. Due to spills and some waste being buried on site, persistent pesticides made at this factory have remained at high concentrations in parts of the site.
When the Fruitgrowers Chemical Company (a former pesticides company) closed in 1988, the Mapua site became 'orphaned' with no-one responsible for decontaminating it. The local community, particularly the Mapua Residents and Ratepayers Association asked Council to take over the land and clean it up. More...
Motupipi Catchment water quality study
The Motupipi River and tributaries are known to have some of the worst water quality in Tasman District.
Find out about this project here, including daily updates.
Reservoir Creek
Reservoir Creek is very visible and accessible to the Richmond community, being an urban waterway within the confines of the Richmond Township. As the surrounding land has changed from pasture to housing the water has been degraded by sedimentation, lack of adequate shade on the banks, pollution from stormwater drains, channelisation and introduced aquatic vegetation. The project focuses on improving water quality, maintaining flood flow capacity and enhancing the public’s and residents’ relationship with this urban stream. More...
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