Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 9:04 am
Greenpeace is calling on Environment Canterbury to be
upfront about health risks of nitrate contamination,
following ECan’s release of new data that shows nitrate
contamination in drinking water is rising.
ECan
has released the results of its annual groundwater
quality survey for 2020. 322 wells were tested, with the
highest nitrate reading of 22mg/L being almost double the
current health limit for drinking water
(11.3mg/L).
Greenpeace says ECan’s data is
consistent with Greenpeace’s own results from free nitrate
water testing days across Canterbury, with both datasets
showing concerningly high and worsening levels of
nitrate.