“The safe removal means Mataura residents no longer need to worry about the risk from the material, which gives off ammonia gas if it gets wet. “I am glad that the dross has now gone from Mataura and local residents do not need to worry any longer. The safe removal will protect the wellbeing of Southland s people and its waterways. “Now that the Mataura site has been cleaned up, the focus will move to the removal of material from other known sites in Southland,” Parker said.
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Sort Out the Dross spokeswoman and Mataura resident Laurel Turnbull is delighted to hear an agreement has been reached to remove the ouvea premix being stored in the town s former paper mill building. (File video)