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Taupō companies fined for unlawfully discharging animal effluent into the environment
28 Apr, 2021 01:42 AM
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A council officer takes samples of ponded effluent on a farm at Oruanui, north of Taupō. Photo / Supplied
A council officer takes samples of ponded effluent on a farm at Oruanui, north of Taupō. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
A Taupō-based farming company, a company director, and an effluent spreading company have been convicted and fined a total of $194,250 for unlawfully discharging animal effluent into the environment from three large dairy farming operations.
The sentence was imposed by Judge Jeff Smith in Tokoroa District Court and relates to the repeated unlawful discharge of animal effluent between November 7, 2019, and March 2, 2020.
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