However, staff suspected the number could be higher as some areas could not be inspected. Six months after the incident, staff found an absence of fish species downstream from where the contamination occurred.
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Rural Contractors New Zealand chief executive Roger Parton encourages all spraying contractors to get GrowSafe accreditation – a certificate that encourages safe practices. Garry Harrison, owner of the family-run company, said it was a regrettable accident. “It won’t ever happen again,” Harrison told
Stuff. His wife, Sheryl Harrison, said they had been contracting for 22 years and had never had any issues. “It shouldn’t have happened, but it’s happened, and we’ve paid the price,” she said.
However, staff suspected the number could be higher as some areas could not be inspected. Six months after the incident, staff found an absence of fish species downstream of where the contamination occurred. Garry Harrison, owner of the family-run company, said it was a regrettable accident. “It won’t ever happen again,” Harrison told
Stuff. His wife, Sheryl Harrison, said they had been contracting for 22 years and had never had any issues. “It shouldn’t have happened, but it’s happened, and we’ve paid the price,” she said. The stock water race was part of a network managed by the Ashburton District Council, running through Mt Somers village.
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Central South Island Fish and Game Council chief executive Jay Graybill says Harrison Spraying Services Ltd was careless and negligent for discharging a toxic chemical into the Mt Somers stock water race. However, staff suspected the number could be higher as some areas could not be inspected. Six months after the incident, staff found an absence of fish species downstream from where the contamination occurred. Garry Harrison, owner of the family-run company, said it was a regrettable accident. “It won’t ever happen again,” Harrison told
Stuff. His wife, Sheryl Harrison, said they had been contracting for 22 years and had never had any issues.