Impacts of meat and dairy processing
What are the impacts of meat and dairy processing activities on water quality and mahinga kai?
What are the impacts of meat and dairy processing activities on water quality and mahinga kai?
Both the meat and dairy processing industries contribute significant amounts of treated wastewater via point source discharges into nearby waterways. The discharging of wastewater requires a Resource Consent and regular monitoring to assess the impact of the discharges on water quality and mahinga kai.
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- Mitigation and best practice options
- What is Kaitiaki Tools?
- What is the proposed activity or industry?
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What impacts interest you?
- Chemical contamination
- Mitigation and best practice options
- Dissolved oxygen
- Infectious substances
- Instream barriers and altered water flow
- Modified habitat
- Nutrient overloading
- Sediment
- Temperature changes
- Water clarity
- Loss of riparian vegetation
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- About the resource consent process
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Infectious substances, meat and dairy
What are the sources of infectious substances from the meat and dairy processing industry? -
Water resources, meat and dairy
How may the activities of the meat and dairy processing industry impact water resources?