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NZ pig farmer fined for effluent contamination
A farmer from Kimbolton, New Zealand, has been fined
more than $18,500 for allowing piggery effluent to contaminate a
stream.
The pig farmer was told by a Fielding district court Judge that his conduct
offended any right thinking person in the present environment and needed to be
denounced.
The breach of abatement notice was serious and it was
important that such notices, when issued by regional authorities, be strictly
complied with. The downstream effects were minimal due to the remote location of
the operation.
Regional council chairman Garrick Murfitt describes the
outcome of the case as a welcome signal that the courts are prepared to back the
efforts to ensure farm and industrial effluent are properly disposed
of.
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