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Investigation of Dairy Farming Practices in the Buller Catchment

November 2002, Ref. TR123

Ministry for the Environment report on dairy farming practices in the Buller River Catchment.

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Contents:

  1. Purpose
  2. Background
    2.1 Concerns expressed
    2.2 Why investigate this issue?
    2.3 The Buller Catchment
    2.4 What’s in the Buller Water Conservation Order?
    2.5 The main players
  3. The investigation
    3.1 What we did
    3.2 Limitations
  4. The findings
    4.1 Stock river crossings
    4.2 Stand off pads
    4.3 Stock access
    4.4 Land disturbance: Wetland drainage and vegetation removal
    4.5 Effluent management practices
    4.6 Enforcement
    4.7 Monitoring and inspections
    4.8 Ministry WCO Roles
  5. Conclusions
  6. Recommendations
    6.1 The Ministry for the Environment
    6.2 TDC and WCRC
    6.3 Fonterra
    6.4 Farmers
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Appendices

 

 

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