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Greenpeace will be offering free drop-in water testing for nitrate-impacted Glenavy residents near Waimate, and on the same day host a public meeting on nitrate contamination with public health researcher Dr Tim Chambers at the Glenavy Hall on Tuesday 15 November at 7pm.<\/p>\n\n

Dr Chambers has co-authored published research on the health impacts of nitrate including a paper estimating<\/a> 100 cases of colorectal cancer and 40 deaths per year were attributable to the contaminant.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere is increasing evidence linking exposure to nitrate in drinking water to multiple negative health outcomes, including colorectal cancer, preterm births and neural tube defects. In many studies, the risk of the adverse health outcome was found to occur at drinking water nitrate levels significantly lower than New Zealand\u2019s Drinking Water Standard of 11.3mg\/L,\u201d says Chambers.  <\/p>\n\n

In August this year Emergency drinking water supplies were installed in parts of the Waimate District after nitrate levels exceeded the Drinking Water Standards. <\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace has been undertaking free town-hall water testing events since winter 2021 and has also run a free mail-in nitrate testing service having now tested over 1500 household bore water samples. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cAccess to safe drinking water is a basic human right,\u201d says Greenpeace Senior Campaigner Steve Abel, \u201cit is unacceptable that the people of the Waimate region have lost their water supply because of nitrate contamination, and local residents deserve information and answers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

While it\u2019s well understood that worsening nitrate contamination of drinking water is caused by a sevenfold increase in synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use and a 10-fold increase in dairy intensity across Canterbury over the past 30 years, Dr Chambers says the local dairy factory may also be playing a role in the Waimate nitrate-spike.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cLooking at well data obtained from ECAN by Otago University on the specific issue in Waimate and Glenavy, it looks like the Oceania Dairy Factory could be playing a part with its nitrogen-rich wastewater,\u201d says Chambers. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe data shows that a steady increase in nitrate in local wells corresponds with the dairy factory getting consent to discharge to land in 2015. There is also an increase in calcium and hardness which indicates dairy factory waste – predominantly whey – is potentially contaminating the wells,\u201d says Chambers. <\/p>\n\n

Dr Chambers says, \u201cmore scientific work needs to be done to establish the specific cause and the contribution of any land use practice.\u201d 
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Public meeting on nitrate contamination<\/strong>: with Dr Tim Chambers of Otago University <\/p>\n\n

Tue 15 Nov, <\/strong>7pm, Glenavy Hall, 3 Innes Street, Glenavy<\/p>\n\n

RSVP or find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Free Water Testing<\/strong>: Glenavy<\/p>\n\n

Tue 15th Nov, 10am – 4pm<\/p>\n\n

Glenavy Hall, 3 Innes Street.<\/p>\n\n

RSVP or find out more<\/a>.

Free Water Testing:<\/strong> Waimate<\/p>\n\n

Wed 16 Nov, 9am – 12pm<\/p>\n\n

Waimate Highland Pipe Band Hall, 33 Paul Street.

RSVP or find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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Not in the region? Get your bore water testing via our free mail-in service.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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Call on the Government to lower the limit for nitrates in drinking water to safe levels <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n Take Action\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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