Stormwater issues facing the Wellington region
Thanks to everybody who visited us at our stand at the stormwater conference in early May. It was great to catch up and hear the challenges you are facing in this important area of environmental planning.
Please feel free to contact us for any follow-up queries you may have.
Like many other cities in New Zealand, Wellington is struggling with the contamination of urban waterways. A recent newspaper article was published relating to the contamination of the Owhiro Bay stream which flows past two landfills into Owhiro Bay. During heavy rainfall this stream is contaminated with run-off containing iron, manganese and toxic levels of ammonia-nitrogen. The concentration of this run-off has been identified in a Greater Wellington Regional Council report and is of sufficient concentration to cause the deformation of snails as shown in the picture below.
Clearly there is a great deal of work to be done to improve the urban waterways of New Zealand. The extensive water-quality testing services offered by Eurofins-ELS is able to assist everyone working in this sensitive and important area.
Please contact us to see how we can help with your laboratory services requirements.
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