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Following Reply 19449 (2026), what specific evidence - such as a measure of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen trending downwards - is the Minister aware of that shows catchment groups in the Amuri Basin are improving water quality?

Corrected reply Question 25764 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Following Reply 19449 (2026), what specific evidence - such as a measure of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen trending downwards - is the Minister aware of that shows catchment groups in the Amuri Basin are improving water quality?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Corrected reply: The Amuri Basin Future Farming project has supported the construction of several wetlands within the Amuri Basin. Testing has shown a reduction of between 65% and 99% of nitrate concentrations in the water passing through the wetlands.