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Does the Minister support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the nitrogen discharge limit for dairy farms is 190 kg/ha/yr?

Answered Question 7718 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Does the Minister support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the nitrogen discharge limit for dairy farms is 190 kg/ha/yr?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I fully support the support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards