Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, that "Enabling municipal water discharges to be less restrictive will cause inequality by shifting costs from the point-sources dischargers to the non-point sources discharges to cope with the losses in water quality. This will add pressures on our rural communities and rate payers."?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, that "Enabling municipal water discharges to be less restrictive will cause inequality by shifting costs from the point-sources dischargers to the non-point sources discharges to cope with the losses in water quality. This will add pressures on our rural communities and rate payers."?