Water Quality

I’ve been looking into water quality degradation in NZ. Mostly, but not entirely it’s to do with chucking massive amounts of nitrogen-based fertilizer on dairy farms. Here are some maps based on modeled water quality data.

Average Nitrogen levels in waterways by Territorial Authority
Southland’s water quality has seriously decreased as dairy farming has taken off

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