With a positive identification she alerted Auckland Council's pollution hotline who sent out an enforcement officer to investigate. BRAD FLAHIVE/STUFF Paula Arensteyn caught a construction company pumping silt into the stormwater which polluted the stream in her back yard. "Thanks to the fast action of these Campbells Bay residents in alerting the council's pollution team we were able to hold this developer accountable for the pollution they had caused." The council's pollution team respond to about 2500 calls a year on all types of pollution including illegal discharges to streams such as this case. To report dumped material and pollution to Auckland Council, call the 24-hour hotline (09) 301 0101.

Source: Stuff December 01, 2019 01:30 UTC