Major work and planning needs to take place to restore Lake Horowhenua to the healthy state it once was. One of New Zealand’s most polluted lakes is set to be exempt from new freshwater standards, with Environment Minister David Parker​ saying there is no feasible fix. Warwick Smith/Stuff Lake Horowhenua, pictured in December, is extremely polluted due to stormwater, wastewater and farm runoff. Kevin Stent/Stuff Environment Minister David Parker says “the best will in the world” will not get Lake Horowhenua to the freshwater standards being applied across the rest of the country. “This is not an overnight process.”Warwick Smith/Stuff The outlet of a sediment trap into Lake Horowhenua, pictured in December.

Source: Stuff July 07, 2020 23:03 UTC