It is more than a year since a Special Tribunal hearing was closed over a Water Conservation Order application for Te Waikoropupū Springs and the Arthur Marble Aquifer. A group of residents has urged ministerial action on a Water Conservation Order application for Te Waikoropupū Springs in Golden Bay. Te Waikoropupū Springs contain some of the clearest water measured anywhere in the world. READ MORE:* Fears for Te Waikoropupū Springs but council disputes nitrate trend* Takaka freshwater group urges protections for Te Waikoropupū Springs* Te Waikoropupū Springs' water conservation order hearing wraps upCHERIE SIVIGNON/STUFF Save our Springs Campaign co-ordinator Kevin Moran says the ongoing silence since the hearing closed is of concern to the group. "The EPA is continuing to support the decision-making process of the Special Tribunal and the completion of a decision report."

Source: Stuff November 03, 2019 16:01 UTC