Mitigation

Simple steps to minimise the effects of infectious substances on water quality and mahinga kai.

• Reduce nutrients and contaminants from entering waterways by fencing waterways, planting riparian margins, and maintaining and incorporating vegetated swales and constructed wetlands.
• Recover and reuse spilled raw materials and products.
• Minimise pollution of receiving waterways through effective primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment of raw sewage.
• Divert runoff of faecal material from farm tracks to traps and fields.

You can find out about industry or land use specific mitigation options on the corresponding activity or industry page