Story: Water quality

Cows in stream (1st of 2)

Cows in stream

Dung and urine can harm water quality when livestock get near streams. Modern farming has greatly reduced such access, compared with 20 years ago.

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Mike Scarsbrook and Kit Rutherford, 'Water quality - Management of water quality', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/15538/cows-in-stream (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Mike Scarsbrook and Kit Rutherford, published 24 Nov 2008, updated 18 Jul 2016