Environment – Drop-in nitrate water testing events hosted by Greenpeace

Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing this coming weekend, to enable Canterbury households to check their bore water for nitrate contamination.

10am – 2pm, Saturday 29th May at Dunsandel Community Centre.9am – 1pm, Sunday 30th May at Woodend Community Centre.

Greenpeace is running the testing in conjunction with the Federation of Freshwater Anglers.

Greenpeace is continuing its call for the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser as part of the action needed to reduce nitrate contamination of drinking water.

Greenpeace senior campaigner Steve Abel will be at both water testing days and is available for interviews and comment.