PHOTOS: BARKER’SSouth Canterbury jam and juice company Barker’s is trying to regain approval to discharge treated factory water on nearby conservation land. An irrigation and wastewater system, experimental and display orchards and provision to future-proof the operation have been designed for the Pleasant Valley property. However, a concession to discharge wastewater on to the Hae Hae Te Moana River Conservation Reserve was not renewed in April. Doc regulatory authorisations director Pip Fox said Barker Fruit Processors’s application was for a new concession to discharge industrial wastewater on to the reserve, which bordered the Hae Hae Te Moana River near Geraldine. It would be inappropriate to comment while this process is ongoing.’’Doc declined Barker’s previous concession application last July.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 26, 2026 15:35 UTC