{"id":18589,"date":"2021-11-22T20:34:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T07:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlan.co.nz\/?p=18589"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:18:02","slug":"untreated-stormwater-and-its-effects-on-living-beings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/untreated-stormwater-and-its-effects-on-living-beings\/","title":{"rendered":"Untreated Stormwater and Its Effects on Living Beings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18589\" class=\"elementor elementor-18589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3caeed1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3caeed1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Rayner<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-building\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M436 480h-20V24c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24H56C42.745 0 32 10.745 32 24v456H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v20h448v-20c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12zM128 76c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h40c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v40c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-40c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12V76zm0 96c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h40c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v40c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-40c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-40zm52 148h-40c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-40c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h40c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v40c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12zm76 160h-64v-84c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h40c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v84zm64-172c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-40c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-40c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h40c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.627-5.373 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data-id=\"06a1604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stormwater Shepherds<span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is an environmental not-for-profit working in stormwater. Their charter is to restore inland waterway environments by stopping plastic and urban pollution at the source through positive action, education and advocacy. Ozone depletion, climate change and ocean acidification are real threats to destabilising life on our planet. A recent addition to this list is the magnitude of plastic litter contaminating our riparian waterways and oceans, including pollution from tyre wear and rubber granules from artificial playgrounds. The crisis in our waterways, in many cases, is the direct result mainly of unmanaged stormwater.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7497200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7497200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;\">ABOUT THE PRESENTER<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53e8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c53e8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;\">Mary Rayner<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span>Director of Operations at Stormwater Shepherds<span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0will provide an overview of the not-for-profit, their programs and advocacy. She will present insights into the dire consequences on aquatic lifeforms from the toxic pollutants conveyed by untreated stormwater, and the bioaccumulation effects on humans. She will also touch on solutions for long-term sustainable approaches about how we can successfully control pollution through\u00a0<\/span>correctly managed stormwater<span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1c28d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c1c28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/recording\/4959596106102200847\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tv\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M592 0H48A48 48 0 0 0 0 48v320a48 48 0 0 0 48 48h240v32H112a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v32a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h416a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-32a16 16 0 0 0-16-16H352v-32h240a48 48 0 0 0 48-48V48a48 48 0 0 0-48-48zm-16 352H64V64h512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATCH WEBINAR <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenter Mary Rayner Director of Operations at Stormwater Shepherds Share ACCESS WEBINAR Cost: Free ABOUT THE WEBINAR Stormwater Shepherds\u00a0is an environmental not-for-profit working in stormwater. 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