Farm dairy wastewater compliance statistics

Over time, we can see a clear improvement in compliance (measured by the number of significantly non-compliant farms recorded). The following graphs show the levels of compliance from the 2015/16 dairy season to 2025/26.

Monitoring results:

Stacked bar chart showing farm dairy effluent compliance from 2015/16 to 2025/26. Total farms decline over time, significant non-compliance decreases notably, non-compliance stays fairly steady, and most farms remain fully compliant each year.

Graph displaying the farm dairy effluent compliance for all farms.

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