Raw sewage was dumped in county rivers “hundreds of times” last year and one is “overrun with fungus”, a councillor has claimed. Gloucestershire’s Liberal Democrat leader Paul Hodgkinson said one river which flows through the […]
Heavy rain on Thursday combined with a blockage at the East Calder Waste Water Treatment Works meant plant operator Veolia had to free up capacity by releasing some wastewater into the River Almond. SEPA says […]
ANGLERS, being allowed back once again to fish along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Craven following a relaxing of Government guidance during the coronavirus lockdown, are being asked to report incidents of fish distress […]
Inspectors have been called out to 20 incidents of water pollution caused by lockdown DIY in recent weeks. Staff from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency have investigated incidents caused by waste water linked to painting […]
Ministers plan to allocate some €500m to buy out farmers who want to quit and to help livestock farmers make their operations more sustainable, news website Nu.nl said on Tuesday. The plans will be published […]
SEPA called in amid drainage problems at site BUNGLING builders have been slammed after their botched drainage system turned a beauty spot’s burn brown. Dog-walker Nick Benge spotted the filthy water of Bughtlin Burn and […]
A decision on whether a quarry should be allowed on the site of a former aerodrome has been postponed amid fears of water pollution. Brett Aggregates has drawn up plans to extract up to eight […]
The operator of a water treatment plant has been fined £40,000 after a chemical spillage killed more than 500 fish. It happened at Welsh Water’s Felindre water treatment works just outside Swansea in July last […]
Sandwell Council figures show 30 Canada geese, four ducks and one coot died there between July 17 and August 16. Severn Trent Water carried out repairs to sewage pipes contaminating the Smethwick Hall Park earlier […]
A Samlesbury firm has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 after farm slurry polluted waterways in the county and could have killed fish in the River Ribble. Withgill Farm Ltd from Great Mitton, near […]
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