Conservation
Insect declines: new alarm over mayfly is ‘tip of iceberg’, warn experts
Modest pollution in many English rivers is enough to kill 80% of eggs, increasing concerns over insects which are vital to all ecosystems
Silt
Water Pollution
River Ayr fishermen left furious after herd of cows caused pollution blight with problems running for miles
Rogue farmers are allowing their beasts to charge into a tributary of the river and trample in muck at will causing anglers to pack up. Herds of cows caused a pollution blight on the River […]
Env. Permitting
Changes to CAR Licencing Regime in Scotland, Implications for the Construction Industry
As of the 1st of January 2018 any construction site: • Of 4 Ha or greater; • With a construction access road of 5 km or more; or • Containing either 1 Ha of land […]
In Court
Harron Homes fined £120,000 over construction pollution
A Leeds-based house building company has been fined £120,000 for illegally polluting a watercourse from a Huddersfield construction site. Company failed to control silt run-off from its Farriers Croft estate.
In Court
Construction Company Fined £54,000 for Polluting East Sussex River
Interserve Construction Limited (ICL) has been fined £54,000 with £5,955 costs after admitting a single incident of discharging silt-laden water into a tributary of the River Rother in Burwash, East Sussex on 1 October 2014.
In Court
A construction company has been slapped with a £4,000 fine for polluting the Bothlin Burn in Kirkintilloch.
Allma Construction Limited received the fine on Wednesday (November 23) at Glasgow Sheriff Court for “discharging surface water run-off contaminated with suspended solids into the Bothlin Burn in Kirkintilloch on various dates between 26 June […]
Water Pollution
Probe launched into silt pollution at Wepre Brook in Deeside
Environment officers are investigating the source of silt pollution in Deeside. Silt can harm wildlife in rivers and have long-lasting effects on fish spawning grounds as it smothers the gravel in which fish lay […]
Science and Technology
Managing Water Pollution on Construction Sites
To prevent pollution incidents that harm the environment and to protect your business it is essential that all companies understand how: water treatment solutions work; why they work; and most importantly when will they work. […]
Water Pollution
River Dee, North Sea and our Favourite Beaches Turned Brown by AWPR Work
ONE of the Queen’s representatives in the north-east has called for work on the Aberdeen bypass to be halted amid fears rivers, burns, beaches and wildlife are at risk. The plea was made after the […]
Env. Permitting
National House Builder Fined £100,000 for Discharge of Silty Water
A major home building company has been fined £100,000 over a pollution incident relating to a housing development in Huddersfield.