Falling oxygen levels are causing ‘fish kills’ in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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
Coronavirus lockdown: Inspectors called to 20 water pollutions ‘from DIY’
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 allocate €500m to clean up livestock farming
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
Anger as bungling builders at Cammo Estate turn Edinburgh beauty spot burn brown
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
Decision over proposed quarry postponed amid fears of drinking water pollution
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
Welsh Water fined after chemical spillage kills fish
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
Fears for wildlife at “Polluted Smethwick Park Pond”
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
Two firms fined £15k after slurry pollutes river
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
Campaign launched to reduce agricultural river pollution in Wales
A new campaign has been launched to reduce agricultural pollution after figures show an increase of incidents in rivers. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said last year saw the highest number of incidents in Welsh rivers
Pollution kills 10,000 fish in River Mole
The estimate of the number of dead fish has risen by 4,000 and more than three miles of the river are affected. The Environment Agency has said it now believes 10,000 fish have died after