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TAC and the Riverfly Anglers Monitoring Initiative

The Thames Anglers Conservancy have become the first organisation on the Thames to have joined the Anglers Monitoring Initiative following a training day with the Riverfly Partnership. The Anglers Monitoring Initiative (AMI) was launched in 2007 to establish groups monitoring their local rivers. … Continue reading

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West Thames groundwater levels still low despite record rainfall

The Environment Agency has published its monthly Water Situation Report for the South East and despite record rainfall, groundwater levels in most aquifers are lower than normal for this time of year in the West Thames area.   Summary – … Continue reading

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Biogen fined almost £10,000 for polluting a Bedfordshire stream

Leading anaerobic digestion company Biogen UK Ltd been fined £5,000 by Bedford Magistrates’ Court for polluting one mile of a Bedfordshire stream. The Environment Agency said the pollution was avoidable and it should have been notified sooner so that the … Continue reading

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Serious oil spill along the River Bourne

Environment Agency officers have been out since first light to assess the extent of a major oil spill along the River Bourne in Hampshire– one of the country’s most important salmon fishing rivers. Environment Agency officers are doing everything they … Continue reading

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Angling Trust calls for a fresh approach to water supply and storage

The Angling Trust has called on politicians to recognise that England needs a completely fresh approach to water supply and storage in order to end the chronic wastage of water in times of flood and the environmentally damaging over abstraction … Continue reading

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River Crane Pollution briefing from the Environment Agency

The Environment Agency have issued a update on the River Crane pollution following the devastating incident in October 2011. The Pollution incident which decimated all fish is being investigated by the EA. Carp killed by Sewage   Current remediation of the … Continue reading

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Thames Anglers’ Conservancy joins important eel monitoring programme

Thames Anglers' Conservancy joins important eel monitoring programme The Thames Anglers' Conservancy in partnership with the Zoological Society for London has taken on the monitoring of the newly installed eel trap at Molesey weir.Ten volunteers from the TAC have received … Continue reading

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South West Water fined for discharging poor quality sewage effluent

South West Water has been ordered to pay £20,226 in fines and costs for discharging poor quality sewage effluent into the Tamar estuary. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. Camels Head sewage treatment works is one of five … Continue reading

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Angling Trust calls for restrictions on water users as drought zone spreads

Reacting to news today that the Environment Agency has declared a further 17 counties as 'drought zones', the Angling Trust is calling on more water companies to act responsibly and introduce water use restrictions now. Companies have the power to … Continue reading

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West Thames Area Drought Statistics March 2012

  The Environment Agency West Thames area report for March 2012 reveals there was only 38% of the March long term average rainfall and only 17% of the March LTA of effective rainfall. Most of the key river sites were … Continue reading

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