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Thames Water ordered to pay more than £61,000 after serious sewage spill

Britain’s largest water company has been ordered to pay £61,049 after devastating the aquatic life in two rural brooks in Hampshire and Berkshire killing between 7,500 and 22,000 fish. Thames Water Utilities Limited pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to … Continue reading

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New life for the Thames Tributaries

Environment Agency fisheries Officers have stocked rivers and lakes in West Thames with over 5000 young fish from Calverton Fish Farm. Barbel, Chub, Dace were transferred to the Thames, Cherwell, Wey, Loddon and Chalvey Ditch and Tench to lakes in Surrey … Continue reading

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Anglian Water Services fined for sewage overflow

21-Nov-2011 Anglian Water Services has been fined a total of £32,000 after two separate pollutions into the same Lincoln stream. Sewage and trade effluent twice escaped from the drainage system and ended up in the Roaring Meg  Drain causing a … Continue reading

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Angling Trust attacks Hydropower schemes in new report

A new report has slammed the way in which the Environment Agency is pressing ahead with plans to allow huge, 'fish mincing' turbines to be installed on many rivers in England and Wales without adequate environmental protection, monitoring or regulation. … Continue reading

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Another Kennet Fish Rescue due to low River Levels

Over 100 fish including brown trout and Grayling were rescued from the River Kennet at Manton near Marlborough on Thursday. Responding to a report by a member of the public, Environment Agency Fisheries Officers successfully netted the fish from isolated … Continue reading

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Thames Tunnel Public Exhibition dates

Thames Water have announced a series of public Exhibitions follow the start of the Phase 2 consolation period. Phase two consultation public exhibitions Thurs 17-Sat 19 November 2011  London Rowing Club, Embankment, Putney, SW15 1LB (Thurs and Fri 2-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm) … Continue reading

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Firm ordered to pay £10,000 after River Quaggy Pollution

Lewisham company charged for causing acid leak into a stream. The Environment Agency has prosecuted Streamline Environmental Services for causing hydrochloric acid  to leak into a stream. Streamline Environmental Services of Brownhill Road, Lewisham appeared at Greenwich Magistrates’ Court on … Continue reading

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Environment Agency backs Thames Tunnel

04-Nov-2011 The Environment Agency has added its voice to Government’s support for the Thames Tunnel project, following a statement to Parliament by Defra minister Richard Benyon. The tunnel, which would run beneath all other infrastructure under the capital, would transfer … Continue reading

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Statement from the Friends Of the River Crane Environment about Pollution

FORCE trustees and members have been very saddened to see the effects of a major pollution incident in the River Crane over the last few days. This has been caused by raw sewage flowing into the river by the A4 … Continue reading

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Environment Agency ‘Complacent’ about Hydropower Regulation

The Angling Trust has written to the Environment Agency demanding action after it was revealed that Settle Hydro on the River Ribble has breached its licence 238 times in just 12 months, but has not faced any enforcement action from … Continue reading

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