Tag Archives: Environment Agency

Northumbrian Water fined £3,000 for polluting a stream with Sewage

Northumbrian Water Limited was fined a total of £3,000 after pleading guilty on Monday 6 August 2012 at Peterlee Magistrates Court to polluting a stream at Shotton in County Durham.   Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL), of Abbey Road, Pity Me, … Continue reading

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Second National Angling Survey Launched After Overwhelming Response

With nearly 30,000 anglers completing the National Angling Survey in less than a month, the Angling Trust and Environment Agency have today launched the second phase of the research, this time targeting organisations.  Anyone who is involved in angling participation … Continue reading

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Appeal for information on River Wandle red diesel pollution

Environment Agency officers who acted decisively to stop a spillage of red diesel devastating a South London river today (Monday 2 July) are calling on local residents to provide any information regarding the source of the pollution. (Picture: http://www.wandletrust.org/) Specialist Environment … Continue reading

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Thames Water fined for allowing sewage to leak into Sandford Brook

Thames Water has been fined for twice letting raw sewage seep into a brook in Oxfordshire following a case brought  the Environment Agency. The water company pleaded guilty to causing the sludge to enter Sandford Brook, Abingdon, last year. The … Continue reading

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South West Water fined for allowing sewage to pollute the Menalhyl River

South West Water has been ordered to pay £18,820 in fines and costs for allowing sewage to pollute the Menalhyl River near St Columb in North Cornwall, The case was brought by the Environment Agency. On August 3, 2011 an … Continue reading

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Monthly Water report shows better news for the Southeast

The Environment Agency provisional Water Situation report for May shows encouraging news for the Southeast region after the prolonged dry period   Summary – May 2012 Despite some heavy rainfall at the beginning of the month, the total monthly rainfall … Continue reading

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NFU challenged about water pollution claims

The Angling Trust and the Salmon & Trout Association have written to the Director General of the National Farmers Union (NFU) demanding a retraction of the NFU's false claims in its "Farming Delivers for Britain" campaign that 73% of rivers … Continue reading

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Anglers Despair over delays to new Hydropower Good Practice Guidelines

Angling bodies and fisheries conservation charities reacted with despair as it was announced that the long awaited new Hydropower Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) will be delayed even further. Following a year-long consultation with angling and fisheries interests and the hydropower … Continue reading

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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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